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Cambridge School Shakespeare: Picture Collection CD-ROMs

Help students to explore intepretation, staging and performance.

A fantastic collection of production photographs from a wide range of stage and film versions of some of Shakespeare's most popular plays. Part of the bestselling and well respected Cambridge School Shakespeare series, these CD-ROMs are designed to support students' exploration of interpretation, staging and performance. Fully differentiated for use with students aged from 11 to 19, each CD-ROM includes over 100 pages of editable, printable support material including lesson ideas, worksheets and production reviews.

A large collection of images from a wide range of important productions enables teachers and students to explore performance and interpretation as never before.
Annotation and labelling tools enable a direct engagement with aspects of performance; enlivening the study of Shakespeare and motivating students.
Designed for use on both interactive whiteboards and PCs providing ideal opportunities for collaborative work including speaking and listening activities.
Flexible structure allowing teachers to tailor activities to suit the particular needs of their students.
Support for teachers to get the most from their interactive whiteboards and use ICT in creative ways.
Each CD-ROM includes a wealth of editable, printable material that includes schemes of work, lesson plans and a host of worksheets - all fully differentiated for use with students aged from 11 to 18.
The easy-to-use software supports effective use of ICT. Students can compare different productions, listen to recordings of key moments in the play and record their own speeches, annotate images with speech and thought bubbles and sequence images to create storyboards.

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I am enormously impressed. The range of images is absorbingly extensive, users can reach high levels of interaction with minimum technical hurdling and the integrity of the text is at the core of the whole package.

Head of English, All Saints Catholic School, Dagenham

Particularly useful when working with pupils on aspects of the play in performance. It contained images and recordings directly connected not only to the key scenes but also to other key moments in the play, and commenting on these enabled pupils to display their understanding of the play as a whole. They enjoyed putting the original Shakespeare quotation in the speech bubbles and then their 'real' thoughts into thought bubbles in contemporary language, and this led to a great deal of heated debate. Pupils can record their own audio script to accompnay images and i found that less confident pupils , who would baulk at the idea of a drama practical, were comfortable putting their own voice-overs onto the material and interpreting lines as they thought the characters might say them. This enabled them toappreciate Shakespeare's choice of langauge and reinfroced the idea that words, phrases and rhythms are carefully selected to produce a particular effect.

The Secondary English Magazine

The pictures are of excellent quality and the juxtaposition of contrasting productions is exactly what we want.

Head of English, Alcester Grammar School, Worcester

I suggest that unless you are desperate to spend money before a deadline it would be worth waiting until you can evaluate these Cambridge CD-ROMs before making a purchase.

English, Drama, Media Magazine (NATE)

The lesson plans are thoughtfully and carefully structured... the image bank is excellent

Chris Rickards. Teaching Drama

Windows 98 or Mac OS 10.2
800 × 600 display resolution
Intel Pentium III 500 MHz
256 MB of RAM
130 MB hard disk space
32 bits colour depth
CD-ROM/DVD
Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher
QuickTime 6.5.2 or higher (for Mac users)
Sound card, microphone and speaker system

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Can I print the pictures?

Yes, you can print the pictures, with accompanying questions and annotations, from the Display screen. You can also print the pictures, without the questions, by double clicking on the picture on the Display screen then clicking on the print button in the bottom-left corner of the screen. When printing pictures without questions and annotations the picture’s copyright line will also be printed.

What age / Key Stage are the Picture Collections suitable for?

KS3, GCSE and A Level. Both on-screen questions and printable worksheets are differentiated for use with different age groups.

Can I save annotated images and image sequences?

Yes, you can save your/your students’ work to a location of your choice: on your hard drive or on the school server if you want to share your saved work with colleagues.

Can the pupil recordings be saved?

Yes. As above.

Can I build a lesson, save it and use it over again and share it with colleagues?

Yes. You just need to save it to a networked server so that saved files can be accessed by others in your department.

Can I add my own photos – of drama work in class or a school production?

Yes, you do this by clicking on the ‘Import images’ button on the Main menu (please refer to the ‘Importing your own images’ section of our help notes).

Are the Picture Collections suitable for individual use as well as for whole-class teaching?

Yes, the software can be used independently by students on individual computers as well as by large teacher-led groups using interactive whiteboards. The on-screen and printable activities comprise a range of tasks suitable for individual, pair, small-group and whole-class work.

Are there line/cross references to the Cambridge School Shakespeare books?

Yes, in all on-screen questions and teachers’ support material, where relevant.

Do I need to purchase a network licence for the Picture Collections?

No, the price (£175 + VAT) includes a network site licence.

How many images are there from how many different productions?

Each disc contains over 75 images from at least 10 different productions.

Are the Picture Collections editable?

Yes. You can annotate images, add your own on-screen captions/questions and record audio to accompany images. You can also create your own bespoke image pairs and sequences. In addition, the student worksheets are provided in an editable format.

What advantages do the CSS Picture Collections have over the competition?

More photographs – at least 75 on every disc

A greater range of productions – at least 10 on every disc (sometimes many more)

On-screen questions to accompany each photograph

A wider range of printable support material (over 100 pages including differentiated editable worksheets and production review notes)

Audio clips – we have recordings of actors delivering different interpretations of extracts from the play. Students can also record their own interpretations of extracts.

A pictorial overview of the play – providing an accessible and stimulating introduction to the story of the play for younger students

Greater flexibility – the ability to view any two images side by side, providing opportunities for comparative work. The software also allows you to select ready-made sequences of images, or to create your own sequences.

A wider range of toolbar functions – including hide and reveal and magnifying tools

Who wrote the questions?

The Picture Collections have all been created by Cambridge School Shakespeare authors (see below), who are all experienced English/Drama teachers. The authors selected and organised the photographs, and wrote the on-screen questions and teachers’ support materials.

Much Ado About Nothing – Mike Clamp
The Tempest – Sheila Innes
Romeo and Juliet – Rob Smith
Macbeth – Mike Clamp

Can I use the Picture Collections with the Cambridge School Shakespeare editions only?

No, you can use the discs with any edition of the plays, although line references are to the Cambridge edition.

Where can I access technical support?

For technical support please email techsupport@cambridge-hitachi.com

Can this software be deployed on an RM CC3 network or Windows server 2000/2003 network?

This software does support RM Community Connect 3 networks and Windows server 2000/2003 networks. Note: For network deployment, please use the MSI that is located in the folder win on the disc (rather than the MSI that is located in the root directory of the CD).

Download instructions on how to install MSIs on an RM network. (PDF)

For further information, please contact technical support at techsupport@cambridge-hitachi.com.

Is the Picture Collection Windows Vista compatible?

Macbeth version 1.00 is Windows Vista Compatible.

Much Ado about Nothing, Romeo and Juliet and The Tempest version 1.00 are not Vista compatible, however future versions will be.

If you have already purchased any of these three components and you wish to receive a Vista compatible version once this becomes available, please email a request to techsupport@cambridge-hitachi.com with your personal/institutional information, postal address and invoice number.

Titles in this series

Title	Price	In your shopping list	Approval copy
Cambridge School Shakespeare: Macbeth Picture Collection CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521696050	$300	Qty	Required
Cambridge School Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream Picture Collection CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521716420	$300	Qty	Required
Cambridge School Shakespeare: As You Like It Picture Collection CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521747707	$300.00	Qty	Required
Cambridge School Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing Picture Collection CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521696043	$300.00	Qty	Required
Cambridge School Shakespeare: The Merchant of Venice Picture Collection CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521734363	$300.00	Qty	Required
Cambridge School Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet Picture Collection CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521696067	$300.00	Qty	Required
Cambridge School Shakespeare: Twelfth Night Picture Collection CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521747738	$300.00	Qty	Required
Cambridge School Shakespeare: The Tempest Picture Collection CD-ROM ISBN: 9780521696074	$300.00	Qty	Required