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Awards
Kidspiration
®
3 wins iParenting 2008 Outstanding Product Award
Inspiration Software's visual learning tools win 2008 BESSIE awards
Inspiration Software's visual learning tools win 2008 BESSIE awards
Kidspiration
®
3 receives Editor’s Choice Award
InspireData™ Earns Finalist Honors in Two Categories of the Software & Information Industry Association’s 23rd Annual CODiE Awards
InspireData™ selected as one of the Top 100 Products of 2007-2008 by the readers of "District Administration" magazine
Inspiration Software Honored for Contributions to Education Technology
Inspiration Software Selected as a Finalist for the EdNET 2007 Industry Awards
Inspiration
®
8 Wins 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award From Association of Educational Publishers
Inspiration
®
honored as Best Education Software for 2nd time in Edutopia magazine readers' survey
Inspiration
®
8 Wins 2007 Codie Award From Software & Information Industry Association
Inspiration 8 and InspireData Win 2007 BESSIE Awards
Inspiration 8 and InspireData Win 2007 BESSIE Awards
Inspiration Software
®
's newest visual learning tool, InspireData™, receives 2006 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
NEW InspireData™ Wins 2006 iParenting Media Award
Inspiration
®
8 Wins Technology and Learning 2006 Award of Excellence
Inspiration Software
®
Wins Three 2006 EDDIE Awards
Inspiration Software
®
Wins Three 2006 EDDIE Awards
Inspiration Software Honored With Two 2006 Codie Awards From the Software & Information Industry Association
Inspiration Software Honored With Two 2006 Codie Awards From the Software & Information Industry Association
Inspiration
®
8 receives Editor's Choice award
Inspiration
®
8 Wins 2006 iParenting Media Award
Inspiration
®
honored as Best Education Software in Edutopia magazine readers' survey
Inspiration
®
Earns 2006 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
Inspiration Software’s Visual Learning Tools Win 2006 BESSIE Awards
Inspiration Software’s Visual Learning Tools Win 2006 BESSIE Awards
Inspiration
®
7.6 and Kidspiration
®
2.1 Win 2006 Teachers' Choice Awards for the Family
Business Journal of Portland Names Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. one of Oregon's Fastest-Growing Technology and Software Companies
Inspiration Software
®
’s Kidspiration
®
2.1 receives 2 awards for Best Children's Products of 2005 from Dr. Toy
Kidspiration
®
2.1 and Inspiration
®
7.6 Win EDDIE Awards
Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Tools Earn 2005 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Tools Earn 2005 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Tools Earn 2005 Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
Inspiration
®
for Pocket PC Wins 2005 iParenting Media Award
Kidspiration Wins Two Association of Educational Publishers 2005 Distinguished Achievement Awards
Inspiration Software Wins Two 2005 Codie Awards from the Software & Information Industry Association
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. receives 2005 Dr. Toy’s Best Children’s Vacation Product award for Kidspiration
®
2.1
Kidspiration 2.1 and Inspiration 7.6 Win 2005 iParenting Media Awards
Kidspiration 2 Selected for 2005 Media & Methods Awards Portfolio
Kidspiration
®
2.1 and Inspiration
®
7.6 win All Star Software awards
Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Tools Win 2005 BESSIE Awards
Inspiration Software’s Visual Learning Tools Win 2005 BESSIE Awards
Inspiration Software Named to 2005 List of Oregon's 100 Best Companies to Work For
Kidspiration
®
2 Wins 2005 Teachers' Choice Award
Kidspiration
®
2 Wins 2005 Teachers' Choice Award for the Family
Inspiration
®
for Palm OS
®
Wins 2005 iParenting Media Award
Inspiration
®
for Palm OS
®
Wins Technology and Learning 2004 Award of Excellence
Inspiration
®
for Palm OS
®
receives Seal of Approval from Scholastic's
Instructor
magazine
Kidspiration
®
2 and Inspiration
®
for Palm OS
®
Receive Parents' Choice Awards
Kidspiration
®
2 and Inspiration
®
for Palm OS
®
Receive Parents' Choice Awards
Inspiration
®
wins EDDIE for best Junior High School Thinking Skills software
Kidspiration
®
2 wins EDDIE for best Upper Elementary Thinking Skills software
Inspiration
®
for Palm OS
®
wins EDDIE for Best Palm OS Application
Inspiration
®
Wins 2004 BESSIE Award
Kidspiration
®
Wins 2004 BESSIE Award
Kidspiration
®
2 named to Dr. Toy's Best Children's Vacation Products list
Kidspiration
®
wins iParenting Media Award
Kidspiration
®
2 earns Seal of Approval from The National Parenting Center
Inspiration
®
wins iParenting Media Award
Deloitte & Touche Names Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. to Oregon "Technology Fast 50" List for 4th Straight Year
Inspiration
®
7 Wins 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award from the Association of Education Publishers
Inspiration
®
named to
District Administration's
Top 100 list
Inspiration
®
receives Best Secondary Education Instructional Solution
Kidspiration
®
receives Best Elementary Education Instructional Solution
Inspiration
®
7 selected as 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award Finalist
Inspiration
®
7 named to
Media & Methods'
2003 Awards Portfolio
Kidspiration
®
wins BESSIE for best Upper Elementary Thinking Skills software
Inspiration
®
wins BESSIE for best High School Learning Tool
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Named to 2003 List of Oregon's 100 Best Companies to Work For
Inspiration
®
7 and Kidspiration
®
Selected as Codie Award Finalists
Inspiration
®
wins Parent's Guide Children's Media Award
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Among Entrepreneurial Growth Leaders on this Year's Inc 500 Ranking of Fastest Growing Private Companies
Inspiration
®
wins All Star Software award
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Named to Deloitte & Touche's "Technology Fast 500"
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Named One of Oregon's Fastest Growing Companies for the Third Year in Deloitte & Touche's "Fast 50 Program"
Kidspiration
®
and Inspiration
®
selected as EDDIE Award winners
Dr. Toy Selects Inspiration
®
and Kidspiration
®
as Best Children's Vacation Products for 2002
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. wins BESSIE Awards for Inspiration
®
and Kidspiration
®
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. receives Codie Award for Inspiration
®
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Chosen as One of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in Oregon
Inspiration
®
and Kidspiration
®
Selected As Codie Award Finalists
Kidspiration
®
Wins Parent's Guide 2001 Children's Media Award
Kidspiration™ wins Technology & Learning's Award of Excellence
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Named Oregon's 25th Fastest Growing Technology Company
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Wins EdNET Pioneer Award
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Awarded eSchool News Readers' Choice Award
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. wins Eddie awards for Inspiration
®
and Kidspiration
®
Kidspiration
®
earns award from Curriculum Administrator
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Named to the 2001 Soft·letter 100 List
Kidspiration
®
wins the National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. wins BESSIE Awards
NSDC Exemplary Use of Technology Award Given to Inspiration Software Founders
The Book Report & Library Talk 2001 GoldMaster Award
Parent's Guide Children's Media Award
Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products
Quality Education Data Technology Leadership Award
EdNet HERO Award
Education Software Review (EDDIE) Award
The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval
Parents' Choice Silver Honor Award
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. One of Oregon's Fastest Growing Technology Companies
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Honored by the 2000 Soft·letter 100 List
Press Releases
Public Beta Launches for New Online Visual Thinking Tool for Business and College Use
New Lesson Plan Books for Building Data Analysis Skills, Learning Science and Social Studies Debut
Educators Learn to Use Presidential Election History to Teach Civic Engagement, Data Analysis at Free Webcast
New Kidspiration Lesson Plan Book Helps Teachers Use Visual Learning to Build Young Learners' Writing Skills
Free Webcasts for Teachers Showcase Strategies for Using Visual Learning to Build Math, Reading Skills
Inspiration Software Launches New Lesson Plan Book for Helping K-5 Students Use Visual Learning to Understand Critical Math Concepts
Andrea Sutherland Promoted to Vice President of Marketing and Education Development at Inspiration Software
New Lesson Plan Book From Inspiration Software
®
Offers Strategies for Using Visual Learning to Help Young Learners Build Literacy Skills
InspireData™ Earns Finalist Honors in Two Categories of the Software & Information Industry Association’s 23rd Annual CODiE Awards
Inspiration Software Honors 25 Educators With Scholarships for Best Projects Using Visual Learning
Kidspiration
®
3 From Inspiration Software Launches With More Ways to Use Visual Learning Across the K-5 Curriculum
InspireData™ Earns Two Top Ed-Tech Honors
Upgrade of InspireData™ Expands Tools for Using Visual Learning to Build Data Literacy Skills
Inspiration Software Launches Lesson Plan Book for Building Data Literacy Skills
Inspiration Software Honored for Contributions to Education Technology
Upgrade of InspireData™ Expands Tools for Using Visual Learning to Build Data Literacy Skills
Inspiration Software Celebrates 25 Years With Expanded 2007-2008 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning Program
Inspired Learning Community Launches at 2007 National Educational Computing Conference
Inspiration
®
for RedHalo Introduced at 2007 National Educational Computing Conference
Inspiration
®
8 Wins 2007 Distinguished Achievement Award From Association of Educational Publishers
Innovative Education Publishers Join Forces:
FableVision, Generation YES, Inspiration Software, LCSI, SchoolKit & Tech4Learning form The Constructivist Consortium
Inspiration
®
8 Wins 2007 Codie Award From Software & Information Industry Association
Inspiration Software Recognizes 30 Educators From Around the World with 2007 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
Two Inspiration Software Products Earn Finalist Honors in Software & Information Industry Association's 2007 Codie Awards
InspireData™, Visual Learning Software Designed to Help Students Develop Data Literacy, Launches
Inspiration Software Launches 2007 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
Inspiration Software and Fourier Systems Partner to Combine the Power of Visual Learning With One-to-One Computing
Inspiration and Kidspiration Now Optimized for Intel-Based Macintosh Computers
InspireData™, Visual Learning Software Designed to Help Students Develop Data Literacy, Launches
Inspiration Software Honored With Two 2006 Codie Awards From the Software & Information Industry Association
New Teacher Resource Book from Inspiration Software Supports Helping Students Develop Critical Thinking Skills
Inspiration Software Awards 2006 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
Inspiration Software Awards 2006 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
Inspiration Software Launches Inspiration 8 the Essential Tool for Visual Learning with a New Mind Mapping Environment
Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Products Earn Finalist Honors in Two Software & Information Industry Association's 2006 Codie Award Categories
Inspiration Software Launches Essential Tool for Visualizing, Thinking, Organizing and Learning
Inspiration Software and Zaner-Bloser Collaborate to Develop Visual Learning Tools That Strengthen Student Writing Skills
Inspiration Software and Great Source Collaborate to Develop Resources for Using Graphic Organizers to Improve Student Reading Comprehension
2006 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning Applications Available August 2
Inspiration
®
for Pocket PC Debuts
Kidspiration Wins Two Association of Educational Publishers 2005 Distinguished Achievement Awards
Inspiration Software Wins Two 2005 Codie Awards from the Software & Information Industry Association
Imaging Innovations Selected as Inspiration Software Exclusive Distributor
Portland Educator Tamra Hass Receives 2005 National Inspired Teacher Scholarship for Visual Learning From Inspiration Software
®
, Inc.
Thirty Educators Receive 2005 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Software Products Honored as Finalists in Software & Information Industry's 2005 Codie Awards
Promethean Announces Exclusive Offer with Inspiration Software
Broward County Public Schools Offers All Students Inspiration and Kidspiration as Cross-Curricular Instructional Tools
New Updates to Inspiration Software's Visual Learning Tools Support Emerging Technologies
2005 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning Applications Now Available
Applications for 2005 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning from Inspiration Software
®
Available September 14
Pamela L. Brehm Joins Inspiration Software
®
, Inc.
Inspiration
®
for Palm OS
®
Launched
School Districts Nationwide Choose Inspiration
®
and Kidspiration
®
as Systemwide, Cross-Curricular Instructional Tools
School Districts Nationwide Choose Inspiration
®
and Kidspiration
®
as Systemwide, Cross-Curricular Instructional Tools
Canby Educator Jennifer Gingerich Receives 2004 National Inspired Teacher Scholarship for Visual Learning From Inspiration Software
®
, Inc.
Inspiration Software
®
Awards 2004 Inspired Teacher Scholarships for Visual Learning
Inspiration Software
®
Sponsors 2004 Annual CoSN Awards
Kidspiration
®
Graphic Organizer Templates Support Pearson Scott Foresman's New Elementary Social Studies Textbooks
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Launches Kidspiration
®
2, Visual Learning Software for Grades K-5
Inspiration Software
®
, Inc. Launches Kidspiration
®
2, Visual Learning Software for Grades K-5
Conferences
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Inspiration 8 (Grade 6 to adult)
What's new in Inspiration 8?
Inspiration 8 Product Features
Using Inspiration in Your Classroom
Language Arts — Inspiration Classroom Examples
Science — Inspiration Classroom Examples
Social Studies — Inspiration Classroom Examples
Math — Inspiration Classroom Examples
Multimedia/Web Site — Inspiration Classroom Examples
Inspiration Diagram Archive
Inspiration Resources
The Thinking Classroom: Using Inspiration to Meet Curriculum Standards
Inspiration in Language Arts: Standards-aligned lesson plans
Download a 30-day Free Trial of Inspiration
Inspiration Customer Testimonials
Inspiration 8 System Requirements
Inspiration Third Party Products
InspireData (Grade 4 to 12)
InspireData Product Features
Using InspireData in Your Classroom
Science — InspireData Classroom Examples
Mathematics — InspireData Classroom Examples
Social Studies — InspireData Classroom Examples
Integrating Inspiration and InspireData
InspireData teacher resource book
Download a 30-day Free Trial of InspireData
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InspireData system requirements
Kidspiration (Grades K-5)
What's new in Kidspiration 3?
Kidspiration Product Features
Kidspiration Quick Tour
Using Kidspiration in Your Classroom
Reading & Writing — Kidspiration Classroom Examples
Science — Kidspiration Classroom Examples
Social Studies — Kidspiration Classroom Examples
Math — Kidspiration Classroom Examples
Additional Activities — Kidspiration Classroom Examples
Kidspiration Resources
Kidspiration in the Classroom: Reading Essentials
Kidspiration 30-day Free Trial
Kidspiration Quick Start Tutorials
Kidspiration Customer Testimonials
Kidspiration 3 System Requirements
Inspiration
®
for handhelds - Education
Inspiration for handhelds Product Features
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Download a 30-day Free Trial of Inspiration for Palm OS
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®
System Requirements
Inspiration for handhelds - Business
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Inspiration Comparison Example
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Inspiration Prewriting Example
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Inspiration Concept Map Example
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