• ICT - Use to record, upload and re-record projects to asses how the work has improved.
• English - Use for role play interviewing, drama-script reading and listening back to recordings.
• Maths - Record in your times table songs and rhymes for all the class to sing to.
• Science - Record sounds form varying distances - how does the sound alter?
• Art & D&T - Experiment with sound to generate new presentation techniques.
• Geography - Interview local residents about issues that concern them with their local environment.
• History - Use on field trips to see how attitudes to popular culture, work and home life have changed.
• Music - Record and listen to music and sounds.
• PE - Use for competitions and sports day. Get the childrens first reactions to winning the race or coming first in the swimming gala and play the recording back to the whole class.

Category - Resource to support Speech, Language and Communication Needs

NASEN is the leading organisation in the UK which aims to promote the education, training, advancement and development of all those with special and additional support needs.

The nominated resource:

ERA Award Winner in 2009 - Innovation

What the judges said:

"Innovative in its simple solution to providing young children and their teachers with a constant and glitch-free way of recording.

The judges felt that this product supports many learning opportunities by encouraging young people to use speech in a variety of contexts: from recording information on field trips to creating role-play.

The cost of the product also enables whole classes to be involved, giving teachers an opportunity to change the way that they work."

Overall Winner in the Electronic category 2008.

What the testers said:

"The Easi-Speak microphone is child-friendly, compact and easy to use! the playback sound is of good quality. It is excellent for use with phase one phonics - we use it on a listening walk and played back the sounds for the child to recall.

A great resource to encourage language skills and creative development, many children felt comfortable and expressed themselves more when using the tool - particularly children with English as their second language!

Knowledge and understanding was developed as the children explored how to use the device, using the appropriate language. Also very useful as an assessment tool in all areas of learning as evidence can be stored on the computer."