Kidspiration 3 Wins 2009 Software & Information Industry CODiE Award

Kidspiration 3 Wins 2009 Software & Information Industry CODiE Award

Prestigious Software Industry Award Marks 13th Honor for Inspiration Software’s Visual Learning Tool for Young Learners

PORTLAND, Ore. – May 11, 2009 – Kidspiration 3 has added the prestigious Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) CODiE Award to its growing list of honors and accolades. The visual learning software for grades K-5 is the winner of the award for Best Instructional Solution in Other Curriculum Areas in the 2009 program honoring outstanding achievement and vision in the software, digital information and education technology industries.

This year’s CODiE Awards winners were selected from more than 850 nominations submitted by 600 companies. A panel of expert judges narrowed the field to 345 finalists from which the 2009 CODiE winners were chosen.
Kidspiration 3 supports students in kindergarten through fifth grade as they strengthen reading and writing skills, build conceptual understanding in math and develop thinking skills across the curriculum. The CODiE Award marks the 13th honor across the education, parenting and technology communities for Kidspiration 3 since its launch in early 2008.

“Kidspiration 3 truly represents more than two decades of experience working with educators to develop visual learning tools that students use to develop critical thinking skills,” said Mona Westhaver, president and co-founder, Inspiration Software. “We are proud to have our visual learning software for young learners honored for innovation by the technology industry, and we are even prouder of the creative ways that teachers are using it with their students every day in classrooms around the world.”

In reading and writing, Kidspiration supports students as they think creatively and organize ideas to write, comprehend and communicate successfully. With the new visual math tools in Kidspiration 3, students build a strong mathematical foundation for reasoning and problem-solving by using visual representations to understand math concepts. Across the curriculum, they express and communicate their thinking with pictures, words and numbers.

A free 30-day free trial of Kidspiration 3 can be downloaded at www.inspiration.com/freetrial. For more information, call 800-877-4292 or visit www.inspiration.com/order to find a local education dealer.

About SIIA
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal trade association for the software and digital content industries. SIIA provides global services in government relations, business development, corporate education and intellectual property protection to more than 500 leading software and information companies. For further information, visit www.siia.net.

About Inspiration Software, Inc.
Recognized as the leader in visual thinking and learning, Inspiration Software, Inc.’s award-winning software tools, Inspiration®, Kidspiration and InspireData®, are based on proven visual learning methodologies that help students think, learn and achieve. With the powerful combination of visual learning and technology, students in grades K-12 learn to clarify thoughts, organize and analyze information, integrate new knowledge and think critically. Founded more than 25 years ago by Donald Helfgott and Mona Westhaver, the company’s visual learning software tools are used today by more than 25 million students and teachers worldwide.

For more information, press only:
Lisa Wolfe, L. Wolfe Communications, 773-227-1049, lwolfe@lwolfe.com

©2009 Inspiration Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Inspiration Software®, Kidspiration®, InspireData® and Inspiration® are registered trademarks of Inspiration Software, Inc. All other brands are the property of their respective owners.

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