Item: Miro
Rating: 8
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Miro

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I used Miro to support online and hybrid learning for students in design education. Miro was used as a platform for students to share and keep track of their learning and ideas. It was easy to prepare templates for the students to use for design workshops, brainstorming, and Miro allows students to receive tutor and peer feedback on their work easily using sticky functions and comments.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Collaborative mind maps
Flexibility of layout, graphics, etc
Small learning curve for new users

Cons

Tracking changes / see who made additions (option to turn on/off)
More timer functionality
Send messages/announcements to all users of the board in real time

Return on Investment

Ability to shift from online teaching to hybrid teaching

Implementation Rating

I used Miro as a tool in my classroom, but I was not involved in implementing it across the board. I did find using Miro "teams" felt a bit tricky and confusing. I found it hard to organise my dashboard and it felt a bit messy.

Ease of Integration

I used Miro as a tool in my classroom, but I was not involved in implementing it across the board. That being said, it was very easy to integrate into my classroom activities, particularly because of the flexibility in setting up layout and templates, the easy learning curve for new users, and the ability to collaborate in real-time.

Collaboration

I used Miro in an educational setting so the question doesn't really apply. However, Miro allowed for online teaching with students in multiple locations, and was easy to continue using when we transitioned to hybrid learning. Students were able to use Miro to work together whether they were in the class room or remotely.

Key Insights

Do you think Miro delivers good value for the price?

Not sure

Are you happy with Miro's feature set?

Yes

Did Miro live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Miro go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy Miro again?

Yes

Alternatives Considered

Google Jamboard

Miro has more flexibility in layout and graphics - it's easy to make it be what it needs to be. I also appreciated the larger "board" space, and the ability to integrate different formats of the content (e.g. websites, images, etc) really easily I found jamboard to be messy, limited in content types, and missing the functionality of "linking" and connecting different material together.

Other Software Used

Google Drive, Microsoft Teams

Likelihood to Recommend

I found Miro to be particularly well suited for design workshops, mind maps, brainstorming, or any kind of note-taking involving primarily visual-based materials and limited text. In particular, Miro was a perfect platform for exercises when I needed to prepare a template. I found Miro less appropriate in an educational setting when using in more text based workshops which involved paragraphs of text.

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Miro Is a Great Resource for Teaching Design On and Offline