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Technologies for teaching, learning and research

SmartDraw

Availability: 7 day free trial or purchase a license Comparable: Visio, Dia, Google Drawing SmartDraw is a diagramming tool that can be used to create flowcharts, org charts, mind maps, and floor plans. Users can create graph-based, chart-based, or schematic diagrams. SmartDraw integrates with Microsoft Office. With just a click, drawings can be sent to … Read more

Visio

Availability: Available at discount Comparable: Dia Microsoft Visio (viz-zee-oh) is a diagramming and vector graphics application and is part of the Microsoft Office family.  Visio can be useful for creating organization structures, network structures, room layouts, relational diagrams, process diagrams, flow charts, and more.  Visio can also use UML (Universal Markup Language) to interface with database … Read more

Dia

Availability: Free download Comparable: Visio Dia is free and open source general-purpose diagramming software, roughly inspired by Microsoft Visio. Dia uses a controlled single document interface (SDI) similar to GIMP and Inkscape. Dia has a modular design with several shape packages available for different needs: flowchart, network diagrams, circuit diagrams, and more. It does not … Read more