"Diagnosis and Intervention Strategies for Disorders of Written Language"
Margaret J. Kay, Ed.D.Wednesday, November 12, 2008
The following web was created using "Inspiration 8". It is a computer program that helps students summarize the main ideas from text or instruction through the use of webs. For instance, to create this web, we chose some ready-made shapes from the program, then typed the information into the shapes. The webs further emphasized the key points of the text we had highlighted by hand, and written in the margins. After typing this information into the webs, we connected the main ideas and sub headings by linking the appropriate webs together.
I've used this program with my students. It's a great program for students who benefit from visual supports to help organize their thoughts, and to understand complex ideas. After just three or four thoughts are typed into the shapes, students start to see links, and begin to make connections about how this shape is better linked with this thought... A much more efficient process for hand, and mind!
3 comments:
I have only used Inspiration 8 approximately 3 times; however, I can see the benefit of this program for our students. I now have a couple of ideas as to how to incorporte this program into my classes as well.
Great graphic organizer! The Inspiration 8 has become a wonderful resource for me to use with my students. They like to use the program very much.
Thanks.
You are right Catherine, Inspiration is such a great (and easy) program to aid students in connecting and organizing their ideas. I need to be using this program more with my students. So many of them need help in this area. I showed it one of these students and her mother at our parent/teacher meeting and they were very interested. They have since downloaded the 30-day trial at home and have started experimenting. I need to start incorporating it in the classroom more so that many more students who would benefit from the program have access to it as well. I would love to try the program on the smart board as a full class shared-writing activity.
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