Features include…

Create exciting interactive presentations by simply drawing objects in place.

Includes over 500Mb of multimedia resources including curriculum-specific samples and clip-art.

Add effects, transitions and animate objects via easy-to-use Wizards or by simply selecting options on a dialog.

Built-in Flash-style text animations, plus transitions and graphical special effects such as textures.

Choose your own sound effects and music easily with QuickBuild wizard.

Ready-made components and samples for you to use and customise.

In-built drawing tools including arrows and dotted lines. Preset shapes, borders and business clipart.

Available through Curriculum Online

Headstart is our dedicated educational multimedia software for primary school and KS3. Suitable for 9 years and up and engages all pupils by allowing them to create exciting material easily.

Headstart is more exciting than slideshow or presentation software but requires no additional skills.  It lets you animate text and graphics easily and incorporate digital images, sound, music or video. Also creates multimedia internet sites, screensavers and simple games.

Ideal for ICT requirements at the end of KS2 Headstart can also be very effective for facilitating highly engaging cross-curriculum projects.

Headstart includes all the functionality of our commercial product Opus Creator but with dedicated resources and samples. We have also tweaked the interface to make it less daunting without being condescending.

Teachers can use it to create or modify their own resources dedicated to individuals or to whole school objectives. It is particularly suited to special needs requirements including encouragement of higher achievers.

Headstart allows teachers and mentors to make comments directly on pupils' work, on screen, and/or email projects for comments by colleagues.

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