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Tech Roundup | LibraryTechTalk — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:09:10 +0000

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Tech Roundup | LibraryTechTalk — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:43:42 +0000

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Tech Roundup | LibraryTechTalk — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:10:45 +0000

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Comment on Guest Post: Lucidchart – The online flow-chart app you’ve been dreaming of. by Anne Smarty

Anne Smarty — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:13:20 +0000

Creately do support all the diagram types you mentioned and many more according to their home page. I pointed to their flowchart page because the topic was about flowcharts. Personally I have used it for mind mapping and some infographics. Also I think you have to sign up to use it.
I’m on Windows and often use the mouse for diagramming so I haven’t encountered the weird bounce you mentioned. But as Kim pointed out more options you have the better .

Comment on Guest Post: Lucidchart – The online flow-chart app you’ve been dreaming of. by Kim

Kim — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:26:37 +0000

I think it’s great that we have several different online, free or low-cost options for flow charts and other diagrams – it means we can pick the right tool for the right job, rather than bending to the demands of a specific technology. We’ve covered several other options on LibTechTalk before, including Creately http://libtechtalk.wordpress.com/tag/diagram/

Comment on Guest Post: Lucidchart – The online flow-chart app you’ve been dreaming of. by librarianofdoom

librarianofdoom — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 14:20:25 +0000

With any tool, it’s a matter of finding one you like and going with it. Looking at Creately, it seems to be very similar to Lucidchart (just without the mind mapping, Venn diagram, wireframe, etc.) It’s nice that you can use it without signing up. However, I do a lot of 2-finger scrolling on my Mac. Creately has a weird bounce when I scroll that means I won’t be switching (and also, Venn diagrams). It’s not that one is better than the other, it’s just that I like Lucidchart better for what I want to do.

Comment on Guest Post: Lucidchart – The online flow-chart app you’ve been dreaming of. by Anne Smarty

Anne Smarty — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:47:50 +0000

If purely for flowcharts I think Creately is a better choice, with their 1-click create and connect features. So in one singe click you can create the next step of the process and it will automatically does the connecting for you. They do offer a special plan for schools but not sure whether it's free or not.

Comment on Guest Post: Lucidchart – The online flow-chart app you’ve been dreaming of. by Dave Grow

Dave Grow — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:00:55 +0000

Hi Emily, thanks for the great post! I wanted to reach out to clarify the educational upgrade process:

1) You can sign up for a free account here: https://www.lucidchart.com/users/registerPersonal

2) Then you can either follow the steps you provided, or if you are a faculty member / teacher, you can request a group account for free with this form: https://www.lucidchart.com/pages/education/K12.

3) We then approve these requests in 1-2 business days.

4) Then you (as the teacher) can easily invite the students via e-mail. They won’t need to go through the educational upgrade process themselves.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out at support@lucidchart.com. We look forward to having you and your students use Lucidchart.

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Tech Roundup « LibraryTechTalk — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:28:00 +0000

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