Simple+Diagrams

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Resources: [|Simple Diagram Tutorials]

Description from the Creator: SimpleDiagrams is a small desktop application that helps you express your ideas quickly and simply. There's just enough functionality to describe a thought or capture a process. SimpleDiagrams keeps the visual expression of ideas clear through the simple design of library items and backgrounds.

SWOT Analysis

Strengths
 * The simplified edition can be downloaded for free and allows to create useful diagrams
 * Very user-friendly
 * The tutorials for using the program are very effective
 * Excellent to illustrate simple concepts during classroom presentations
 * The diagrams you create can be imported by other programs, such as PowerPoint
 * Easy dragging feature
 * Possibility of simultaneously using text and graphics

Weaknesses
 * For Simple Diagrams to work, you need to have Adobe Air installed in your computer
 * Very limited choice of background with the free version

Opportunities
 * Students can export their diagrams to PNG and insert them in classroom presentations
 * Teachers can use these diagrams as an enrichment tool for online classes

Threats

Ideas for the Classroom
 * Have students create a diagram that depicts the sequence of events in a story
 * Students can use the diagrams to brainstorm ideas for a project
 * Teachers can use diagrams to introduce a new concept that is difficult to grasp
 * Teachers and students can collaborate to create a diagram that illustrates the classroom rules