Inspiration Software, Inc. evelops and publishes visual learning software for educators, students and business professionals. Based in Beaverton, Oregon, the company's products are currently in use in at least 60% of U.S. school districts, according to the market research firm QUality Education Data. part of Scholastic. Visual learning is a proven method in which ideas, concepts, data and other information are associated with images and represented graphically. Webs, concept maps, idea maps and plots, such as stack plots and Venn diagrams, are some of the techniques used in visual learning to enhance thinking and learning skills. Their Inspiration 8 software runs on Windows and Mac OS X