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Personalised maths & spelling practice that pupils love Sumdog uses educational games to motivate your students in maths, reading and writing. Its adaptive learning engine monitors and guides them as they work. And the best bit? Lots of Sumdog is completely free, with no time limit. You only pay if you want the premium features. Sumdog uses educational games to motivate your students in maths, reading and writing. Its adaptive learning engine monitors and guides them as they work. And the best bit? Lots of Sumdog is completely free, with no time limit. You only pay if you want the premium features. How to order a Sumdog FREE Subscription Create a FREE account at Sumdog - Sign up free How to order a Sumdog Premium Subscription Create a FREE account at Sumdog - Sign up free Request a quote through the Sumdog system by clicking this link - Get a Sumdog quote You will be emailed a quote from Sumdog Important - Forward the Sumdog quote email to us here at Sammat Education and we will do the rest - info@sammat.net.au   Progress Hub: the heart of Sumdog. Progress Hub is Sumdog's unique learning engine. It gets to know each student, leading them through the standards, and reports their progress to their teachers. Curriculum aligned Progress Hub's skills are aligned to the Australian National Curriculum, and broken into manageable steps. Sumdog's powerful skill browser makes it easy to refine your choice. Show the curriculum correlations, and filter the list by topic or domain. Improvement rewards When students master skills, Sumdog rewards them: they earn pets, and their pets learn tricks. Progress Hub gives every student an improvement chart, showing the skills they've completed. Progress reports - Premium Feature As students play, Progress Hub learns about each one individually. If your students are subscribed, you can run detailed proficiency charts showing their growth against the curriculum. Happy students learn more. Sumdog motivates your students, making them want to keep learning. And as we all know, practice makes perfect. Engaging games Sumdog is unusual, in that students can practise any skill with any game. While students choose what they play, teachers retain control over their learn. And it's great for motivation: when you move on to a new skill, you can still use your favouritegame to work on it. Most of Sumdog's maths games, and a couple of writing games, are always free to play. Subscriptions unlock more maths & writing games, and all of our reading games. iPad & Android As well as playing on computers, you can use our apps for iPad, iPhone and Android. They have all our most popular games - and we're adding more all of the time. They'll also let your child use Sumdog's fun features, including Pets and the House, and give you access to Sumdog's progress reports. School contests Sumdog's contests are free and fun - and based on accuracy, promoting careful arithmetic. In a Sumdog contest, success is based on accuracy. Sumdog's adaptive learning engine ensures every competitor challenged at the right level. So everyone has an even chance of winning... why not give it a go with your class? Let Sumdog guide and track your students. As your students play, Progress Hub learns about each individual's strengths and weaknesses. Tailor activities and assessments for them, and view their progress in detailed reports. Live data Log in to your free teacher account while your students play, and you'll see their scores live on your dashboard. The live data is great for pinpointing students who are working well, or those who need a little help. You could also project it to show the whole class - for example, see who can top the accuracy league. Assessments  - Premium Feature Set timed tests for subscribed students using the assessment tool. It lets you customise questions and track results. Sumdog's assessments are available for subscribed students. They don't feature any gameplay. Instead, students see a series of controlled questions. Choose the skills you're testing, and regenerate individual questions until the test is just right. In-depth reports - Premium Feature As they answer, students generate a wealth of information. Sumdog reports this skill by skill, and day by day. With a subscription, you can run whole-class reports, drilling down into individual domains and skills, comparing accuracy, speed and effort. Individual student reports let you check strong and weak skills, and view achievement over any period you choose. Virtual fun. But very real progress. The first thing you'll notice about Sumdog is your students' engagement. Dig a little deeper, though, and Sumdog's Progress Hub learning engine personalises their journey through the standards - then reports their progress back to you. Focused skills On Sumdog, students have a great time - but their teachers retain full control over their work. At the simplest level, you can simply log in and choose which subject they'll play. If you have a little more time, you can edit the default Progress Hub skill plan to match the order in which you teach; Sumdog will lead your students through the skills in this order. Accuracy & fluency Sumdog tracks your students' answers, building a precise picture of their fluency at each skill. Click a skill title to view sample questions. And if you're subscribed, a simple traffic light key shows your fluency at that skill. Classroom activities - Premium Feature Competitions and challenges guide your students towards goals, and focus them on the right skills. You set the targets, the duration and the skills you want them to practise - and Sumdog uses your settings to guide their work. Rewarding genuine growth As all teachers know, student engagement is key to successful learning. Sumdog's Progress Hub learning engine is wrapped in a state-of-the-art game environment. This motivates your students to continually grow. Pets As your students play, Sumdog's new Progress Hub tracks their progress and rewards their growth. Each mastered skill gives your on-screen pet a new trick; every tenth skill gets you a new pet. Avatar Progress Hub rewards each correct answer with a virtual coin. Each student has an on-screen avatar, which they can customise by buying clothes and accessories with the coins they earn. This motivates them to answer more questions - so they can enjoy the fruits of their labour. House Each student also has their own on-screen house. They use their coins to decorate it. Some time decorating their Sumdog house is a great reward after a practise session. Broad coverage... with attention to detail. Sumdog offers hundreds of fine-grained skills across maths, reading and writing. Maths Sumdog's maths questions are free to use, without any time limit. They include word problems, and cover a broad range of topics. Reading - Premium Feature Students with a Sumdog Reading subscription can also use thousands of questions covering grammar and vocabulary. These use Sumdog's usual games. Children are already familiar with these, and so can choose to play what motivates them most. Writing - Premium Feature Let students practise writing together with their classmates and friends. Students play together with their classmates and friends - which is much more motivating! For example, in Secret, one student must ask questions of another to work out the secret word.

ON BACKORDER - DUE SEPTEMBER 2023 - PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE Create talking stories, class timetables or questions and answer games on this Story Sequencer recordable bar. This multi functional learning tool is simple to use. Children or teachers can slot in up to six of their own images or words and then record a corresponding 10 second message per slot, and then just press to play back! Ideal for hanging on the wall and perfect for sequencing activities eg : the events of the story. Great for children with Autism to use as a visual timetable to organise thier day. Comes with 6 blank inserts. It is made of clear Perspex with a Velcro strip across the front for attaching cards. Bar size - 11.5cm x 56cm Insert size - 7cm x 8cm What makes the Story Sequencer stand out? The innovative nature of this resource stems from its flexibility; it can be used in so many ways and in particular to support children with special needs. It can be used as a visual timetable with audio functionality; the audio option will assist children with visual impairment and also help with recognition. It can also be used as a simple audio bar for children with speech difficulties. Using the 6 different channels to record common phrases it can assist them throughout the day. Create talking stories - place images that correlate to parts of the story in each of the slots and record the section of the story on each button. Classroom timetables - have images and appropriate recordings for the times and subjects of lessons throughout the day. Questions and answer games - place questions under each section and record the answer. Phonics games - ask children to match the audio to the images.

This Bee-Bot Alphabet Mat is an excellent way to learn literacy and ICT skills through play. Brightly coloured upper and lower case letters. Children can explore the alphabet whilst playing a range of literacy games. Use this mat to help reinforce spellings and to help children to practice new words. Size - 75 x 90cm

The interactive wall is the perfect cross-curricular classroom resource. Place cards, objects or drawings inside the pockets, then record a 10 second message relating to the object in the pocket. You could ask a question about what is in the pocket, answer a question in the pocket or leave a description. Either way this resource is easy to use for both children and teachers. The recordings are made by simply pressing the green button by the pocket and recording into the black box at the top, a simple switch moving from record to play, will then enable you to play back the message by pressing the green button again. You can record over and over with as many questions as you like. Each pocket has a 10 second recording capability. Some ideas for use; Maths sums, Identifying Shapes, Alphabet, Storyboards, Visual Timetable, Subject Quizzes, Timelines, Emotions Chart, Class Rules, Star of the Week, Nursery Rhymes , musical instruments, Famous people and so much more. Size: 65cm (L) x 53cm (W)

Big-Point is ideal for speaking and listening, records and plays back 30 seconds of sound. With a removable clear top you can create pictures, symbols, numbers or letters to match your recording. The large size is ideal for children with visual or motor skill impairments. Encourages speaking and listening. Ideal for cross-curricular work. Record part of a story and then add a picture or word underneath the clear perspex lid, then ask the children to sequence them. Record sound effects and play back during storytelling use for colour coded question and answer games Pack of 6 vibrant colours. Requires 3 x AAA batteries, not included. Size - 8.5 x 8.5 x 2.5cm

Combine literacy and ICT with the A5 Talking Photo Album. It supports speaking and listening especially focusing on photo sequences, presentations, hiding and revealing pictures and word recognition. Record your stories, timetables or messages with our A5 Talking Photo Album. Simply insert drawings or photographs into the plastic wallets and record up to a 10 second message on every page to support the image / text. The A5 size provides excellent personal learning. Each individual voice message can be played back at any time, simply with a push of a button. Features: 30 recordable buttons Record time on each button is 10 seconds 15 double sided recordable pages (holds 6" x 4" photos) Pack of 1-30 reusable page number stickers Requires 2 x AAA batteries (not included)

Ahoy there! Explore the island and hunt for treasure on the Bee-Bot Treasure Island Mat. This mat is sure to inspire children's imagination. Complete with comprehensive support notes. Size - 60cm x 60cm

These award winning recordable pegs are not only a fantastic addition to your Nursery Resources in your Early Years setting but also great for use in Primary. So simple to operate - just flick the switch to 'record', press the special light-touch contacts and record up to ten seconds of audio message. To play your message back, simply flick the switch to 'play' and touch the contacts. In a set of six, the loud playback is suitable for every part of your setting, indoors or out. Each peg measures approximately 10cm, ideal for little hands to manipulate. They have so many uses - here a few ideas we had (we know you will have more!): Use for dens to record who lives there, what the purpose of the den is, who made it or as an electronic doorbell. Perhaps a dragon roar on a magical cave, or a mooing noise on the barn door? Talking number lines or time lines Use with artwork to describe what something is, who made it, or what the child was feeling like when they made it. Make a talking display - use pictures of parents or carers with their voice, or have children describe what they have done in the day Place near an activity so that children can follow instructions Take outside and use on fences, or use on treasure hunts. Why not clip around you nature area for children to discover clues every time they press play? Or how about children setting up their own treasure hunts? Why not create a beautiful and informative space display in your classroom with this set of 6 brightly coloured recordable pegs. Record information about rockets, planets or space facts to display with artwork or even peg up and record descriptive language moon poems! Easy to use, the pegs are ideal for SEN children as they are so simple to operate (no buttons to push, just a simple touch switch) Each pegs record up to ten seconds of audio - great for sequencing story parts or exploring language and communication Because the peg can clip to a variety of surfaces, or attach magnetically, it really does lend itself to all kinds of learning opportunities. Set includes 6 recordable pegs in 6 bright colours with replaceable batteries. Size Approx 10cm.

Shintaro Light Weight Headset Features: Lightweight Stereo Headphones. Flexible Headband for easy adjustment. Ideal for Office or classroom situations. Volume control 2.5m Lead

CVC Words Mat. The CVC Words Mat presents 42 colourful images of easily recognisable consonant-vowel-consonant words. Use Bee-Bot or Blue-Bot and the CVC Words Mat to develop and build language, reading, and matching skills. The CVC Words mat measures 90cm x 120cm ( 6x8 Bee-Bot Squares) hence is suitable for a number of Bee-bots or Blue-bots to used simultaneously.

Combine literacy and ICT with the A3 Talking Photo Album. Leading on from the popular A5 Talking Photo Album, TTS bring you a bigger A3 sized album with all the same recording features, however, the A3 has a loud speaker and larger visual area for children to display their stories and work etc. The Talking Photo Album supports speaking and listening especially focusing on photo sequences, presentations, hiding and revealing pictures and word recognition. Record your stories, timetables or messages with our Talking Photo Album. Simply insert drawings or photographs into the plastic wallets and record up to a 10 second message on every page to support the image / text. Each individual voice message can be played back at any time, simply with a push of a button. Features: Front window for personalising 30 recordable buttons Record time on each button is 10 seconds 15 double sided recordable pages Pack of 1-30 reusable page number stickers Requires 2 x AAA batteries (not included) Let's make a space album! Collating the best bits from your cross-curricular theme into a recordable book is an excellent way to display your topic work to the rest of the school, parents or even use as evidence during school assessment. Simply place selected artwork, photographs or printouts into the pouches and record a 10 second message to correspond with each page. These fabulous books contain 30 pages and are available in multiple sizes to suit every topic. These fabulous books contain 15 double sided pages and are available in multiple sizes to suit every topic.

A set of 6 recordable units, great for speaking and listening and are ideal for use in all weathers by all ages. Outdoor Recordable Talking Buttons A set of 6 recordable units, great for speaking and listening and are ideal for use in all weathers by all ages. With a 30 second recording time. Wall mountable. Each unit requires 3 x AAA batteries (not included). The speakers have been specially designed for loud play back outdoors and are ideal for treasure hunts or interactive listening and speaking activities. They are weather resistant but we recommend storing them inside when not in use. Size: diameter 15cm, depth 5.5cm.

Easi-Listener 2 - the latest version of Easi-Listener! New and improved! Now with USB functionality. This six port CD player allows groups of children to listen to music without interruption. Comes with built-in connections for six headphones so splitters are no longer needed. Other features: Plays CD, CD-R and CD-RW and MP3 formats with ease USB functionality (compatible with Easi-Speak and Easi-Speak Pro) Built-in FM radio LCD display Takes 8 x C type batteries (not supplied) or supplied mains adaptor Supplied mains adaptor included Line input socket and cable for external sound sources Uses around School Develop speaking and listening skills Understanding instructions Ideal for use with Primary Foreign Languages Group or individual learning Extended schools Develop language skills HEADPHONES NOT INCLUDED

Children will enjoy programming with the Bee-Bot Fairytale Mat to visit characters and scenery from familiar fairytales including: Goldilocks and the Three Bears Jack and the Beanstalk The Three Little Pigs For an added resource see the versatile Fairytale Activity Tin that contains accessories to use with the Fairytale Bee-Bot/Blue-Bot mat. Includes comprehensive teacher's notes - link Literacy with ICT. Size - 120cm x 45 cm

Record and playback two sounds per Talking-Point. Ideal for a variety of different situations such as questions and responses, MFL translations, Phonics and sentence starters. Record and playback two sounds per Talking-Point Sound can be triggered by a motion sensor and/or a push button 5 bright colours With loud and clear audio output our Talking-Point range provides perfect in-class support for SEND and EFOL students. Our Talking-Point Premium offers two audio outputs per Talking Point. One 30 second recording is triggered by the push button action whilst another recording is triggered by motion sensor. Simply record your message for the push button and another for the motion sensor and you are ready to teach! Rechargeable in an attractive wooden docking station, which can be left out on display for ease of use. Once charged your Talking-Point premiums will run continuously for 1 hour and 48 hours on standby. Individual units are wall mountable via inbuilt magnetic backing. To avoid a noisy classroom or over stimulation the Talking-Point Premiums include a handy 20 sec delay between movement sensor recordings.

NewsMaker is a video news-making tool to help provide students an easy, affordable, and fun platform to practice writing, speaking, and presentation skills. A tool to practice language skills NewsMaker provides students an easy, affordable, and fun platform to practice language skills – Writing and Reading, Speaking and Listening, Representing and Viewing. Use across curriculum NewsMaker is neither grade-level specific nor content-area specific. It is a tool to help students improve their communication skills while mastering content in any subject area. Create for a real audience With NewsMaker, students take on the role of news anchor and producer, creating their own story for a real audience. Self Assessment and Self Learning With the help of rubrics, NewsMaker provides individual student with immediate feedback for self-assessment of performance and it also facilitates peer critiquing, especially in the area of oral skills. NewsMaker Project A NewsMaker project is made up of segments. Each segment can be of the following types: Webcam Recording, Voiceover Image, Voiceover Video, Trailer, Text Insert and Video Insert. Portfolio Students can upload and share their published videos on the Newsmaker.tv website, and at the same time, they are creating a portfolio of their works over time. Teachers can conveniently access and assess students’ videos anytime, anywhere. Installing NewsMaker Available on Windows 7, 8 and 10 as well as iOS (for iPad). Academic License NewsMaker is available to schools on annual subscription. License includes both school and home use. Please contact us if you are interested in NewsMaker academic license.

TTS ClassCast is our very own innovative way to share audio in the classroom. With TTS ClassCast you can wirelessly transmit audio from virtually any device! Simply connect the device to the transmitter and the audio will automatically stream to the connected headsets. The headsets and transmitter have three channels (A/B/C) which means that if you have more than one transmitter being used in the same space. TTS ClassCast comes with six headsets, all wireless and rechargeable. The headsets are robust and durable to stand the test of time in any classroom, even the ear cushions are replaceable! You can connect up to 18 headsets to one transmitter for wider sharing in the classroom and the range is up to 30 metres so children can walk around with these headsets on. The transmitter also has a microphone cut in button which is extremely handy for interrupting the audio to speak directly into the children's headsets. The TTS ClassCast is the ideal way to share audio to headsets, great for story time, working around one tablet/laptop or listening to music.

Product Features: Magnify and Record all in one Great for assessment Recording time - 30 seconds Dual lens - 2 and 4 x magnification This set of unique, Recordable Magnifiers has a recording time of 30 seconds, allowing children to develop essential skills in a fun way. The Recordable Magnifiers are perfect for focusing children on their observations without the pressure of having to write them down! Children can simply hold down the 'record' button and record up to 30 seconds into the magnifying glass itself. They are ideal for assessing children's progression, as the teacher can simply playback the child's 30 seconds recording. Easy to handle and lightweight, the magnifiers are dual lens with 2 and 4 x magnification. A wipeable insert on the front allows the child to write their name, allowing for easy identification of each child's recording. Pack contains 6 brightly coloured magnifiers and 5 write on cards per magnifier. Each magnifier takes 2 x AAA batteries (not included). Size: Overall length 22cm, dual lens 2 and 4 x magnification 9cm diameter.

Easi-Mic is ideal for recording straight into the PC to create podcasts, narrative and music. The flexible gooseneck allows you to point it in most convenient direction and the weighted metal stand ensures stable desk positioning. Size - H 35cm. Key Features: Mute button LED transmission indicator Weighted base Flexible Gooseneck

A wonderfully versatile set of recording devices. They are fantastic as talking butterflies but can be transformed into a range of winged creatures. This clever resource has a clip which can be screwed in place in order to secure the various wings. Why not make a dragon, a bat, a fairy etc? They are easily clipped to washing lines, fences and displays. Imagine a talking cave surrounded by mysterious 'flying' creatures. The clip also has a magnetised back so they can be attached to metal surfaces. The talking butterflies recording device is easy to use. Just press the touch sensitive points, record and play. It will allow up to 500 playbacks, (depending on volume and length). Product Features: Recordable. Can be transformed into a range of winged creatures. Versatile with a magnetic strip. Easy to use. Great for literacy, numeracy etc. Included: 6 green peg bases 6 interchangeable wings LR44 or A913s batteries. Size of butterflies: 12cm For age 3yrs

Stopmotion Studio 4.0 - Edutainment! Great for education and school projects. Capture images of clay, action figure, still photos, and drawing to create your own stop-motion movies. HD support Resolution up to 1920 x 1080. Requires HD webcam, camcorder* or DSLR camera** * Camcorder with Firewire (IEEE 1394) connection. ** Most Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras with Live View support. Storyboard View the frames in sequence for easy editing. Add onscreen text, subtitles, sound effect, voice, and background music. Import your photos from digital camera or PC. User Interface Capture images using webcam, camcorder, and more. Onionskin and rotoscope features help shaping or positioning a figure with ease. Adjustable frame rate allows you to control the speed of your video. Preview your work before creating output. Capture Tools Auto capture makes capturing images easier and faster than ever. Control brightness and other camera settings. Flip your image vertically or horizontally (mirror image). Grid and key drawing features help you adjust your subject more accurately. System Requirements Operating System : Windows 8 / Windows 7 / Vista / XP (SP 2/3) USB 2.0 Host Controller/Port Processor : Pentium IV 1.8GHz or equivalent Memory : 128MB of RAM (256MB or higher recommended) Free Hard Disk Space : 50MB for program installation Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or higher Windows Media Format SDK 9 or higher Windows Media Player 7 or higher Compatible Camera Devices USB webcam/USB HD webcam Camcorders with Firewire (IEEE 1394) connections Canon/Nikon DSLR cameras with Live View support Input/Output Formats Image input : JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF Audio input : MP3, WAV Video Output : WMV, MPEG1, MPEG2, HD MPEG, iPad, iPhone, iPod, PSP, YouTube, Facebook Languages Supported English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish Contents Software Installation CD Quick Start Guide