Gliffy : a great diagram software for educators

Gliffy is a diagram making web2.0 tool . It allows you to create great looking diagrams and drawings in a snap . It is similar to Bubbl.us , diagram.ly , Creately and webinspiration that i have talked about in earlier posts . Gliffy is not all free but you can sign up for a 30 day free trial period .

Some features of Gliffy

Here are the services that Gliffy provides for its users :

• It is partly free
• It has all the authoring tools you can ever imagine
• It alows multiple collaboration when working on a diafram
• you can easily create professional-quality flowcharts, diagrams, floor plans, technical drawings
• It has an easy editor bar to help you create good looking drwings
• you can share your final work with your friend or colleagues
• you can also embed your diagram into your wiki or blog using an embed code

How can i get started using Giffy ?

Head over to Giffy main page and sign up for a 30 day free trial
Once you signed in then here is how you can start creating your diagrams : watch the video tutorial

Applications of Gliffy in education

I know since Gliffy is not all free then most of us will not be using it a lot .But if you have ever decided to use it then you can really create such fantastic diagrams to use with your students in the classroom .What i like the most about Gliffy is that when you embed a diagram into your blog or wiki and then later on decided to make some changes on that diagram then these changes are automatically displayed on your blog or wiki so there is no need to embed it again . i hope you like Gliffy and that you would consider giving it a try .
That’s all about Gliffy : A Great Diagram Software for Educators :

Here are all the educative web2.0 tools i have covered so far in this blog .I have organized them into different categories , select the category you want and explore the tools :

1. Presentation/Mapping Tools

2. Organizing / Collaborative Tools

3. Google / ResearchTools

4. Audio/Image/Music Tools

5. Converting/Writing/Storytelling Tools

6. Video Tools

7. Teacher Resources