Learn how New York teachers are using Inspiration to prepare students
for state testing: http://www.inspiration.com/eflashes/testing502.htm.
3. INSPIRED TEACHER SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ANNOUNCED!
Each year, Inspiration Software awards educators who champion the
integration of visual learning and technology in classrooms around the
world. In order to support their ongoing professional development, and
to reward their innovation and commitment, twenty educators have
been named recipients of the 2002 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for
Visual Learning. Recipients of the Inspired Teacher Scholarships receive
a $500 stipend to offset costs associated with attendance at a
conference, class, or workshop with a focus on visual learning and
technology.
Read more about the 2002 Inspired Teacher Scholarship winners:
http://www.inspiration.com/eflashes/scholarships502.htm.
4. INSPIRED WEB SITES
Looking for ideas on how to use visual learning in your classroom?
Check out these great sites to see how schools across the country are
using Inspiration and Kidspiration.
McMullen Elementary School in Loudonville, OH created web activities in
Kidspiration to help students and teachers explore the Internet:
http://www.lpschools.k12.oh.us/McM/webact/webactivities.htm.
Memphis City School teachers use this set of modules featuring
Inspiration in self-paced learning to gain professional development
credit: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/inspiration_use.htm.
The University of Northern Iowa offers an online course on Inspiration
and Kidspiration. See some of the diagrams created by the participants:
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/gallery/concept.html. Learn more about the
course at http://www.uni.edu/profdev/conceptmap/.
Fayette County Public School's Technology Assisting Literacy Knowledge
web site provides lesson plans and student samples using Inspiration.
http://itech.fcps.net/talk/apps/inspiration/default.htm.
5. TIPS & TRICKS: LINKING IDEAS TOGETHER
When working in either Inspiration or Kidspiration, symbols are used to
represent concepts or ideas, while links are used to connect ideas and
show the relationships between them. You can customize the appearance of
your links, add text to them, or even include hyperlinks on them. Adding
text to a link further explains the relationship between the two linked
ideas, a technique often used in concept maps.
Learn how to add text to a link in Inspiration or Kidspiration at
http://www.inspiration.com/eflashes/tipstricks502.htm.
Find more information about concept mapping and see examples at