That's right, with CPD College every participant gets
not one, not two, but THREE FREE CD-ROMs
packed with invaluable resources! Enrol today in any
of our courses and claim your very own Bumper Pack.
This 3 CD Set contains the following resources (click
on the links for more details):
The Open Education Disc focuses solely on meeting
educational needs of students of all ages. Free to
use Open Source Software has been chosen to address
specific IT needs across a wide range of subject areas.
The Open Education Disc contains over 50 free
computer applications including Office and
Design programmes, Internet Tools, Arts, Graphics
& Multimedia Software, Science and Mathematics
software resources and much more.
The contents of the disc include the following
applications:
Office and Design
OpenOffice.org – Fully compatible office
software for your school work
Dia – Make technical diagrams and flowcharts
Scribus – Create professional looking posters
and magazines
GanttProject – Plan your school projects
with this project management software
FreeMind – Collect your ideas with this
mind mapping Software
PDF Creator – Make PDF documents from any
program
Sumatra PDF – Read PDF files quickly and
easily
Internet
Firefox – A safe, secure and fast web browser
Thunderbird – Manage your emails better
than ever – Reclaim your inbox!
Pidgin – Talk to your friends whatever instant
message client they use
Kompozer – Create web pages easily, without
having to code
RSSOwl – Keep up with your favourite internet
news feeds on your desktop
Art and Graphics
GIMP – Edit digital photos and create graphics
GIMP animation – Create animations
Inkscape – Make professional looking vector
graphics
Pencil – Animate your own cartoons
Blender – 3D graphic modeling, animation,
rendering and playback
Tuxpaint – Drawing program for children
ages 3 to 12
Multimedia
VLC – Play music, videos and DVDs
Audacity – Record, edit and mix music
TuxGuitar – Compose your own music
Piano Booster – Teach yourself the piano
Avidemux – Edit movies and add special effects
Infra Recorder – Burn your own CDs and DVDs
CamStudio – Record your actions on a computer
Really Slick Screensavers – Great looking
screensavers
Science and Mathematics
Nasa Worldwind - Discover the earth and other
planets~
Greenfoot – Teach yourself how to program
GraphCalc – A graphical calculator
Guido Van Robot – Learn how computer programs
work
CarMetal – Cool mathematical modelling tool
Maxima – University standard computer algebra
system
Celestia – Explore the universe in three
dimensions
Stellarium – A planetarium on your PC
Games
FreeCiv - Control the world through diplomacy
and conquest
FreeCol – Discover the ‘New World’
and build an empire
Numpty Physics – Solve puzzles using physics
TuxTyping 2 – Learn to type like a pro
Tux of Math Command – Test your mathematical
skills
Winboard Chess – The classic game of chess
And more...
Disc
2 - Interactive Whiteboard Charts
18 FREE Interactive Whiteboard Charts
are included on this CD covering a wide range of subjects
including:
Science (3 charts)
R.E. (2 charts)
I.C.T. (3 charts)
Maths (3 charts)
English (3 charts)
Music (3 charts)
Music History (1)
Disc
3 - PowerPoint Presentations
This CD contains curriculum subject folders
packed with PowerPoint lesson files that
can be used in the primary school classroom. They
represent the best PowerPoint resources available
on the internet which have been created by classroom
teachers for teachers.
PowerPoint files can be used as is but may also be
edited, tweaked and customised by class teachers before
use in the classroom. Slides can be added to the PowerPoint,
deleted from the PowerPoint and text can easily be
edited before re-saving for use in class.
Over 1000 FREE PowerPoint presentations are included
and categorised as follows:
