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Most of the software recommended as available from the Cricket Rd Centre is discounted. Phone 01865 428034 Fax 01865 428030
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Brief Description |
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Chembakolli |
£20 for twelve months access |
An updated set of resources that includes photos, interviews, activities that can be downloaded and printed. The online resources complement the original Action Aid pack. |
Schools and Youth ActionAid Leach Road, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1FR Tel: 01460 238000 Fax: 0146067191 |
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Curriculum Visions: Mountains Rivers Coasts
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£35.24 per CD Rom Subscription to online resources Schools less that 120 pupils £14 per month, Over 120 pupils £18 per month |
Curriculum Visions produce resource books for pupils (and a teachers guide) that are complemented by a CD Rom for each of the topics. Books can be used in class sets or for group research, with the CD being used as further research. There are additional online resources suitable for use on an Interactive Whiteboard for which a monthly subscription can be paid. |
Curriculum Visions http://www.curriculumvisions.com/
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Easiteach Geography KS1, 2 |
Single user £56.05 10 user £486.40 Site licence £997.50
Content pack site licence £284.05 |
Easiteach Geography provides a set of tools designed to support the teaching of Geography in a whole class or group setting. Tools in Easiteach Geography include a map builder with pictures and Ordnance Survey® symbols, road, rail and other line type 'brushes', a navigator tool for creating and following paths using left-right or compass directions, compass roses, scaleable, calibrated on-screen rulers and a distometer tool for measuring paths, shapes, journeys. Geography Content Pack is an optional pack designed for use with Primary age pupils, which contains over 40 lessons with materials for each year group from Reception to Year 6. |
RM plc |
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Heinemann Explore Geography KS1, 2, 3
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£170 schools with fewer than 250 pupils £202 per module with more than 250 pupils |
The main areas of study are: Localities, Settlements, Environment, Analysing data, Landscapes, Weather, and Water. Each aspect has a range of images, articles, web links, literacy activities, a glossary, a section on global issues and a quiz all of which combine to make study units. |
Heinemann |
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InfoMapper |
£200 for Primary annual subscription |
InfoMapper is a web based resource that facilitates the use of maps and aerial photographs, allowing teachers and pupils to create layers of maps and information and combine the display of several maps at one time, for example side by side, overlaying etc The use of InfoMapper will offer a superb opportunity for partnership local study and transition work in both Geography and History, even more effective if you have an IWB - but not essential. Once purchased you will never have to buy an ordnance survey map of the UK again. |
Order online at http://www.infomapper.com
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In the Eye of the Storm |
CD Rom: £15.50
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A comprehensive set of resources that describe life on as island in Bangladesh, including a big book and class readers. There is a video – In the Eye of the Storm which provides a very good background to the issues in the books. The CD Rom provides a range of activities (maths, literacy, science, geography) which could be used by individuals or groups. |
Schools and Youth ActionAid Leach Road, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1FR Tel: 01460 238000 Fax: 0146067191 |
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Local Studies |
Up to 5 users: £55 Up to 10: £90 Up to 20: £120 Site licence: £165 |
An introduction to computer mapping which also allows you to import Ordnance Survey digital map data as long as you also purchase Map Importer
Local Studies enables pupils to create their own maps of real or imaginary places, and to add symbols and features to the map. |
Soft Teach |
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Map Importer |
1-5 users: £30 Up to 10: £48 Up to 20: £66 Site licence: £90 |
This is the tool that allows you to import OS map data for the school area into Local Studies. It can be used as a base map for fieldwork in the local area.
You can get the digital map data for the school area free by contacting the geography adviser: chris.scrivener@oxfordshire.gov.uk |
Map Importer |
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Village Life in India KS1, 2 |
£37.50 |
The CD contains music, photos and video to provide background information about southern India. It could be used with the Chembakolli materials. |
Schools and Youth ActionAid Leach Road, Chard, Somerset, TA20 1FR Tel: 01460 238000 Fax: 0146067191 |
This page was updated 15/03/2006. Any broken links or faulty information should be reported to Carol Rainbow who will replace them as soon as possible.
