This event was held in May at West Bromich, Albion Football Club. It was an opportunity to find out about future developments from the 2Simple team (Nigel, Max, Katie and Julie). Guest speakers included: Margaret Zglinski from Sandwell LA, who talked about how they used 2Simple software in their successful creative projects for KS1 and Early Years called Time to Talk and Time to Think. Simon Widdowson from Porchester Junior School, Nottingham showed examples of how 2DIY has facilitated teaching and learning in his school. There was also feedback from schools who piloted the new online tools. There were demonstrations of the newest software -2 Do it yourself, 2Simple French and Maths city 2.
2DIY is designed to allow pupils to easily create their own activities and games. Children click, drag and insert items on screen and save as a flash file(.swf). Teachers can also use it to create personalised resources for children in minutes.
You can view (or add) samples of 2 DIY creations at
2Simple French has over 200 activities and children learn correct pronunciation by listening to french speaking robots and watching how their lips move. There are also developments in 2 Simple Spanish and a suggestion to create a 2Simple English as an additional language.
2Simple Maths City (shape, space, number and measure) – foundation stage children explore these concepts through topics – The Birthday Party, The Building Site, The Shoe Shop, The Fruit Shop and Underwater World.
www.2simple.com/mathscity2/video
2Simple are also in the process of developing “2Assess”. It will be a snap short tool of skills and is not intended to give a level or measure ICT capability or to develop self reflection. It will be an additional tool to annotated work. There will be videos to go with each activity.