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Boardworks

Engaging, dynamic, interactive whole-class teaching resources for use with interactive whiteboards and projectors.


Caspian :

By delivering enjoyable, highly engaging learning experiences in a 3D gaming environment Caspian can improve the ability of students to acquire, retain and utilise knowledge.

Titles available at the CLC:
WWII
This application contains 28 Caspian interactive thinking tasks covering the QCA unit

What was it like for children in the Second World War?
Students will learn about why the war started, who were the main leaders, what were the key bombing targets, how was life for children as evacuees and learn about the differences in food then and now. They will explore 3D environments such as a street in WWII Britain before a bombing raid, the same street following a bombing and a country farm.

MediaStage :

Imagine if students could experience every aspect of staging their own theatre, TV or film production - without even leaving their desk?

Script-writing, casting, set building, propping, directing, lighting, audio-recording, editing and camera skills: the MediaStage virtual 3D performance tool (with GCSE activities by Heinemann and supported by Nesta Futurelab), delivers it all.

Kar2ouche :

For Primary and Secondary schools (Key stages 1-4; AS 1 & 2)

Creative role-play, picture making, storyboarding and animation - what better, more flexible way to help students express, explore and think about different topics and experiences right across the curriculum?

Students compose role-plays, storyboards, movies and animations onscreen in minutes using drag and drop commands. Each title comes with a themed library of resources including characters, sounds, backgrounds, props and a comprehensive Teacher Support Pack.* Students can:

  • compose pictures, storyboards, animations, publications or movies by adding characters, backgrounds and props. Each can be posed and rotated in 3D. Add text, speech and thought bubbles
  • record voices and add sound effects in to a four track audio system.
  • create and import images to provide personalised backgrounds to a storyboard
  • share work as QuickTime movies or editable kar2ouche files.

Titles Currently Available @ CLC;
Clique Francais. Creative Writing, Criminal Law, Developing French, A Midsummer Nights Dream, PHSE: Drug Awareness, Hamlet, Living things in their Environment, Macbeth, PHSE: Moving on (Primary to Secondary), Reading & Writing Stories, PHSE: Rtespecting Diversity, Romeo & Juliette, Tudors, Twelfth Night, Victorians.


Mind Genius

Mind Genius is a Mind mapping tool for brainstorming, change management, and problem solving.


Education City :

EducationCity.com is an award winning e-learning product, used in both schools and homes to reinforce learning in a fun and engaging way.

It covers the core subjects of English, Maths, Science and French from pre-school to the age of 12.

Ideal for use on computers and interactive whiteboards, it includes;

  • Many hundred bright and colourful interactive activities,
  • A user friendly curriculum map and
  • Success tracker, a fully integrated e-assessment tool.

PE GCSE

MS Windows

Game Maker

Using easy to learn drag-and-drop actions, you can create professional looking games within very little time. You can make games with backgrounds, animated graphics, music and sound effects, and even 3d games! And when you've become more experienced, there is a built-in programming language, which gives you the full flexibility of creating games with Game Maker.



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