Inspiration & Kidspiration: Developing Standards-Based Lessons with Digital Hypermedia Helen Siukola Jancich Anastasia Trekles Purdue University Calumet Helen Siukola Jancich Anastasia Trekles Purdue University Calumet

Workshop Outline / Introductions / What is Inspiration and Kidspiration? / A Tour of Inspiration.com / Addressing the Standards with Concept Mapping / Adding Digital Photos and Hyperlinks / Introductions / What is Inspiration and Kidspiration? / A Tour of Inspiration.com / Addressing the Standards with Concept Mapping / Adding Digital Photos and Hyperlinks

Nice to Meet You! / Who are you? / Are you using Inspiration or Kidspiration right now? / If so, how?

What is Inspiration and Kidspiration? / Inspiration Software creates visual learning tools for students / Kidspiration is geared toward grades P- 5 / Inspiration is for grades 5-12 and beyond / Inspiration Palm is available for PalmPilot use / Inspiration Software creates visual learning tools for students / Kidspiration is geared toward grades P- 5 / Inspiration is for grades 5-12 and beyond / Inspiration Palm is available for PalmPilot use

/ A fantastic website filled with resources for their software / Features dozens of lesson plans, templates, etc for teachers integrating these programs / You can also download demos and updates / A fantastic website filled with resources for their software / Features dozens of lesson plans, templates, etc for teachers integrating these programs / You can also download demos and updates

With Inspiration, learners can… / Organize / Categorize / Illustrate concepts / Present concepts / Create timelines / Organize / Categorize / Illustrate concepts / Present concepts / Create timelines / Stimulate creativity / Outline papers and stories / Collect resources

Inspiration, Kidspiration, and the Standards

Language Arts / Outline and gather resources for papers / Understand letters, sounds, sentence construction / Match vocabulary words to pictures / Put vocabulary words into categories / Create digital stories and detail concepts of literature and story construction / Outline and gather resources for papers / Understand letters, sounds, sentence construction / Match vocabulary words to pictures / Put vocabulary words into categories / Create digital stories and detail concepts of literature and story construction

Social Studies / Create timelines of events in history / Associate names to pictures or audio of historical places, people, or events / Create flowcharts and organizational charts to illustrate government concepts / Identify symbols and resources related to different cultures and nationalities / Create timelines of events in history / Associate names to pictures or audio of historical places, people, or events / Create flowcharts and organizational charts to illustrate government concepts / Identify symbols and resources related to different cultures and nationalities

Science / Categorize animal and plant species / Illustrate the parts of the human body / Provide illustration to explain the periodic table of elements / Create models of the Solar System and the universe, with hyperlinks / Detail lab procedures and findings / Categorize animal and plant species / Illustrate the parts of the human body / Provide illustration to explain the periodic table of elements / Create models of the Solar System and the universe, with hyperlinks / Detail lab procedures and findings

Mathematics / Illustrate and lead students through formula steps / Visually demonstrate concepts like fractions, making change, many more / Categorize numbers and math symbols / Relate mathematical concepts to the world around us / Illustrate and lead students through formula steps / Visually demonstrate concepts like fractions, making change, many more / Categorize numbers and math symbols / Relate mathematical concepts to the world around us

Adding Digital Photos / Any image file, including those imported from a camera, can be imported into Inspiration or Kidspiration

Adding Hyperlinks / Inspiration: Select a symbol or text and click the Hyperlink button in the toolbar / Kidspiration: Enable the Teacher Menu first, then select text and choose URL Hyperlink from theTeacher Menu / Inspiration: Select a symbol or text and click the Hyperlink button in the toolbar / Kidspiration: Enable the Teacher Menu first, then select text and choose URL Hyperlink from theTeacher Menu

Resources / Inspiration’s website: / Mindservegroup Inspiration Software and Resources: / Inspiration’s website: / Mindservegroup Inspiration Software and Resources:

Resources / Some general Inspiration templates: ion.htm ion.htm / Suggestions for Inspiration use in the classroom: iles/Inspiration_Use.pdf iles/Inspiration_Use.pdf / Some general Inspiration templates: ion.htm ion.htm / Suggestions for Inspiration use in the classroom: iles/Inspiration_Use.pdf iles/Inspiration_Use.pdf

Resources / Teachers using Inspiration: nspir.htm nspir.htm / Many more Inspiration/Kidspiration examples: InspirationMatrix.htm InspirationMatrix.htm / Teachers using Inspiration: nspir.htm nspir.htm / Many more Inspiration/Kidspiration examples: InspirationMatrix.htm InspirationMatrix.htm

Resources / Extras / Helen’s website: ulty/Jancich ulty/Jancich / Staci’s website: ulty/trekles ulty/trekles / Extras / Helen’s website: ulty/Jancich ulty/Jancich / Staci’s website: ulty/trekles ulty/trekles

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