Drumcroon-software/hardware for art and design

	software for art and design

This page provides information and links to a range of software currently being used in primary and secondary schools. Always shop around for the best prices and check with your ICT co-ordinator, ICT Centre or adviser for the best local suppliers.

Image Manipulation Software

Secondary

Adobe Photoshop - Mac/PC Professional image-editing standard,explore new creative options, and produce high quality images for print, and Web. Click here to download the tryout version of Photoshop.

Adobe Photoshop Elements - The Adobe® School Collection 3.0 has been built in accordance with the education sector’s requirements for software to support the creative presentation of learning. Featuring Adobe Photoshop® Elements 4.0 and Adobe Premiere® Elements 2.0 software, the Collection offers the tools to add creative elements to learning across many subjects.

Corel Draw Essentials - Powerful and easy to use, suite of programs for page layout, photo-editing and painting. tools to help you create dynamic graphics projects for print and the Web.

Paint and Image Manipulation Software

Primary

Adobe PhotoshopElements - Mac/PC Powerful easy to use software for image manipulation and editing for print and web. Click here to download the tryout version of Photoshop. KS2

Paintshop Pro - PC Create - Edit - Draw - Paint - Animate. KS2 UK supplier Digital Workshop Tel:01295 258335 Click here to download tryout version

Dazzle Plus- PC (Semerc) Simple painting software. KS1/2

Flying Colours - Mac/PC (Logotron) Flying Colours provides children with a way of creating and composing images - tools can be configured to suit different age groups. KS1/2

Colour Magic 2 (RM) - PC Colour Magic 2 has four colour-coded levels, yellow level provides pupils with a simple painting package with a few brushes and a small palette, whereas at Red level, pupils can crop images and use paint effects to create images for the Web.KS1/2

Art Dabbler -Mac/PC - see Graphics Tablets below KS1/2

Revelation Natural Art - PC (Logotron) Natural Media Art software provides a widre range of tools that replicate traditional tools and media. Configurable to suit different age groups - at its highest level has a tools for simple animation. KS1/2

Web Design

Dreamweaver - Mac/PC

Fireworks - Mac/PC

Flash - Mac/PC

Mediator 7 Pro's (PC)- icon-based editing lets your students drag-and-drop their way to Flash®, HTML and interactive CDs quicker than with any other web or multimedia tool.

Animation

Animation Shop - part of Paintshop Pro. KS2/3 UK supplier Digital Workshop Tel:01295 258335

Complete Animator - PC (Iota Software) The Complete Animator provides a quick and easy way to produce your own on-screen animations. It is an ideal way to learn about computers and the world of multimedia, yet is powerful enough for serious resource authoring. Click here to download a free trial version.

Presentation Tools

Powerpoint - Mac/PC easy to use and flexible presentation software - part of Microsoft Office available from 'Licence to Click' see below.

Peripheral Devices

Click here for digital still and video cameras

LicenceToClick is Sanderson MSL's brand new software licensing portal, designed to simplify the process of buying and administering software.

Educational prices for Adobe, Macromedia, Corel Products and Microsoft contact:

Website:http://www.licencetoclick.com

London address:27 Ackmar Road London, SW6 4UR

For education products:

Call: 020 7731 9202

Fax: 020 7736 8395

Semerc Tel: 0161 827 2927

Research Machines Tel: 0870 9086969

Logotron Tel :01223 425558

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