I chose to explore Gliffy and Bubbl.us for my tools with using flow charts and mind maps. I really liked Gliffy even though it was a little confusing at first. You get to pick the kind of flowchart you wanted so there is plenty of room for creative and fun.I espicially loved all the different shapes you could use. :) Flow charts are very convienient, espicially when your a teacher because it lets you present your ideas in a very convient and easy to umderstand way. It helps you organize what you want to say and makes it easier for students to understand as well.
Mind maps are similiar to flow charts, except they are more for the author to see and brainstorm with, rather than to be shared with an audience like flowcharts. Bubbl.us was just fun to play with it. I loved the explosions when you delete something. Very cool. It was very easy to use and I can see the potential of using this tool for projects in school, and it would definietily be something I would share with my students as a teacher. Both of these are great tools, and are both free which is even better. I can think of many jobs that could use these on day to day basis. Although I dont think I would use them as much, they are very great to learn about and remember for when the time comes. Bubbl.us was definitely more for me, just because I really like brainstorming my ideas, and the site gave me more freedom to do that. Gliffy seems a little more formal, but depending on the situaition both are great to know about!
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