With Inspiration®, InspireData® and Kidspiration®, we’ve provided some excellent resources to help teachers get started and continue using visual learning across all subject areas in the classroom. These tools include things like lesson plans, video tutorials, templates, activities and examples. It’s important to us to help educators feel fully equipped to integrate our visual learning technology tools into their curriculum.
That’s why with our new, online writing, visual thinking and collaboration tool, Webspiration Classroom™ service, we’ve done this – and more. A Webspiration Classroom subscription includes both Educator and Student Resources to help you and your entire classroom get start with visual thinking, writing, collaboration, peer review and more. So, check out how you can make the most of these resources.
Help Your Students Discover the Student Resources
In order to access the Webspiration Classroom Student Resources, your students must first be signed in to their accounts. Then, follow these easy steps:
- If your students just signed in …
Click on “Resource Center” in the right column on the Starter Screen. Next, click on the tab at the top that says “Student Resources.”
- - If your students have documents open …
Click on “Document” and “New…” from the top menu. Then click on “Resource Center” in the right column on the Starter Screen. Next, click on the tab at the top that says “Student Resources.”
- - If your students are in the Document Manager …
Click on the “Webspiration Classroom” logo in the top, right corner of your screen. Next, click on the tab at the top that says “Student Resources.”
- - When you’ve found Student Resources, it should look like this:
Explore the Study Tips and Step-by-Step Instructions in Student Resources
In Student Resources, students will find over 50 valuable study tips and step-by-step instructions to help them while learning about the writing process, writing styles, peer review and more. Each of these study tips include the following:
- the purpose of the visual learning exercise
- a description of the exercise
- complete directions of how to get started
- a visual diagram example
- a checklist for the exercise
- and related study tips in Student Resources.
Here’s an example of a study tip on selecting a topic for the prewriting stage of the writing process:
Encourage Independent Use of the Student Resources
Students can access the Student Resources in the Webspiration Classroom Resource Center anytime they are logged into their accounts. These tools can help students get started on a wide range of assignments. For example, these study tips can help with writing, reading, analysis, problem solving and more. So ask students to take initiative on their learning and assignments by introducing them to these tools and encouraging them to independently make the most of the Student Resources in Webspiration Classroom!
See you next time!
Sarah Cargill
Thinkspiration Ambassador, Inspiration Software
