Miro is an online, collaborative whiteboard that can be used for lots of purposes, including planning timelines and creating virtual exhibitions. You can also use Miro to create mind maps, which are really useful in the first steps of the research process.

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Creating your mind map

Log into your Miro dashboard. Learn more about creating a Miro account.
Select the New Board icon.
Search for the mind map template.
Click Use template.
Double click on the text in the centre of your mind map to add your central topic or theme.
Double click on the text boxes to add your sub-themes.
Use the plus button next to each text box to add new branches.
Delete unused branches by select them and using the delete key.
Create links between topics by dragging the blue dot next to the text boxes to other text boxes.
For more information about mind mapping in Miro, please see our video below.

Tech Tip: Mind mapping in Miro

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