NewsScientific Enquiry Down Under!
Working with Rising Stars, Vivid has localised the Excellence in Scientific Enquiry series to make it appropriate for the Australian education market. With all content now mapped to the Australian curriculum and a few changes to reflect cultural differences, the disks are on sale through MacMillan Education Australia.
As with all our productions, the update of a program to the requirements of another country is simplified by the way we build our programs – all four disks were completed in a matter of weeks!
Vivid MD stranded abroad (updated)
Is this Vivid MD Mick Landmann stranded in Lanzarote as a result of the Iceland Volcano, hard at work or is it a banker who has just received details of his latest bonus!
Vivid MD Mick Landmann has been the victim of the Icelandic volcano having been stranded in Lanzarote following a week’s holiday there. He has been in contact with the office back home via email and text and is due to fly home soon after an additional week on the island.
Here’s what he had to say:
“It may seem idyllic to be stuck in somewhere like this but actually it has its stresses.
My 15 year old daughter has important exams she really doesn’t want to miss having worked hard all year for them. We did actually get her mock GCSE PE exam emailed to us and she sat the exam in as near to exam conditions as we could manage here. The results were emailed back to the school for marking. She also misses her friends, Mum, Dad and younger brother being a poor substitute.
My 12 year old son by contrast thinks it’s Christmas secretly hoping for more volcanic ash to be spewed into the atmosphere.
All in all, though, we are looking forward to being back home and life getting back to normal.”
UPDATE: Rather annoyingly, Mick has now found his way back to the UK and is once again lurking in the office.
Geoboard resources
Two interactive geoboard resources, which can be used for creating and working with shapes, featuring a built-in protractor and ruler for measurements. Read on »
Clocks & calendar resources
A set of four resources including an analogue clock, a digital clock and a calendar. Read on »
Nelson Comprehension
Client: Nelson Thornes
- Primary comprehension across Years 1-6 and 5 levels
- VLE and CD-ROM versions for use on interactive whiteboard/small groups/1-on-1
A huge range of fiction and non-fiction texts and extracts are available, with narration, video, illustrations, animations and sound effects. Visual ‘snapshots’ support and assess struggling readers’ thinking comprehension skills. Vivid have produced a wealth of fully interactive activities that reinforce key comprehension skills – such as dilemma voting, story-mapping and character grids. Video and other media can be imported and incorporated. Together with Vivid Tools, a media bank and avatar builder this product is in another dimension! Read on »
Shortlisted for BETT award again
We are very pleased that Cracking Comprehension, a primary literacy program that Vivid Interactive designed and developed for Rising Stars, has been shortlisted for a BETT 2010 award in the ‘Primary digital content’ category.
This category attracts a huge number of entries so being shortlisted really does indicate the exemplary nature of this fantastic program.
Number line resources
Two number line resources comprising a standard number line and a number track. Read on »
How Science Works
Client: Rising Stars
Following on from the success of Scientific Enquiry, How Science Works also provided virtual experiment – but this time for KS3. The three disks are for Biology, Physics and Chemistry with 33 interactive experiments in total which are clearly marked for years 7, 8 or 9. Read on »