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Digital Video Library gives your DiDA students access to a growing library of short video clips. All completely royalty free, they can be used for presentations, video editing, and even mind mapping. Each clip can be downloaded in one of four formats, so there is bound to be a version to use straight away.

Register on the website to preview all of the clips, and download the FREE clips today. Subscriptions are for one or three years, and can be purchased using E-Learning Credits and DiDA schools qualify for a 30% discount on normal subscriptions.

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BB FlashBack is a screen recording and movie authoring tool that allows students to make Flash movies of their project work for use in their e-portfolio.

Movies can be annotated with text, explained with a voiceover and highlighted with custom graphics. Flexible publishing includes exporting in SWF format (a listed and approved file format in the DiDA e-portfolio specification) which can then be displayed within an HTML or other navigation system.

Teachers can use BB FlashBack to create software training material and produce tutorial demonstrations to enrich classroom lessons.

BB FlashBack is available at a special offer price for schools running the DiDA course.

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	Introducing SmartAssess ScreenFlash for Schools… Quite simply, ScreenFlash records what you do while using your computer. It does this in a Visual, Auditory, and Kinaesthetic manner.
Once recorded, these “movies” can be edited, and content can be added, using simple, intuitive and easy to use editing tools. This makes ScreenFlash a powerful and flexible educational tool for teaching and learning using ICT. ScreenFlash allows pupils to demonstrate their learning, and teachers to create resources in a simple, effective and natural way. Find out more >>

MatchWare specialises in multimedia products that are extremely easy to use and allow users to create projects of the highest quality.

Our suite of three products consists of OpenMind, Mediator 8 Pro, and ScreenCorder 4:

OpenMind , based on the Mind Mapping theory, is a brilliant tool for organising information. By adding text, images, video, Flash® media, HTML etc. to your Mind Map, you can freely plan and organise your work. By exporting the mind map you can take it beyond OpenMind. Your export options are: Mediator, HTML, Word, RTF, PowerPoint or as a Picture.

Mediator is an extremely powerful, yet inclusive, multimedia authoring tool. If you like, you can plan your projects in OpenMind, and then export them into Mediator to create the navigation system of your Mediator project. The programs icon-based drag-and-drop editing allows you to combine text, images, sounds, animations and videos to create Flash® Trailers, Virtual Tours or interactive Quizzes. Your export options are Flash®, HTML or CD-Rom.

ScreenCorder 4 is a tool for recording what you see on your computer screen. Everything that takes place, including keyboard actions, speech, mouse clicks and movement, is recorded. ScreenCorder 4 also comes with a Web Builder wizard; this runs within ScreenCorder and allows you to create an HTML website to display your videos. ScreenCorder allows students to demonstrate how they completed a section of the coursework by recording on-screen activity, verbally explaining it at the same time, and exporting the project file as a Flash® video, WMV, or AVI video.

Contact MatchWare about setting a date for a free DiDA training session with the above packages.

MatchWare has produced project-based tutorials aimed at giving students the key skills to complete the Summative Project Briefs. Teachers are free to use the tutorials with the students incorporating them into class exercises.

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Inspiration - Using the proven power of visual learning, Inspiration ® helps students strengthen critical thinking, comprehension and writing skills across the curriculum.

Students build graphic organizers to represent concepts and relationships and use the integrated outlining capability to further organize ideas for reports.

Analyze complex topics
Improve writing proficiency
Develop planning skills

Inspiration's integrated diagramming and outlining environments work together to help students comprehend concepts and particularly when delivering DiDA.

Educators can also use Inspiration to customize instruction, achieve standards, assess student progress and energize learning.

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Macromedia

Macormedia Studio MX 2004 provides professional functionality for every aspect of web development and includes the newest versions of Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks and FreeHand.

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Gaining proficiency with Adobe professional tools can help your students enter the job market as highly skilled, in-demand employees, and younger students can begin to explore creative possibilities. Tightly integrated, with a common interface, Adobe products are easy to learn and use — and they are available to qualified education customers at Education prices. Find out more >>

Serif - Graphics software to inspire learning. The ultimate software solution for all of your drawing and graphics requirements. Find out more >>