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Inspiration Software, Inc. develops and
publishes visual
learning and thinking software for educators, students and
business professionals.
History
Inspiration Software was founded in 1982 by Donald Helfgott and
Mona Westhaver and was originally focused on business software
products. In 1987, Inspiration Software began to develop products
for brainstorming, thinking and organizing ideas. In 1996,
Inspiration Software introduced Inspiration for
educators and students. The company is located in Beaverton,
Oregon.
Software
Products
Inspiration
The visual
learning and thinking software tool
Inspiration is most widely known for its use in
building graphic organizers, such as concept maps,
mind maps, idea maps, diagrams and webs.
Kidspiration
The visual
learning software tool Kidspiration is used
primarily by students in kindergarten through 5th grade to build graphic organizers such as idea maps, diagrams and webs in reading
and writing, science, social studies and math. Math manipulatives -
fraction tiles, pattern blocks, fraction boxes, color tiles, and
base ten blocks - were added to the latest version released in
2008.
InspireData
A new product called InspireData was released in July 2006.
Originally funded under a grant from the National Science
Foundation, InspireData was developed by TERC, an educational
research and development lab. InspireData is a tool for collecting
and analyzing data in science, math, and social studies.
See also
References
Reviews and
Guides
- MacWorld article on Inspiration 7 [11]
- Mel Levine, All Kinds of Minds [12]
- Golden Triangle PC Club review of Inspiration 7 [13]
- University of Wisconsin List of Uses for Inspiration [14]
- SuperKids Software Review of Inspiration [15]
- Learning Village review of Inspiration [16]
- Innovation Tools review of Inspiration [17]
- LD Resources on Inspiration [18]
- From Now On, education technology journal review of Inspiration
[19]
- ISTE book about using Inspiration in writing [20]
- School District web sites about using Inspiration:
- FSDB (Florida School for the Deaf and Blind) [21]
- East Buchanan (Winthrop, IA) [22]
- Computer-based study strategies using Inspiration [23]
- University of Calgary professor's essay on using Inspiration [24]
- Education Oasis review of Inspiration [25]
- MacWorld review of Inspiration 6 [26]
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