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		<title>GUEST POST (2 of 3): Writing From the Student Perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the second installment in Inspiration&#8217;s guest post series by Assistive Technology Consultant Andy Clarke. Enjoy! Writing From The Student Perspective: What Is Required In Higher Education, and How Can Inspiration Help? In my last article Exploring the Basics of Writing, I talked about how writing for me is made up of “ideas and <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/07/guest-post-2-of-3-writing-from-the-student-perspective/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>GUEST POST: Exploring the Basics of Writing&#8211;With the Help of Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 16:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the first in a series of 3 posts about assistive technology for students with learning disabilities. Read more about Inspiration&#8217;s DSA/SEN programs here! By Andy Clark, Assistive Technology Consultant, UK Question: Why do we write? A simple enough question perhaps, but the answer can be as unique as each individual that considers it. <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/06/guest-post-exploring-the-basics-of-writing-with-the-help-of-inspiration/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Clear Writing and Clean Water: April Themes At Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:44:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Take a course in good water and air,&#8221; wrote John Muir. &#8220;And in the eternal youth of Nature you may renew your own.&#8221; In this one quotation we find  both of our April Social Media themes here at Inspiration. Muir&#8217;s words are so vivid and well-chosen. With the Common Core State Standards placing a huge <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2013/04/clear-writing-and-clean-water-april-themes-at-inspiration/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>INSPIRED SITE: Must-See Student Examples of Inspiration and Kidspiration Diagrams</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/02/inspired-site-must-see-student-examples-of-inspiration-and-kidspiration-diagrams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>InspirationSMS</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking for some detailed lesson plans to jumpstart your planning around Inspiration and Kidspiration, check out this week&#8217;s featured Inspired Site on the Cobb County School District website! Its Children&#8217;s Books and Technology page for Inspiration® and Kidspiration® has some excellent lessons for Language Arts at all age levels. Here you&#8217;ll find story <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/02/inspired-site-must-see-student-examples-of-inspiration-and-kidspiration-diagrams/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Discover Ways to Showcase Dyslexic Talents</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2011/01/discover-ways-to-showcase-dyslexic-talents/</link>
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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>Reach Beyond the Classroom</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/11/reach-beyond-the-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Collaboration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you envision a classroom in ten years or picture the future of students&#8217; learning and homework? Presently, technology has expanded the reach of education and begun redefining the classroom experience while reshaping the way students today do their homework. Before, a teacher&#8217;s impact was only between the hours of a school day. Students needed <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/11/reach-beyond-the-classroom/#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>Collaboration on the Forefront of K-12 Technology</title>
		<link>http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/11/collaboration-on-the-forefront-of-k-12-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mona Westhaver</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Technology in the last five to ten years has dramatically affected the way we communicate and collaborate. Students today, who are the digital natives of our world, communicate naturally through programs on computers and applications on mobile devices. Between texting, social networks and email, students understand that our world collaborates and communicates via technology and <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/11/collaboration-on-the-forefront-of-k-12-technology/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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		<title>INSPIRED CALENDAR: September</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kick off the school year by reading a new book, developing literacy, celebrating world peace and welcoming autumn this September. This month we have collected a wide range of lesson plans and diagram examples shared by teachers on our Inspired Learning Community. We hope that this list gives you some teaching inspiration this month while <a href="http://www.inspiration.com/blog/2010/09/september-inspired-calendar/#more-'" class="more-link">Read more »</a>]]></description>
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