Gliffy


 * Gliffy** is an online application that allows you to create, share, and collaborate with diagrams. You can create professional looking designs like the one above.

ability to view and edit documents public and private documents stores a copy of design after each time saved invite collaborators with link and temporary password remove collaborators large selection of templates
 * __PROS__**

fee after 30 day free trial no easy instructions or "how to" video annoying tags which block visibility of screen difficult to create diagrams
 * __CONS__**

Visit **Gliffy** at: [|www.gliffy.com]


 * __Instructional uses:__** Students can work together in groups or pairs to complete a variety of projects. Gliffy lends itself to creating charts and diagrams which could be used as a culmination project at the end of a lesson. Instead of students writing a paragraph or drawing a picture to summarize their learning, they could create a diagram or chart. This would also build organizational skills which in turn would help students with writing in the future.
 * Science**: diagramming life cycles, cause and effect charts, flow charts
 * Language arts**: mind maps, vocabulary diagrams, character traits, plot graphs
 * Math**: graphs of all kinds, list steps to a problem
 * Social Studies**: outlines (for organizing the 5th grade Global Awareness Project), Venn diagrams