Inspired Learning Community Launches at 2007 National Educational Computing Conference

Inspiration Software Invites Educators to Join New Online Community to Discover and Share Ideas for Using Visual Learning

ATLANTA — June 25, 2007
Today at the 2007 National Educational Computing Conference, Inspiration Software® launched its new online Inspired Learning Community™ for educators who want to inspire their students to excel with visual thinking and learning. Developed as part of the company's year-long celebration of its 25th anniversary, this new site, www.inspiredlearningcommunity.com, offers educators a place to discover and share ideas and resources for effectively using Inspiration Software's visual learning products to develop students' critical thinking skills across the curriculum.

Designed to advance the use of visual learning at all age levels and in all subjects, the Inspired Learning Community offers free membership and is open to all educators. While visitors are welcome to browse all areas of the site, Inspired Members enjoy additional benefits, such as being able to download lessons and upload and share their own ideas, start and participate in discussions in the "Forum," and read and post comments on the site’s blog.

"For the past 25 years, educators have been inspiring us with the innovative ways that they use visual learning to help students of all ages to learn and think," said Mona Westhaver, president and co-founder, Inspiration Software. "Now with our new online community, we are offering educators a community where they can inspire one another."

On the "Lesson and Ideas" pages, visitors and members can browse a continually growing library of diagrams, databases and plots for use in different lessons across the curriculum. Members can download from the library, or upload and share the innovative ways they use Inspiration®, Kidspiration® and InspireData^® to help their students achieve at the highest levels.

Westhaver will regularly post her experiences and thoughts on visual learning and technology in education on the blog in the site's "What's New" area. These regularly updated pages also offer news, topics, opinions and information on the latest trends in visual learning, education and technology, as well as updates on what is happening at Inspiration Software. In the "Forum," members can communicate with other inspired educators by starting or participating in discussions on topics ranging from successful uses of visual learning to trends in education technology.

Jennifer Gingerich, a pioneering member of the Inspired Learning Community, has already shared more than a dozen visual learning lesson plans, as well as found numerous great ideas from her colleagues around the country. The education technology consultant and former elementary teacher from Beaverton, Ore., said, "I hope to eventually contribute all of the Kidspiration activities and Inspiration templates that I have created over the past seven years — and that is a lot. I want these contributions to inspire and make it easy for my fellow educators to regularly use Kidspiration and Inspiration in their classrooms."

She added, "I believe the community will just keep getting better and better as new members join."

To visit the Inspired Learning Community and become a member, go to www.inspiredlearningcommunity.com.

About Inspiration Software, Inc.
Recognized as the leader in visual thinking and learning, Inspiration Software, Inc.'s award-winning software tools, Inspiration, Kidspiration and InspireData, are based on proven visual learning methodologies that help students think, learn and achieve. With the powerful combination of visual learning and technology, students in grades K-12 learn to clarify thoughts, organize and analyze information, integrate new knowledge and think critically. Founded 25 years ago by Donald Helfgott and Mona Westhaver, the company's visual learning software tools are used today by more than 25 million students and teachers worldwide.