School Districts Nationwide Choose Inspiration and Kidspiration as Systemwide, Cross-Curricular Instructional Tools.Business Editors PORTLAND Portland, town, England Portland, town (1991 pop. 12,945), Dorset, S England. It is on the Isle of Portland, a small rocky peninsula. Portland stone has been used in St. Paul's Cathedral and other important London buildings. Lobsters and crabs are harvested. , Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 8, 2004 Philadelphia Philadelphia, ancient cities Philadelphia, name of several ancient cities. One was in Lydia, W Asia Minor (now W Turkey). At the foot of Mt. Tmolus and near the location of modern Alaşehir, it was founded in the 2d cent. B.C. , Boston and Anne Arundel County Among Districts to Offer All Students Access to Visual Learning Software Through New Comprehensive Licensing Program Inspiration Software(R), Inc. announced today that leading school districts across the country will now offer all students and teachers access to the visual learning software programs Inspiration(R) and Kidspiration(R) through the company's new comprehensive licensing program. This spring, the School District of Philadelphia The School District of Philadelphia is a school district based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that includes all public schools in the city of Philadelphia. Established in 1818, it is the eighth largest school district in the nation. , Boston Public Schools Boston Public School is a feeder school to Townsend Central Public School and Waterford District High School, part of the Grand Erie District School Board. It is located in Boston, Ontario, near Waterford, Ontario, at 2993 Cockshutt Road, Waterford, Ontario N0E 1Y0. and Maryland's Anne Arundel County Public Schools Anne Arundel County Public Schools is the public school district serving Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The AACPS school system is the 5th largest in Maryland, and the 39th largest in the United States. are among the districts that will install the visual learning software programs on all instructional computers based on Inspiration Software's new licensing option. This volume-licensing program provides school systems with a cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. way to ensure that Inspiration and Kidspiration are available for learning across the curriculum along with the confidence that all copies are properly licensed. "We realized that Inspiration and Kidspiration were becoming standard learning tools in many school districts and educators were asking us for a way to easily offer districtwide access," said Mona Westhaver, president and co-founder, Inspiration Software. "Our new comprehensive licensing program is designed to allow districts to efficiently provide access to and manage our software so that students and teachers in all grades and subjects can use visual learning to understand difficult concepts, support the writing process and build thinking skills." School District of Philadelphia Starting in March 2004, all new computers purchased by the School District of Philadelphia will come pre-loaded with Inspiration and Kidspiration, and the visual learning software tools will be installed on the district's pre-existing computers. Outside of Microsoft software, Inspiration Software's products are the first productivity software the district has purchased pre-loaded on its computers. "Our decision to purchase Inspiration and Kidspiration through comprehensive licensing was made in response to teacher demand, and on the fact that these products were specifically chosen to be used as graphic organizers Graphic organizers are visual representations of knowledge, concepts or ideas. They are known to help
Act of or capacity for grasping with the intellect. The term is most often used in connection with tests of reading skills and language abilities, though other abilities (e.g., mathematical reasoning) may also be examined. ." Boston Public Schools Serving 60,300 students, Boston Public Schools is licensing Inspiration and Kidspiration for its nearly 14,000 computers in 139 schools. The district believes in providing teachers and students with technology tools that increase productivity and comprehension. "Our district's philosophy is that technology should allow the user to do something easily that couldn't be done as well or at all without it," said Ann ANN, Scotch law. Half a year's stipend over and above what is owing for the incumbency due to a minister's relict, or child, or next of kin, after his decease. Wishaw. Also, an abbreviation of annus, year; also of annates. In the old law French writers, ann or rather an, signifies a year. Grady, district technology coordinator, Boston Public Schools. "Inspiration and Kidspiration offer our teachers a tool for engaging students in learning across the curriculum and, ultimately, increasing comprehension and achievement." Anne Arundel County Public Schools As the fifth-largest school system in Maryland Maryland (mâr`ələnd), one of the Middle Atlantic states of the United States. It is bounded by Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean (E), the District of Columbia (S), Virginia and West Virginia (S, W), and Pennsylvania (N). , Anne Arundel County Public Schools serves more than 75,000 students in 119 schools. Beginning in April 2004, all 15,500 computers in the system will have access to Inspiration and Kidspiration software. "The new Inspiration Software comprehensive license will allow us a cost-effective way to ensure that our students can use visual learning software to brainstorm, organize, plan and create in all curriculum areas regardless of grade level," said Joe Hebler, manager of technology for the school system. Other school districts taking advantage of Inspiration Software's comprehensive licensing include Flint Community Schools Flint Community Schools is a school district headquartered in Flint, Michigan, United States. FCS serves the city of Flint. Students attend 25 elementary schools, one 7-9 facility (Whittier), a gender based 7-8 academy (Holmes), and six high schools. , Flint flint, mineral flint, variety of quartz that commonly occurs in rounded nodules and whose crystal structure is not visible to the naked eye. Flint is dark gray, smoky brown, or black in color; pale gray flint is called chert. , Mich., and Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEB ISD) is a K-12 public school district based in Bedford, Texas (USA). The district serves the city of Bedford, most of the cities of Euless and Hurst, and small parts of North Richland Hills, Colleyville, Fort , Bedford, Texas Bedford is a suburban city located in northeast Tarrant County, Texas in the "mid-cities" area between Dallas and Fort Worth. The population was 48,390 as of a 2005 census estimate. Bedford is part of the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District. . For more information about Inspiration Software's comprehensive licensing or cumulative licensing programs, email licenseinfo@inspiration.com or call 800-877-4292. Other product purchase information is available at www.inspiration.com. About Inspiration Software, Inc. Recognized as the leader in visual thinking and learning, Inspiration Software, Inc. develops and publishes innovative software tools that inspire learners of all ages to brainstorm, organize, plan and create. With more than 10 million users worldwide, the company's award-winning software is revolutionizing visual learning in education-inspiring students to develop strong thinking and organizational skills and improve their academic performance. Founded by Donald Helfgott and Mona Westhaver, the company's mission is to support improvements in education and make a positive difference in students' lives by providing software tools that help students learn to think. (c)2004 Inspiration Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Inspiration Software(R), Inspiration(R)and Kidspiration(R) are registered trademarks of Inspiration Software, Inc. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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