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“OCR Nationals in ICT is
about giving students learning choices, allowing them
to follow their own interests in ICT. They need software
that allows them to maximise creativity, get on with the
job, and produce high quality work. OpenMind, Mediator
and ScreenCorder are intuitive, flexible solutions, allowing
all students to enhance and extend their work.”
Angela Allen
Secondary ICT Consultant - Sefton Children Services
MatchWare's Creative Software Suite is perfectly suited to
the requirements of the OCR Nationals in ICT. OpenMind, Mediator
and ScreenCorder help meet the Assessment Objectives of many
of the units in this sweeping qualification, enabling students
to plan and deliver creative, original, high-end solutions.
The MatchWare Suite is a powerful, intuitive tool, increasing
chances of success and providing an inclusive
solution for teachers and students at all levels.
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| PLAN
IT! With OpenMind 2 |
- Brainstorm plans
- Organise task structure on the fly
- Export to Microsoft® Word, HTML or as a timeline
- Ideal for Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 12, 21, & 23
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| MAKE IT! With
Mediator 8 |
- Make high-end interactive presentations
- Make Flash® and HTML websites
- Create dynamic tutorials
- Ideal for Units 1, 2, 4, 9, 10, 20, & 21
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| SHOW IT! With
ScreenCorder 5 |
- Record onscreen actions
- Demonstrate complex processes
- Create worksheets and interactive quizzes
- Ideal for SEN and EAL
- Ideal for Units 9, 13, 14 &17
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Unit
1: ICT in Business
Students are required to make a business presentation
- OpenMind is ideal to brainstorm the presentation and then
include text, graphics, audio and even video files
- Export your Mind Map to Mediator 8 Pro to create high-end,
content rich, show stopping presentations
- One click exports to CD-ROM, Flash® or HTML
Unit
2: Web Creation
Students are required to design and create a multimedia website
- OpenMind is ideal to brainstorm the presentation and then
include text, graphics, audio and even video files
- Export your Mind Map to Mediator 8 Pro to create high-end,
content rich, show stopping presentations
- One click exports to CD-ROM, Flash® or HTML
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Unit
4: Design and Produce Multimedia Products
Students are required to collate examples of multimedia,
then design and make their own
- OpenMind stores multimedia content in an accessible, interactive
Mind Map
- OpenMind produces comprehensive brainstorms, timelines
and storyboards
- Transfer to Mediator to create a high-end, interactive,
multimedia product
- Export to CD-ROM, Flash® and HTML
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Unit
12: Work Experience in IT
Students are required to document their workplace and tasks
- Show the structure and roles of the workplace with Mind
Maps
- Create fully annotated work flows and time plans
- Easy to export to Word, HTML or Mediator
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| Unit 13: IT Systems
and User Needs |
Students are required to install and configure operating systems,
applications and macros
- ScreenCorder is the perfect teacher tool for demonstrating
complex on-screen processes
- Record the process, add notes and images to highlight
key points
- Perfect for review and recall, invaluable for assisting
SEN and EAL students
- Embed quizzes and navigation menus directly in the show
- Export to WAV, AVI, Flash and HTML
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| Unit 23: Creating
Video |
Students are required to design and create a video clip
- OpenMind creates an intuitive framework to document
the development process
- Attach Flash, graphics, text, audio and video, to
create a rich, streamlined storyboard, ready for action!
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“Flexible and intuitive, OpenMind
2 allows the creation of all kinds of resources to enhance
learning and increase personal productivity for teachers
and students. The Timeline and Outline views enhance what
was already a great program. Seamless integration into Word,
PowerPoint, HTML and Mediator make it a must for project-based
learning activities. I recommend all schools provide it
for their students.”
Paul Bradshaw, Senior Effectiveness Officer, ICT and
Global Learning, Liverpool City Council
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