These tutorials are a great starting point for learning how to use Kidspiration^®.

The Picture and Writing View tutorials will help you begin using the basic diagramming and writing tools in Kidspiration, including creating your own symbol with the Symbol Maker drawing tool, categorizing ideas with the SuperGrouper^® tool and creating an activity using the Teacher menu. It takes about 30 minutes to complete these four tutorials, which are designed to be completed in order, but you do not have to do them all at one time. Each tutorial introduces you to several of the unique features in Kidspiration. When you finish these four tutorials, you will be ready to create diagrams, writing projects and activities on your own.

Creating a diagram in Picture View
Working with ideas in Writing View
Categorizing ideas using the SuperGrouper^® tool
Creating activities using the Teacher menu

The Math View tutorials are composed of seven tutorials designed to get you started working in Kidspiration's Math View. There is one tutorial for each of Kidspiration's five Math Tools, a sixth tutorial about using the Step Workspace, and a seventh and final tutorial on using the Free Workspace. Each of the five Math Tool tutorials is comprehensive; you can complete just the tutorial(s) for the tool(s) you are interested in learning about, or you can work through all of the tutorials at your own pace. It should take around 10 minutes to complete each tutorial. When you finish each math tutorial, you will be ready to create new projects in Math View on your own.

Exploring math concepts with color tiles
Introducing geometry using pattern blocks
Exploring place value with base ten blocks
Visualizing fractions with fraction tiles
Understanding denominators with fraction boxes
Using steps to show progression of work
Creating an open-ended problem in the Free Workspace


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