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An upgrade to Kidspiration has been placed on the company's website. This has been named version 2.1. If you wish to upgrade visit the Kidspiration website, but you must be using a computer which has Kidspiration installed. The upgrade is ideal for use with interactive whiteboards. | ||
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One Fife primary teacher has been working with children from 5 to 11 years as part of her whole-school support role. Frances Sutherland of St. Joseph's Primary, Kelty has introduced Kidspiration to the youngest children and Inspiration to classes in the upper school. A comprehensive collection of Kidspiration files and details of the teaching and learning strategies employed is included. One exciting development has been Frances' use of a SmartBoard 560 interactive whiteboard to introduce concept mapping to the children. This has extended the software's potential and aided group and class discussion. Two files have been donated by Susan Rossi, a specialist sensory support teacher. They show clearly the benefits to be derived when using Kidspiration as a visual learning tool. |
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A large collection of Kidspiration and Inspiration files for different curricular areas has been added to the Websites page. They have been posted on the internet by the University of Oregon. | ||
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Course notes designed to support Kidspiration as a writing tool by Fife Education's Janet Mackie and colleagues in the ICT Assessment Team working with children with additional educational needs. There is also a collection of supergrouper ideas. Both collections are written as Microsoft Word 2000 files. A sheet summarising how both Kidspiration and Inspiration could be used may be downloaded and printed as a reference sheet for learners or for issue to staff seeking an explanation through sample files. Extra sample files are included courtesy of Morag MacDonald of Tighnabruaich Primary School, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Tighnabruaich is Gaelic for 'house on the hill'. A search on the internet will provide a list of websites describing this picturesque part of Scotland. A set of 5 ideas on using the Symbol Maker tool has been added to the Hints and Tips section. The information coming from the October 2005 Flashes newsletter - now provided in a new format (see Flashes). |
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