Software

=The use of ICT for teaching Software Design and Development= There are a number of free software development tools that allow students to get familiar with programming.

Microsoft run the [|Coding4Fun] website which contains many samples for fun projects including robotics and simple games. The site also contains links to the Express editions of their development tools which are free for all users such as [|Visual Basic Express].

[|Phrogram] - the offspring to [|Kid's Programming Language] (KPL) - is designed to be a really easy introduction to the world of programming. Unfortunately, while KPL was released as freeware, Phrogram is only available as a 30 day trial.

From the later part of 2008, Microsoft are offering all students access to their software and graphic design tools for free under the [|DreamSpark] program. This [|includes] Windows Server 2003, Visual Studio 2008 and Expression Studio.