Introduction to Kidspiration Software

By: Katie DiDiaJanuary 9, 2011

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Quick Recap…• We now have a full cart of Vostros laptop

computers

• These laptops can be signed out and taken to your classroom

• These laptops have several software programs already loaded on them.

What software programs do we currently have here at ALT?

Reading Writing• Read Out Loud• Bookshare• Start to Finish

Books• Accelerated

Reader• Picture It

• Co-Writer/Solo• Write Out Loud• Kidspiration• Draft Builder• Inspiration• Picture It

• Co-Writer

• Kidspiration

• Inspiration

Last year we started to talk about…

Today we will be focusing on…

I know what you’re thinking… But where will I find the time!?!?

Baby steps…

We all know that our students have different learning styles.

Visual

AuditoryKinesthetic

• Kids can actually draw and fill in diagrams showing how their information fits together, in a linear or non-linear manner.

• Kids are using a computer mouse to physically move information and pictures around, and they are using a keyboard to type.

• Kids can use the text to speech feature to help auditory learners and those who don't read as well.

Who benefits from Inspiration/Kidspiration Software?

• Go to Inspiration software/Help/Learn to Use/Training Videos/Visual Learning/In the Classroom.

Let’s see it in action!

http://www.inspiration.com/Curriculum-Integration/Kidspiration

Click on the websitefor a 7 min 18 sec.video on the KidspirationWebsite.

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