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		<title>QUICK LESSON: Transfer Your Webspiration Public Beta Account to Webspiration Classroom or WebspirationPRO</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 15:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday, April 4, 2011, your Webspiration® Public Beta account converted to a 30-day trial of our new paid services. Now you&#8217;re wondering: How can I transfer all of my documents and account information over to Webspiration Classroom™ service or WebspirationPRO™ once I sign up for one of these services? I&#8217;ve got the answer! Here&#8217;s a <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/04/quick-lesson-transfer-your-webspiration-public-beta-account-to-webspiration-classroom-or-webspirationpro/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>QUICK LESSON: Visual Learning Maps Explained</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before joining Inspiration® Software, I was exposed to a few visual learning strategies as pre-writing and brainstorming tools. In fact, I would argue that many of us who are not formal educators or studied in this area have informally used visual learning techniques at some time or another without ever knowing the proper name or <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/03/quick-lesson-visual-learning-maps-explained/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Visual Learning Supports Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.inspiration.com/blog/?p=1489</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At our most recent webinar on transforming struggling students into proficient thinkers and writers with Webspiration Classroom™ service, one of our attendees asked a fabulous question: How does visual learning improve students&#8217; writing skills? While we often say that our visual learning tools, like Kidspiration®, Inspiration® and Webspiration Classroom, improve writing and support the writing <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/03/how-visual-learning-supports-writing/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Discover Easy Ways to Help ADD and ADHD Students Stay Organized</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 16:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you know kids that are bright and inquisitive, but struggle with assignments and homework? Do they take hours to get through a homework assignment that looks as though it should be accomplished in under an hour? This was my daughter when she was young, plus caring, kind, happy and creative attributes. For years she <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/01/discover-easy-ways-to-help-add-and-adhd-students-stay-organized/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Discover Ways to Showcase Dyslexic Talents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 16:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In grade school, I struggled to read, misinterpreted letter combinations and reversed numbers. Throughout my education, I discovered how to tailor my efforts to learn in different ways to accommodate my dyslexia, a learning disability that results in difficulties with reading, spelling, writing and word pronunciation. I am among the nearly 20 percent of the <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/01/discover-ways-to-showcase-dyslexic-talents/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Visual Learning Integration Made Easier</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educators are buzzing across social networks about the need to teach more reading, writing and thinking skills throughout the curriculum. Yet, this can be a daunting task when teachers need to primarily teach subject matter. Where do you find the time to create lessons and activities that further skill development and teach learning strategies as <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/01/visual-learning-integration-made-easier/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Visual Learning in the 21st Century</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/09/visual-learning-in-the-21st-century/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[21st century skills &#8211; the words have been buzzing through speeches and between conversations at education conferences and on the web for a couple of years now. National organizations like the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), advocate and define the 21st century skills pertinent to students&#8217; success in their studies and careers after graduation.1 <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/09/visual-learning-in-the-21st-century/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Visual Tools for Reading Comprehension</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[September marks the beginning of Read-A-New-Book Month, launching us back into the school year and decisions around choosing the best books to engage students and stimulate their thinking and writing skills. From time to time, I pick up juvenile literature lists to see what is being read and how reading has changed since my school <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/09/visual-tools-for-reading-comprehension/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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