Ask Oscar
Publisher: Kudlian Soft
Branching database and tree program for early years. Oscar allows children to sort items by using questions and answers. Oscar is always on hand to help guide the children through the learning process. Each item and question can have a picture associated with it. The questions can be displayed as a branching tree which can be scaled and magnified. Oscar can analyse and help to make the tree more efficient. The tree diagram can be exported as a picture for use in other programs. Includes curriculum resources and example databases. Alternative views and presentation of the data. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
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Banner
Publisher: Kudlian Soft
One of the easiest applications you are ever likely to use. Specially designed for printing large, wide banners quickly and easily. Already very popular with schools for producing signs, notices and display headings. Special features make this product really versatile. Banner length is not limited by page size and may be set to print continuously with an appropriate printer. Full colour control of text, background, shadowing, plain and graduated backgrounds. Background variations include, plain, graduated, stretched or repeated graphics. 100+ borders. Embedded graphics within text. Drop shadows in four directions. Imports a wide variety of graphic file formats. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
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Banner Plus for Windows
Publisher: Software Production Associates
For children and adults. Make hugely long signs to string around the classroom, advertise the school fete or use in a world of other ways; indispensable for making eye catching posters. Simplicity itself to use. Text: put text anywhere with single mouse click. Pictures: provides 500+ pictures, plus pointers, arrows, bullets etc. Can include pictures from Windows clip art libraries or off the net. Objects: includes facilities for simple shape drawing. Backgrounds: Behind any objects you can put repeating background pictures, provides lots of example backgrounds. Borders: includes simple line or picture borders. Pan the banner: set your banner automatically rolling along the screen, ideal for parents evenings or gallery of pictures. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Captain Cook's Tuck Box
Publisher: Topologika Software Ltd
Develops Cookery, Nutrition, Healthy-eating, Safety, Catering, Hospitality and Manual Skills. Captain Cook's Tuck Box aims to get children cooking (and eating) nutritious food. Teachers love the way it saves time and makes budding cooks anticipate their next lesson as much as their hungry tums do. For parents it's a mouth-watering way to make food preparation safe, educational and fun. Captain Cook's Tuck Box includes around 200 child-designed (and munched) recipes (e.g. Hotch Potch, Worm Pie, Caterpillar Salad and 'Dog' Biscuits), ideas for national and religious festivals, ready-to-use cookery books, a talking health genie who provides tips on balanced diets and snacks, and even an (optional) animated joke-telling 'parrot'. The Cookbook section has Beginners, Junior and Senior options with printable, illustrated recipes. The Recipes section lets you browse them with Health and Safety pop-ups, teaching tips and a built-in cooking timer - there are even 15 graduated recipes to teach basic cookery skills. Menus introduces food combinations with a tool for designing party and special occasion menus, plus a useful search engine/filtering system - ideal for linked work in ICT. A well thought out Library offers food and culinary dictionaries, good-food guides, menu guides, health and hygiene advice, and videos. Captain Cook's Tuck Box is easy to install, networkable, and perfect for interactive whiteboards. It comes with configuration options (e.g. sound off and alternative colour schemes), pupil tracking and downloadable lesson plans. It's the only cooking software written specially for British homes and schools - so easy even an adult can use it! Combats obesity and associated illnesses by helping children move from fast food/sweets to fruit, veg and fibre. Explains why fresh food is best, nutrition, food safety and hygiene. Enhances the quality of the community's lives. Helps build relationships by encouraging families to eat together. Supports cross-curricular work in reading, writing and ICT. Automatically calculates ingredient quantities for any class size. Supplied as complete packs with CD and Licence which includes: around 200 recipes to promote 'healthy eating'; 32 videos, Help screens and pupil tracking facilities, Three ready-to-use cookery books and booklet on how to start a Cookery Club; Menu designer, progress certificates, food jokes, Built-in search engine. Reviews available. IWC compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1,2, 3
Age range: 5-13
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Charlie Chimps Big Modelling Party
Publisher: Sherston Software Ltd
Charlie Chimp is planning his annual party and needs your help with his preparations. Are they up to the challenge? Will they be able to use their modelling and problem solving skills to provide Charlie and his friends with the best ever Big Modelling Party? Includes 7 multimedia activities introduce and consolidate major aspects of modelling and problem solving. Activities can be worked on in isolation or as part of an exciting Caribbean adventure. Contents: computer modelling, simple Logo, problem solving, decision making, ordering, classification, developing, reviewing and refining a multimedia piece. Subjects covered: Infant Modelling, Infant ICT. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1
Age range: 5-7
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CPU Simulator for Windows
Publisher: Software Production Associates
Brilliant demonstration of how the heart of a computer works. Animated colour simulation of Central Processing Unit shows in detail how each part of the Fetch Execute cycle works. Load or enter programs written in simplified machine code language, then watch how the CPU fetches instruction codes, interprets them, fetches additional data if necessary, performs calculations or other operations. Features: very extensive pictorial Help facility covering features of the program, what a CPU is, brief history of micro computing; separate program entry screen with its own dictionary of mnemonics; icons for all common operations; on-screen explanation of what icons mean; variable speed control when animating display. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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DataSweet
Publisher: Kudlian Soft
Developed specifically to meet needs of data handling for National Curriculum KS 2+, and to show progression in data handling skills. Clear, easy to use application means children can concentrate on data handling activities without worrying about the complexity of the software. DataPlot is an easy-to-use graph drawing program, allows children to enter data & see the graph updated immediately. 40 separate pieces of data can be entered. Produces Bar charts, Pie charts, Line graphs, Scattergrams. Graphs can be exported as picture files. Displays graphs produced by the databases, recognises when colours are used as labels and colours the graph appropriately. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Dazzle Plus
Publisher: Semerc
Drawing and painting package which can be configured to meet users specific needs. Add or reduce tools available to make the program as powerful or simple to use as desired. Also suitable for Special Needs. Builds on the ease of use and configurability of original version, introduces wealth of creative new features. For all ages.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
ISBN: 1841242195
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Email Detectives
Publisher: Sherston Software Ltd
Can your pupils solve the mystery of Webble Valley? Probably not, as the people they really need to communicate with are not nearby. Fortunately, thanks to modern technology (and the helpful Nikhil and Julia), they can use email to help save the day. 11 focused tutorials and a gripping adventure will help all pupils develop their understanding of email. Contents: 11 interactive tutorials covering all key email skills; exciting adventure to practise & consolidate email skills; additional teacher notes provide lots of ideas for follow-up work. Key features: All email is simulated-no need to connect to the internet; 2 on-screen helpers guide users where appropriate, fully narrated throughout, full teacher options. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 6-9
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Factory Control - Bikes
Publisher: SoftTeach Educational
Factory Control helps with the difficult Control strand of ICT and follows the huge success of Traffic Control. Factory Control is simpler than Traffic Control. Students have to give correct instructions to build old and new cycles of their choice, mountain bikes to penny farthings. A check is made of what each student is doing and suggests answers to their problems.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Folens ICT Programme
Publisher: Folens Ltd (Oxford University Press)
For use with Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Part of the Folens ICT Programme which teachers the 50 most relevant skills to raise attainment across the curriculum for ages 7-13. A Text book, Teacher File, Poster pack and CD-ROM (including Site Licence) are available for each Microsoft programme. Ideally there should be a copy of the Text Book next to every computer in school. Improvements in the of these software programs will lead to higher attainment, not just in ICT, but in all areas of the curriculum where they can be used. On-screen activities are included. CD-ROM provides: text files, art files, copiable pupil resources, on-screen activities. Text Books provide: Skill pages which teach the sill and provide an on-going reference as to how to carry out each function; Application pages enable pupils to apply the skill just learned in a practical context. Teachers Files provide: support for teacher ICT skills, pupil task sheets, copiable resources for use in the classroom/computer suite. Poster Pack provides: 16 large wall posters, and 'At a glance' reference to skills, tips and techniques. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-13
ISBN: 1843031345
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Hot Wired DVD
Publisher: 4 Learning / Espresso Education
Features 6 x 25 minute programmes suitable for all Awarding Body specifications. Curriculum Connections: ICT in society, ICT tools and applications, ICT in organisations. Covers exciting and varied case studies from surf dudes to soap operas. Programme 1: Eye, explores the design and functionality of the London Eye website and discovers what part CAD played in its design. Programme 2: Websurf, how Devon surf dudes use the internet to communicate and to search and select information. Also looks at using spreadsheet software. Programme 3: Eden, how ICT helps to control the climate, monitor plants and seeds and manage visitors and tickets. Also looks at using multimedia and database software. Programme 4: Personal Trainers, decathlon is a retail sports outlet with design and research facilities and its own manufacturing base. This programme looks at how ICT merges these processes and enables the company to function effectively. Also looks at using database software. Programme 5: Clipper ventures, round the world yacht racing by young people who link to their support team, friends and family via ICT. Programme 6: Hollyoaks, this programme looks behind the scenes at one of the UK's most successful soap operas to reveal how ICT is used in programme production. For Applied ICT. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 4
Age range: 14-16+
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ICT a Resource for All
Publisher: Learning and Teaching Scotland
Aims to assist educational professionals in the use of ICT to support learning & inclusion for 5-14 year olds. Resource CD: valuable collection of resources will help create learning activities to meet needs of broad range of learners. Particularly relevant to supporting access to learning, providing appropriate learning activities for individuals with special educational needs. Video CD: contains collection of video based case studies that show how 5 schools have used ICT to support learning and inclusion, intended for use as staff development materials. No network version.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3, 4
Age range: 5-14
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Imagine Logo
Publisher: Logotron
Versatile enough to be used in almost any National Curriculum subject. Promotes development of problem solving skills, critical thinking, creative use of ICT. Encourages students to learn through exploration, construction. Features: Easy to use, customisable for learners of all abilities; SuperLogo as a project, still use SuperLogo if you want; Extensive multimedia capability including web authoring tools; Logomotion, powerful animation editor; Speech & music input & output; Integrated painting & drawing tools; Multi-page project facility; Framework editor, Logopoint presentation software; Companion website of free curriculum materials. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Also available Primary and Secondary Workbooks.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 7-16+
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Junior CAD
Publisher: SoftTeach Educational
A 3D visualisation program for shape manipulation in design work. Students can develop their own 3D images or use the pre-drawn shapes for manipulation. Activity sheets guide students through a variety of exercises.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Junior Viewpoint
Publisher: Logotron
Designed to take children through course of work to develop confidence/competence in ICT to find things out, handle, present information in a variety of forms. Pupils will develop skills to progression to higher level skills. Pages are designed to stand alone/ can be used in any order, it should be easy to pick out appropriate tasks for any group of children. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 5-11
ISBN: 582346290
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Kaz: Learn to Touch Type in just 90 Minutes
Publisher: The Future Group
British Typing Tutor which can teach everyone how to touch-type in 90 minutes. Based on a technique which has developed in 10 years of training people in office skills. Ideal for retraining 2 finger typists or teaching complete novices the basic keyboard skills. Split into 5 simple reaction principles based on word association and multisensory learning.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3, 4
Age range: 5-18+
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Key Skills Activity Packs
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Publishers
Whether you are teaching Key Skills as a standalone qualification or integrating it within another subject area, these packs can be tailored to suit your needs. They encourage your students to gain their Key Skills by exploring a wide range of motivating themes as they work through the activities. Each pack contains a CD-ROM that forms an integral part of the learning. Titles available: Application of Number Level 2, Communication Levels 1 & 2, IT Levels 1 & 2.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Age range: 16+
ISBN: 435466011
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Key Skills Collection
Publisher: National Extension College
Comprehensive coverage of 6 Key Skills at Levels 1-3, provides access to 1000+ hours high quality learning materials, activities. Activities are clearly mapped to QCA standards; access by level, Key Skill, NEC resource title, subject area. Hypertext links move instantly to relevant materials, view on screen or print with diagrams, graphics in place to provide ready-made activities. Topics: Communication, Application of Number, Information Technology.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Age range: 16+
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Magic Forest
Publisher: Logotron
ICT based modelling environment developed and designed for children. Comes with variety of activities to explore, understand and change. Learners explore an activity and discover what happens. In many of the activities, learners need to make decisions and the consequences of their decisions can be seen and experienced on screen. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. Scottish P1-P6.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
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Mary, Juma and Simba the Dog Clipart
Publisher: ACTIONAID Education
Follow Mary, Juma and Simba the dog through the busy streets of Ziwa, near Mombasa on the Kenya coat. They must find the missing necklace quickly, or Simba is in big trouble. Ziwa used to be countryside, now 77,000 people live there. People here are poor, some sell things on the streets; many have no jobs. Homes are small, close together, without taps or electricity. Interactive Whiteboard compatible. No network version.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
ISBN: 1872502679
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Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Deluxe
Publisher: GSP
Finish work faster, save valuable time and put yourself on the path to productivity! Mavis Beacon's keyboarding lessons teach speed and accuracy that pay off in performance. Plus, her Deluxe classroom environment offers innovative, tailored learning experience unlike any other! Mavis teaches you vital keyboarding skills to maximize your productivity in the workplace, school, or at home, guiding you with her easy-going style. The Media Centre - Mavis' learning environment extends into the MediaCentre, featuring a roomful of custom features and exclusive Deluxe content that will help you reach your goals as quickly as possible. Specialised Practice Area - The program will track speed, accuracy, WPM goals and key proficiency. Custom Lesson Designer - Import your own documents to create custom practice lessons. Catch up with important reading as you type analyst reports, company memos, today's newspaper, or articles from your favourite magazine to make the most of your time by accomplishing multiple goals at once! Bonus Word Processing Training CD - Unleash the power of your word processing program to make the most of your computer in every capacity! Train at your own pace and discover countless practical tips within Microsoft® Word. Enhance your marketability in today's global marketplace with this Bonus CD. Entertaining Arcade-Style Games - Splash into Ride the Wave to test your speed, and strive for pinpoint accuracy with Gumball Gambit, two new Deluxe Edition exclusives to keep you on the cutting edge! (10 interactive games in total). Ergonomic Evaluation - Watch video tips on comfortable posture and use the interactive guide to attain proper physical alignment. New features: Practice speed, accuracy and rhythm with 20 new custom lessons. 20 new practice lessons including new HTML documents with over 150 different topics of interest. Bonus CD: Discover countless practical hints and tips for Microsoft Word with this bonus training CD. Test your speed with Ride the Wave, and strive for pinpoint accuracy with Gumball Gambit, 2 entertaining games. Enjoy a freshly updated interface with improved resolution. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 7-16+
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Ref: MAV-310157-01
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MediaBlender
Publisher: Tech4Learning
This browser-based multimedia authoring application can be installed on a stand alone PC or run remotely over the network or from the internet. Its intuitive WYSIWYG interface allows pupils of all abilities to create multimedia rich projects. Now includes BOOST - a BASIC based scripting language to turn media projects into intricate standalone products.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 7-Adult
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Model Shop
Publisher: Sherston Software Ltd
Guaranteed to really get children thinking. Provides ideal introduction to computer modelling with 8 highly-interactive activities, each accessible individually or as part of an exciting adventure. With task and explore modes, 3 levels of difficulty, extensive teacher options, can easily be adapted to wide range of teaching and learning needs. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 7-11
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Number Box V2
Publisher: Black Cat
Educational spreadsheet for Windows. Features: easy introduction to concept of functions including minimum, maximum, average, range; operate at different levels for different pupils and abilities; wide range of very easy to produce graphs related to the national curriculum; easy setup of spreadsheets through range of Quick Sheets.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3
Age range: 5-14
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Numbers Words and Pictures
Publisher: Black Cat
Designed to make available in one package all the tools required for the use of IT in the early years. Package includes word processor, graph drawing program, database, simple LOGO, picture drawing program, and magnetic board program. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-8
Ref: 9945
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PaintSpa for Windows
Publisher: Software Production Associates
Can be used by children (and adults) of all ages. Level 1: even the youngest of children can have fun painting and using the ever changing picture brushes. Level 2: slightly more advanced users can use a wide range of brushes and tools, or add one of 1500+ ready drawn stamps onto their picture. Level 3: can be used for the most exacting tasks, and because it is so natural to use it is far easier to do very advanced work than with other packages. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3, 4
Age range: 5-16+
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Pictogram
Publisher: Kudlian Soft
Progressively teaches children the use of graphs for representing data. Pictures are dragged onto stacks which may be displayed vertically or horizontally. The graph can be switched to a block graph where pictures are replaced as more abstract blocks of different colours. Finally blocks can be joined together to create the familiar bar chart. Wide variety of picture sets for creating pictograms, including Pets, Minibeasts, Transport, Houses, Eye Colours, Hair Colours etc. Easy point and drop method for constructing graphs. All graphs can be exported or copied to the clipboard for use in other applications. Recognises when colours are used as labels and will colour the graphs appropriately. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
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Picture Box Paris
Publisher: Cambridgeshire Software House
Contains 150+ photos of shops, people, the sites of Paris, things 'French' of general interest. Each photo can be printed and has supporting text in English and French. Ideal for beginners and for use as a resource. No network version.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3, 4
Age range: 8-18
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Project Picture Resources
Publisher: AVP
Provides excellent picture resources for project work and illustrations for individual study. High quality photos specifically chosen for pictorial content, can be used to support National Curriculum attainment targets KS1-3 in range of subjects. Each picture accompanied by short description. Scottish A-E.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3
Age range: 5-14
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Safety Net - Internet Safety DVD
Publisher: Athena Education Productions
Safety Net is a new programme which sets out to explain what the internet is in 5 lessons, where the potential dangers lie and how to reduce exposure to them. Almost all young people are already very familiar with the internet, which many regard as the natural territory of the young, with little regard for the dangers inherent in it. Topics covered include: The Internet described. Email and chat rooms: being careful about distributing your address. Knowing who you're talking to, being discreet, and knowing who could see your information. Social networks: how to use them, what not to publish, commercial use of your information, internet dating. Online bullying: who to trust and how to be safe. Technical safety: Firewall, viruses, malware and spyware, sites to avoid. Privacy: understanding issues of personal privacy. Includes PDF Lesson Plan & Worksheets. Reviews: "The programmes are very well made and professionally presented in an engaging way. The content is varied and well-researched, putting across good messages." Adrian Bowden-Green. Teacher Adviser (PSHE) Worcester County Council. "These packages are a vital part of our PSHE curriculum ……. Well produced and thought provoking the resources raise questions allowing pupils to express their own opinions and recognise behaviour traits before identifying successful ways of dealing with such issues." Rachel Mansell Cirencester Deer Park School. "...'don't bully me' was a fantastic resource with lots of leads onto other lessons - it arrived quickly and has now been fully incorporated into our scheme of work - I have been very impressed with all the PSHE resources." Tom Nolan Sheldon School Chippenham. Scottish Level E, SG, NQs. FREE PREVIEW: this DVD is available on 14 day FREE PREVIEW, simply click the option below - an invoice will be issued for any items retained after this time.
Format: DVD Video
Key stage: 3, 4
Age range: 12-16
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SchoolsTube
Publisher: BLI Education
Designed to allow your schools to manage the storage and sharing of video and audio files across their school. Offering a subscription package that allows teachers and colleagues the ability to share Video and Audio, safely with other subscribers within a local authority, cluster group, country or world wide. Teachers can create closed private video and audio channels so that only people within the school or sub group can view the posted material, meaning the privacy of content can also be maintained if desired. With individual teacher and pupil logins, schools have a high degree of control of who gets to see or hear the resources. This cost effective solution provides the following benefits: Safe environment to view and download video resources. Upload video work to SchoolsTube either at home or in school. Create multiple private video and audio broadcasting channels for the school. Robust permission management system to share files with only selected users/groups. Cost effective storage solution. Remove issues of storage, backup and virus protection of large video files. Tool to effectively evidence and assess video based pupil work. Robust e-safety solution. Support the school-home link by allowing schools to easily share and stream videos on the internet. With more and more Teachers and Students creating video & audio within the classroom and at home, SchoolsTube is the ideal place to store and share safely. Available as either Gold Package or Silver Package, Multi-year deals available, please contact us for details. FREE TRIAL: this database is available on 30 day FREE TRIAL, simply click on the Free Trial option below and ensure you include your email address on the order form.
Format: Online
Key stage: 2, 3, 4, 5
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Simulation Explorer
Publisher: Granada Learning Ltd
Introduces children to computer simulations that represent real and imaginary situations. Allows them to try things that would be difficult or impossible to do in practice, giving a real purpose for using ICT. 6 activities have been designed to cater for the needs of upper and lower KS2 children, levels B-C of the Scottish 5-14 Curriculum, via 2 differentiated levels. Children can explore simulations, make changes to the conditions and observe the results. Additional worksheets help children evaluate simulations and identify rules and patterns on which they are based. Ideal for covering requirements outlined in QCA ICT Unit 3D, Exploring Simulations, especially valuable during the integrated task where children are asked to explore computer simulations as part of their work in other subjects. Specific links have been made with investigative science, e.g. fair testing, and other science topics, such as Circuits, Tooth Decay, Pond Habitat. Spoken questions and instructions guide children helping them to work independently. Clear and consistent design across the activities means children do not waste time wondering what to do. Additional clip art and word bank resources can be accessed for each activity, and can be saved and used in other programs such as a word processor. When all questions are answered correctly, children have the opportunity to print out a colourful reward certificate that shows the level achieved.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 2
Age range: 7-11
ISBN: 1406007005/G05
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Splosh
Publisher: Kudlian Soft
Developed specifically for education. All tools and colours are easily accessible. We believe Splosh has the best user interface currently available for this type of application. Features: Easy drawing of circles, rectangles, triangles, lines. Tools include brush, spray, fill & rubber. Text can be placed anywhere, at any size and colour. Grid lock feature extends Splosh, allowing children to explore patterns, shape & colours. Configurable toolbar. Imports wide variety of picture formats including windows meta files. Pictures are saved as windows bitmap files. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
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Story Maker
Publisher: Software Production Associates
Make active animated speaking and sounding stories, not just static pages that might as well be in a printed book. Make a story where figures move across the screen appear and disappear; cause other things to happen, speak to you etc. Encourages learning across the curriculum, even with reluctant learners. Useful at all Key Stages; Ideal for cooperative group work; Includes many educational pictures; Spell checker with 80,000 word dictionary; 1600+ picture stamps; 100+ animated sprites; figures & text can be animated; French speech now included, Optional extra for German, Spanish Italian, Polish, Russian, Portuguese speech; Dynamic links add action to any figure, text or sprite; insert multiple text boxes or speech bubbles; Lots of background scenes; Make figures appear or disappear etc. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3
Age range: 5-14
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SuperTools
Publisher: Black Cat
Brand new toolbox from Black Cat with exciting new programs and updated versions of old favourites including: Information Workshop 2000, NumberBox 2 spreadsheets, PawPrints desktop publishing, Fresco graphics, BlackCat LOGO, Decisions branching database, SlideShow multimedia presentation, Write Away! Wordprocessor. See individual entries for full details on all these titles. Also available in Welsh (Taclau'r Tasgau) - please specify when ordering.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3
Age range: 5-11
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Survey
Publisher: Software Production Associates
Allows children to enter results of their own surveys exactly as they would on paper. Features: exceptionally easy to use; helps children learn how to conduct surveys; print out blank sheets for tallying data; enter data in frequency tables using tally marks or frequencies; graph pictograms, block charts, stick diagrams, bar charts, line graphs, point charts, pie charts, scatter graphs; 2D or 3D graph options; see graph and data side by side; use sensible colours, group data into class intervals; choose number of decimal places for numerical data; show mean, median, mode, range; toolbar buttons for common operations; compare different sets of data; merge data sets together. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3, 4
Age range: 5-16+
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Terry the Turtle
Publisher: Kudlian Soft
Ideal for introducing children to turtle and logo type applications. A clear and easy to use control panel allows the children to move Terry around on screen and create exciting patterns whilst learning about measurement of distance and angles. Terry can load picture files as a background which means that children can navigate around mazes and other environments. Terry maintains a history of commands which can be undone and stepped through. Drawings can be saved as picture files for use in other programs. New smooth graphics, turtles and backgrounds. Configurable tools allow you to setup the application to meet the individual needs of the pupils. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows / Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
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Textease
Publisher: Softease Ltd
New Textease products include Classroom Tools (CT), all encompassing solution for your schools IT needs, allows work areas and all other settings to be configured for individual pupils or classes. Managing IT across your school curriculum could not be simpler. TEXTEASE CT: Award winning word processing, desktop publishing, multimedia program. Suitable for all writing and publishing tasks at school and at home. SPREADSHEET CT: Powerful and essential numeracy tool. DATABASE CT: Easy introduction to data handling. TURTLE CT: Modelling effects on-screen. BRANCH CT: Branching databases made easy. PRESENTER CT: Present work in an easy and imaginative way. PAINT CT: Sophisticated paint package with photo editing. MOVIES CT: Produce inspirational and exciting movies in minutes. DRAW CT: Revolutionary vector drawing tool that will turn your world around. STUDIO CT: The ultimate in Classroom Tools. Fully integrated set of software tools including Textease CT, Movies CT, Draw CT, Database CT, Paint CT, Spreadsheet CT, Branch CT, Presenter CT and Turtle CT. SOFTEASE TIMELINE: New dimension to sequencing events. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3, 4
Age range: 5-18+
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Traffic Control
Publisher: SoftTeach Educational
The Control strand of ICT is one of the toughest to deliver. Traffic Control is a simple simulation to help overcome many of the problems. Students can build up simple control sequences to deal with a variety of traffic situations and animate their solutions. The program keeps check of what each student is doing and suggests answers to their problems.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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Type Tizzy
Publisher: Sherston Software Ltd
Bring some magic to your classroom with Type with Tizzy a highly interactive program designed to help children develop keyboard familiarity and competence. With help from Tizzy children work through the carefully structured activities each one helping them to gain a greater understanding of the functions and layout of the keyboard. The engaging scenarios and fun characters ensure that learning with Tizzy is guaranteed to motivate everyone. Contents; 19 focused activities. Configurable on screen text keyboard layout and colour. Comprehensive Help feature within each activity. Optional interactive on screen keyboard. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1
Age range: 4-7
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Type to Learn
Publisher: Sunburst Communications Inc
STANDARD EDITION (Age 7-Adult): Teaches pupils to type, reinforces spelling, grammar, composition, punctuation skills. Based on 25 zany time travel theme lessons & assessments, pupils master keyboarding skills. New teacher management option allows teachers to modify program to suit needs of classroom, 3 vocabulary levels. Automatic reporting helps teachers plan, assess, monitor pupils best typing speed, accuracy, performance averages, level of participation. JUNIOR (Age 5-7): First step in ICT is how to use a keyboard. Features age-appropriate instruction in keyboarding, locate letters & numbers, type short words & sentences, master simple punctuation, Teachers Guide, the small hands of young pupils are taken into consideration with this animated program.
Format: Windows CD-ROM, Mac CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2, 3, 4
Age range: 5-18+
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Wordsquare for Windows
Publisher: Software Production Associates
Useful in all subject areas as well as being just plain fun. Type in the words you want in your square, and let Wordsquare do the rest; Give clues to words if you want; Form squares with different levels of difficulty; Very easy, Fairly easy, Hard, Hardest; Add random letters between words, or bits of the words in your list; Use different fonts and sizes; Print out or keep it for playing on screen; Add title or comment to your printed wordsquare; Include accented letters in words, ideal for foreign languages; Make squares of different difficulties using the same words; Any size square up to 50 letters by 50 letters; Automatically produce different squares with the same words hidden; Print answer sheets. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 2, 3
Age range: 7-14
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WriteOn for Windows
Publisher: Software Production Associates
Gives children (and teachers) just about everything you could want in a word processor. It can act as a whole word processor (with optional pictures), it can speak with 20 different voices (English, not American), it records the words that children misspell, it is highly configurable, and much more. WriteOn for Windows retains all the best features of its predecessors, and adds lots more. Beginners can still use a very simple screen with large letters and an uncluttered appearance. And pupils can gently have access to more advanced features as they get more confident, with four different levels of options. The program comes with a highly praised spell-checker especially designed for children. Interactive Whiteboard compatible.
Format: Windows CD-ROM
Key stage: 1, 2
Age range: 5-11
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