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Inspiration Changelog

What's new in Inspiration 9.2.2

Jan 17, 2014
  • Fixes problems with importing some Inspiration Maps files

New in Inspiration 9.2 (Dec 10, 2013)

  • Fixed to work with OS X Mavericks.
  • Fixed import/export so you can successfully move your Inspiration diagrams and outlines between your desktop and iPad! (Requires Inspiration 9.2 on your desktop and Inspiration Maps 1.3 or 1.4 on your iPad.)

New in Inspiration 9.1 IE (Dec 19, 2012)

  • Use your existing Inspiration documents on the iPad
  • Makes it easy to integrate iPads into your classroom curriculum
  • Continue working even when iPads are not available, but a laptop or desktop is.
  • New “Export iPad Inspiration Maps…” command allows you to export Inspiration documents into a format that Inspiration Maps on the iPad can read
  • New “Import iPad Inspiration Maps…” command allows you to import Inspiration Maps documents into Inspiration on your desktop

New in Inspiration 9.0 IE (Apr 13, 2010)

  • More visual learning support for reading, writing and thinking in Diagram View
  • Symbol Pallette
  • Select from more symbol images that support curriculum content.
  • Lock symbols while developing templates to ensure they aren't moved or deleted by students.
  • Use Linking Phrases to easily explain relationships between ideas while creating concept maps.
  • Visual Learning
  • NEW Map View—A new visual view to create and think with mind maps
  • map view
  • Add new topic and subtopic branches with one click.
  • Rearrange and graft ideas to other branches by simply dragging them into place.
  • Add a note to any topic to expand upon your ideas.
  • Differentiate and emphasize ideas and groups using symbol images, colors and fonts.
  • Instantly transform your mind map into an outline to develop your writing.
  • More organizing, outlining and writing capabilities added to Outline View
  • Visual Learning example
  • Make visual connections in Outline View by showing or hiding symbols and Linking Phrases.
  • Take multiple topics and make them one topic using Combine Topics.
  • Use Break Apart to divide one long topic with multiple ideas into separate topics.
  • Use Word Count to meet word and page count requirements.
  • NEW Presentation Manager to develop presentations and present your knowledge
  • Develop slides from content and snapshot graphics automatically generated from your Diagram, Map and Outline Views.
  • Add, duplicate, reorder and delete slides and talking points to expand your presentation and communicate your message effectively.
  • Use ready-made professional background themes to create visually appealing presentations.
  • Change background colors and font styles or add graphic backgrounds to create your own custom theme styles.
  • Choose from different slide layouts to best communicate your key points and visual content.
  • Communicate visually by adding graphics from your computer and the Internet. Create your own snapshots from your diagram or mind map.
  • Add impact to your talking points by including videos and sounds that play directly from your presentation.
  • Clarify your points of view and support your message by adding hyperlinks and speaker notes.
  • Use slide transitions and reveal talking points individually to engage your audience.
  • Print your slides in various formats (with or without speaker notes) for handouts including 3x5 and 4x6 cards.
  • Play your presentation directly from Inspiration 9 or from any Windows® or Macintosh® computer.
  • Present using a single screen or take advantage of speaker monitor support that shows speaker notes and other presenter information.
  • Run your presentation automatically with the Auto-Play option.
  • Printer-friendly version

New in Inspiration 8.0 Beta IE (May 10, 2008)

  • More ways to engage and learn visually
  • Keyword search for symbols
  • Quickly find symbols to better express ideas and represent concepts by searching with keywords. Inspiration provides more than 1,000 symbols, plus access to more than 1 million additional symbols through Inspiration Web Resources.
  • Video and sound integration
  • Use multimedia to create more engaging and informative projects. Students insert and play video and sound such as QuickTime� movies and MP3 files right in Inspiration.
  • Jumpstart assignments, gather research easily and streamline projects
  • Inspiring templates
  • Start projects quickly with templates that offer frameworks for gathering information and organizing ideas. Choose from 65 enhanced templates that cover language arts, science, social studies, thinking skills and planning topics. More than 60 additional templates are available through Inspiration Web Resources.
  • Drag-and-drop
  • Gather research and enhance projects with familiar drag-and-drop actions. Enhanced capabilities make it easy for students to automatically hyperlink to URLs plus quickly add text, images and multimedia files from other sources to their Inspiration projects.
  • Enhanced export and transfer
  • Easily and efficiently turn Inspiration documents into robust final projects with new export and transfer capabilities. New options in the Site Skeleton� export let students incorporate symbols, video and sound in web pages. With added transfer options, students can choose just the information they need to finalize assignments in their favorite word processor.
  • Write with more clarity and accuracy
  • Word Guide
  • Write with clarity and build vocabulary using the Word Guide, an innovative dictionary and thesaurus. Information�including parts of speech, definitions and synonyms�is displayed in a familiar way to help students quickly find and choose words with precision.
  • Auto spell checker
  • Improve spelling skills and streamline the writing and revision process with a contextual spell checker. Misspelled words are automatically identified in both the Diagram and Outline Views so students can quickly correct errors.
  • Get more visual learning power with Inspiration Web Resources
  • Use Inspiration with an Internet connection to seamlessly access these additional complimentary resources: web resources
  • More than 1 million symbols
  • Students better demonstrate their understanding and communicate their ideas by including symbols in their projects. An online Inspiration symbol collection, containing more than 1 million illustrations and photographs, offers safe image choices for any topic.
  • 50 Curriculum Packets
  • Curriculum Packets help teachers effectively integrate visual learning techniques as they address multiple learning styles. Each comprehensive online Curriculum Packet provides an integrated unit plan with multiple templates and exemplars. Plus, each of the 50 Curriculum Packets offers standards-aligned supplemental instructional units for high-school level language arts, social studies or science.
  • Access learning standards, classroom applications and templates with exemplars of student work.
  • On-demand training videos
  • Learn how to use Inspiration and complete projects efficiently with on-demand training videos. These online videos cover Inspiration's commonly used features.
  • Additional ease-of-use
  • Inspiration Starter screen
  • Quickly begin projects or access training and teaching resources from the Inspiration Starter screen.
  • AutoArrange
  • Organize ideas effortlessly with AutoArrange. Students more efficiently add content and develop their projects, using AutoArrange to automatically format their diagrams as they work.
  • Brainstorming
  • Capture ideas quickly with the enhanced RapidFire� tool. Students choose to add ideas that link automatically to a symbol or to add unconnected ideas that they can later associate and link.
  • Custom symbol libraries
  • Help students focus on learning by providing symbols specific to their assignments. Using Inspiration's Template Wizard, custom symbol libraries can be saved and shared with template files or teachers can limit student access to symbol libraries.