Saturday, June 20, 2015

Kidspiration Maps Lite



If you've used Kidspiration in your computer lab, this mobile version is similar, and easy for the kids to use! I love that the scrolling icon library has over 1400 symbols sorted into categories! 

Ideas for meeting standards with this app include:
  • make an idea web about ocean animals
  • show pairs of pictures that rhyme
  • list pictures that start with a given letter
  • Sort and Classify
  • math problems



Be sure to encourage your capable writers to phonetically spell a handful of their words.





Here's another idea from around the web:


Venn Diagram

http://specialappsspecialkids.blogspot.com/2014/08/review-kidspiration-maps-by-inspiration.html



The free version does have a limit on how many idea maps can be saved (5), so you'll have to delete the old ones once you've uploaded them to Dropbox or Google, or emailed them to yourself! The paid version is quite pricey, at $9.99.


I couldn't really figure out how to save it or export it, so I just did a screen shot of the whole thing, then emailed it to parents.  It could be printed and displayed, too, but remember, this tech thing can be used in place of paper, so why print?



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