Tweet Happy Friday, Thinkspiration Readers! In this first month of 2013 we’ll be featuring guests posts from authors who recommend pairing Inspiration Software with other ed tech tools. First up is from Jessica Ruane, former writing tutor. The Future of Education— Student Blogs and Learning Software By Jessica Ruane Writing is a polarizing subject Read more »
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Winter Break Brainpower–Week 3!
December 21st, 2012
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Tweet Hi readers, and Happy Friday! We hope you’re already on break enjoying quality time with family. (And maybe a few quality holiday treats too!) This week’s template covers a topic we can all relate to: Cause and Effect.
Winter Break Brainpower–Week 2!
December 14th, 2012
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Tweet Happy Friday, Thinkspiration readers! Elizabeth Fishel (author of I Swore I’d Never Do That!) tells us that “Comparison is a death knell to sibling harmony.” That may be true for brothers and sisters, but comparing and contrasting is a huge part of the new Common Core State Standards–and of course an important learning skill. To that Read more »
Winter Break Brainpower–Week 1!
December 7th, 2012
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Tweet Hello readers, and Happy Friday! Last week we gave you a few snippets about our December social media series “Winter Break Brainpower,” aimed at highlighting features of Inspiration Maps. It’s all in the name of keeping kids engaged with learning over the holiday break!
Winter Break Brainpower!
November 30th, 2012
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Tweet Teachers across the U.S. and around the world have all seen it: the dreaded glazed-over look in students’ eyes the first day back from winter break. Late nights, sugar, excitement and video games/TV are just a few possible factors, but the end result is the same: a tough time getting used to learning again. Read more »
Changing of the Guard
November 29th, 2012
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Tweet Hello Thinkspiration readers! Stephanie H. here–Inspiration’s new Social Media Specialist. I’m in my second week with the company and have been so impressed with the content/discussions you all have contributed via this blog. Inspiration’s products and commitment to the improvement of learning are such a clear force in the educational community, both here in Oregon and Read more »
INSPIRED SITE: Kidspiration Templates, Activities and How-to’s
July 26th, 2011
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Tweet Earlier this month, we featured the Jordan School District’s website for its Inspiration® templates. For this week’s featured Inspired Site, I’d like to highlight the fact that the website’s section on “Transforming Teaching Through Technology” also has a great resource for Kidspiration®! On this site, you’ll find a collection of basic templates to help Read more »
INSPIRED SITE: Ideas for Kidspiration in Your Classroom
July 11th, 2011
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Tweet This week’s featured Inspired Site can be found on the St. Bonaventure University website. This site showcases ways in which educators have personally used Kidspiration® in their classrooms. In addition, you’ll find an extensive list for additional ways you could use Kidspiration with your students for different subject areas and teaching methods. For example, Read more »
INSPIRED SITE: Inspiration Templates for Graphic Organizers
July 4th, 2011
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Tweet Happy Fourth of July! This week’s featured Inspired Site is the Jordan School District’s website on “Transforming Teaching Through Technology.” In this section, you’ll find Inspiration® templates for graphic organizers that include the following: categorization, cause and effect, comparison and contrast, concept map, descriptive pattern, listing pattern, vocabulary building, problem-solution pattern, sequence pattern, word Read more »
INSPIRED CALENDAR: July
July 1st, 2011
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Tweet The first day of summer came and went last month; and now it’s July – summer is here! This month we have Inspiration®, InspireData® and Kidspiration® lesson plans for the Fourth of July and Bastille Day. Throughout the month you can also celebrate Barn Day, Go West Day, Moon Day and Amelia Earhart Day. Read more »
