Innovations_Kidspiration

=**Kidspiration ** = ﻿ ﻿  September 21, 2010 Elizabeth Boardman Jennifer Foutz Emily Glassick Norma Rodriguez

=__What is Kidspiration? __= Kidspiration is a program that provides a visual way to think, write, and comprehend. The younger student will develop early literacy skills, while more advance students improve comprehension and learn to organize their ideas for writing. Kidspiration gives children the conifidence they need to improve their writing skills. With new visual math tools, students build reasoning and problem solving skills.

=__Facts About kidspiration __ = 
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">you must purchase the program (starting at $69 ) or download a Free 30-Day trial just log on to [|www.inspirations.com]
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Kidspirations has won numerous awards []

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__<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">50 Uses for Kidspiration/Inspiration __
<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">1. Assist students in organizing information <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. Assist teachers in planning lessons/units/themes <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">3. Illustrate school's goals or plan for Parent-Teacher Organization <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">4. Illustrate instructional goal links to testing expectations <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">5. To show what each grade will be teaching and how units fit into the larger picture of curriculum for the whole school <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[] =<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">How to Create Your Own __ =

===<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Writing View is just one example of the tools offered in Kidspiration. Click on the link below to view directions for the other tools this program offers. ===

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">** Work with ideas in Writing view ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">** ﻿ ** <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Add an idea:**
 * <span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">To view your diagram in Writing view, click the Go to Writing button (the pencil and paper button)
 * <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Click an idea to select it.
 * <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">To add the new idea, click the Add Idea button (the piece of paper button).
 * <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Type an idea in the new idea line.

<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Move an idea:**
 * <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; tab-stops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">To move an idea, click the left side of the idea. When the grabber hand appears, drag the idea to the new location.

<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Add details to an idea:**
 * <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Click below the top line of an idea to type details.

<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Change the look of ideas using the Formatting tools:**
 * <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Select the text you want to change.
 * <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">To change text color, click the Text Color button (the A with little diagonal lines at the top right) and then click on a color you like.
 * <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Click the arrows on the Font box until you see a font you like.
 * <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">To increase text size, click the up arrow, to decrease size, click the down arrow.

<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Change the prefix style:**
 * <span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">There are several prefix styles. You can choose letters ,numbers, Roman Numerals, bullets or none of these.

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=<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Classroom/Learning Uses __ =
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Individualized and Differentiated Instruction**. Tailored lessons allow students to learn and demonstrate their understanding, appropriate for their specific needs.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**Project based learning**. Visual learning engages students of all abilities.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">**21st Century Skills Development**. Helps students gather ideas, analyze and interpret information, and organize thoughts- which students can achieve success in all subject areas throughout their lives.

=<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__<span style="color: #ffc500; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Teacher/ Parent Uses __ =


 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Kidspiration provides engaging cross-curricular visuals that can help teachers enrich their lesson plans.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Teacher can use the program to help their students to understand concepts visually.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Teachers can create graphic organizers to display for students
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Can be used for teachers to evaluate student understanding of readings, math concepts and other content.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Teachers have options to keep student learning on task.

=<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Student Uses __ = <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Students Using Kidspirations <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[]
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Students can create graphic organizers to help organize and express their thoughts visually
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Students can explore words, numbers and concepts
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Connects students' visual thoughts with written expression
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Encourages students to elaborate and develop writing skills
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Builds skill and confidence in writing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Can help students with math concepts by providing visuals of processes (sharing, dividing, etc).

=<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Special Needs and ELL's __ = <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Kidspiration is recommended for students with ADD/ADHD, autism, Asperger’s, dyslexia, and visual or auditory processing disorders, as well as english language learners. It offers text to speech, so teachers can configure it to read out loud to students who have difficulty reading or seeing a computer screen.

=<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">__<span style="color: #000080; display: block; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Examples of classroom uses __ =

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Reading and Writing
<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">In reading and writing, students use Kidspiration to strengthen word recognition, vocabulary and comprehension. Students express their creativity and develop critical thinking skills as they combine pictures and words to retell stories or compare literature. Students expand their ideas into written expression by switching to the integrated Writing View, and then transfer their work to a word processor to finalize their project. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Math
<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">In math, K-5 students use Kidspiration's visual math tools to build problem-solving and reasoning skills by developing a conceptual understanding of mathematical procedures. Students build number sense, spatial reasoning and understanding of the four basic operations while communicating their thinking with words, numbers and math symbols. =<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> =

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Science
<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">In science, students use Kidspiration to explore relationships between concepts and illustrate basic scientific processes. They organize their research and explain their findings. As students create concept maps, they develop understanding of scientific concepts and relate new information to prior knowledge. =<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> =

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Social Studies
<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">In social studies, K-5 students use Kidspiration to visually explore and understand history, geography, civics and economics. They make connections between historical events and explore similarities and differences among cultures, countries and eras. By switching to Writing View, students further develop their ideas and then use Kidspiration's one-click transfer to a word processor to complete a writing project. =<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"> = =**<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Bubble map tutorial **<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;">[] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 80%;"> = = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Citations/Works Cited (in APA style) = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Atomic Learning. (2010). Retrieved September 17, 2010 from [] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Flores, M. and Said, N. (2009). //Kidspiration//. Retrieved September 18, 2010 from [|ect313spring09wetzel] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Grammer, E. (2009). Kidspiration and Inspiration. Retrieved September 18, 2010 from [|tel313elemfall09wetzel] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Inspiration software inc.. (2010). Retrieved September 14, 2010 from [] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kidspiration. (2006). Retrieved September 14, 2010 from [] Kidspiration activities. (2004). Retrieved September 14, 2010 from [] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Last University of Wisconsin Board of Regents.(2010). Retrieved September 14, 2010 from [] Rockingham county public schools. (2006). Retrieved September 14, 2010 from [] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Teacher Tube Toutorials. (2009, September 4). //Teachertube//. Retrieved September 17, 2010 from [] <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">(2010). Retrieved September 17, 2010 from []