week 3 - lucidchart

Name of the Tool
lucidchart

URL of the Tool
http://www.lucidchart.com/

Please select the one, primary category for this tool: Communication Tool

Please describe this tool in your own words in about 250 words.
Lucichart is used to draw flow charts, organizational charts, network diagrams. It is very creative tool, can be used in real-time collaboration. It is easy to use, can import the created chart to powerpoint presentations.

What do you need to know before using this tool?
Before creating the chart you need to know well the discussed topic which can be turned into a flow-chart or another graphic representation.

What do you need to have before using this tool?
internet connection

How do you use this tool?
Enter http://www.lucidchart.com/, sign up for account
Choose the type of chart you want to use and start choosing outline of chart, colors, shapes, contant
It can be used for power point presentations, can use for book chapters, articles.

Please create an example with this tool and either embed in your blog or submit the URL.


Please describe a scenario of how you might use this tool in a teaching environment
Lucidcharts can be used for power point presentations. It uses a wonderful creativity tool from internet website, allowing to use personal design, by using different shapes, colors, graphic design.

What are the advantages of using this tool in a teaching environment?
Power point presentations are most commonly used teaching tool in an academic enviroment, also can create flow charts for articles or book chapters.

What are the disadvantages of using this tool in a teaching environment?
Disadvantage is that the document can be created for free for 14 days trial, so the project needs to be completed within this time frame and saved to jpeg or adobe.