Organizing Good Ideas and Careful Thoughts

with Inspiration®

PowerPoint Presentation

Dr. Leigh E. Zeitz

This presentation is used as part of a 3-hour workshop on using the diagramming/outlining software, Inspiration®, to assist learners in creating graphical/textual representations of their ideas or understanding of book or body of knowledge. It is designed to introduce Inspiration® and Kidspiration® to learners who are not familiar with the software. It also describes the learning processes and cognitive concepts that are supported using organizational software.

 

This workshop discusses:

  • Meaningful Learning
  • Brainstorming:
    • What it is and what it isn't
    • How to use it to get the most out of it
  • Information Organizing:
    • Textbook Notetaking
    • Webbing
    • Concept Mapping
  • Information Synthesizing
    • Guided Exploration
    • Indepent Research
  • Planning
    • Website Design
    • Multimedia
  • Introduction to Kidspiration®


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