U.S. Presidents

November 7th, 2008 by fran

Well, it’s been in the news for long enough and we now finally know the result. Whatever your views on the personalities involved a great deal of topical data handling and research can be carried out on this topic.  

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Webcast help from Inspiration

November 7th, 2008 by fran

Have you tried out the Inspired Learning Community yet? Need some help or ideas of how to use Inspiration, InspireData or Kidspiration? You need to join a webcast.

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Inspired Learning Community

May 29th, 2008 by p.johnson

Inspiration software have launched a portal for users of Inspiration, Kidspiration and Inspiredata called the Inspired Learning Community.

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FREE software with training - Inspiredata

May 8th, 2008 by p.johnson

I have got 20 single computer licence copies of Inspiredata to give away - yes - for free, gratis, zilch. If you or any of your colleagues are focussed on data literacy for use in maths or science then Inspiredata is the latest tool for you. Read the rest of this entry »

Its Eurovision time!!!

May 8th, 2008 by p.johnson

Bonjour, Ciao, Bore da, Watcha, Czesc, Hola

On 24th May the cultural beacon of the Eurovision song contest reaches our TV screens. Whilst pushing the boundaries of kitsch, and some might say, taste, it does provide an ideal opportunity for an engaging exercise to exploring the UK’s position within Europe. Read the rest of this entry »

Inspiration video tutorials with talking head and closed captions

May 8th, 2008 by p.johnson

We have come across this great resource from a small development company based in Devon called Tuitionzone. Tuitionzone Inspiration us series of bite sized tutorials Read the rest of this entry »

Coming Soon - Kidspiration 3

April 7th, 2008 by p.johnson

On April 21st Inspiration launch the latest release of their UK version of Kidspiration. Kidspiration 3 has some great new features for Primary schools for improving reading, writing and thinking skills, but the big difference is the launch of a maths view which helps to develop numeracy skills using visual learning. Read the rest of this entry »

Marriage and Divorce

April 7th, 2008 by p.johnson

marriage
With celebrity marriages and more often divorces all over the newspapers over the last month here’s an Inspiration diagram created by Ian Jamison, religious education teacher from Kingsbridge community college in Devon. Read the rest of this entry »

Using popular culture to encourage writing

April 7th, 2008 by p.johnson

fish

It struck me whilst watching the Brit awards last month on the telly that popular culture provides an ideal basis for encouraging writing. Read the rest of this entry »

The life cycle of a flowering plant

April 7th, 2008 by p.johnson

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This month I’ve received some really nice resources for use in Key Stage 2 Science from Fran Greenaway who works with Worcestershire LA… Read the rest of this entry »