Preparing Teachers to Use Technology

Resources - Creating Cognitive Maps with Inspiration

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Introduction
----- Have you ever jotted down your ideas, draw arrows between some of them or sketched a quick picture to help you visualize your thoughts? If so, you were using a visual learning technique. Concept maps, idea maps, venn diagrams, brainstorming diagrams are graphical ways students can demonstrate their thinking and learning.
----- Kidspiration and Inspiration are tools that support constructivist teaching and learning. These software packages allow students to build their own understandings of new information, generate ideas and communicate complex concepts.
A classroom without walls
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Lesson 1a: Creating Cognitive Maps with Inspiration

Lesson 1b: Inspiration Quick Start Tutorial

Alternative communication products
  Inspiration 7.5
  Inspiration 8.0
  Inspiration 8.0 (with screen shots)
Technology tools for mental tasks
  Inspiration in the Classroom (PDF)
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