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		<title>QUICK LESSON: Make the Most of Student Resources</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 15:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With Inspiration®, InspireData® and Kidspiration®, we&#8217;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&#8217;s important to us to help educators feel fully equipped to integrate our visual learning <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/04/quick-lesson-make-the-most-of-student-resources/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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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>Write Visually With Outlines</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educators understand the importance of the entire writing process. They know that proper pre-writing, planning and outlining improve students&#8217; overall writing proficiency. This is why students are often required to show that they&#8217;ve moved through these steps by turning in an outline with their completed essay. Yet, how often do your students &#8211; underestimating the <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/03/write-visually-with-outlines/#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>Jumpstart Structured Thinking With Templates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 16:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I talked about how we can shift the negative paradigm of blank page syndrome to being a positive one, with Inspiration® 9 and Webspiration Classroom™ service, that encourages critical thinking, creative development and organization while beginning the writing process, organizing class materials, studying or taking notes. Yet sometimes students need more support when <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/02/jumpstart-structured-thinking-with-templates/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>QUICK LESSON: Peer Review Made Easy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jan 2011 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peer review is an important step in the writing process and can be a valuable step in enhancing critical thinking skills and learning. It encourages students to do their best work since fellow students, not just the teacher, will be reviewing it. It also provides insight, knowledge and different perspectives from colleagues and fellow students <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/01/quick-lesson-peer-review-made-easy/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Take Process Writing to the Webspiration Classroom</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/11/take-process-writing-to-the-webspiration-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Writing skills are critical for educational achievement, success after graduation, career performance and life skills. With the continually growing use of digital communication methods including word processing, blogs, email, texting and other Internet-enabled forms, written communication skills are imperative for students to compete in the world today. However, writing does not come naturally to many <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/11/take-process-writing-to-the-webspiration-classroom/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Right Brain Strategies for Left Brain Results</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Educators across the country constantly share with me the challenge of teaching students to write. Teachers tell me that some students dive into their essays with enthusiasm for translating their thoughts and knowledge into carefully constructed sentences, while most find writing tasks frustrating and daunting. For those that need extra help, research points to ways <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/09/right-brain-strategies-for-left-brain-results/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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