Gliffy

=**Gliffy**=

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 * [|Gliffy]** is an online [|vector tool] that allows a group of users to collectively create a graphical representation of a system.

Features
Gliffy runs directly off the web so you don't have to download anything to your computer. You also don't have to worry about updates. Gliffy also backs up everything on its site, so you don't have to.

The tool facilitates the production of several types of diagrams. These include: > >
 * [|Flowcharts]
 * [|Unified Modeling Language]
 * [|User Interfaces]
 * [|Floorplans]
 * [|Basic Shapes]
 * User-imported Images
 * Web-based Images

Gliffy can dynamically edit the colors, size, and text surrounding the diagram.

Uses
This has a variety of implications for instructional designers. The tool can produce diagrams for:
 * [|Cognitive Task Analyses]
 * Network Layouts
 * Learner goals
 * [|Prototype] planning

Collaboration
Gliffy allows users to share and collaboratively edit diagrams. This has the potential to increase efficiency in both the corporate and educational environments. > > >
 * Workers can use the tool to collectively plan, modify, and execute complex plans based on the flowcharts produced in Gliffy.
 * Students can also use the flowchart to see how concepts, principles, or historical events interact with one another. Then, other students can edit, correct, or change the author's work. This could lead to dialog and debate about the deeper connections found within the content.
 * Educational technologists can use the tool to work on large-scale projects together.
 * Developers can copy a diagram that is published and paste it into their own document.

The Breakdown

 * ===Cost=== || Free ||
 * ===Maker=== || gliffy.com ||
 * ===Website=== || http://gliffy.com ||
 * ===Catagory=== || Online vector graphics ||
 * ===Difficulty Level=== || Easy ||
 * ===Screenshot=== || [[image:gliffy2.jpg width="364" height="249" align="right"]] ||