Intro to Kidspiration 3

• The visual way to

– Think
• (Categorize and group)
– Write
• (Express and organize thoughts)
Jennifer Wagner – Comprehend
ACSI
November 2008 • (Build comprehension skills)

What you get…. In Addition….

• Besides a wonderful software … ☺ • You can…….
– Quick Start standard-based activity templates – One click transfer to word processor
– Starter graphic organizers – Lock items in place within templates
– Activity Wizard – Ability to share items over network
– Password Protection on teacher controls
– Over 3,000 symbols
– Keyboard shortcuts for accessibility
– Super Grouper….. PLUS
• Also available in Mac/PC
– Symbol Maker & Word Guide
– Usable with Smart boards, Handhelds, &
Tablet PC’s

Super

First View Tools at Add

the Top Undo
Grouper
Symbol
Tool – Picture
Listen View
Symbol
Maker
tool.

Allows you Link Clear Student

to go to symbol tool Name
outline view

The main working screen (in picture) view will look like this.
When you first open Kidspiration3, you will come to the STARTER
page. Here, you will find, the picture or writing view as well as There are a variety of tools available for your use.
various templates created for you by Kidspiration.

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 New Tool Tools On The Side
Search

• Word Guide

Symbol
Symbols Categories

The side toolbar is where your symbols can be found.

Tools On The Bottom Student Name Tool

Fonts & Bold, Italicize, Symbol

Font
Size Underline Hide Line Color
Color
Caption

Line image,
thickness of line,
and color of line

The bottom toolbar is where your can change fonts, size, line, and Allows student to have name appear on their completed
line color. You cannot make the changes while in the text editor. Kidspiration print out. After they click on this item, they can place
Click OFF your image and then click back to make changes. their name on top of the left, right, or center of their document.

Symbol Tool Draw A Symbol Tool

Allows student to create their own images! Allows you to create unique symbols of your own.
Once you click on the icon, you will be brought into a simple paint
program. Click on DONE when you are finished.

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 Tools
Takes youatbackthe
picture
to Top
Move left – – Writing View
Move right Listen Publish
Tools at the Bottom – Writing View

Color
Adds Idea Clear or Student
Undo Name Font & Size Prefix

Bold, Italicize, Hide

Underline, & Color Paper

The main working screen (in writing) view will look like this. The main working screen (in writing) view will look like this.
There are a variety of tools available for your use. You will have NO tools on the left side margin.

Before We Go
Templates
Into What’s New…..
• Atomic Learning.com (one month free trial • Kidspiration Community:
subscription) http://www.inspiredlearningcommunity.co
– Sign In m/
• Google Kidspiration Tutorials • http://www.northcanton.sparcc.org/~elem/k
– 16,000 using that search idspiration/collection.html
• Sign up for FLASHES at • http://www.globalclassroom.org/together/ki
www.kidspiration.com dspiration.html

Templates Templates

• http://t4.jordan.k12.ut.us/teacher_resource • http://www.edina.k12.mn.us/concord/stude
s/Kidspiration/ ntlinks/kidspiration/kidspiration.htm
• http://www.coweta.k12.ga.us/cweb/Kidspir • http://www.lz95.org/technology/wirelesswo
ation/KidActivities.htm nders/curriculum.htm
• http://www.spart5.k12.sc.us/TechTraining/ • http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resource
KidspirationMatrix.htm s/kidspiration.htm
• http://www.oswego.org/staff/cchamber/ins • http://webtech.kennesaw.edu/jcheek3/insp
pire/kidspiration.htm iration.htm

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 Kidspiration Pricing
• KIDSPIRATION
– www.kidspriation.com
– Write for 30 day trial cd’s. If you want to
conduct your own in-service, ask them for the
THANK YOU!!!!
free in-service CD as well.
Jennifer Wagner
ACSI
November 2008

New Kidspiration Math

BRAND NEW TO
KIDSPIRATION 3
• Color Tiles
Part 2 • Pattern Blocks
• Base 10
Jennifer Wagner
ACSI
• Fraction Tiles
November 2008 • Fraction Boxes
• Clear Workspace

Includes Color Tiles

Math Tools

Add a page

Color tool, X out tool, and grid

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 Pattern Blocks Base Ten

Patterns & Blocks &

Super Super
Groupers Groupers

Add a page Add a page

Resize, Color tool, X out tool, Break

Color tool, X out tool, Flip, & Resize
Apart, Tables, & Flip

Fraction Tiles Fraction Tiles

Line tool and
Fractions
Blocks &
Blank

Add a page Add a page

Resize, Color tool,

Resize, Color tool, X out tool, X out tool, Patterns
Patterns, Number Toggle

Free Workspace Teacher Menu

You can toggle the Teacher
• Allows you to create word problems,
Menu on or off and you can
directions, samples, etc etc etc. also password protect it.

Though you have thousands

of images included….you
might wish at times to bring
in your own images to
Kidspriation.

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 Importing Images Importing Images
• You will need to have the image saved to • Click on FILE, Import a Graphic
your hard disk. (I have used jpegs, gifs, • Browse to where that image is.
and bmps) • You can resize images once they come
• Please remember where you saved the into Kidspiration
graphic.
• If you are going to replace another symbol
with the graphic – make sure you click on
the symbol you will be changing.

Recording Sounds Recording Sounds

• You can bring in your own student’s or • Click on the symbol you want the sound
your voice into Kidspiration attached to.
• You will need to have a working • Click on Sound, Record
microphone attached to your computer. • You will see this image –
• Double check in your control panel (for which will allow you to
PC) or System Preferences (for MAC) Record and save.
There will now be a speaker
by the symbol

Publishing Vs. Export Bringing Into PowerPoint

• Be in writing view • When you are in WORD, you can choose
• PUBLISHING File, Send To – and one option will be
• The writing view dialogue window will open PowerPoint.
with several options. • Each topic (or symbol button) in
– Word Kidspiration will now become its own slide.
– Scholastic Keys • Each grouping by the symbol button will
• If you EXPORT become bullets on the slide.
– Plain Text, Word, HTML

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 Adding Hyperlinks Adding Hyperlinks
• Any symbol (or text under the symbol) can • Enter the address into the hyperlink box and
click on OK.
be used to create a hyperlink to
• If you don’t want the hyperlink to be active –
– A webpage click on Teacher, Application Options
– Another image • Here you can make several choices for student
– A document on your computer usage of hyperlinks, word-processing programs,
– Or email address the listen tool and more!
• If you choose AUTO DETECTION, when you
• Select the text type in a web address it will automatically create
• From Teacher menu, choose URL or F6 a hyperlink.

Creating A Webpage THANK YOU

• How your file will look is dependent on whether • KIDSPIRATION
you were in “writing view” or “picture view”
– www.kidspriation.com
• You will click on FILE, Export to create a
webpage. Do this AFTER you have added your – Write for 30 day trial cd’s. If you want to
hyperlinks. conduct your own in-service, ask them for the
• If you save in picture view – it will also create a free in-service CD as well.
folder (with the same name) which will hold your
images. (If you upload to the internet, you will
need to upload both the file and the folder for the
webpage to be viewable.

THANK YOU!!!!

Jennifer Wagner
ACSI
November 2008
[email protected]

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