Publisher's Synopsis
Spotlight on Fact CD-ROM 2 provides a range of ICT programs which are designed to link literacy hour with ICT. It includes the ICT text 'Holiday Shop Online', an electronic Big Book, electronic Writing Frames and a print-and-read Teacher's Resource Book.Spotlight on Fact's CD-ROM 2 components comprise the following:• ICT Text 'Holiday Shop Online', a program in which children access a 'virtual' shopping website in order to buy items to take on an exotic holiday. It is a non-linear, multimedia program that involves navigating and drilling down to find the information needed to achieve the desired outcome.• E-Big Book 2 provides all eight Year 1 Core Texts so they can be viewed on a whiteboard, screen or monitor. It includes an interactive control panel which allows text, sentence and word highlighting to aid whole-class teaching.• The Electronic Writing Frames provide eight interactive writing frames (each covering a different non-fiction text type), which can be used for shared teaching and for group and individual activities.• A print-and-read Teacher's Resource Book is provided which includes lesson plans, rationale, curriculum links and full ICT and NLS objectives.• Three photocopiable activity masters can be downloaded to support work with 'Holiday Shop Online'.• The CD-ROM comes with a full-colour 32-page booklet (which is also downloadable) with instructions and guidance.For permission to use this software on more than one computer simultaneously, please purchase the relevant network licence.
