Here is a list of commercial resources that teachers have found useful. Please check the respective websites for prices and further details.
Activstudio
Conceived by a classroom teacher, Activstudio functions as an interactive whiteboard software and enhances whole class interactivity. A free demonstration can be ordered from the website:
www.prometheanworld.com
A tantot
The site contains a variety of activities for your interactive writeboard, such as videos, sound files, games, speaking and reading activities.
www.atantot.co.uk
Espresso
The digital curriculum service 'espresso' offers video-rich broadband teaching resources and student activities, for both primary and secondary schools and comprises a Channel 4 Learning clipbank.
www.espresso.co.uk
Gut! - Interactive Activities for German Teachers and Learners
Gut! offers you a list of topics for each year, with reading, writing and listening exercises. Many exercises can be used in conjunction with an interactive whiteboard or printed out and used in the classroom.
http://gut.languageskills.co.uk
Kaleidos Learning Platform: Virtual Learning Environment
The Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) is a whole-school content management and delivery module for both teachers and students with tools for planning and delivering lessons and recording the attainment of individual learners.
www.rm.com/shops
Kleinbrücken
Interactive Primary German - From Manic Monkey, the creators of Petit Point and Little Bridge, spectacular interactive software for young learners of German. Produced in collaboration with the Goethe Institut, London
linguascope/linguaprime
Create own language online games, share resources with other teachers and motivate early learners with linguaprime. An annual site subscription to Linguascope allows all teachers and students from one institution to access the resources both from school and home.
www.linguascope.com
Lingua TV
Short clips and soaps in easy German - including exercises and further resources: www.linguatv.com
Quia web
Create activities, quizzes, games and Web pages on Quia web and track your pupils' results online.
www.quia.com
RM Tutor 3
RM Tutor allows you to monitor, demonstrate and control a number of students' PCs simultaneously within the classroom. It gives you greater control of what is occurring during a class, whilst also updating you on students' progress.
www.rm.com/shops
Task Magic
TaskMagic is a suite of authoring tools for creating interactive lesson content. It is a quick and easy way to create a whole range of presentation and practice activities in just a few minutes.
www.mdlsoft.co.uk