Inspiration Workshop
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Using Inspiration
Mind-Mapping Software for all content
areas
Agenda
IntroductionsIntroductions
Previous experience with Inspiration or mind-mappingPrevious experience with Inspiration or mind-mapping
ResearchResearch
Participant questions about InspirationParticipant questions about Inspiration
Practice using Inspiration togetherPractice using Inspiration together
Individual practice with InspirationIndividual practice with Inspiration
Sharing ideas and workshop websiteSharing ideas and workshop website
Previous Experience
Have you ever used Inspiration before? Have you ever used Inspiration before?
How have you used other forms of How have you used other forms of mind-mapping/graphic organizers? Is it mind-mapping/graphic organizers? Is it effectiveeffective
What are your questions about What are your questions about Inspiration? Inspiration?
Research-Supported
Visual learning techniques like graphic Visual learning techniques like graphic organizers can aid in: organizers can aid in:
Organizing and communicating ideasOrganizing and communicating ideas
Seeing patterns and relationshipsSeeing patterns and relationships
Categorizing ideasCategorizing ideas
Reading comprehensionReading comprehensionExecutive Summary of Literature Review: Graphic Organizers: A Executive Summary of Literature Review: Graphic Organizers: A
Review of Scientifically Based ResearchReview of Scientifically Based Research
Questions we have
(Open Inspiration, create mind-map (Open Inspiration, create mind-map of questions)of questions)
(Save as jpg and export)(Save as jpg and export)
(Upload into presentation here)(Upload into presentation here)
An example
Possible Uses
Open Inspiration on your laptopOpen Inspiration on your laptop
Click on “Rapid Fire”Click on “Rapid Fire”
Type in 4 possible usesType in 4 possible uses
Discuss uses together and add any more good Discuss uses together and add any more good ideas you hear to your mind-mapideas you hear to your mind-map
Demonstrate possibilitiesDemonstrate possibilities
How could you use this in the next two weeks?
In your coming lessons, how could you use In your coming lessons, how could you use this?this?
Create a quick outline of what such a lesson Create a quick outline of what such a lesson would look like using the “Outline” tool in would look like using the “Outline” tool in InspirationInspiration
Click on “Diagram” and play with some of the Click on “Diagram” and play with some of the tools at the toptools at the top
Ask questionsAsk questions
Sharing information
Share lesson ideasShare lesson ideas
Post results on my blog: Post results on my blog: http://inspiringinnovations.blogspot.com/http://inspiringinnovations.blogspot.com/
Email Inspiration documents (if you want) to: Email Inspiration documents (if you want) to: dshetler@borm.cartwright.k12.az.usdshetler@borm.cartwright.k12.az.us
Resources
Free 30-day trial: Free 30-day trial: http://www.inspiration.com/Freetrialhttp://www.inspiration.com/Freetrial
Teachertube video demonstrations: Teachertube video demonstrations:
Political Candidate comparison: Political Candidate comparison: http://tinyurl.com/d2pcqehttp://tinyurl.com/d2pcqe
Inspiration multimedia Investigations: Inspiration multimedia Investigations: http://tinyurl.com/auuadvhttp://tinyurl.com/auuadv
More resources
Inspiration webcasts (upcoming) Inspiration webcasts (upcoming) http://www.inspiration.com/Educators/Events#http://www.inspiration.com/Educators/Events#Webcasts Webcasts
Inspiration webcasts (archived) Inspiration webcasts (archived) http://www.inspiration.com/Educators/Events#http://www.inspiration.com/Educators/Events#archivesarchives
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