Kidspiration®:
Kidspiration®
helps students K-5 see,
organize, and develop their great ideas. Using the proven principles of visual
learning, young readers and writers build confidence in organizing information,
understanding concepts, and expressing their thoughts. Use
Kidspiration across the curriculum to: Brainstorm
ideas with pictures and words; Organize and categorize information visually;
Create stories and descriptions using engaging visual tools; Explore new ideas
with thought webs and visual mapping.
Getting Started:
Instructions for Kidspiration
Select this symbol to go to Writing
View.
Select
this symbol to add a connected or unconnected symbol to your diagram.
Use
to link symbols on your diagram.
Add
a SuperGrouper™ category to your diagram or change a SuperGrouper shape. To
add, click the SuperGrouper button, select the shape and add it to your diagram.
Add a title to your SuperGrouper button. Add graphics by selecting the symbol
library-click and drag selected graphic(s) into your SuperGrouper button.
Clears
the content selection from your diagram.
Undoes
the last change that you made.
Turns
on the Listen tool. Click a symbol, link or category to hear the computer read
the text in the selection.
Print
your name and additional information on the top of the page.
Select
this symbol to return to picture view.
Add
an idea to your writing project.
Move
the selected idea up a level in the hierarchy.
Move
the selected idea down a level in the hierarchy.
Clears
the selected text or idea from your project.
Undoes
the last change that you made.
Turns
on the Listen tool. Click an idea to hear the computer read the text in the
selection.
Print
your name and additional information on the top of the page or add page numbers
to the bottom of the page.