Kidspiration

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What's new in Kidspiration 3?

• Use visual learning across the curriculum -
  Kidspiration works the way students think and learn and the way teachers teach. As students make visual connections, they build fundamental skills in reading, writing, math, science and social studies. Kidspiration offers activities in all curriculum areas, so students use visual learning naturally and confidently.
  
  
• Develop strong thinking skills -
  With Kidspiration, students use graphic organizers to show and explore ideas and relationships. They create graphic organizers including webs, concept maps and Venn diagrams to clarify thoughts, organize information, apply new knowledge and build critical thinking skills.
  
  
• Strengthen reading and writing skills -
  With Kidspiration, students create, organize and explain ideas and information visually. They develop stories and descriptions using engaging visual tools and explore new ideas with thought webs and maps. Using Kidspiration, students demonstrate comprehension in pictures and words.
  
  
• Build conceptual understanding in math -
  Kidspiration extends the proven principles of visual learning to mathematics with new visual math tools. Combining the hands-on learning power of manipulatives with all the added benefits of computer interactivity, Kidspiration's math tools help K-5 learners grasp essential and sometimes challenging math concepts.
  

Discover more about Kidspiration 3 -

• Kidspiration builds thinking, literacy and math skills across the curriculum.
• Designed for students in grades K-5.
• Over 3,000 symbols in Kidspiration's Symbol Library.
• New Symbol Search helps students find symbols to express their thoughts and ideas.
• With Symbol Maker, students can use familiar paint tools to create and personalize their own symbols.
• Kidspiration Word Guide has nearly 13,000 words to support vocabulary and reading comprehension. Word Guide also pairs 1,400 words with images to enhance word recognition and comprehension.
• Enhanced audio support - this includes longer recording time to encourage students to express and document their ideas.
• New visual math tools focus on the core conceptual foundations of counting, place value, computation and geometric thinking.
• Kidspiration Color Tiles allow students to count and compare, explore properties of number and operations and develop computation strategies.
• Students can use Kidspiration Fraction Boxes to represent fractions visually to build a strong conceptual foundation for future work with fractions.
• Kidspiration Math SuperGrouper helps students count, sort and show operations visually.
• Over 150 quick start activity templates give teachers classroom-ready resources that they can customize for individual stodents, small groups or a whole class.
• New tutorials effectively introduce teachers to visual learning with Kidspiration.
• Supports higher resolution monitors and Windows Vista.
• Kidspiration's independent teaching strategies provide support for ELL and ESL students.

EnableMart Case Study: Kidspiration in the Classroom (PDF - click here)

Highlights:

• Kidspiration 3 uses the proven principles of visual learning to help young readers and writers as they learn to develop and organize their ideas, creatively and confidently.
  
• Picture View provides a no-barrier way for kids to represent ideas using symbols. A library of over 1,200 student -friendly symbols inspires kids to explore, think and create! They'll also love working with the SuperGrouper tool — an interactive way to group and arrange thoughts and symbols.
  
• Writing View, which integrates with Picture View, helps students connect their visual thoughts to words. From the thought webs and maps they create in Picture View, students can expand their ideas into written expression. It's the natural, intuitive way to help emerging readers learn to plan and organize for writing.
  
• Audio gives students the chance to hear their work read aloud or record their own words. All menus, buttons and other text are audio supported as well, helping children read and navigate.
  
• Toolbars , with our colorful and intuitive toolbars, kids will be able to use Kidspiration on their own almost immediately. And, our easy-to-follow navigation allows kids to express themselves freely.
  

• Activities -
  Over 45 built-in student activities help you start integrating Kidspiration into the classroom immediately, while activities in reading, writing, science and social studies support cross-curricular exploration. And, the smart Activity Wizard makes it easy to create and modify activities to match your lesson plans.
  

• Macintosh G3 300MHz or faster
• OS X, version 10.2.8 or newer
• 192 MB minimum RAM
• 800x600 (minimum)
  1024x768 (recommended)
  Thousands of colors or higher
• 75 MB minimum install
• 250 MB full install
• CD-ROM drive (for installation only)
• Optional:
  • Macintosh compatible printer
  • Internet browser
  • Microphone
  • Interactive electronic whiteboard
    

Windows Requirements -

• Pentium II 266 MHz or faster
• Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP (including Tablet PC Edition) or Vista
• 128 MB minimum RAM
• 800x600 (minimum)
  1024x768 (recommended)
  16-bit color or higher
• 75 MB minimum install
• 250 MB full install
• CD-ROM drive (for installation only)
• Optional:
  • Windows compatible printer
  • Internet browser
  • Soundcard and speakers
  • Microphone
  • Interactive electronic whiteboard
    

- Ara Ryherd, Computer Teacher
Stephen D. McSweeney High School, Bronx, NY

I love all the new math tools! The addition of the Math View in Kidspiration gives teachers an opportunity to provide an alternative to traditional math manipulatives. It is an effective and efficient learning tool. Students benefit from using a digital learning tool that is intuitive and easy to control.

- Karen M. Ortiz, Technology Integration Specialist -Graland Country Day School, Denver, CO

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