Concept Mapping using Inspiration
 
Articles Tutorials Examples Templates Standards  Kidspiration Home

 

 

Conference Handouts
skills checklist click here to access Inspiration file
  click here to access in HTML
help sheet click here to access help sheet in PDF
tutorial from Inspiration Web site click here to access
Hard copy of all the graphics from Inspiration Web site click here to access and scroll down towards bottom of page under heading "Symbols at your fingertips"



 

 

 



 

Concept Mapping Articles

CONCEPT MAPPING SOFTWARE?? What is it and what are the benefits? - Article from NWOET Scanner Newsletter - click here to access

The Concept-Mapping Classroom - good article from Education World
http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech164.shtml

Concepts Maps - Introduction
http://classes.aces.uiuc.edu/ACES100/Mind/CMap.html

The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct Them - Joseph D. Novak, Cornell University
http://cmap.coginst.uwf.edu/info

The Power of Visual Learning - from the Inspiration Web site
http://www.inspiration.com/vlearning/index.cfm


 




Tutorials
TUTORIALS on using Inspiration in your classroom
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/inspiration.htm

Excellent site with many tutorial links.
http://projects.edtech.sandi.net/staffdev/tpfs98/mod3.html




Examples
 Great Project ideas for language arts
http://www.cobbk12.org/sites/literacy/fetc/index.htm

The Inspiration home page
To see some examples of using Inspiration go to Professional Development to Workshop resources.
http://www.inspiration.com/home.cfm

Inspiration & Kidspiration lesson plans
http://www.comsewogue.k12.ny.us/curriculum/conceptmaps/index.htm

Samples of students using Inspiration.
http://www.east-buc.k12.ia.us/Ins/inspiration.htm

Teacher examples and students examples of Inspiration/Kidspiration
http://www.uni.edu/profdev/conceptmap/four/

Review and Examples: Great resources and examples of both Inspiration
and Kidspiration by Walter McKenzie at Innovative Teaching:
http://surfaquarium.com/newsletter/inspiration.htm

Example of how a teacher could use Inspiration software as a teacher planning tool.




Templates
 Great Project ideas for language arts
 http://www.cobbk12.org/sites/literacy/fetc/index.htm

Templates for Inspiration
http://www.fcps.edu/LondonTowneES/Resources/techlessons/techlessonsins.htm
Templates from Inspiration - 13 downloadable
http://www.inspiration.com/mstemplates

Templates - include concept Word Map, making bigger words, descriptive pattern, etc.
 http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/teacher_resources/inspiration_templates/#categorize

Standards

Ohio - Inspired Standards Match for OHIO ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS from Inspiration's web site.
 http://www.inspiration.com/standards/pdf/OH_Inspired_Standards_match.pdf

Michigan - Inspired Standards Match for Michigan ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS from Inspiration's web site.
http://www.inspiration.com/standards/pdf/MI_Inspired_Standards_match.pdf