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What’s New at Inspiration Software, Inc.
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Inspiration Software, Inc. has launched the public beta of Webspiration™, the new online visual thinking tool that helps capture ideas, organize information, diagram processes and create clear, concise written documents individually and collaboratively. With Webspiration, Inspiration Software offers powerful visual thinking tools combined with Web 3.0 capabilities to create a visual thinking and collaboration environment that creative thinkers can user anywhere, anytime. Using Webspiration’s integrated diagram and outline views, users can think visually, structure work effectively and express ideas in ways that best communicate them. Creative thinkers can use Webspiration’s diagramming environment to brainstorm and create bubble diagrams, flow charts, concept maps, process flows and other visual representations that stimulate and reflect their thinking. With Webspiration, users focus on developing and connecting ideas – not drawing. Powerful outlining capabilities in Webspiration allow users to take notes, organize their work and expand ideas fluidly to develop their writing into plans, study guides, papers, reports and other more comprehensive documents. Webspiration’s collaboration capabilities make it ideal for co-authoring materials, working on team projects and participating in study groups by allowing any number of users to add to, review and comment on documents. All Webspiration users need to do is simply send an invitation to a colleague or friend and they can share documents and work collectively contributing ideas, posting comments and viewing changes. Documents created in Webspiration are stored online without discs, drivers or email. That means users can work anywhere inspiration strikes and they have access to the Internet– at home, a friend’s house, the library, the airport or the local coffee shop. During this public beta, we’re asking you and your colleagues to provide feedback throughout the beta period. To sign-up for this public beta, visit www.myWebspiration.com.
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Webcast Archives
November 13, 2008 Listen to an interview with Telannia Norfar, a ninth-grade math teacher at Northwest Classen High School in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Norfar used InspireData by having her math students use it to collect and analyze data for how to improve the quality and selection of food in their school cafeteria. The cafeteria-food project was a collaborative effort with her colleagues across the curriculum. Mrs. Norfar’s focus was on math, as she guided students in analyzing the data they had gathered using InspireData. In English class, the students worked on writing skills, as they wrote business letters to the principal and the cafeteria manager. From their social studies teacher, the students learned about other cultures, including the geography and cuisine of different regions. And they worked with their science teacher to create lab reports about the patterns they saw in their data and to learn about environmental considerations in the cafeteria. During this complimentary 45 minute webcast, Ms. Norfar explains three things her students learned from this project:
Click here to access the archived presentation.
Thursday, October 16, 2008 Rick Reynolds, our Education Development Manager for Social Studies, hosted a 45-minute webcast demonstrating how to:
During the webcast Rick also presented the results of the Nationwide Mock Presidential Election we are sponsoring. If you and your students haven't done so already, please take a moment to weigh in with your votes! Click here to access the archived presentation!
Individualizing Early Literacy Instruction with Kidspiration®
View this archived webcast now. Kidspiration 3 extends the proven principles of visual learning to mathematics with new visual math tools. This webcast was hosted by Meg Courtnage, our Education Development Manager for Mathematics, on August 28th. Meg demonstrated how to use Kidspiration's Math Tools to build and strengthen students' understanding of fraction concepts across the elementary grades. Engaging Students in Civics and Government with the Presidential Election and InspireData® was hosted by Rick Reynolds, our Education Development Manager for Social Studies on May 29, 2008. View this archived webcast now. Click on the link and go to "View Event Recordings" on the top right side of the page. Building Data Literacy Skills with Radish Plants and InspireData Visit our web site regularly to learn about and register for upcoming webcast events!
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