This package has immense potential in the Primary School. It can be used throughout KS1 and KS2 to support learning in all subject areas. This word bank program is fully supported by a web site, which is regularly updated with ready-to-use teaching material.

Hardware requirements:
PC with Windows 95/98 or NT
(Note: Macintosh version of the Program can be bought directly from Crick software)

Raise a purchase order and sent to:
Adam Woulds
Email: adam.woulds@hertscc.gov.uk
Tel: 01438 843086
Fax: 01438 844928

Give details of your order no. and school number.

You will then be contacted to arrange collection, at which time you will need to bring payment by cheque payable to HCC.

Cost - Purchasing from new - Discounted when purchased through LEA

• Clicker 5 Prices and licensing
  Discount of 30% for Clicker and 10% on other products.

For more information on Clicker 5
Contact: Sandra Randall
Tel: 01604 671691

• www.cricksoft.com

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A superb package for Infants. This is a full toolkit for KS1, which includes a word-processor, database, graphing, painting and logo package. They are easy to use, and facilitate the development of ICT capability.

Hardware requirements:
The program will work on either standalone or networked PCs. The minimum PC requirements to run the program are as follows:

Windows 3.1 or 95/98
PC486 or higher
8 Mb of memory
8 Mb of free hard disc space
VGA or higher graphics card (256 or more colours for Windows 3.1 and more than 256 colours for Windows 95).

Order directly from:

• Granada-Learning.com
  Tel: 0845 602 1937
  (Manchester Branch)
• Numbers, Words & Pictures 2 - Pricing & Licensing
  30% discounted for Hertfordshire Schools.

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The NEW
RoboTechnology Set
ROBOLAB is an icon based programming software that allows teachers and pupils to write sophisticated programs within minutes. The LEA in conjunction with Commotion have put together a winning package that will allow schools to succeed with these difficult areas of the curriculum.

Discounted Robolab Packs
for Hertfordshire Schools
Commotion Group is offering discounted packs of Robolab hardware. These are designed to include everything a class would need to begin delivering the Year 5 and 6 control units for ICT.

The packs include software, but schools that already have site licences of Robolab software version 2.5 or later, can request the packs without software and omit that cost.

We also have copies available on loan.

Find out more about Robolab and download the User friendly manual.

Non-Hertfordshire schools can purchase the User friendly book directly from:
"Commotion Group"
Tel: 01732 773399
Product code: 07954-1
The product costs £24.95

To order any of the
standard packs detailed below contact:
Commotion Head Office
Tel: 01732 773399
Fax: 01732 773390

To discuss other
Robolab purchase requirement, contact:
Tim Coote
at Commotion:
Tel/Fax: 01732 773399
Email: patsy.woodward@hertscc.gov.uk.co.uk

2 RCX Brick

Amusement Park pack (£492.22)

• Word97, 22kb, 25/5/04, robolab_b2_amusement.doc

Robo-Technology Pack (£428.26)

• Word97, 22kb, 25/5/04, robolab_b2_robotech.doc

4 RCX Brick

Amusement Park pack (£960.09)

• Word97, 23kb, 25/5/04, robolab_b4_amusement.doc

Robo-Technology Pack (£820.09)

• Word97, 23kb, 25/5/04, robolab_b4_robotech.doc

6 RCX Brick

Amusement Park pack (£1,269.84)

• Word97, 23kb, 25/5/04, robolab_b6_amusement.doc

Robo-Technology Pack (£1,134.21)

• Word97, 23kb, 25/5/04, robolab_b6_robotech.doc

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All Hertfordshire Schools can now buy a wide range of learning resources at discounted rates through the OneStopEducation Shop. Discounts vary from 5% to 30%.

• A 30% discount on Granada Learning products such as Primary Zone
• 20% discount at MyWorld
• 20% discount on Information Workshop

The discounts ONLY apply to orders placed via

• www.onestopeducation.co.uk/scat/hertfordshire

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REM are retailers of most software and hardware used in schools.

They are prepared to offer schools in the county 10% of most purchases, when a Hertfordshire code is quoted on an order form.

This discount applies to most purchases, but to clarify if it will apply to your order item, please phone Tel: 01458 254700

As this offer only applies to Hertfordshire schools, you will need to obtain a special code to write on your order/quote when ordering.

This code can be obtained from Patsy Woodward on
Tel: 01438 844813

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RM Window Box Open Companion CD is a curriculum software solution designed for installation on a standard PC. It compliments an existing Curriculum Window Box environment by providing the core set of Window Box applications thus creating a level of compatibility between systems.

It comprises the following core applications:

• RM Colour Magic 3

• RM Number Magic 1.5

• RM Starting Graph 2

• RM Talking First Word 4.2 (need Word 2000/2002/2003)

• RM Activity Browser

• Softease Branch (for teaching decisions trees and classification)

• Softease Database (for teaching data-handling and analysis)

• Softease Pictogram (for introducing children to the initial principles of data-handling)

• Softease Turtle (for teaching Logo, modelling and programming) resources)

• Textease 2000 (for teaching about word banks and multi-media creation)

• Adobe Acrobat Reader 6 (for reading online manuals and DfES documents)

Hardware/Software requirements:

• Pentium Processor or equivalent at least 32MB RAM

• At least 800 MB free hard disc space Windows 98SE, 98ME, 2000 or XP

• At least

RM Window Box Open Companion CD + Classmate 5 is a pupil and teacher access management tool which allows you to access programs and files and supports file managment with the youngest pupils.

This CD consists of the above applications and Classmate.

RM Window Box Open Companion CD
(Single user) Cost: £180.00

RM Window Box Open Companion CD
+ Classmate 5
(Single user) Cost: £199

These prices are discounted for Hertfordshire schools at 3.5% off the normal list price. Greater discounts are available for bulk purchasing but would expect an order of between 50-99 to qualify for this.

Also a Teacher Home version of the Companion CD is available, please contact:
RM Primary Sales Tel: 08709 086969

Please check with RM your individual technical requirements before ordering.
RM Primary Sales Tel: 08709 086969

Please order by contacting:
Adam Woulds
Email: adam.woulds@hertscc.gov.uk
Tel: 01438 843086

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Espresso is offering a free Linux Server for Hertfordshire schools who subscribe. Updated

Espresso is an easy-to-use and constantly growing digital library of video-rich, cross-curricular resources, all tailored to the National Curriculum and cross-referenced to QCA Schemes of Work.

It is stored on a cache server in your school so that full-screen videos and other broadband resources can be accessed immediately by multiple users without the download delays associated with the Internet, and so that they are reliable in the event of an Internet connection failure.

Flyer Updated

• Word 2003, 546kb, 25/09/2007, espresso_flyer_aut07.pdf

Order form Updated

• Word 2003, 359kb, 11/09/2007, espresso_order_form_aut07.doc