Powered by the
proven techniques of visual learning, Inspiration® supports
critical thinking, comprehension, and writing in all curriculum
areas. Students use Inspiration to tap creativity, build new knowledge,
analyze complex topics, and improve organizational skills. Educators
use Inspiration to customize instruction, achieve standards, assess
student progress, and energize learning. Retaining the core Inspiration
functions, Inspiration 8 introduces significant new capabilities
to improve the visual learning experience for students and teachers.
Internet
enabled
Effortlessly integrate URL hyperlinks into both Diagram and
Outline views. Pull GIF and JPG images directly from the web into
Inspiration documents. You can even create web pages with URL hyperlinks!
Easier to
use!
Dozens of user-requested interface modifications make Inspiration
simpler and more user friendly.
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Inspiration's
integrated diagramming and outlining environments work together
so students can see how their thoughts and ideas connect. Dynamic
new features in Version 8 inspire both educators and students! You'll
find over 50 new curriculum-aligned templates inspire classroom
quick-starts, an enhanced Template Wizard, visually integrated notes
to bring writing power into diagrams, as well as audio to support
multiple learning styles, and the new Site Skeleton export
to easily convert diagrams to web sites.
Use Inspiration
across the curriculum for:
- Brainstorming
- Webbing
- Diagramming
- Planning
- Critical
thinking
- Concept mapping
- Organizing
- Outlining
Template
categories include:
- Language
Arts
- Social Studies
- Science
- Planning
Benefits:
- Clarifies
thinking
- Deepens understanding
of concepts
- Increases
retention
- Develops
organizational skills
- Taps creativity
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Achieving
Standards with Inspiration
Achieving Standards
with Inspiration offers practical, content-rich lesson plans for
grades 6-12 in language arts, social studies, and science. Designed
to address state and national standards, each lesson makes it easy
for you to integrate visual learning activities into your teaching
plans with confidence.
Easily modify and customize each lesson to support your specific
objectives and your individual teaching style.
These standards-based
lesson plans provide:
- A descriptive
overview.
- Correlation
to standards.
- Associated
skills.
- An explanation
of materials and preparation needed.
- Detailed
"on the computer" lesson instructions.
- Follow-up
activities to encourage reinforcement and mastery.

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Achieving Standards with Inspiration for use with Mac or Win version |
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In
addition to nearly 80 pages of practical lesson plans, Achieving
Standards with Inspiration 7 includes bonus sections, too:
- Classroom
examples: cross-curricular activity suggestions from new templates
in Inspiration 7.
- "How
to": brief tutorials provide answers to commonly asked
questions on core features.
- Suggested
reading: more resources expand your knowledge of visual learning
methods.
- Many
include downloadable templates to help you use these resources
quickly and easily.
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