Inspiration

Software Title and Publisher (provide vendor information, URL link) Inspiration http://www.inspiration.com/Inspiration

Price: individual or volume licensing information There are different prices for the software depending on the number of licenses  you want to buy.  For 1 computer it is $69.00, 5 computers is $310.00, 10 computers is $550.00 and for 20 computers it is $895.00

Note the type of software. This software is Word Processors & Desktop Publishing and Multimedia and Presentation.  It offers a number of different options for writing and presentations.

Note the target content area. The target content are would be language arts.

Note any learning standards alignment. Common core standards alignment can be found at

http://www.inspiration.com/Standards-Matches/Inspiration

What kind of documentation or online help (tutorial) is available? How user friendly is the software for the target audience? There is a lot of online help available and tutorial videos.  This software is designed for grades 6-12 and it is a great piece of software.  It does so much and it is easy to follow along with.

Note computer requirements and the Operating System compatibility.

Windows^®
Pentium III 450 MHz or higher
Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP (including Tablet PC Edition), Vista or Windows 7

256 MB RAM
250 MB available hard drive
Recommended:

• Internet connection*
• QuickTime^®

Optional:

• Interactive electronic whiteboard
• Microphone
  

Macintosh^® Power PC G4 700 MHz or higher
OS X 10.3 or higher
512 MB RAM
250 MB available hard drive space
Recommended:

• Internet connection*

Optional:

• Interactive electronic whiteboard
• Microphone

 

Look for additional available resources that might supplement the software. Does it come packaged with lesson ideas? Are online resources available? The software comes with lesson plans and even a way to help learners with special needs.  This software has a lot of resources available online. The best thing to do would be to check out there website because there is so much that is offered with this software.

Share an idea or two about how you might use the software in your classroom. How might you integrate the software application? This software could be used to do a presentation on an historical figure.  You could start off by using the outline tool to organize the information you want in your presentation and continue to use the software to complete the presentation.  The possibilities are endless and this software can be used in any subject area.  This can be easily integrated into the curriculum.