“Choosy Teachers Choose Gliffy”
“Choosy Teachers Choose Gliffy” titles the blog post by Brad Fuhrer which explains the advantages of Gliffy over Inspiration. I love the title of his post, very creative.
http://bfuhrer.blogspot.com/2007/06/choosy-teachers-choose-gliffy-my.html
Students who are visual learners need to see concepts mapped out. Tools at Gliffy are available to create any type of diagram or chart. This Web 2.0 tool would be particularly helpful for students in mapping out a process they are learning about in class, which can be utilized in any content area. Gliffy is free and can be used on a web browser without downloading any software.
One great feature of this web tool is that students can collaborate in creating a project at Gliffy.com. Students have some control over who contributes to a project by listing email addresses and allowing access by invitation only.
5 comments:
Gliffy looks most interesting as a way to work collaboratively. I wonder if a combination of different applications such as Gliffy could be used by small groups - each application lending ltself to the particular strengths of one student - while the whole project could become a multimedia presentation when it's all put together.
Thanks for the information on Gliffy. A big advantage to it would be the ability for students to work on it at home. It is getting harder for districts to keep buying all of the licenses for the various software programs and their updates!
When I taught in elementary school they did a lot of diagrams for literature. This would be an interesting tool for that. Caroline
Gliffy sounds Jiffy! I have never come across this site but after reading about it, I think it is great. I try to teach my kids how to use flow charts to outline stories they read. This is a good tool for reinforcing students knowledge on a topic. Thanks for the site,
Andrew
Very cool! My students to a project where they must map out a "how to" process. We've used the SmartArt feature of Word 07, but gliffy is certainly another option for this project and has the plus of being shareable!
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