Demos

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Download demos of many of our PC Windows titles below. They'll provide a good feel for the software but are of course limited in certain ways e.g. saving or printing may be disabled.

Don't forget that schools and other educational institutions can take advantage of our 30 Day Approval Service, where we send you full versions of our software that you can try out before making your decision to purchase.

Jigsaw Maker

Early Learning

	Jigsaw Maker is a dazzling picture pack that turns proud young artists into beaming puzzle designers. Jigsaw Maker provides key picture creation tools, plus others to cut pictures into 4, 6 or 9 squares and make ‘sliding block’ or ‘click-to-swap’ puzzles. Jigsaw Maker software is fully configurable and designed for the whole primary age-range, offering just a ‘pen’ for early learners to a complete set of ‘grown-up’ tools for older children, including Fill, Text, Undo, Load/Save, Print, plus symmetrical drawing and colouring and re-sizeable maths shapes! Using Jigsaw Maker, attractive ‘stickers’ can be ‘stamped’ on work, and 120 outline drawings are provided for colouring in and turning into puzzles. Download a Windows demo (2.23Mb)

MathMania 2 (ages 7-11)

Maths & Numeracy

	Do you need to get pupils practising not just the ‘four rules’ of number, but also topic work and problem-solving? MathMania 2 (ages 7-11) gets pupils navigating mazes by answering revision questions on Numbers, Angles, Time, Measurement, Shape & Space and a ‘Lucky Dip’. The aim is to win points and get past maze obstacles. With enough points to leave a maze, they can enter another, or win bonus points by tackling one of eight Numeracy puzzles: Coins, Towers of Hanoi, Sliding Blocks, Magic Squares, Fill It, Eureka, Years and Navigate. Across a network, pupils can navigate mazes at the same time as their friends (stand-alone use is of course available) and what's more, to make things strategically more interesting, they can drop question 'bombs' to stay ahead of them! Like the other titles in the Mania series, the software can be adapted to offer the features you want; the more 'game-like' features can be reserved as rewards and levels of play are completely under your control. *Includes a Maze Designer and Custom Question Writer *Prints worksheets to be completed away from the computer *Fully configurable - define the topics and puzzles pupils will meet *Puzzles can be played as independent problem-solving activities Download a demo of this product Download the guided tour (33.5MB)

MathMania 3 (ages 11-14)

Maths & Numeracy

	In a variety of exciting maze-worlds, pupils practise and develop their Maths skills by answering revision questions on Numbers, Time, Angles, Measurement, Shape & Space and ‘Lucky Dip’. With enough points to exit a maze, they can tackle one of eight puzzles: Coins, Towers of Hanoi, Sliding Blocks, Magic Squares, Fill It, Eureka, Weight and Bao. Maths targets are accommodated via four levels of difficulty, and there is easy control over points required to exit mazes, the puzzle availability, time limits and whether pupils should ‘play’ against others in the same maze or alone (across a network or via the Internet) dropping ‘question bombs’ to rout their rivals. ‘High Score’ tables are continuously updated. Answers can be tracked, new question sets can be added, and worksheets can be printed at pre-set levels. *Monitor pupils from within the game *Includes a Maze Designer and Custom Question Writer *Prints worksheets to be completed away from the computer *Fully configurable - define the topics and puzzles pupils will meet *Puzzles can be played as independent problem-solving activities Download the guided tour (44.3MB)

MathsBook PLUS [Four Rules]

Maths & Numeracy

	Strengthen skills in the Four Rules of Number while keeping track of work done. Maths learners need to spend a great deal of time rehearsing written methods of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, but it’s not always easy to monitor their work or techniques. MathsBook helps by providing regular, closely-controlled practice on screens that look like workbooks, automatically moving learners between difficulty and help levels according to performance. There is no need to write follow-up work sheets, as the software does this - and much more - for you! MathsBook is also ideal for interactive whiteboard demonstrations targeting key skills such as decomposition and carrying. *Gives optional talking help, useful for pupils with special needs *When mistakes are made, MathsBook works out what they did wrong *Flexible options provide targeted practise for different pupils Download a Windows demo of Addition/Subtraction (2.03Mb) Download a Windows demo of Multiplication/Division (2.04Mb)

Money Talks!

Maths & Numeracy

	Build confidence in handling and recording money in simulated real-life situations. Handling and recording money is difficult to teach. Pupils need lots of practice, and this is exactly what MoneyTalks! provides. In four simulated settings - At the Checkout, Shopping, Eating Out and Loot - it gets them working with the language of money, whilst consolidating basic number skills. A range of pre-set files linked to the Numeracy Strategy, attractive displays and easy customisation match MoneyTalks! to primary and lower secondary. Costs, totals, number of items bought or sold, currency, plus the level of on-screen help available, are just some of the variables which can be changed. It can even be set up as a test for assessing skills and identifying weaknesses. MoneyTalks! is ideal for both individuals and for group demonstrations using interactive whiteboards. It keeps track of work done and will print an unlimited number of randomised worksheets at whatever difficulty level you want! *Works with £s, Euros & $ currencies! Download a Windows demo (20.2Mb)

MusicBox 2

Music

	Most children have a natural enthusiasm for music, but many find it hard to play a real instrument. Award-winning MusicBox 2 was designed to let them explore and make music on a classroom computer without knowing anything about notation. It's just like painting on the screen, except that what comes out is music! Four easy-to-use self-contained activities encourage pupils to explore sounds, chords and percussion, and to create single- or multi-part compositions. With more than 200 instruments in categories such as percussion, brass, strings and keyboard, the software provides immense scope for creativity and self-expression. Flexible options allow you to tailor MusicBox 2 to suit individuals or groups on standalone or networked machines, and the pack includes National Curriculum and QCA guidance, ten worksheets, a Handbook and a classroom support booklet. *Sound Box - experiment with pitch and the way different instruments sound *Chord Box - investigate the effect of playing notes together, and create chord sequences *Beat Box - a 'drum machine' that explores percussion in real time on a time-line; visual patterns help understand pulse and rhythm *Tune Box - sounds, chords and percussion come together here; drag and drop sounds, swap instruments, sppeed up and slow down compositions, edit and save them Download a Windows demo (56.4Mb) Download the guided tour (28.7MB)

Scally's World: Letters & Nouns

English & Literacy

	Everything children need to know about letters and nouns and the sounds they make In this new addition to our ‘Scally’ family of titles, children help Scally explore the funny shapes, amazing sounds and wonderful words that letters start and make. The Letters & Nouns software features Scally in 16 carefully graded interactive activities, each of which can use up to 140 words taken from the National Literacy Strategy and the First Words Checklist which is published by the Down Syndrome Educational Trust. Each word is cleverly illustrated to aid letter and letter blend recognition, and to develop whole-word sight vocabulary. Correct answers are rewarded by bringing the word to life in a charming animation - just watch their reactions when Scally floats, swims or flies up the screen in the (optional) progress bar! Children can listen to letter names or sounds and can of course hear whole words too. Teacher options are at hand along with a range of different 'looks' for different age-groups. Scally's World: Letters & Nouns has perfect support material for teaching synthetic phonics. Download the guided tour (14.3MB)

Scally's World: Numbers & Sums

Maths & Numeracy

	Entertaining and rewarding number-based games for young learners. Scally’s World: Numbers & Sums provides a range of learning and consolidation activities, at relevant difficulty levels, such as counting sets of objects, recognising numerals and number names, adding, subtracting, working with coins and weights. Basic ICT skills (keyboard/mouse control) are also developed. Across 17 activities, all possible skill combinations are provided on a variety of grid sizes to encourage pupils to spot number pairs or find hidden ones, match number names to numerals, match numerals to sets, count objects and even do simple addition and/or subtraction ‘sums’ with two or three (similar or different) operators. This is just the sort of practice many pupils need – and by selecting one of the pre-set profiles e.g. Year 1 – Term 2, the software automatically targets the activities at just the right level. Ideal for whole-class demonstrations and collaborative small-group interaction using a whiteboard, and easily integrated into traditional classroom teaching, Scally’s World: Numbers and Sums can speak numerals, names and operators (with real British voices), and pupils can even pick a theme they like best e.g. Space, Ocean or Jungle. With optional animations for correct answers, children are guaranteed to be entertained and stay focused! Numbers can be in the ranges 0-5, 1-5, 0-10, 1-10, 0-12, 1-12 and the program will even work with answers up to 20 if required. Download the guided tour (54.8MB)

Scally's World of Problems

Problem Solving

	Co-operative and stimulating tasks that encourage pupils to think creatively With 25 levels of difficulty in each of the planet’s eight environments, this software comprises 200 unique puzzles set on Scally’s imaginary planet. The levels progress from straightforward introductory tasks, ideal for young pupils and those with special educational needs, to more complex puzzles demanding creative, lateral and/or divergent thinking. Purpose-designed material explains how to use the pack’s resources to develop thinking skills through practising the processes of analysing, understanding, remembering and applying. The accompanying booklet, 'Scally's World of Problems in the Classroom', suggests ways in which enterprising teachers can use the purpose-designed material to promote problem-solving skills with pupils of all abilities and ages. Scally's World of Problems encourages a co-operative approach to problem-solving, and when pupils have familiarised themselves with the roles of all the maze icons, they can be further stretched to create their own puzzles for others to tackle. This takes the activity and the learning beyond problem-solving into the creative process, drawing on imagination and planning skills. Download a Windows demo (5.6 MB)

Scally's World: Verbs & Actions

English & Literacy

	Develop early Literacy and ICT skills by spelling verbs to see if Scally can do them In Scally’s World: Verbs & Actions, our engaging alien Scally will ‘do’ just about anything a child could possibly want – so long as he or she can click on, type, or copy a verb. The program can be used at five different levels, from simply watching Scally perform an action, through causing him (or her for those who have read the story included with the pack) to act out the verb, to spotting missing letters in verbs or typing a sequence of verbs to make a story (e.g. sleep, wash, dry, fetch, play). With more than 400 verbs to discover (including synonyms) in both past and present tenses, built-in help, instant feedback and a friendly interface, children are instantly keen to check Scally’s understanding, at the same time testing their own. The pack fits a variety of individual, group or class situations, from giving instructions using verbs, through decision-making and ICT skills, plus working away from the computer. The five activities are easily linked to the National Curriculum: *Watch and Say - watch Scally act out verbs *Click and Watch - click on a verb and watch Scally 'do' it *Watch and Click - watch an action, then click on the verb *Watch and Write - watch an action, then type the verb *Write and Watch - type verbs Scally knows to make a sequence! Download a Windows demo (6.55Mb)

ScienceMania 2 (ages 7-11)

Science

	ScienceMania offers stunningly motivating maze-worlds such as School World, Industrial World, Scally's World and Blocko World. Pupils win points, clear obstacles and outwit other players by correctly answering multiple-choice revision questions on four topics: Scientific Enquiry, Life Processes & Living Things, Materials & their Properties and Physical Processes. With enough points to exit a maze, pupils can tackle another or test their Science skills in one of six puzzles: Feel the Force (forces and physics), Laser Lab (angles and properties of light), Mixture Magic (separating mixtures), Living Pinball (investigation and classification), Thingamajig (identifying equipment) and Short Circuit (light bulbs and batteries). Pupils’ work is tracked, worksheets can be printed, further question sets can be added to the computer-generated ones and pupils can even compare their progress on the ScienceMania ‘High Scores’ table. Easy-to-use ‘Options’ are at hand to set difficulty levels by year group, points required to exit mazes, puzzle availability, time limits and to choose whether the software will help just one player revise or multi-players across a network or via the Internet. *Monitor pupils from within the game *Includes a Maze Designer and Custom Question Writer *Prints ScienceMania worksheets to be completed away from the computer *Fully configurable - define the topics and puzzles pupils will meet *Puzzles can be played as independent problem-solving activities Download the guided tour (29.5MB)

Screen Turtle 2

Maths & Numeracy

	A proven and friendly 'Logo' environment for today's classrooms. True ‘Logos’ can be much too difficult and a bit of a mystery, so we designed ScreenTurtle 2 to address this. The program is quick to learn, yet still offers all the Logo features needed in most classrooms. Pupils are not expected to learn a whole new language as ordinary English words and abbreviations are used, e.g. FORWARD, FD and AHEAD all do the same. They can UNDO commands, PAINT with the mouse, get HELP and even keep notes. Printing is as easy as typing PRINT SCREEN or PRINT WORDS (procedures), which can of course be SAVEd. Exploring shape and space whilst being introduced to programming, pupils are encouraged to think about the way shapes are made using distances and angles, and to solve other spatial problems. Older students can try out REPEAT loops and variables, plus unique BEARING and VECTOR commands. Much imitated these days, ScreenTurtle 2 remains unsurpassed. It offers reliable group and network support and includes worksheets, ‘tricky turtle challenges’ and a classroom support booklet. Download a Windows demo (6.32Mb)

Sellardore Tales

English & Literacy

	Adventure software with a grown-up look but a reading age of 7-8 years. Available on CD for Windows and for your VLE/Learning Platform! Explore the game and its resources online on Moodle - log in as a Guest! Sellardore Tales is a Literacy-based action adventure which pupils complete by giving a series of instructions e.g. GO NORTH and TAKE LAMP. In the strange and magical land of ‘Sellardore’, they must think their way through to the exciting conclusion where they unblock the ‘Black River’, rescuing Sellardore’s inhabitants from starvation. The software is presented in a grown-up style to meet the needs of older pupils, yet keeps to a reading age of 7-8 years. Players must first read the 56-page illustrated story which sets the scene (a copy is supplied in the pack). While exploring the land of Sellardore a wily wizard and a dangerous dragon will be met, but the Handbook, complete with solution, will keep you one step ahead. The pack comes complete with ideas for linked work in Creative Writing, Art and Literacy and a map for pupils who find making their own tough. Sellardore 'works best' when tackled collaboratively (e.g. by pupils sharing a computer or by a whole class enjoying the experience across a network), so the VLE/SCORM versions now included in our Site Licence packs (contents below) encourage this. Pupils could, for example, be challenged to explore the magical world of Sellardore at home, saving their position to continue back at school, where they can discuss/write about how they snook past the dragon and why! Download a Windows demo (4.2 MB)

Speaking for Myself PLUS

English & Literacy

	Early years software that develops communication, cognitive and reading skills. Speaking and listening skills are fundamental to every child’s development and those who lack a good grounding find early formal education a real challenge. Speaking for Myself PLUS tackles this problem through tried-and-tested interactive tasks that also introduce children to using a computer. Originally designed for children with Special Educational Needs, the first edition of Speaking for Myself quickly proved its worth in mainstream inclusive classrooms. Speaking for Myself PLUS has 60 on-screen flash cards, 15 two- and three-word talking stories and 8 nursery rhymes, each with colourful animations and sound effects. There are five sets of games and diversions and extra flash cards and stories etc. to print out from the CD. Speaking for Myself PLUS was produced in collaboration with: *Down's Syndrome Association http://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk *downsed international http://www.downsed.org *Mayer-Johnson http://www.mayer-johnson.com *Signalong http://www.signalong.org.uk Download the guided tour (17.4MB)

Stig of the Dump

English & Literacy

	An adventure that gets learners reading for meaning. Available on CD for Windows and for your VLE/Learning Platform! Explore the game and its resources online on Moodle - log in as a Guest! Stig of the Dump brings Clive King’s story (of the same name) to life, putting the learner in Barney’s shoes in a ‘virtual environment’ that contains people, objects and locations from Barney’s house, Stig’s cave and Stig's Dump itself. Using their knowledge of the first three chapters of the book, pupils must enter instructions such as GO NORTH, IN and LIGHT FIRE. While exploring Stig's dump, various objects must be located and problems solved, but the Handbook, complete with solution, will keep you one step ahead. The pack comes complete with a topic web for planning, ideas for linked work in Creative Writing, Science and Environmentalism and a map for pupils who find making their own tough. Stig 'works best' when tackled collaboratively (e.g by pupils sharing a computer or by a whole class enjoying this book-based experience across a network), so the VLE/SCORM versios now included in our Site Licence packs (contents below) encourage this. Pupils could, for example, be challenged to explore Stig at home. They can save positions to continue back at school and discuss/write about where they found Stig's first 'treasure' (flint) and where they hid it from Grandma - every good problem often has a number of equally great solutions! Download a Windows demo (23.7Mb)

Story Teller 7-12

English

	Story Teller is ideal for children who enjoy making up and telling stories - in any language Story-telling is a great oral tradition that often gets overlooked, and Story Teller is a brilliant new software pack that can help bring it back. It's also great fun. It goes right to the heart of the creative process by encouraging children to make up stories ‘on the fly’ without having to worry about writing them down. There are no right or wrong answers, and no good or bad stories — just the great spoken ideas they come up with. The process is simple: choose the kind of story you want to tell (27 themes with over 4,000 pictures including dinosaurs, Egyptians, fantasy, Vikings etc PLUS you can add your own) and Story Teller provides a picture from that set. Don't think about it for too long - just talk until you want another picture. What new ideas will it spark? How will the narrative have to change? Does the story go off in a different direction? (If you're working with a friend, you'd better make a good case for what happens next!) Of course, because this is all being recorded, improvised sound effects and silly voices are almost essential. You can save your story, play it back with the pictures, even pause it and type it out later. Ideal as a warm-up exercise for creative work or to help hesitant writers overcome blank-page phobia, Story Teller suits mainstream children from about 7 to 12. Teachers of people learning English as a second language or beginning to speak another language will find that Story Teller is a useful tool for getting them talking, while those with learning difficulties (e.g affected by autistic traits or dyslexia) will enjoy creating something of their very own. Mouse, keyboard and switch/Intellikeys support is included, and as usual there's a range of useful options, e.g. the time allowed for each picture, and the picture sequence. Recordings can be saved for performance or for use as evidence/assessment. Download a demo.

Talking Clocks PLUS

Maths & Numeracy

	A success story in helping pupils tell the time on analogue and/or digital clocks. Bright and friendly animated talking clocks interact with learners, showing them how the hands of a clock move and how digital numerals change. Four different activities teach the concepts and words involved in telling the time: Say the Time, Set the Clock, Match the Clocks and How Much Time? Each of these can be set at levels appropriate to pupils’ ages and abilities. Pupils can have just one ‘go’ or up to three, and can work against time, receiving continuous feedback with real speech. AM, PM or 24-hour times can be selected, from just the hours right down to any minute e.g. 1 o’clock or 18:30 pm. Target learning by year and term with the software's 48 Numeracy Strategy-linked files, and choose from a choice of primary and adult digital and analogue clock styles. Download a Windows demo (6Mb)

textThing PLUS

English & Literacy

	textThing PLUS builds activities for word, sentence and text level work quickly and with no fuss. It takes just three clicks to start any one of the nine activities, whether you choose one of the texts provided, your own Notepad, Word or web documents. The suite of activities covers re-building text letter-by-letter and word-by-word, grammatical awareness, spelling, sentence construction, Cloze procedure and punctuation. You can even generate unlimited word searches and crossword puzzles based on the selected text! More than 100 starter texts are provided, including poems, tales, recipes, articles, descriptions, letters, points of view, instructions, official documents and extracts from Shakespeare, Alice in Wonderland and Aesop’s Fables. Your own files can, of course, be saved for re-use, and all can be printed for homework. textThing's nine Literacy-based activities are: *Letter-by-letter *Word-by-word *Scrambled words *Scrambled sentences *Spelling tests *Sort text *Punctuation *Fill the blanks *Print word puzzles Download the guided tour (62.4MB)

textThing MFL

MFL

	textThing MFL creates TEN letter, word, sentence and comprehension-level exercises from any text to encourage pupils to read and THINK. Tasks can be completed on-screen or printed out, e.g. for Homework. If stuck and the relevant speech engine is installed (see below) they can listen to the text they’re working on. 1. Punctuation and capital letters 2. Spelling 3. Cloze 4. Crosswords 5. Word Searches 6. Scrambled words 7. Prediction 8. Sequencing 9. Disclosure 10. Reading Accuracy Easy-to-use Options ensure fine differentiation between students, perhaps pointing to particular texts or exercises that require repetition and revision, or focusing on particular character clusters. Work can be prepared and saved for later use with individuals or groups. You can use the range of texts supplied or import passages that relate to study themes, e.g. the culture or history of the country itself, extracts from magazines or web sites, your own paper-based exercises, etc. textThing MFL comes with authentic talking French, German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch texts, but also works without speech in with any western-style language, and non-talking texts for Danish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Cornish are provided. Language-specific keyboards are not needed as on-screen mini-keyboards allow language-specific characters to be used. Download the guided tour (20.9MB)

The DoIT Bumper Pack

Early Learning

	40 Numeracy, Literacy, Design and Problem-solving activities + 320 worksheets! Encouraging co-operative work and imagination, the DoIT Bumper Pack consists of varied and enjoyable activities for developing Literacy, Numeracy, Design and Thinking skills. . Practising anagrams, finding meanings, opposites and word parts, counting, sorting and working with number patterns are ideal for the Literacy and Numeracy hours. Easy-to-use Design tasks include shape, reflection, rotation, Carroll diagrams, Pelmanism puzzles and card and badge design, while discrimination and comparison skills are needed to solve the wide range of visual problems. All 40 activities are available at several difficulty levels, and you can lock children into specific ones to aid concentration while practising Literacy work. *Certificates, name cards and badges can also be designed and printed. *Sound effects, timing, Help and scoring are optional. *Includes 320 photocopiable worksheets to print from the CD With the DoIT Bumper Pack on your computer everyone really can do IT! Download a demo of DoIT Design (7.6Mb) Download a demo of DoIT Literacy (6.55Mb) Download a demo of DoIT Numeracy (7.92Mb) Download a demo of DoIT Problems (7.13Mb)

The Freddy Teddy Bumper Pack

Early Learning

	Cross-curricular fun and learning with our much-loved 'Freddy Teddy'. The Freddy Teddy Bumper Pack has six inspiring programs – all in one pack - designed to improve early learning skills including counting, controlling and sequencing (pre-Logo), recognising and remembering. In different everyday settings, children help Freddy to: rescue his ball by adding up to 5 or 10 in ‘Balloons’; get dressed step-by-step in ‘The Wardrobe’; count animals from 1 to 5 or 10 in ‘The Zoo’; remember what clothes he was wearing in ‘The Puddle’; learn how to play on the slide, roundabout, etc, in ‘The Playground’; and have a picnic in ‘Freddy’s Adventure’. Download Windows demos of the Freddy titles (5.85Mb)

WordMania 2 (ages 7-11)

English & Literacy

	Immersed in an easy-to-use but challenging maze-world, pupils answer questions on Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and Comprehension to win points, clear maze obstacles and to outwit other players. Five multi-level Literacy puzzles (see screen images) are also waiting to be tackled. Short-listed by BETT 2004 Awards judges for its ‘novel take on the use of technology, using an attractive games approach similar to games played at home’, WordMania presents a motivating setting for learning. In ‘multi-player’ mode (optional), pupils play against each other, dropping ‘question bombs’ to impede classmates progress. ‘High Score’ tables are continuously updated, work is tracked and worksheets can be printed at pre-set difficulty levels. *Monitor pupils from within the game *Includes a Maze Designer and Custom Question Writer *Prints worksheets to be completed away from the computer *Fully configurable - define the topics and puzzles pupils will meet *Puzzles can be played as independent problem-solving activities Download a Windows demo (35.3 MB) Download the guided tour (34.3MB)

WordMania 3 (ages 11-14)

English & Literacy

	WordMania 3 (ages 11-14) encourages pupils to practise their Language skills whilst navigating mazes, on their own, in competition with friends on a school network, or even with other schools via the Internet. They win points by answering revision questions on Spelling, Punctuation, Grammar and Comprehension, Vocabulary and the Use of English, in order to get past maze obstacles and outwit other players who may unexpectedly get in their way. With enough points to leave a maze, pupils can enter another, or win bonus points by tackling word puzzles such as Spelling Pong, Deciphering Codes, Crosswords, Sliding Blocks and Grammar Nibbles. *Monitor pupils from within the game *Includes a Maze Designer and Custom Question Writer *Prints worksheets to be completed away from the computer *Fully configurable - define the topics and puzzles pupils will meet *Puzzles can be played as independent problem-solving activities Download the guided tour (27.4MB)

Words & Music

Music

	Music writing software Until now, most music software has been black and white, and required budding musicians to manipulate fiddly notation or to sequence someone else's musical phrases. And if, like some pop stars, they preferred to start with lyrics, they couldn't. Well now they can. Although learners can still edit notation on a stave if they wish, Words & Music also provides colourful 'paper strips' which they can slide up and down to change pitch, and stretch, shrink, split and join to make different notes. Intriguingly, they can also add lyrics, either by typing on the strips or under the stave/s, so that compositions can start with words, music or both! As confidence grows they may prefer to work on the 'Trio' screen. Paper and Trio use identical playback and editing tools, including insert, cut, paste and copy. The 'Zoom' screen provides an overview - it's a great place to discuss musical shapes and repeated patterns. To help the busy professional or parent, the Words & Music pack comes with two Resource Books (one ready-printed in the schools edition) of lesson ideas and worksheets, plus 100s of ready-to-use activity files and easy instructions on getting Words & Music going, making your own activity files, saving and printing, etc. Eases the transition from sequencer-type packs like Music Toolbox and Compose World and on into Sibelius. *Runner up, BETT Awards 2007 *NOT just another sequencer - users can create their very own music... *... or complete our ready-to-use activities (e.g. spot the missing notes) - or yours *More than 300 instruments, plus optional MIDI *Saves MP3, MIDI, MusicXML and WAV files *Traditional notation can be hidden if required *Share work via our website, burn CDs, enjoy it on MP3 players *Change key/time sigs, and between major, minor, chromatic, pentatonic, blues and DIY scales *Treble, alto, bass and percussion tracks *Display lyrics and/or note names, use chords or turn them off *All the usual editing tools, e.g. cut, paste, copy... *Includes straight-forward options, plus built-in network and Internet support *Learners can even record themselves singing along Words & Music is perfect not just for making music (and/or writing songs), but also for developing all-round composition and performance skills. What's more, opportunities for linking Music and Literacy (syllables, rhythm, stresses and intonation of speech, etc.) are limited only by your imagination. Those who find composing music a challenge have a new way in with Words & Music - they can start with lyrics. Download the guided tour (14.1MB)

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