Kerika



Kerika, Inc. is a small, privately-held company based in Issaquah, Washington. Their main focus is on building software that makes life easier for teams and groups no matter what their location.The company was founded by Arun Kumar in 2002.

Kerika is a program that can be downloaded to use http://www.kerika.com/gallery.html creating Mind Maps. The Kerika website has some excellent screenshots and demo videos for users to view and learn to use the program. You can go to the Kerika website to view these items by clicking on their icon above, or you can click on the links provided below.

Kerika provides help and support for users. __CLICK HERE__ to view the site and see what is available to help users who have questions. Their website also provides a link to a page providing users with information about KNOWN PROBLEMS, an unusual but helpful feature.

|| || Kerika for School || || Kerika Demo || || Create Project Demo || || || Share Your Project || || Using Templates || || Sharing Projects Via Email || || Using Notes Feature || || || Using Bookmarks || || Online Chat || || Kerika Screenshots || ||
 * Kerika Overview
 * Kerika Overview
 * Document Management

Here is a screenshot of a Mind Map (of sorts) that I created using Kerika. You'll find a link to a video I made while using Kerika to create this Mind Map.



HERE IS THE LINK to the video. As I'm sure you can probably tell by now, I am not very happy with this program and doubt that I would ever use it. It is difficult to get permission to download it, difficult to get the key code and type it in, difficult to get started making any kind of mind map and although there are templates available for use, there are no templates that can be used for school, unless you are studying business. Most, if not all of the templates seem to be created for business purposes, even though they do have an option to select to create a Mind Map for school, which I used. I think that children would become easily frustrated with this program when they first try to use it, but I may be wrong about that. It is a comparatively slow and tedious process when considered against other Mind Mapping programs. Personally, I am very disappointed, as I had the idea that this program would be great, considering all the demos and other information that is available to potential users, which made it seem that Kerika was an easy program to use. Below, I've listed the pros and cons of this program in a chart.
 * ~ PROS ||  ||~ CONS ||~ COST ||
 * < Trial subscription is free to those witha ".edu" email extension

Mind Maps can be shared easily with other group members

Many demo videos are available to help users undertand more easily || ||< Must be downloaded onto your computer

Must apply for free use

Must wait to receive email confirmation

Must wait to receive email confirmation

Confirmation link does not always work

Program is difficult to get started with

There are not many options for shapes or colors of icons to use

Pop Up windows appear on a regular basis unless you turn them off

Using this program to create a Mind

Map is a slow process that could quickly turn students off. || $9.95 for one month/ single subscription

Rates are lower for multiple month subscriptions

Free for users with .edu email address ||



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