Gliffy

About doing research using Gliffy:
Everyone has chosen a question from the original 20 questions. The two qualities that are true about this question is that it is discussible and you are really interested in learning more about it. Now we are investigating the question. Some people may find an answer, some may not. That is ok. This project is about how we find and organize information when we have a question.

Here is an excellent tutorial on using Gliffy.
(by user elikeren on teachertube.com)

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How to build your Gliffy (register and confirm your registration as instructed):
Go to gliffy.com, sign in File>New Title your Gliffy (no spaces or punctuation) Click on the Collaborate Diagram button on the right and add the email of your partner so you can add to each other's diagrams Put your question in a shape in the Gliffy Put shapes around the question with pieces of information from your freewrites For each shape with information, link another shape that cites the source of the information (REMEMBER TO CITE!) Include at least two snippets of information from your Google News feed (remember to cite where the information came from) Add a shape with your tags and keywords Once you have closed Gliffy, next time, sign in and then double click the name of your Gliffy to re-open it. (This step assumes that you have done a freewrite about your question and have started to find information or snippets from other sources of information about your question.) =[| (See a sample of a Gliffy)]=
 * File>Save (**save often so you never loose your work!)

How to get the URL of your Gliffy image:
Gliffy saves your Gliffy as a jpg - a picture of your Gliffy.
 * 1) Click the blue Share button on the upper left of your Gliffy screen.
 * 2) Click the make public button.
 * 3) Copy the handy link for the LARGE image.

How to post your Gliffy to your blog:
Go to youthvoices.net, sign in and click New Blog Post Fill in the fields such as title and keywords (remember to make it public) In the Body field of your new post: Click the little html button. Type this image source tag: In between the quotation marks reference (paste) the URL of your Gliffy that you copied in step 3 above. This code simply uses an image source code tag to show the picture of your Gliffy.

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 * Please note: This is just a picture of your Gliffy at that moment. Each time you update and change your Gliffy you should create a new blog post. It will be interesting to be able to see how your Gliffy changes as you work on it and build it.**

How to comment about a Gliffy:
Sign in to Youth Voices Go to the blog post with the Gliffy link Type your comment in the comment area Use the same strategy as we used for Voice Threads =Please Note:= =We would like to actually embed a Gliffy in the blog post but have not yet figured out how to do it. If you figure it out, please edit this page and add the instructions here! Thank you.=
 * 1) Notice something they wrote that interests you
 * 2) Comment about why it interested you
 * 3) Thank the person for sharing her/his research