As others have said I also use a lot of graphic organizers to classify and differentiate in my classroom. I am a strong user of "Thinking Maps" I liked the tools discussed for students to use drawing toolbars to create their own graphic organizers. This will give them a little more ownership. This would allow students to use their own creativity in some tasks that often seem a little boring.
Inspiration and Kidspiration seem like sites with just abundant supplies of useful tools that I need to utilize with me students. Analogies and Metaphors with six graders are not the easiest things for them to learn. If these sites make those skills easier or more fun to manipulate, then I will definitely spend the time to investigate them more fully before school starts.
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Too bad Kidspiration and Inspiration are costly. The free online version, Webspiration, doesn't have all the bells and whistles but may offer enough to engage the students a little more than pencil and paper tasks.
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