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Kidspiration Single User Upgrade
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Product Description
Created for K-5 learners, Kidspiration develops thinking, literacy and numeracy skills using proven visual learning principles. In reading and writing, Kidspiration strengthens word recognition, vocabulary, comprehension and written expression. With new visual math tools, students build reasoning and problem solving skills.
Kidspiration 3 offers new capabilities to strengthen reading and writing skills. Kidspiration builds students' word recognition, vocabulary and omprehension using visual tools that combine pictures, text and spoken words.
The Expanded symbol library offers 3000+ symbols offer visual support for concepts taught in K-5 language arts, social studies and science curriculum, providing students with more opportunities to express themselves visually
Symbol search allows students to search for symbols by keyword to find just the right picture, image or symbol to express their thoughts and ideas
Kidspiration Word Guide is a combination dictionary and thesaurus that supports vocabulary and reading comprehension with easy access to nearly 13,000 words. It includes sight vocabulary from the Dolch and Fry word lists and aligns with TESL vocabulary to support ELL and ESL students. Each entry includes definitions, synonyms and antonyms, parts of speech, sample sentences, images, and recorded speech to guide pronunciation of words
Enhanced audio support offers longer recording time encourages students to express and document their ideas. Teachers have more flexibility when recording instructions and comments. For ESL and ELL learners, teachers can record instructions in native languages to enhance student understanding
Now Kidspiration extends the proven principles of visual learning to mathematics. Combining the hands-on learning power of manipulatives with all the added benefits of computer interactivity, Kidspiration's new Math View and visual math tools help learners build a strong mathematical foundation to understand math concepts
Five visual math tools focus on the core conceptual foundations of counting, place value, computation and geometric thinking. Students build number sense and spatial reasoning and understand the meaning behind the four basic operations while communicating their thinking with words, numbers and math symbols
Kidspiration Color Tiles are used to count and compare, explore properties of number and operations, and develop computation strategies. With Kidspiration Color Tiles, students learn to solve area and perimeter problems and model number patterns and the four basic operations
Kidspiration Pattern Blocks are used to investigate the properties and attributes of shapes through composition and decomposition. They produce patterns and tessellations, explore similarity and congruence, experiment with symmetry, and represent fractions
Kidspiration Base Ten Blocks are used to understand place value and strengthen number sense. With Kidspiration Base Ten Blocks, they count, compare, group, partition and create equivalent representations of whole numbers and decimals. Kidspiration Base Ten Blocks also introduce students to procedures for operations on multi-digit numbers
Kidspiration Fraction Tiles are used to compare and order fractions and to understand equivalent fractions. They find common denominators, translate between improper fractions and mixed numbers, and model basic operations with fractions
Kidspiration Fraction Boxes are used to represent fractions visually to build a strong conceptual foundation for future work with fractions. Students compare, order, simplify and find equivalent fractions. They use Kidspiration Fraction Boxes to model basic operations with like and unlike denominators. Kidspiration Fraction Boxes also introduce students to improper fractions, mixed numbers and representing word problems
New educator-developed resources support curriculum integration and include more curriculum content, new teacher tools and standards-aligned lesson plans in language arts, math, science and social studies developed specifically for grades K-5, along with 150+ activity templates
Picture View builds graphic organizers including concept maps, webs, bubble diagrams and Venn diagrams
Writing View helps students expand ideas into written expression
Maths View helps students use maths manipulatives such as color tiles, pattern blocks, base ten blocks, fraction tiles and fraction boxes to build essential maths skills
3,000+ symbols in Kidspiration’s Symbol Library provide visual support for concepts taught in K-5 language arts, social studies and science. Students can also import symbols from other sources
Symbol Search helps students search and find just the right symbols to express their thoughts and ideas
Symbol Maker sparks creativity and anchors meaning, students use familiar paint tools to create and personalize their own symbols to use in their graphic organizers
The Link tool connects ideas and shows relationships. Hyperlinks enrich Kidspiration activities and projects. Students and teachers can hyperlink to web pages from symbols, notes and links
Kidspiration’s SuperGrouper supports students as they sort, group and classify objects and ideas. A favorite for students and teachers alike, SuperGrouper containers are used to synthesise and analyse ideas
Windows©
Windows 98, ME, 2000, XP (including Tablet PC Edition), Vista or Windows 7
Pentium II 266 MHz or faster
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
Mac®
OS X, version 10.2.8 or newer (Snow Leopard compatible)
Macintosh G3 300 MHz or faster
192 MB minimum RAM
800x600 (minimum) 1024 X 768 (recommended)
75 MB minimum install, 250 MB full install
CD-ROM drive (for installation only)
Macintosh compatible printer
Internet browser
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