Academia

Description
At Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, Kidspiration develops literacy, numeracy and thinking skills using proven visual learning principles. In literacy, Kidspiration strengthens word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension and written expression. With visual maths tools, pupils build reasoning and problem solving skills. Across the curriculum, Kidspiration supports personalised learning, allowing pupils to express their creativity and thinking with pictures, words and numbers.

Features

• Kidspiration uses the proven principles of visual learning to help readers and writers learn to develop and organise their ideas.
• Picture view provides a graphical way for pupils to represent their ideas using symbols(includes a library of over 3000 symbols).
• Writing View allows pupils to begin the writing process, by expanding their visual thoughts.
• One mouse click transition from Writing View to Picture View to Picture View and vice versa.
• SuperGrouper tool allows pupils to interactively group and arrange thoughts and symbols.
• Audio gives pupils the chance to hear their work read aloud, or record their own voice. All buttons, menus and other tex are text-to-speech enabled, helping pupils to read and navigate.
• Symbol maker - create customised symbols with this new drawing tool.
• Includes thumbnail of images in the outline view to support emerging readers and writers.
• Super grouper template allows creation of VENN diagrams to categorise and sort information.
• Syncronises files with Inspiration for Palm OS.
• Interactive whiteboard enabled (except on Mac OS Classic).
• NEW Maths View with 5 visual maths tools develop pupils number sense, spatial reasoning and conceptual understanding of the four basic operations.
• NEW 3000+ symbols offer visual support for concepts taught in the primary curriculum.
• Symbol search makes it easy to find the right picture, image or symbol to express thoughts and ideas
• NEW Word Guide - a combination dictionary and thesaurus, builds pupils vocabulary and reading comprehension.

• Teaches emerging readers/ writers to clarify thinking, and to process, organise and priortise information.
• Visual representation deepens the pupils understanding of concepts and identifies misconceptions.
• Intuitive interface helps keeps pupils focused on their ideas, not on the process of constructing the mind mapping diagram.
• Stimulates creative thinking.
• NEW Build conceptual understanding in maths

• Pentium II 266 MHz or faster 
• Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP (including Tablet PC Edition) or Vista  

• 128 MB minimum RAM 
• 800x600 (minimum)
• 1024 X 768 (recommended)
• 16-bit color or higher 
• 75 MB minimum install
• 250 MB full install  
• CD-ROM drive (for installation only)  

  Optional: Windows compatible printer; Internet browser; Soundcard and speakers; Microphone; Interactive electronic whiteboard 

• Macintosh G3 300 MHz or faster 
• OS X, version 10.2.8 or newer, Leopard compatible  
• 192 MB minimum RAM  
• 800x600 (minimum)
• 1024 X 768 (recommended)
• Thousands of colors or higher  
• 75 MB minimum install
• 250 MB full install  
• CD-ROM drive (for installation only)  

  Optional: Macintosh compatible printer; Internet browser; Microphone; Interactive electronic whiteboard