Thing #14: Flow Charts & Mind Maps

On Gliffy, a flow chart creating website, you can create flow charts of any type as well as scale drawings. This would be great for my students to show connections between topics and to enhance their ratio and proportion skills by creating scale drawings of their room, the classroom, etc. The site was confusing at first, but the more I played with it, the easier it became. I saved what I created to my desktop, but when I opened it, some of the words were shifted. Here is my creation of a quadrilateral flow chart:

I used several of the basic shapes, flow chart shapes, line tool, and connectors to develop this chart. Those shapes are the actual figures being described, so it also provides a visual for students.

At Bubbl.us, a mind-mapping site, students can brainstorm a topic. This can aide in writing a paper or developing ideas for a group project. The site is very easy to use. The shapes that you type in are only in bubbles, and there are only 3 branching levels including the main topic in the middle. This is very limited compared to the flow chart site. I created a map of things I need to consider when setting up a school fall festival: