Gliffy was very intuitive to get started with mapping. The navigator feature was very nice and I could find useful images to use on my page, but some of the images did not seem appropriate for school use. When I began using some of the other features in the left navigation column, I was not sure what all of the functions were for. It seems like most were just shapes and text boxes. When using the shapes provided, it was very easy to add text.
This type of tool is invaluable to my classroom teaching when doing a learning contract or project based learning. The mind-mapping tool gives ownership to the students as they create the contract or project. It is hard to find an equal to Inspiration that is free, and while Gliffy is adaquate, I would not use it in the classroom because of the images that are available to use.
Here is the link to my "Online Learning" Gliffy
2 comments:
I didn't get to far into the images, but it is good to know that some may not be good to use in school. I also thought that inserting text was easy. It was just like creating a text box in a powerpoint. To me it actually felt like using a powerpoint slide, without it being a slide.
I love that Gliffy! It is so visually appealing. It is so my new graphic organizer site!
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