Free+software

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Free Mind
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A Mind Mapping application. Use Free Mind to.... > Mind Map students' end-of-unit knowledge > Develop narrative planning Other Mind Mapping sites include: [] [] [] []
 * Mind Map students' prior knowledge at the start of a unit
 * create a Mind Map predicting possible outcomes and reasoning behind these outcomes
 * Create flow charts
 * Develop character analysis
 * Encourage opinion sharing
 * Encourage debates - for and against argument
 * Mind Map a design brief

Google SketchUp
[] Create and modiffy and share 3D models Use Google SketchUp to...
 * Build a 3D model of their home, their home economics kitchen, their school
 * Create a 3D model of a pyramid

Irfan View
[] An image viewer and convertor that opens and edits images as well mulitple media format

Paint.NET
[] Digital photo editing

Scratch
[] Tile-based visual programming environment and toolkit, lets kids make games, animated stories, interactive art, and share with others on the web

Monkey Jam
[] Create stop-motion movies. Use Monkey Jam to ... > Build a collaborative story
 * Caputure images from a camcorder or scanner and assemble them as separate frames of animation to show the human life span
 * Work together to plan and generate a stop-motion animation that illustrates a concept in home economics such as yeast cookery

Google Picasa 3
[] Helps you organise, edit and share your photos. Use Picasa to... > Edit photos by retouching and cropping and creating special effects
 * Create a photo collage of your School Open Day, Nutrition Week event or another school event
 * Customise a photo collage by changing laoyout using artistic licence
 * Add text to photos to tell a story
 * Create a video slideshow usign photos and music to tell a stroy
 * Group photos into common themes
 * Share photos with friends within the class to stimulate discussion about a topic