Jan. 17, 2024
For all teachers, parents and children going back to school is a huge change in routine and takes a while to get back into the swing of things. This is the second in a series of 2 blog posts that outlines the different ways that 2Simple can support you in school, to help get your school year off to a fantastic start!
You can read part one here.
Mini Mash is the safe online space for children in the Early Years to learn, create and explore. There are seven learning areas, in each area, you’ll find a range of engaging content and tools that are perfect for individual or group activities, including over 25 topic packs covering all your favourite Early Years topics.
With simple visual navigation, even very young children can find their way around Mini Mash, there’s nothing to install as Mini Mash works on a range of devices including tablets and laptops.
Work is saved into online trays and with just a click of the mouse, you can make a child’s tray visible for parents, perfect for seeing and celebrating what their child has done that day! 'Teacher Tools' give you the ability to quickly and easily make your own themed resources, including jigsaws, pair games and slideshows and these can then be shared with children by pinning them in the top right of their screen.
Mini Mash is free with Purple Mash or can be purchased separately for nurseries, childcare providers and parents.
Winner of the 2020 ERA award for Secondary products, Python in Pieces is an interactive coding environment, designed to build student and teacher confidence in the text-based coding language of Python. With the ability to easily translate from block-code to Python, in BOTH directions, students will quickly become empowered to progress from the expectations of upper primary through to lower secondary. The guided lessons allow students to manage their own learning and teacher solution guides enable teachers to support student learning at every step. It is designed around the curriculum with guided lesson activities and clear progression built in.
You can see how one school make use of Python in Pieces in the video below:
There are many ways that our Professional Development team can support you in making the most of Purple Mash to support learning in class and for blended learning. Our PD is a great way to kickstart effective use of technology across the whole curriculum at your school if we can or online, to 2Simple webinars that concentrate on specific topics or features to 2Simple connects, 1-1 phone calls or screen-shares with a member of our PD team, available in 30-minute slots at a time convenient for you. You can also catch up with all previous webinars via our 2Simple YouTube channel and we have our own training platform where staff at your school can complete up to 16 courses that cover everything from setting up Purple Mash to subject-specific guidance.
Our newsletter is a great way to stay informed of all the latest developments and updates from the 2Simple team. Every month we send out a newsletter letting you know of any changes, updates that we have made, details of competitions and ideas of how to make the most of 2Simple in your classroom.