Gliffy and DropMind in Teaching

Presented by Ashley Gilnack

What is Gliffy? An online application that provides the tools

necessary to create various types of diagrams, share and collaborate with others, and publish the finished product quickly and easily

Comparable to Inspiration

The Perks Create an endless variety of

professional-looking diagrams, drawings, process flows, interfaces, and designs

Diagrams can be uploaded to blogs and wikis

Free requires no software

downloads and works across PC and Mac alike

User friendly Collaborative All work can be saved

Uses of Gliffy in the Classroom Flowcharts Character/story web Compare/contrast Mapping

Choosy Teachers Choose Gliffy…

What is DropMind? A dynamic mind mapping software for visual

thinking and organizing activities that provides a unique experience. This mind mapping tool increases productivity and saves time. It is useful for developing plans, improving communication and solving problems faster and easier.

"Realize the true potential of your amazing mind!"

What is Mind Mapping? Technique that allows you to capture the

natural flow of ideas. Popular brainstorming tool and learning

technique of arranging ideas and their interconnections visually.

Used to create graphic linkages between a central concept or issue and other concepts or issues by memorable tree-like diagrams.

Create, capture, organize and communicate highly interactive visual representations of complex ideas, information and data

The Perks Multilanguage

application English, Spanish,

French, German, or Japanese.

One-of-a-kind map layouts

Collaborative User friendly Chat feature Free version (some

features not included)

Uses of DropMind in the Classroom Note taking Brainstorming Problem solving Studying and memorization Planning Research and consolidating information from

multiple sources Presenting information Gaining insight on complex subjects

Some Examples of DropMind

Who Can Use Gliffy and Dropmind? Parents

Students Teachers Anybody!

Try It! Gliffy tutorial Official Gliffy Website Official DropMind Website

Lesson Plan Click here to view a lesson plan using Gliffy!

Resources Dropmind. (2010). Retrieved from

http://dropmind.com/ Gliffy demo movie . (2007). [Web]. Retrieved

from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0UgI-FVIKo

Kohlhardt , C, & Dickson , C. (2010). Gliffy. Retrieved from http://www.gliffy.com