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        Donald Helfgott - CEO and Co-founder
        Mona Westhaver - President and Co-founder
        Mark Oronzio - Senior Vice President - Sales
        Richard Stone - Vice President of Operations
        Andrea Sutherland - Director of Education Development
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        Awards
            Inspiration Software's visual learning tools win 2008 BESSIE awards
            Inspiration Software's visual learning tools win 2008 BESSIE awards
            Kidspiration® 3 receives Editor’s Choice Award
            InspireData™ Earns Finalist Honors in Two Categories of the Software & Information Industry Association’s 23rd Annual CODiE Awards
            InspireData™ selected as one of the Top 100 Products of 2007-2008 by the readers of "District Administration" magazine
            Inspiration Software Honored for Contributions to Education Technology
            Inspiration Software Selected as a Finalist for the EdNET 2007 Industry Awards
            Inspiration® 8 Wins 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award From Association of Educational Publishers
            Inspiration® honored as Best Education Software for 2nd time in Edutopia magazine readers' survey
            Inspiration® 8 Wins 2007 Codie Award From Software & Information Industry Association
            Inspiration 8 and InspireData Win 2007 BESSIE Awards
            Inspiration 8 and InspireData Win 2007 BESSIE Awards
            Inspiration Software®'s newest visual learning tool, InspireData™, receives 2006 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
            NEW InspireData™ Wins 2006 iParenting Media Award
            Inspiration® 8 Wins Technology and Learning 2006 Award of Excellence
            Inspiration Software® Wins Three 2006 EDDIE Awards
            Inspiration Software® Wins Three 2006 EDDIE Awards
            Inspiration Software Honored With Two 2006 Codie Awards From the Software & Information Industry Association
            Inspiration Software Honored With Two 2006 Codie Awards From the Software & Information Industry Association
            Inspiration® 8 receives Editor's Choice award
            Inspiration® 8 Wins 2006 iParenting Media Award
            Inspiration® honored as Best Education Software in Edutopia magazine readers' survey
            Inspiration® Earns 2006 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
            Inspiration Software’s Visual Learning Tools Win 2006 BESSIE Awards
            Inspiration Software’s Visual Learning Tools Win 2006 BESSIE Awards
            Inspiration® 7.6 and Kidspiration® 2.1 Win 2006 Teachers' Choice Awards for the Family
            Business Journal of Portland Names Inspiration Software®, Inc. one of Oregon's Fastest-Growing Technology and Software Companies
            Inspiration Software®’s Kidspiration® 2.1 receives 2 awards for Best Children's Products of 2005 from Dr. Toy
            Kidspiration® 2.1 and Inspiration® 7.6 Win EDDIE Awards
            Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Tools Earn 2005 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
            Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Tools Earn 2005 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
            Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Tools Earn 2005 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
            Inspiration® for Pocket PC Wins 2005 iParenting Media Award
            Kidspiration Wins Two Association of Educational Publishers 2005 Distinguished Achievement Awards
            Inspiration Software Wins Two 2005 Codie Awards from the Software & Information Industry Association
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. receives 2005 Dr. Toy’s Best Children’s Vacation Product award for Kidspiration® 2.1
            Kidspiration 2.1 and Inspiration 7.6 Win 2005 iParenting Media Awards
            Kidspiration 2 Selected for 2005 Media & Methods Awards Portfolio
            Kidspiration® 2.1 and Inspiration® 7.6 win All Star Software awards
            Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Tools Win 2005 BESSIE Awards
            Inspiration Software’s Visual Learning Tools Win 2005 BESSIE Awards
            Inspiration Software Named to 2005 List of Oregon's 100 Best Companies to Work For
            Kidspiration® 2 Wins 2005 Teachers' Choice Award
            Kidspiration® 2 Wins 2005 Teachers' Choice Award for the Family
            Inspiration® for Palm OS® Wins 2005 iParenting Media Award
            Inspiration® for Palm OS® Wins Technology and Learning 2004 Award of Excellence
            Inspiration® for Palm OS® receives Seal of Approval from Scholastic's Instructor magazine
            Kidspiration® 2 and Inspiration® for Palm OS® Receive Parents' Choice Awards
            Kidspiration® 2 and Inspiration® for Palm OS® Receive Parents' Choice Awards
            Inspiration® wins EDDIE for best Junior High School Thinking Skills software
            Kidspiration® 2 wins EDDIE for best Upper Elementary Thinking Skills software
            Inspiration® for Palm OS® wins EDDIE for Best Palm OS Application
            Inspiration® Wins 2004 BESSIE Award
            Kidspiration® Wins 2004 BESSIE Award
            Kidspiration® 2 named to Dr. Toy's Best Children's Vacation Products list
            Kidspiration® wins iParenting Media Award
            Kidspiration® 2 earns Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
            Inspiration® wins iParenting Media Award
            Deloitte & Touche Names Inspiration Software®, Inc. to Oregon "Technology Fast 50" List for 4th Straight Year
            Inspiration® 7 Wins 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Education Publishers
            Inspiration® named to District Administration's Top 100 list
            Inspiration® receives Best Secondary Education Instructional Solution
            Kidspiration® receives Best Elementary Education Instructional Solution
            Inspiration® 7 selected as 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist
            Inspiration® 7 named to Media & Methods' 2003 Awards Portfolio
            Kidspiration® wins BESSIE for best Upper Elementary Thinking Skills software
            Inspiration® wins BESSIE for best High School Learning Tool
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Named to 2003 List of Oregon's 100 Best Companies to Work For
            Inspiration® 7 and Kidspiration® Selected as Codie Award Finalists
            Inspiration® wins Parent's Guide Children's Media Award
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Among Entrepreneurial Growth Leaders on this Year's Inc 500 Ranking of Fastest Growing Private Companies
            Inspiration® wins All Star Software award
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Named to Deloitte & Touche's "Technology Fast 500"
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Named One of Oregon's Fastest Growing Companies for the Third Year in Deloitte & Touche's "Fast 50 Program"
            Kidspiration® and Inspiration® selected as EDDIE Award winners
            Dr. Toy Selects Inspiration® and Kidspiration® as Best Children's Vacation Products for 2002
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. wins BESSIE Awards for Inspiration® and Kidspiration®
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. receives Codie Award for Inspiration®
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Chosen as One of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon
            Inspiration® and Kidspiration® Selected As Codie Award Finalists
            Kidspiration® Wins Parent's Guide 2001 Children's Media Award
            Kidspiration™ wins Technology & Learning's Award of Excellence
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Named Oregon's 25th Fastest Growing Technology Company
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Wins EdNET Pioneer Award
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Awarded eSchool News Readers' Choice Award
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. wins Eddie awards for Inspiration® and Kidspiration®

            Kidspiration® earns award from Curriculum Administrator
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Named to the 2001 Soft·letter 100 List
            Kidspiration®wins the National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. wins BESSIE Awards
            NSDC Exemplary Use of Technology Award Given to Inspiration Software Founders
            The Book Report & Library Talk 2001 GoldMaster Award
            Parent's Guide Children's Media Award
            Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products
            Quality Education Data Technology Leadership Award
            EdNet HERO Award
            Education Software Review (EDDIE) Award
            The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval
            Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. One of Oregon's Fastest Growing Technology Companies
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Honored by the 2000 Soft·letter 100 List
        Press Releases
            Andrea Sutherland Promoted to Vice President of Marketing and Education Development at Inspiration Software
            New Lesson Plan Book From Inspiration Software® Offers Strategies for Using Visual Learning to Help Young Learners Build Literacy Skills
            InspireData™ Earns Finalist Honors in Two Categories of the Software & Information Industry Association’s 23rd Annual CODiE Awards
            Inspiration Software Honors 25 Educators With Scholarships for Best Projects Using Visual Learning
            Kidspiration® 3 From Inspiration Software Launches With More Ways to Use Visual Learning Across the K-5 Curriculum
            InspireData™ Earns Two Top Ed-Tech Honors
            Upgrade of InspireData™ Expands Tools for Using Visual Learning to Build Data Literacy Skills
            Inspiration Software Launches Lesson Plan Book for Building Data Literacy Skills
            Inspiration Software Honored for Contributions to Education Technology
            Upgrade of InspireData™ Expands Tools for Using Visual Learning to Build Data Literacy Skills
            Inspiration Software Celebrates 25 Years With Expanded 2007-2008 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning Program
            Inspired Learning Community Launches at 2007 National Educational Computing Conference
            Inspiration® for RedHalo Introduced at 2007 National Educational Computing Conference
            Inspiration® 8 Wins 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award From Association of Educational Publishers
            Innovative Education Publishers Join Forces:
FableVision, Generation YES, Inspiration Software, LCSI, SchoolKit & Tech4Learning form The Constructivist Consortium

            Inspiration® 8 Wins 2007 Codie Award From Software & Information Industry Association
            Inspiration Software Recognizes 30 Educators From Around the World with 2007 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
            Two Inspiration Software Products Earn Finalist Honors in Software & Information Industry Association's 2007 Codie Awards
            InspireData™, Visual Learning Software Designed to Help Students Develop Data Literacy, Launches
            Inspiration Software Launches 2007 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
            Inspiration Software and Fourier Systems Partner to Combine the Power of Visual Learning With One-to-One Computing
            Inspiration and Kidspiration Now Optimized for Intel-Based Macintosh Computers
            InspireData™, Visual Learning Software Designed to Help Students Develop Data Literacy, Launches
            Inspiration Software Honored With Two 2006 Codie Awards From the Software & Information Industry Association
            New Teacher Resource Book from Inspiration Software Supports Helping Students Develop Critical Thinking Skills
            Inspiration Software Awards 2006 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
            Inspiration Software Awards 2006 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
            Inspiration Software Launches Inspiration 8 the Essential Tool for Visual Learning with a New Mind Mapping Environment
            Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Products Earn Finalist Honors in Two Software & Information Industry Association's 2006 Codie Award Categories
            Inspiration Software Launches Essential Tool for Visualizing, Thinking, Organizing and Learning
            Inspiration Software and Zaner-Bloser Collaborate to Develop Visual Learning Tools That Strengthen Student Writing Skills
            Inspiration Software and Great Source Collaborate to Develop Resources for Using Graphic Organizers to Improve Student Reading Comprehension
            2006 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning Applications Available August 2
            Inspiration® for Pocket PC Debuts
            Kidspiration Wins Two Association of Educational Publishers 2005 Distinguished Achievement Awards
            Inspiration Software Wins Two 2005 Codie Awards from the Software & Information Industry Association
            Imaging Innovations Selected as Inspiration Software Exclusive Distributor
            Portland Educator Tamra Hass Receives 2005 National Inspired Teacher Scholarship for Visual Learning From Inspiration Software®, Inc.
            Thirty Educators Receive 2005 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
            Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Software Products Honored as Finalists in Software & Information Industry's 2005 Codie Awards
            Promethean Announces Exclusive Offer with Inspiration Software
            Broward County Public Schools Offers All Students Inspiration and Kidspiration as Cross-Curricular Instructional Tools
            New Updates to Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Tools Support Emerging Technologies
            2005 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning Applications Now Available
            Applications for 2005 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning from Inspiration Software® Available September 14
            Pamela L. Brehm Joins Inspiration Software®, Inc.
            Inspiration® for Palm OS® Launched
            School Districts Nationwide Choose Inspiration® and Kidspiration® as Systemwide, Cross-Curricular Instructional Tools
            School Districts Nationwide Choose Inspiration® and Kidspiration® as Systemwide, Cross-Curricular Instructional Tools
            Canby Educator Jennifer Gingerich Receives 2004 National Inspired Teacher Scholarship for Visual Learning From Inspiration Software®, Inc.
            Inspiration Software® Awards 2004 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
            Inspiration Software® Sponsors 2004 Annual CoSN Awards
            Kidspiration® Graphic Organizer Templates Support Pearson Scott Foresman's New Elementary Social Studies Textbooks
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Launches Kidspiration® 2, Visual Learning Software for Grades K-5
            Inspiration Software®, Inc. Launches Kidspiration® 2, Visual Learning Software for Grades K-5
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Product Information
    Inspiration 8 (Grade 6 to adult)
        What's new in Inspiration 8?
        Inspiration 8 Product Features
        Using Inspiration in Your Classroom
            Language Arts — Inspiration Classroom Examples
            Science — Inspiration Classroom Examples
            Social Studies — Inspiration Classroom Examples
            Math — Inspiration Classroom Examples
            Multimedia/Web Site — Inspiration Classroom Examples
            Inspiration Diagram Archive
        Inspiration Resources
            The Thinking Classroom: Using Inspiration to Meet Curriculum Standards
            Inspiration in Language Arts: Standards-aligned lesson plans
        Download a 30-day Free Trial of Inspiration
        Inspiration Customer Testimonials
        Inspiration 8 System Requirements
        Inspiration Third Party Products
    InspireData (Grade 4 to 12)
        InspireData Product Features
        Using InspireData in Your Classroom
            Science — InspireData Classroom Examples
            Mathematics — InspireData Classroom Examples
            Social Studies — InspireData Classroom Examples
        Integrating Inspiration and InspireData
            InspireData teacher resource book
        Download a 30-day Free Trial of InspireData
        InspireData Customer Testimonials
        InspireData system requirements
    Kidspiration (Grades K-5)
        What's new in Kidspiration 3?
        Kidspiration Product Features
            Kidspiration Quick Tour
        Using Kidspiration in Your Classroom
            Reading & Writing — Kidspiration Classroom Examples
            Science — Kidspiration Classroom Examples
            Social Studies — Kidspiration Classroom Examples
            Math — Kidspiration Classroom Examples
            Additional Activities — Kidspiration Classroom Examples
        Kidspiration Resources
            Kidspiration in the Classroom: Reading Essentials
            Kidspiration 30-day Free Trial
            Kidspiration Quick Start Tutorials
        Kidspiration Customer Testimonials
        Kidspiration 3 System Requirements
    Inspiration® for handhelds - Education
        Inspiration for handhelds Product Features
        Inspiration for handhelds Diagram Examples
        Inspiration for handhelds Interactive Demonstration
        Download a 30-day Free Trial of Inspiration for Palm OS
        Download a 30-day Free Trial of Inspiration for Pocket PC
        Inspiration for handhelds Customer Testimonials
        Inspiration for Palm OS System Requirements
        Inspiration for Pocket PC® System Requirements
    Inspiration for handhelds - Business

Why Visual Learning?
    Visual Learning Techniques
        Idea Maps
            Inspiration Idea Map Example
            Kidspiration Idea Map Example
        Webs
            Literary Webs
                Inspiration Literary Web Example
                Kidspiration Literary Web Example
            Character Webs
                Inspiration Character Web Example
                Kidspiration Character Web Example
            Comparison
                Inspiration Comparison Example
                Kidspiration Comparison Example
        Prewriting
            Inspiration Prewriting Example
            Kidspiration Prewriting Example
        Concept Maps
            Inspiration Concept Map Example
            Kidspiration Concept Map Example
        Plots

    Example Diagrams
        Inspiration Example Diagrams
            Language Arts
            Science
            Social Studies
            Math
            Web Site/Multimedia
            Lesson Planning
        InspireData Example Diagrams
            Science
            Mathematics
            Social Studies
        Inspiration for handhelds Example Diagrams
            Language arts
            Science
            Social studies
            Teacher Planning
            Student Planning
            Administrator Planning
        Kidspiration Example Diagrams
            Reading & Writing
            Science
            Social Studies
            Math
            Additional Activities
    Visual Learning Frequently Asked Questions
    Visual Learning Suggested Reading
    Scientifically Based Research

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        Kidspiration Quick Start Tutorial
    Inspiration for handhelds
        Inspiration for handhelds Quick Start Tutorials

Professional Development
    Workshop Resources
        Inspiration Workshop Resources
        InspireData Workshop Resources
        Kidspiration Workshop Resources
        Inspiration for Palm OS Workshop Resources
        Inspiration for Pocket PC Workshop Resources
    Workshop Scripts
        Inspiration
        InspireData
        Kidspiration
        Inspiration for Palm OS
        Inspiration for Pocket PC
    Schools of Education
        Training Centers
    Request Workshop Materials
    Inspired Teacher Scholarships

Technical Support
    Download Inspiration updaters
    Inspiration 8 FAQ
        Ask Tech Support
        Inspiration 8 System Requirements
    InspireData FAQ
        Ask Tech Support
        InspireData system requirements
    Download Kidspiration updaters
    Kidspiration FAQ
        Ask Tech Support
        Kidspiration System Requirements
    Inspiration for Palm OS FAQ
    Inspiration for Palm OS Printing FAQ
        Ask Tech Support
        Inspiration for Palm OS System Requirements
    Inspiration for Pocket PC FAQ
    Inspiration for Pocket PC Printing FAQ
        Ask Tech Support
        Inspiration for Pocket PC System Requirements
    Contact Technical Support
    Frequently Asked Questions
        Visual Learning FAQ

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