Posts made in January 21st, 2010

2 Create a Superstory Archive

Posted on Jan 21, 2010 in Activity Ideas, Software, Useful Links | 0 comments

2Create a Super Story (2CaSS) is a creative piece of software from an amazing company called 2Simple. It is designed for use in primary schools and allows pupils to create their own activities and games. They launched it at BETT this year and it looks likely to become a firm favourite of primary ict teachers everywhere!

In its most simple form, children can simply click, drag and insert  elements of an activity on screen and then save their work as a flash (.swf) file that can be inserted, or embedded, onto a webpage (blog/wiki/VLE etc) or kept locally and played through a web browser. It’s great for KS1 ICT.

The software even allows for lip syncing audio with characters and augmented reality with a webcam!

Take a look at the archive- and hopefully get inspired. Get a copy of 2CaSS and try it out for yourself!

AmplifiED’10 Digital Identity Discussion

Posted on Jan 21, 2010 in Conferences | 0 comments

Here’s the video from the Digital Identity discussion at this years AmplfiED’10 event. Thanks as always to Leon Cych.

Direct links : http://blip.tv/file/3109847 and http://blip.tv/file/3111693

I like the idea of the Digital Resident vs Digital Visitor. I think I am very much in the resident camp.