Lucid Chart!

Description:

“Lucidchart is a web-based diagramming tool that makes drawing diagrams fast and easy. Students can work individually on assignments or with an unlimited number of other classmates to create and edit diagrams in real time -- great for group projects.”

Application:

Lucidchart would be a great addition to any curriculum and content area. In a biology class, Lucidchart could be used by the teacher and students in creating flow charts and diagrams for projects and lessons. For example, Lucidchart could be used by the teacher in a lesson about food webs. The instructor could use the program to create a food web and after the lesson introduce the students to the app so that they may collaborate on a food web of their own. Another type of project that Lucidchart could be used with is creating family trees for a specific species. As a Biology teacher, you could have students map out a species' evolutionary family history by collaborating on an intricate flow chart beginning with the original species and spanning to other species, families, phylum, etc.

A problem that a teacher may face in using such a tool is technology accessibility at home. The app is also fairly complex depending on the type of chart the students want to create so tech support and app literacy may also be an issue, especially in younger grades or with students with limited technology skills.

Below you'll find some screen shots of the app and a link to the app itself!

Link:
https://www.lucidchart.com/users/registerOrLogin/free?showLogin=false