Inspiration Kidspiration Software

The recent assignment we did with the Inspiration software was not very difficult for me. Except the piece where I had to justify my use of the software. Don’t get me wrong I understand totally the benefits of the software, but will the rest of the teachers in my building be so inspired by the software, or will it be another available resource going to waste while frustrated teachers try to get there kids to do well on state mandated tests. From my understanding of things in some schools diverting from the curriculum could mean losing your job. Sad but true. I am not sure if I would be willing to take that risk as an administrator or a teacher. Hopefully with a change in government the laws of NCLB will be changed but until then????

Excel is a program that I have always been afraid of. I only used it when absolutely neccesarry and I can do only the basics if that. I am so thankful that Dr. Ransom provided us with these links on excel programs. I never realized how much you can do with excel, and now I know that it is not as scary as I thought it was. Certainly if a child can be taught early how to use this program it will benefit them in the long run in many areas and they won’t be afraid when they are required to use excel for any reason. I really enjoyed the lesson plan ideas that were given and I hope that I will be able to implement them one day soon.