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Inspiration Software item #RL10

Currently selling version 9 (2.26.10)

Software provides built-in Help, full on-line tech support, and an Online Community. (7.7.08)

Inspiration License - The Inspiration product we sell is a single-user license product. Inspiration does sell a 3-license product for use in a home. This product is $99.00 and available only by download (ecommerce). We are unable to sell this product. (8.6.08)

Publisher states it IS Vista Compatible

PRODUCT AUTHOR OR PUBLISHER: Inspiration Software, Inc.

APPROPRIATE AGE RANGE OR READING LEVEL: Recommended for 6th – 12th grade

What is included in this product? CD-ROM

Any special requirements necessary for using/teaching this product: Windows – 486 processor or higher, Windows 95, 98, 2000, NT 4.0, ME or XP (including Tablet PC Edition), 8 MB RAM, 640x480 display, 256-color display, 5 MB available hard drive, 20 MB for full install, CD-ROM drive for installation.

MAC – Macintosh or Power Macintosh, System 7.1, 8.x, 9.x or OS X, 4 MB available RAM, 640x480 display, 256-color display, 5 MB available hard drive minimum, 30 MB for full install, CD-ROM drive for installation.

Give a 4-5 sentence description (or bullet points) of the goals or concepts this product teaches …

  • Students build graphic organizers to represent concepts and relationships and use the integrated outlining capability to further organize ideas for reports.
  • In the Diagram View, students easily create and use concept maps, webs and other graphic organizers.
  • With the simple click of your mouse, you can transform an Inspiration diagram into a traditional hierarchical outline.
  • Inspiration's one-click transfer instantly moves students' work to their favorite word processor. After working in Inspiration to brainstorm, organize and outline, students then use Microsoft® Word® or AppleWorks® to finish the writing process and prepare their paper for publication.
  • Inspiration contains over 1,300 colorful, high-resolution symbols, including several hundred photographic quality images and animated symbols.
  • Students can hear work read aloud or record their own words, adding a new dimension to their projects. A talking interface increases accessibility for all learners.

How do you fit this into a school day/how do you schedule this product: This will be sold as a Recommended Resource to use with our Research Packet.

Name two or three things you feel it is important for customers to know about this product before they purchase?

  • You can set up live hyperlinks in Inspiration and tie the immense resources of the Internet into your diagrams and outlines. Just type in a web address and Inspiration automatically creates a hyperlink.
  • You can also create web pages with URL hyperlinks through the HTML export function and drag & drop JEPG and GIF images into Inspiration diagrams straight from the web!
  • Download a 30-day free trial from http://www.inspiration.com