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Next, Cathy Flynn, Primary ICT Consultant, introduces another wonderful resource - the i-board.

As more and more Key Stage 1 classes and increasingly Foundation Stage classes are having interactive whiteboards installed, it is sometimes difficult to find resources designed specifically to meet the requirements of the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 curriculums. Electronic Blackboard with their i-board product is one provider that has created resources which can be used across a range of curriculum areas in both Key Stage 1 and the Foundation Stage. i-board is a new and growing interactive resource bank of activities that have been developed in conjunction with teachers.

The resources consist of year group CDs, which then allow access to additional online resources. Electronic Blackboard has already produced a CD for Reception and Year 1. A Year 2 CD is due to be published at the end of May and a nursery CD in July. Each CD ROM contains 8 topic areas. Contained within each topic area there are then 3 or 4 focussed interactive learning activities that meet both Curriculum and ICT learning objectives.

As an example, on the Reception CD, there are two farm topic areas, farm pictures and sounds and farm counting, which would link really well with topics on animals or growing.

On the year 1 CD "Me and Us" provides focussed activities which could be used linked with the science topic ourselves, history timeline activities and data handling in maths. Used creatively with effective questioning from teachers the screens can be powerful teaching resources. The great thing about many of the activities is their open-ended nature, encouraging children's creative exploration and decision making. The activities are ideally designed for use with an interactive whiteboard but could as easily be used by children independently.

Purchase of the CD's also gives a year's access to additional online resources, which can be renewed on an annual basis. Included in these online extension activities are excellent history of transport activities and toys in the past activities.

Also available as online content are screens which have been developed at the request of individual teachers and the company are interested in continuing to create resources at the request of teachers, if they fit with the i-board brand and are possible to create.

To explore the resources further log on to www.iboard.co.uk where 4 minute trials of all activities are available.
The current cost of i-board resources for Oxfordshire schools is £44 per year group CD for a single user licence, £72 for a 5 user licence, £112 for a 10 user licence and £140 for a site licence. All purchases include 1 year's access to online activities.

You can fax an order to Christine Ruane on (01865) 428030, phone on (01865) 428034 or post the order to Christine Ruane, ICT Team, L3 Cricket Rd Centre, Oxford, OX4 3DW (i-board is eligible for purchase with E-learning credits)