Inspiration+Software

This software is a tool that both teachers and students can use to make any concept a visual one. It allows students to brainstorm, and organize their thoughts so that they can produce better written work, understand math concepts, or it simply allows them to "see" social studies or science.

There are 4 options with this software. And each option is designated for a specific age group or purpose. Educators in younger grades will find Kidspiration more useful, while older students will benefit more from the Inspiration9 or Inspire Data. Below is an outline of what each product offers.

http://www.inspiration.com/ //**If you go to the website, you are able to download a free 30 day trial for either a PC or Mac.**//

**Inspiration9- (Grade 6 – Adult)**
➢ For students and teachers ➢ Used to create diagrams, webs, outlines ➢ Pictures, symbols, colors, links ➢ You can toggle between free form, structured diagram, or a traditional outline ➢ May add notes ➢ Use provided templates or may use your own ➢ Presentation manager (similar to PowerPoint) allows you to have slides ➢ Inspiration Presenter allows you to show your presentation on a computer that does not already have Inspiration

**Kidspiration- (Grade K-5)**
➢ Math, reading and writing ➢ Kid-friendly ➢ Designed with activities for student user ➢ Option to have icons read with sound- great for visually impaired learners ➢ Available symbols are designed to coordinate with K-5 curriculum ➢ You can toggle between Picture View & Outline View ➢ Word guide- dictionary and thesaurus ➢ Publish work to a word document or web page ➢ Lesson Plans available for teachers

**InspireData- (Grade 4-12)**
➢ Take a survey ➢ Present data in different graph forms or diagrams ➢ See data animated as it goes through time ➢ Create icons for specific information

Webspiration Classroom- For Classrooms with Multiple Computers
➢ Same as Inspiration but with multiple computers ➢ Allows you to store student work ➢ Interact with other students and teacher ➢ Ability to do group work ➢ Can do work online, so work can be done anywhere ➢ Share on wiki, google, blog or webpage