Educational Software from Birchfield Interactive - Spanning the School Curriculum

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08-01-2008 & 25-02-2008

BETT 2008 & NEC Education Show 2008 Previews

Maximise the benefits of your new learning platform with cutting edge curriculum content and games from Birchfield Interactive (Stand L5 BETT; IT-X47, Education Show).

Compatible with all SCORM 2004 and 1.2 compliant learning platforms, Birchfield Interactive has translated its award-winning content for 15 secondary school curriculum subjects into fully tagged and structured resources which teachers and pupils can access at any time and from any place.

Sold on a single subject basis and covering an extensive range of KS3-4 topics, each pack contains 3-D animation, stunning graphics, video footage, text and audio files, drag and drop exercises, multiple choice questions plus two great games – WordWebs and MegaMaze.

Easy to install, Birchfield’s content and games will even interact with your SCORM-compliant learning platform to record pupil participation and marks.

Jonathan Case, Chief Executive at Birchfield Interactive, commented: “The overriding emphasis within schools to date has been upon the choice of learning platform provider, rather than the best way to utilise the technology. However, a learning platform without great content is about as useful as a car without fuel. Thankfully help is at hand with our award-winning content and games. These are compatible with all BECTA approved and leading learning platforms including Moodle, Sharepoint, Fronter, Frogteacher, Studywiz, Kaleidos and Serco.”

Quickly establishing itself as a market leader in the supply of SCORM-compliant curriculum content and assessed games, Birchfield currently offers 16,000 professionally Maximise the benefits of your new learning platform with cutting edge curriculum content and games from Birchfield Interactive (stand IT-X47). resources and activities to truly transform any secondary school’s learning platform. Already utilised by a number of pioneering schools quick to embrace the technology, visitors to The Education Show can enjoy a full demonstration of the range on Stand L5 (BETT) or IT-X47 (Education Show).

13-11-2007

Pioneering Eduational Software Company Team Up With Welsh Local Authority

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Pembrokeshire’s secondary schools are reaping the benefits of an innovative collaboration between Cardiff educational software specialists Birchfield Interactive and their local authority.

Birchfield’s new range of curriculum-led content and games, developed specifically for virtual learning platforms, has been purchased by Pembrokeshire County Council, enabling secondary school pupils throughout the county to access over 16,000 multimedia resources and activities for 15 subjects.

Pembrokeshire’s schools currently use SharePoint, a portal-based learning and management platform from Microsoft; and Birchfield has successfully adapted its extensive secondary school curriculum software to ensure compatability with the system.

Mike Isted, educational ICT consultant at Pembrokeshire County Council, commented: "We were attracted by the breadth of Birchfield's resources across 15 subjects, which is exceptional. Additionally the quality of the animation will capture the attention of students, increasing their understanding of key concepts and theories. The fact that we can also deliver the 16,000+ resources so flexibly via Microsoft Learning Gateway will make a real difference to secondary school teaching and learning throughout the county."

A virtual learning platform (also sometimes referred to as a Managed Learning Environment or MLE) is a web based facility, managed by the school, which enables pupil learning and assessment inside and outside the classroom. Teachers use the platform to create and manage educational courses for students, electronically tracking and assessing individual progress to help personalise learning. The VLE content developed by Birchfield for Pembrokeshire consists of 3-D animation, video footage, text, voice-overs, drag and drop exercises, multiple choice questions, plus a variety of interactive games.

Jonathan Case, Chief executive of Birchfield Interactive, said: “We launched a VLE range earlier this year to initially meet the growing demands of English schools, all of whom must adopt learning platform technology during 2008. Our Assembly Government has still to make a similar stipulation in Wales, but the utilisation of this technology with our VLE software is testament to the vision and innovation of education within Pembrokeshire. In fact, this collaboration has been such a success, we’re already talking to another two Welsh authorities about similar solutions for their secondary schools.”

10-01-2007

Birchfield Showcases New Software Solutions To Meet The Needs Of Every Teacher

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At BETT 2007, Birchfield Interactive introduces two additional software formats to deliver their award-winning Secondary school range of 150+ titles, thus maximising the accessibility and relevance of their content for every teacher.

The new formats available on stand H29 are Multimedia Resources for PowerPoint® and VLE Content Packs.

Birchfield’s Multimedia Resources for PowerPoint® is the perfect solution for teachers that primarily use PowerPoint® to deliver class lessons. Available for only £79.95 per title, teachers can choose from an extensive library of topic-specific 3-D animation, videos, graphics, text and sound files, then insert them into new and existing classroom PowerPoint lesson slides at the click of a mouse.

VLE Content Packs for 15 Secondary School subjects will also be showcased on stand H29 for the first time (£99.95 per title). Compatible with the most widely used VLE platforms, including Moodle, Kaleidos and Talmos, Birchfield’s new VLE packs contain SCORM-compliant multimedia resources, interactive games and assessment features, plus a simple installation browser.

Alongside these two new ranges, Birchfield will continue to showcase two long-established and highly popular software ranges - Instant Lessons and Lesson Kits.

Birchfield’s Instant Lessons integrate technology seamlessly into classroom teaching via a wide selection of ready-made interactive lessons, activities and worksheets (RRP £99.95 per title). No preparation is needed. Just click to teach. The games, quizzes and activities, included as standard within this particular software format, are a great way to challenge or reinforce pupils’ understanding, and progress can also be monitored via an assessment tool.

Teachers requiring a complete ICT solution to meet the different needs and wants of their entire department should consider a Lesson Kit (£149.95 per title). These contain the ready-made Instant Lessons and assessment tool, plus a Lesson Builder to create bespoke lessons using and supplementing Birchfield’s multimedia resources. Teachers can develop their own drag and drop, multiple choice or labelling activities, export their lessons to PowerPoint, and monitor pupil performance with Birchfield’s Lesson Kits.

Jonathan Case, Chief Executive, Birchfield Interactive, commented: “Recognised for over 9 years as a developer of great curriculum content, the advent of these four software formats will enable every teacher to benefit from our expertise and resources. Whatever your ICT level of proficiency, teaching style and needs, we now offer a solution that will be just right for you!”