Gliffy and DropMind in Teaching Presented by Ashley Gilnack
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