SOFTWARE ETC


One of the areas of marketing that seems to be on the increase are firms who are producing software packages.
What they sell is very attractive. Their leaflets, and I usually receive three copies of each one, three or four times a year, are sadly very expensive.
Yes, I take what they say "you get what you pay for". Even so there are lots of free religious clip-art images on the net and even some free Bible programmes. I also feel that with a bit of practice, a digital camera and Microsoft Office with PowerPoint, great things can be achieved for half the cost. I know...it's all a question of time! Back to the marking George.

 

BBD Tracking Systems Limited
Address The Anchorage Whissonsett Road Colkirk Fakenham Norfolk NR21 7NL
Tel +44 (0) 1328 863385
email john@apostle.co.uk
This company is producing a CD called "Everything you need to know about the Christian Faith, but are afraid to ask." It's an interactive Catechism. It's great; clear, concise and fun to use. I know they sent me a copy. Highly recommended.

Birchfield Interactive Plc
Address Birchfield Interactive Plc FREEPOST SWC 1643 Cardiff CF5 6GZ
Tel +44 (0) 2059 7000
Fax +44 (0) 2059 9456
website http://www.birchfield.co.uk
email sales@birchfield.co.uk
A bit like Aladin's cave really they have educational CD-ROMS, 3-D animations, activities, games, interactive whiteboards etc. Certainly worth a visit.

Daydream Education
Address Daydream Education Unit B Denvale Trade Park Ocean Way Cardiff CF24 5PF
Tel 0800 068 0232
Fax 029 2045 4595
website http://www.daydreameducation.co.uk
The company advertises wall charts, OHP transparency sets, Interactive Whiteboard Charts CE ROM and learning booklets.
Their illustrations are clear and impressive.

Ethos Games
Ethos Games PO Box 200, Southampton, SO17 2DL
Tel +44 (0)23 80 315 319
Fax +44 (0)23 80 315 319
website http://ethosgames.com
email enquiries@ethosgames.com This is an offshoot of Damaris Publishing managed by Nick Pollard. The main games they produce, which seems to be more of a resource is called "The Quest".

First & Best in Education Ltd
Address First & Best in Education Ltd Earlstrees Court Earlstrees Road Corby Northants NN17 4HH
Tel 01536 399005
Fax 01536 399012
website http://www.firstandbest.co.uk
email sales@firstandbest.co.uk
CD ROMS and photocopiable books philosophy and ethics topics. Mainly aimed at AS and A2 pupils. Their Philosophy and Ethics Quiz CD Rom is really challenging. A demo of this can be found at http://www.philosophyteaching.co.uk

Pearson Publishing
Address Pearson Publishing Chesterton Mill French's Road Cambridge CB4 3NP
Tel 01223 350555
Fax 01223 356484
website http://www.pearsonpublishing.co.uk
CD ROMS and resource packs for teachers. Virtual visits to places of worship, homework tasks, games and activities. Planning and guidance packs for teachers, assembly ideas etc.

Redcliffe Publishing
Address Redcliffe Publishing P.O.Box 150 Winsford Cheshire CW7 3WA
Tel 01606 599001
Fax 01606 596601 They do a "World Religions Resource Bank" for years 5-6. A CD ROM full of resource materials on six major world religions. Sadly no website at the moment.

REMI
REMI The One-Stop Shop
Address Great Western House Westover Langport Somerset TA10 9YU
Tel 01458 254700
Fax 01458 254701
website http://www.r-e-m.co.uk
email sales@r-e-m.co.uk
Please note this is a retailer not a publisher of software. However if you want to see what is about and do some price comparisons, this is a useful company to know about. They have an extensive website with a good range of products.

Robert Powell Publications
Robert Powell Publications Ltd
Address Ground Floor Riverside House Sir Thomas Longley Road Rochester ME2 4DH
Tel 0870 240 5238 for sales 01785 664600 for inset
Fax 0870 240 5239
website http://www.robertpowellpublications.com
email info@www.robertpowellpublications.com
They produce interactive CDs for whiteboards etc. There is not a vast selection for Religious Studies, but the topics they produce look interesting.

 

SSER
School Software and Educational Resources
Address S.S.E.R. Ltd P.O.Box 269 Loughborough LE12 7ZL
Tel 0871 2205369
Fax 0871 2205369
website http://www.sser.co.uk
email SSERLtd@aol.com
Very colourful advertising, especially their information about PowerPoints they sell. But they also market CD-ROMs, clip-art, photocopiable masters but also advice for heads of departments on how to organise for a school inspection.

Sunrise Software
Address PO Box 19 Carlisle CA3 0HP
Tel 01228 514949
Fax 01228 514949
website http://www.sunrise-software.com
email sales@sunrise-software.com
Several times a year Sunrise Software produce a brochure of their latest software packages. In my experience it is worth waiting for the special offers which eventually come along - they are much cheaper. There are usually cut-price deals on programmes that are a bit older than the others, or ones that just haven't sold.

Scripture Union
Address 207-209 Queensway Bletchley Milton Keynes MK2 2EB
Tel 01908 856000
Fax 01908 856111
website http://www.scriptureunion.org.uk
email mikej@scriptureunion.org.uk

Superkids Wordsearch
SuperKids Educational Software
website http://www.superkids.com
This is one of the best educational software sites I have come across. Why give money to someone else to produce those wordsearches, when here you can construct your own. FREE!
The site also seems to have many other interesting games and quizzes.

Miscellaneous Clip Art

These are one or two sites that may atake your fancy

The Brick Testament This is the Bible in Lego site. All the illustrations use Lego characters. Very attractive.

Christian Art This site has free clip art and lots of other goodies. Many of the offerings require cash, but there is some free stuff. I suspect of limited value.

The Clip Art Warehouse This organisation offers thousands of free clip art images, 3D icons and animated gifs. Certainly worth looking at.

Gif ArtThis looks very promising. It's an American site and they want you to join up, of course, but they do allow the copying and downloading of samples.

The Wizard of Draws Graphic Treasury Clp art cartoons that will brighten up a page. These cartoons are produced by Jeff Bucchino and he asks that you credit him on a page. Naturally these are for personal use only and cannot be sold or redistributed.

Christians Unite Free Christian clip art for use on computer site. How about that!

Cool Clips This site claims "Your coolest source of content on the web!" You can't argue with that.

Even more I think this page is very useful because it has lots of links to other clip-art sites.

Christian Computer Art "Christian clipart from Bible pictures to editorial sideliners. Christian art, maps of the Holy Land. A complete library of colour pictures, religious clip art and line drawings to enhance any Christian communication: Newsletters, Bible Study, invitations and so on." That's what they say about themselves.

 

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