Kidspiration /Inspiration

1. Kidspiration/Inspiration Daniella Gomez Brittany Grover Ana Irvin Erica Urban

2. Kidspiration • a "visual way to explore and understand words, numbers and concepts" • geared toward usage for K-5th grade students • Helps students: • Develop thinking skills • Strengthen reading and writing skills • build conceptual understanding in math

3. Kidspiration Features • Symbol library • Symbol maker • Link tool • The super grouper • Integrated Picture and Writing Views • Pairing Symbols and Words • Word Guide • Audio Support • Visual Math Tools • Also 150+ Quick Start Activity Templates

4. Inspiration • Geared for 6th - 12th grade students • Focuses on higher level thinking skills and activities • Helps students with these skills: • Planning • Organization • Research • Communication • Comprehenison • Evaluation

5. Inspiration Features • Diagram View • Diagram to • Outline View • Diagram, Outline, and Formatting Toolbars • 65+ Quick Start Templates • Template Wizard. • QuickTime & MP3 • Word Guide • Hyperlinks. • Web Resources: •  Teacher Resource Book

6. Teacher uses in the Classroom

7. No Child Left Behind • Using Kidspiration/Inspiration in the classroom helps teachers meet the requirements of NCLB

8. State Standards • Using graphic organizers in Kidspiration & Inspiration supports many learning goals as defined by the state standards across the curriculum

9. Visual Learning

10. Research as Proven: • Visual learning is one of the best methods of teaching thinking, writing & comprehension skills • Kidspiration/Inspiration helps improve many different learning styles to improve students comprehension & retention

11. Teachers use Kidspiration to help their students: • Develop strong thinking skills • Strengthen reading and writing skills • Build conceptual understanding in math

12. Teachers use Inspiration to help their students: • Plan and Organize • Research and evaluate • Comprehend and Communicate

13. Teacher Training • Quick Tours • Training workshop scripts • Quick start tutorials • Training videos • Evaluation CDs • Contact them at: www.trainingresources@inspiration.com

14. Student Uses Inspiritation/ Kidspiritation

15. Why? Can visualize your thoughts with diagrams Diagram a outline of notes Rearrange thoughts/ notes as wished Create a pictorial representation of a book Classify objects into groups

16. Example:

17. Lets Play!

18. Log in on campus Go to citrix.asu.edu Log on with your own ID Select CAD Graphics Modeling and Presentations Select Kidspiration 3 or Inspiration 8

19. Log in off campus

20. Diagram View

21. How to make a Diagram • Open Inspiration • Select Diagram View • Click inside the box that says main idea • Type in your main idea • Select your main idea bubble, then hit create at the bottom • This will give you a new bubble.

22. Rapid Fire • If you have your sub bubble ideas you can use rapid fire • In main idea box after you’ve typed something, hit rapid fire • Type in your sub idea • Hit Enter • When you’re done hit rapid fire again

23. Pictures • If you would rather have a picture than a bubble • Select the bubble • In the symbols search on the side find a picture you would like to use • Select the picture

24. Notes • To add a note select the bubble/picture • On the bottom icon list select note • A note box will come up • Use this to add small notes, definitions etc. • To close the note hit the X in the coroner of the note • This will allow you to open/close when you click on the pcture

25. Hyperlinks • To add a hyperlink, highlight the word you wish to link • On the bottom icon list select hyperlink • Type in your web address

26. Outline View • Inspiration • I.Diagram View • This is diagram view, you can use it to show how things will relate in a lesson plan. You can also use it in an actual lesson to create a flow chart or diagram! • II.Outline View • This is outline view, you can use it to create an outline for students, or for yourself! • III.Templates • Use templates as a resource in class. You can make different flow charts that already have points that you want the student to adress. • IV.Notes • This is a note. It has it's own button on the bottom that will link the note to the picture so you can open and close it. Use this feature to add information. • A.Click on the picture • V.Hyperlinks • Use hyperlinks to link a web page into you diagram or outline! • Hyperlinks have their own button on the bottom just highlight the word and select the button. • VI.Rapid Fire • To use this tool just • -Click on the text in your item and hit rapid fire at the bottom. • -Then start typing, to do another idea hit enter. • -When your finished hit rapid fire again. • A.to create • B.other ideas • C.Use this tool

27. To create an outline • Open inspiration • Select outline view • Where it says main idea, type your main idea • To go to the next line hit subtopic • Hit the left or right button on the bottom icon list to change the indenting.

28. Notes • The note function works the same way • To open or close the note select the icon to the left of the line.

29. Word Guide • The word guide functions kind of like a dictionary. • It will give you • Definition • Synonyms • Related words

30. Formatting • TO change the • Font • Size • Bold/Italics/Underline • This is all located below the icon list at the bottom and is exactly like a word document

31. Transfer • Located in bottom icon list • Select transfer to transfer into a word document • It will give you some options • Only select the ones you want • If you’re making an outline you don’t need a diagram.

32. Templates • Open inspiration • Select templates • Select the subject you want • And browse through to see if they have something you want to use • The template will have prompted questions that students can fill in.

33. PLAY • You can download a trial version and play around with it • If you like it you can by it!