The Visual Way to
Think, Write, and Comprehend!
Created
for K-5 learners, Kidspiration®
provides
an easy way to apply the proven principles of visual learning. Students
build graphic organizers by combining pictures, text and spoken words
to represent thoughts and information. Younger learners develop early
literacy skills, and more advanced students improve comprehension
skills and better organize ideas for writing.
K-5
learners use Kidspiration to:
- Categorize and group ideas
- Express and organize thoughts
- Comprehend and communicate
Tap multiple learning
styles
The powerful
combination of visual representations, text-based outlines
and Kidspiration's speech capabilities encourages learning in multiple
modes.
Develop emerging
literacy skills
Students take
advantage of the power of the picture to build early
reading and writing skills. With Symbol Maker, they draw to visually
express their thoughts. Paired words and symbols in Writing View help
students make the literacy connection.
Categorize and group
ideas
SuperGrouper®
shapes - symbols that represent main topics or concepts - offer young
students a visual way to sort, group, classify and compare. Students
simply drag words or picture symbols into SuperGrouper shapes to show
relationships. With Kidspiration, students can now create Venn diagrams
or choose any symbol to represent categories - adding more visual
meaning to grouping activities.
Express and organize
thoughts
Using Kidspiration,
students advance through the writing process,
developing well-organized stories and reports. In Picture View, they
create graphic organizers to brainstorm and organize ideas. Work is
automatically available in Writing View format for drafting. Then with
one click, projects can be moved to a word processor to be finalized.
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Build comprehension
skills
In
Put Reading First,
the National Reading Panel cites the use of graphic organizers as a key
strategy for developing text comprehension. With Kidspiration, students
use graphic organizers to show and explore relationships as well as
improve comprehension and retention of information.
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Young
readers and writers use Kidspiration®
to combine pictures, text and spoken words to represent their ideas and
show relationships.
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. As a learning tool, Kidspiration offers a wide
range of capabilities to leverage the learning styles and skills of
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 SuperGrouper® tool improves categorization skills
Students learn to
sort, group, classify and compare by dragging words
and symbols into SuperGrouper shapes that represent a topic or concept.
In Kidspiration, students can now create Venn diagrams. And, with one
click, they can turn any symbol into a SuperGrouper shape, adding more
visual meaning to grouping activities.
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Symbols help emerging
readers communicate ideas
Early readers and
English language learners use Kidspiration's library
of 1,200 symbols to convey ideas and relationships. The new Symbol
Maker tool makes it easy for students to draw personalized symbols to
include in graphic organizers. |
Click here
to download an Adobe®
PDF of the across-the-curriculum symbols included with Kidspiration.
 Speech supports
auditory learners
Students make important literacy connections with the
combination of written words and pictures, along with spoken words. By
choosing the Listen tool, students can hear any text read aloud. They
can also record their own words and narration.
Ready-made activities
get students started quickly
Kidspiration
comes with 75 built-in activity templates to help build standards-based
skills across the curriculum.
Using the Activity Wizard, teachers easily create or modify activities
to match the learning needs of individual students.
Support
of emerging technologies
Kidspiration 2.1 offers enhanced capability with interactive
whiteboards and Tablet PCs. Shape and handwriting recognition make it
possible to sketch symbols and write text directly on whiteboards such
as Promethean ACTIV board, so teachers can work efficiently and
students can participate easily. Toolbars may be moved to the bottom of
the screen for easy access by all students.
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Intuitive navigation
makes Kidspiration easy to use for all ages
The starter screen
interface makes it easy for young learners to begin a new project or
open an activity.
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System Requirements
Windows
Pentium 75 MHz or faster
Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0, ME, XP (including Tablet PC Edition) or
Vista
8 MB RAM
640 x 480, 256 color display
7 MB available hard drive minimum,
25 MB hard drive available for all symbols and Help
CD-ROM drive (for installation)
Optional: Windows compatible printer
Optional: Internet browser
Optional: Soundcard and speakers
Optional: Microphone
Optional: Interactive electronic
whiteboard |
Matcintosh
Macintosh or Power Macintosh
System 7.1, 8.x, 9.x or OS X
4 MB available RAM
640 x 480, 256 color display
7 MB available hard drive minimum,
35 MB hard drive available for all symbols and Help
CD-ROM drive (for installation)
Optional: Macintosh compatible printer
Optional: Internet browser
Optional: Microphone
Optional: Interactive electronic
whiteboard
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BUY IT NOW
Kidspiration
| Kidspiration (Single User Home
Version) |
IN41101 |
$68.00 |
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| Kidspiration (5-User Lab Pack) |
IN41102 |
$330.00 |
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| Kidspiration (10-User Lab Pack) |
IN41103 |
$550.00 |
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| Kidspiration (20-User Lab Pack) |
IN41104 |
$855.00 |
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