CEDo525 - My Review of Online tools and Resources

Online tools and resources are fun to use and helpful when presenting information in a visual representation of concepts. I reviewed and compared three online tools Webspiration, Bubbl and Exploratree. All three were visually appealing and offered the ability to use a template or create from a blank form. Webspiration, which is a product offered by the same company that developed the offline graphic organizing tool Inspiration, is in its public beta phase of development before it becomes available through subscription. It was fairly easy for me to use, and similar to Inspiration and Kidspiration, but allows online collaboration. It also allows users to organize ideas in a diagram or outline format.

Bubbl and Exploratree were also new to me, but did not have the same familiar feel as Webspiration. I found Bubbl easy to use and just as visually pleasing to the eye as Webspiration. It was also easy to maneuver and redistribute concepts. Exploratree had many options for the appearance of diagrams depending on the purpose its being used for. I found Exploratree more difficult to use when typing or changing ideas. My choice in order of preference would be Webspiration and Bubbl. Exploratree would come in a distant third.