Visual Learning Software from Teacher Certification

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Visual Learning Software from Teacher
Certification

• Inspiration
• InspireData
• Kidspiration

• Available in
• Tech 204
• Tech 210
• Success Connection

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Inspiration

• Allows students to plan, research and complete
  projects visually.
• With the integrated Diagram and Outline Views,
  students create graphic organizers and expand
  topics into writing. Improves skills in
• Planning and organizing
• Researching and evaluating
• Comprehending and communicating

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Starting a New Diagram

• Click Diagram button
• Type something for main idea symbol. Main idea
  symbol is starting point for your work
• Add ideas with RapidFire tool

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Add Unlinked Ideas

• Select main topic
• Choose Select Without Links beside the
  RapidFire Button
• Type ideas
• OR
• Simply point and type

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Symbols

• Select idea
• Type in search words for symbol on symbol palette
• Choose symbol and it will associate with idea
• OR
• Browse through the libraries

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Adding Links with Link Button
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Labeling Links and Adding Notes
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Outline View

• Click on Outline button to switch between Outline
  and Diagram view
• Topics and subtopics can be added in this view
  also
• Notes can be added

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Finishing with Inspiration

• Click on File / Export to Word Processor to move
  to a Word Processor
• Use the Quick Start Tutorial for advanced
  training
• http//inspiration.com/download/pdf/I8QuickStart.p
  df

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InspireData

• Allows students to examine data and explore
  relationships.
• Data moves with the click of an icon.
• Use dynamic Venn, bar, stack, pie and axis plots
  to interpret information and draw conclusions.
• InspireData helps students successfully
• Build data literacy
• Develop analytical skills
• Strengthen critical thinking

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Using InspireData

• Tutorial is
• http//inspiration.com/download/pdf/InspireDataQui
  ckStart.pdf
• Open or create database
• View in Table View
• Looks like a database (or spreadsheet list)
• View in Plot View
• Show and change labels
• View Records in Plot View each icon is a record

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Table View
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Venn Plots

• Compare and analyze relationships between sets of
  data
• Click on Venn Plot icon at bottom or screen
• Change field, operator and value to desired
  relationships, press enter and watch icons move
• Can add another Venn loop to compare two sets of
  data at once

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Venn Plots

• Hours sleep less than 8

• Hours sleep less than 8
• AND
• Wake process is hard

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Add Color for More Meaning

• Click on Color by Field
• Choose desired field

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Stack Plot

• Divides the values within one field into
  categories, then organizes the icons that fall
  into each category into stacks.
• Can divide the data into categories by selecting
  from multiple stack plot types.
• By representing an additional variable on the Y
  axis, students can easily see the differences
  between the individual groups.
• To see the relationship between the length of
  time a student sleeps and the wake process, for
  example, you could use a parallel Stack plot.

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Stack Plots

• Hours Sleep

• Adding Wake Process shows that the fewer hours a
  student sleeps, the harder it is to wake up.

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Axis Plot

• Axis plots let you create scatter plots, which
  are a great way to find and investigate
  correlations.
• For example, you could see if there was a
  relationship between amount of sleep and age.

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Axis Plots

• Older students tend to get less sleep than younger

• Add a Line of Best Fit

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Pie Plot

• Shows how many records in your table share a
  common attribute
• Sections are determined by the values in the
  field you assign to the pie, and the icons fall
  accordingly into these sections

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Pie Plots

• Wake Process

• Multiple pies to compare gender also

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How to Get Data

• From existing databases in InspireData as we have
  done in this short tutorial
• Create your own database
• Type in data you have collected
• Import data (such as from a web site)
• Enter data from an e-survey created from within
  InspireData
• Step-by-step instructions are given in the
  tutorial located at
• http//inspiration.com/download/pdf/InspireDataQui
  ckStart.pdf

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Making a Slide Show

• A Slide Show is a great way to document and
  present work. Each slide captures a live view
  of the data, which means that you can continue to
  change and work with the captured plots when
  viewing your slides.
• Step-by-step instructions are given on the
  tutorial site

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Kidspiration

• Created for K-5 learners, Kidspiration develops
  thinking, literacy and numeracy skills using
  proven visual learning principles. In reading and
  writing, Kidspiration strengthens word
  recognition, vocabulary, comprehension and
  written expression. With new visual math tools,
  students build reasoning and problem solving
  skills.   Kidspiration helps K-5 learners to
• Develop strong thinking skills
• Strengthen reading and writing skills
• Build conceptual understanding in math

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Web Casts

• Engaging Students in Civics and Government with
  the Presidential Election and InspireData
• View this archived webcast now
• Building Data Literacy Skills with Radish Plants
  and InspireData
• View this archived webcast now