A pictures worth a thousand words

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A pictures worth a thousand words

• Kidspiration and Inspiration Software

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Kidspiration

• Recommended for Kindergarten through grade three.

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In Picture View students build groups, webs or
concept maps. Then they move their work to
Writing View to expand their ideas into written
expression.
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Students learn to sort, group, classify and
compare by dragging words and symbols into
SuperGrouper shapes that represent a topic or
concept.
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Symbols help emerging readers communicate ideas.
Use Kidspiration's library of 1,200 symbols to
convey ideas and relationships.
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Speech supports auditory learners. By choosing
the Listen tool, students can hear any text read
aloud. They can also record their own words and
narration.
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Ready-made activities get students started
quickly. There are built in activity templates to
choose from.
Using the Activity Wizard, teachers easily create
or modify activities to match the learning needs
of individual students.
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Inspiration

• Recommended for grades 4 through adult

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Use Inspiration For
Brainstorming Organizing Prewriting
Concept Mapping Planning Outlining
Diagramming Webbing Project Development
Administrative Tasks Charting
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Now students can start their writing process
within the visual environment. By adding notes
right in their diagrams, students can document
research, describe content, and add detailed
information to projects.
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Many features

• Information from multiple sources is now easier
  to gather, manage, and present.
• Students can tie research and other resources
  into projects with hyperlinks to all types of
  files (Internet, sound, video, audio).
• Students can hear work read aloud or record their
  own words.
• Many templates graphic organizers available
  online.
• Use Site Skeleton to prepare a webpage

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Easy to use

• Use the symbol library for graphics or drag and
  drop your own images or photos onto project
• Rapidfire tool allows you to capture brainstormed
  ideas quickly.
• Show relationships with the Link tool.
• Rearrange symbols by dragging.
• Explain relationships by writing on the link
  arrows
• Use different colours, shapes, fonts, etc.
• Add notes to the visuals
• Toggle back and forth from Outline to Diagram
  view
• Transfer to word processor

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