Vivid Interactive

Vivid produces cross platform Phonetics app for Macmillan

mlandmann — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:35:23 +0000

The phonetics app for iphone/ipodtouch/ipad produced by Vivid Interactive for Macmillan is available on the Apple app store. Getting excellent reviews and a five star rating the app will be available soon also on Android Market with a premium version for all platforms available in June 2011. This consolidates our experience of app development, which [...]

A MESSAGE FOR ‘it’s learning’ USERS

dking — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:05:24 +0000

Our journey into publishing has now culminated in the publication of a range of Maths online resources, made available directly to schools. These resources are also available through the ‘it’s learning’ learning platform. For some months ‘it’s learning’ users have had free access to a number of our maths tools for evaluation. They will now [...]

Vivid maths: Tool pack – Number

dbohea — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:00:45 +0000

One of four toolpacks, this number pack contains 10 separate configurable tools for use on the Interactive Whiteboard, or on individual devices for teaching about number. Number square Configurable number square with tools to highlight, hide and edit numbers. Options to set the square dimensions, start number, step between numbers and starting with a blank [...]

Vivid maths: Tool pack – Shape and geometry

dbohea — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:30:45 +0000

Contains 8 configurable interactive tools for exploring issues around shape and geometry, including patterns, tessellations and co-ordinates. Pattern square A configurable square with 12 colour palette for colouring squares, rows or columns. Use for all shape work, symmetry, reflections and rotations, area and perimeter, fractions. Tessellations Allows a number of shapes to be placed within [...]

Vivid maths: Tool pack – Data and measures

dbohea — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:00:30 +0000

Containing 9 tools for exploring time, measure and data handling. Clocks and calendars Analogue clock, digital clock and calendar. Options allow any combination of 2 of these to be displayed. Analogue scales Including weights and cubes and optional digital readout. Scale maximum can be set using grams or kilograms. Digital scales Including weights and cubes [...]

Vivid maths: Tool pack – Miscellaneous

dbohea — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:30:19 +0000

Contains a mix of 8 compelling interactive tools like Cuisenaire rods, Connecting cubes, Money and Balance scales for exploring various maths issues. Number fan A large format fan with numbers 0 to 9 allowing three fan sections to be used at a time. Months fan A large format fan with months of the year allowing [...]

Vivid maths: Teach, Practice, Assess (TPA) – Number pack

dbohea — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:00:07 +0000

This is the first of our series of TPA packs with 5 units, each with at least one interactive tool for whole class teaching, practice questions for individual exploration, a self assessment section and lesson and extension ideas. Many of these will also have associated apps for iphone and Android available. Rounding whole numbers & [...]

Vivid mobile: apps for iPhone, iPod, iPad and Android platforms

dbohea — Wed, 09 Feb 2011 14:10:31 +0000

We are developing a series of iphone and Android smartphone apps for out of school revision and practice. Whilst these will be wholly stand alone they will also be associated with units within the Teach, Practice, and Assess packs. Rounding (including the ‘Rounding rap’) The Rounding app for iphone and Android smartphones contains revision notes, [...]