Innovation at best value

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Please enjoy June's round-up from Innovate My School - the UK's fastest growing educational marketplace for innovation and inspiration.

This month brings you 11 of the best hot offers, 18 new innovative products and services, 4 new blog posts and an in-depth look at the latest innovation for school radio.

Hot offers for June
	Free Rafi.ki accounts for educators Link your school to schools around the world in a safe, fun and educational online community. In just minutes your school could be exchanging work, ideas and cultures across the globe and developing truly global citizens! Find out more...
	Summer discounts for Swanneck left-hand logic pen Special summer offer to schools only! 5 pack of Swanneck pens only £6.50 and 10 pack of Swanneck pens just £10.00. Find out more...
	Free financial literacy resources for Primary Schools Making learning about money fun through inspirational fairy tales with financial themes. Receive a free story book and sample materials, plus an exclusive £10 discount voucher. Find out more...
	Trial IRIS behaviour management system for free this summer IRIS - The original and best on-line behaviour and rewards monitoring application for schools. Record, analyse and share behaviour information with colleagues and parents simply and easily in real time. Free trial for summer term. Find out more...
	25% off Conversor products Special summer offer - QUOTE ‘imsJUNE’ for 25% off Conversor products. Valid until 31 July 2011. Easy listening... and simple to use in the classroom, Conversor Pro is an affordable personal FM assistive listening device. Find out more...
	Free audio stories & songs for Early Years & KS1 from major publishers StoryPhones – multi-award winning MP3 digital audio system making listening easy and accessible for children. StoryPhones combines robust MP3 headsets, a loud-speaking MP3 player with microphone, software to manage the players and audio resources through our exclusive BookShelf download store. Find out more...
	Experience the benefits of mobile printing for free Allow users and guests to print directly from laptops and mobiles – no need for network authentication, drivers or software – works with any print management software or as a standalone product. Simply download a 60 day free trial of EveryonePrint. Find out more...
	Inform, communicate and promote Communicate your information and events in our stylish range of outdoor noticeboards. Wallmounted or freestanding, built to exacting standards these waterproof boards are available in a variety of sizes, colours and options. Quote 'Innovate' for half price text + logo print on all header panels! Find out more...
	Free photocopiers for schools Fed up with leases and want to save some of your budget? Apply at Copycare for our UK wide supply and service of Ricoh copiers for your school. Just pay for the copies with toner and call outs included - no tie in. Find out more...
	2011 Christmas cards or 2012 calendars... gain 5-10% extra funds for projects confirmed by July 10th, 2011 Discover the difference, we offer free sample proof to boost your sales; our cards are distinctively large & square, the card back can be designed with your school logo, more art, a signature & a photo to enhance personal touch. Simply register your school on-line, and be rewarded with an extra prosperous new year. Find out more...
	Free guidance notes for students and teachers Tutorials and guides on writing skills, grammar, spelling, and English language. One-click access to help with essay writing and study skills, plus how to tackle revision and examinations. A whole archive of resources for English literature. Find out more...
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Transformational Learning in the C21st; are we getting what we need or what we deserve?

Russell Prue These are indeed interesting times; the world has changed and shows no sign of turning back. The opportunities for our young people have also changed, to be successful in the 21st Century you need to be good in groups, be creative, solve problems and think quickly on your feet. Working well in groups is hard to measure and we don’t yet assess thinking on your feet as part of a GCSE award!
By Russell Prue, Award Winning ICT Evangelist, Broadcaster & Author

Read Russell's full article here...

New innovations	Blog posts
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Scene & Heard - personalised communication on iPad Design For Schools - prospectus & website designers TheatreCom - backstage intercom system Premier Interlink - innovative building solutions Conversor Limited - assistive listening devices MySchool Management System - automated school administration Network Connect - wireless networks for schools Mediamerge - Ofsted outstanding primary pack iAdapter - iPad protector ACS - managed IT services Mantex - online course for writing reports Mantex - online course for understanding plagiarism Abacus Playgrounds - wetpour safety surfaces NoteLok - laptop and IT equipment security cables rAPPidRevise - exam revision apps The Tag Strap - safety walking aid Bernards Bins - storage solutions Latham Jenkins - interactive whiteboard steps	Innovative ways for using the iPad in the classroom The Apple company and teachers everywhere are coming up with innovative ways to use the iPad. This small computer lets people save trees by no longer using pencil and paper... Become an elite ghost catcher with ‘Ghost Hunter Academy’ Learnalot‘s latest resource tasks learners with ridding a haunted house of its unwelcome inhabitants through clever use of trigonometry, Pythagoras’ theorem, multiplying brackets... Traffic light cups to enhance assessment for learning – ten top tips Assessment for learning has been a major development in both secondary and primary classrooms over recent years. Innovative teachers have been quick to embrace the... Funding boost for Cheshire schools to promote creative writing Every school in Cheshire is being given free access to thousands of pounds worth of innovative creative writing resources for Key Stages 1-4 to get young people...
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Featured listings

	Students learn a lot with Learnalot! Learnalot is a SMART-accredited, game-based learning portal that uses high-quality resources with real-life scenarios to facilitate skills-based teaching in maths. Its aim is to make teaching and learning genuinely fun and engaging for students aged 11-16. Each resource consists of three activities; each one taking between 30 minutes and 1 hour to complete. Each activity covers a different area of the syllabus that is relevant to the resource's theme - from dealing with budgets, loans and interest rates in Britain's Got Power to working with co-ordinates and distances in Cops and Robbers. All of the resources come with supporting worksheets, lesson plans and teacher notes. We also offer a range of mental arithmetic games which help prepare the learners for the challenge of the resources. You can try Learnalot for free for 14 days by signing up to the free trial at www.learnalot.com
	Values Education – an exciting pathway to success Are you looking for: An outstanding curriculum? Inspirational, high quality values-based schooling? Excellent, time-saving values education resources? Enlightened teachers enjoying their work? Keen, well motivated learners? Parents/carers engaged in their children’s education? Shared values to strengthen community cohesion? Easing the school transition process? ... then you could quickly find what you are looking for in two powerful, transformational, ready-to-teach, fully resourced, engaging VALUES EDUCATION programmes: EDUCATION in HUMAN VALUES for ages 4 to 12 SOCIAL and EMOTIONAL EDUCATION for ages 12 to 14+ For more very encouraging information, visit www.humanvaluesfoundation.com
	Fun, engaging and easy to teach – Personal Financial Education from Bamzonia Bamzonia makes personal financial education easy to implement, fun to teach and engaging to learn. With 93% of parents and teachers wanting personal financial education to start at school, Bamzonia delivers this most personal of subjects in a format that is fun, factual, independent and relevant. Want to see for you yourself? Call us on 0845 505 1750 and quote IMS01to register for our Summer Trial – 3 months’ access to Bamzonia for only £49. For more information, visit www.bamzonia.com
	Think inspirational expert talks, think Industry Insiders Industry Insiders bridges the gap between education and work, in turn boosting confidence, raising aspirations and motivating and inspiring young people. We’ve already got a wealth of glowing testimonials from Primary Schools right through to Colleges and many repeat orders. Experts include a former Commissioning Editor for BBC Radio 1Xtra, a TV and Radio Sports Commentator, a Sales and Marketing Expert and various Commercial and BBC Presenters and Journalists, all CRB checked. Due to demand, Industry Insiders are expanding the business to include media training for businesses and other media services including copywriting, radio adverts and corporate videos. For more information, visit www.industryinsiders.co.uk

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