Thing #14

The two tools that I selected were Gliffy and Flowchart.com. They seemed to be more easily manipulated when moving and setting up a chart. While I don't have a project upcoming that would require a flow chart or concept map, I can think of several uses for it. One would be for a lesson on world religions. Using various shapes, students can develop a concept map that identifies the major world religions and add more shapes to identify the central figures in each religion as well as their beliefs. Another would be to create a concept map to identify the causes of American imperialism at the end of the 19th Century. Flowchart.com has more basic layouts that even include floor plans for a house. While there may not be a great need in a History class for house plans, it could provide students with an opportunity to use a CAD to produce a simple diagram related to a historic event (allow them to use their imagination: not a bad idea sometimes).