Tried this Gliffy site for flowcharts. At the high school level, this can be helpful for classes coming in to do research. To do a good flowchart, the librarian would have to sit down with the teacher and go over exactly what the lesson is to be. After discussing the lessons, and everything that will go into the student work, preparation, etc, a flowchart can be useful inkeeping everything on task and a timely manner. What I found on this particular web site was it took some time to learn the functions of the flowcharts. The other cool thing was you could do a floorplan of your library. This can be used for studetn workers, partent volunteers who want to help, used for fire escape planning, etc. You can purchase this site for an upgrade or just use the basic site for free.
I also tried the mind meister. I didn't have as much luck with this site. Perhaps I'll go back and view the turtorial they give on the site. On this site, you have to sign up for a free trial. This site could be good for clustering thoughts before writing a research paper or before taking a TAKS test. It can help students formulate their thoughts, etc. The flowchart is more for structure of a set plan, and mindmeister is more for the creative writing aspect. I'll have to play more on this to see how useful this can really be.
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Have you ever tried using SmartDraw to make flowcharts? It's easy to use, works great, and allows users to export directly to MS Word, PDF, Powerpoint, etc. You can download a free trial at the website:
www.smartdraw.com/specials/flowchart.asp
The site also offers lots of helpful tutorials.
I would love to see your flowchart if you create one. It is a great organizer.
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