Camsoft Educational Software Modern Foreign Languages Scroll down for information about Camsoft and our products and services. Click here for free resources and articles on ICT and Modern Foreign Languages This page was updated on 11 March 2008 Camsoft was founded in 1982, making us one of the longest established CALL software developers and retailers in the UK. If you want to know about computers and language learning then you have come to the right place...

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Curriculum Online and eLearning Credits

Camsoft is a registered supplier/retailer under the UK government's Curriculum Online (COL) initiative, whereby schools are granted eLearning Credits (eLCs), a pot of money that they can use to buy educational software and online services. Our official supplier/retailer ID is LYKB. See the COL website for further information: http://www.curriculumonline.gov.uk If you don't know if your school has received its allocation of eLC money, you should first check with the budget holder at your school. Then, if necessary, talk to your LEA and speak to the individual or team who distributes Standards Fund money received from the DCSF. If you still cannot find the answer contact the Curriculum Online team at the DCSF by completing an enquiry form on the Curriculum Online website or by telephone on 0870 000 2288.

The process of registering our own products and linking to products produced by other suppliers is very time-consuming and you may find that some products listed in our catalogue have not yet been registered or linked. Please ask if you need confirmation that a product is eLC-eligible. Most of the products listed in our catalogue are eLC-eligible. The symbol designates that a product has already been registered. If you require a particular product that is not yet registered then we can bring forward the process of registration or linking. See How to order. See our elC Frequently Asked Questions page: eLC FAQs

Software for Modern Foreign Languages (CALL software) produced by Camsoft

• Camsoft's catalogue The latest online edition of our catalogue.
• Fun with Texts Our all-time bestseller, and the best-selling text manipulation package in the UK. Used by over 3000 schools. Downloadable demo available.
• Textfiles to accompany Fun with Texts No time to enter your own textfiles? Then have a look at these ready-made materials that tie in with published coursebooks.
• GapKit An easy-to-use authoring package for creating gap-filling and multiple-choice exercises. Create your own exercises, enhanced with sound and pictures. Downloadable demo available
• GCSE Exercises for GapKit Masses of ready-made textfiles and audio files to accompany GapKit. Available in French, German and Spanish.
• FrKeys Makes typing foreign characters easy! Works with any Windows application.
• CLEF A comprehensive French grammar package. An oldie but goodie. Now revamped for Windows.

ICT training

Lack of training lies at the root of the anxiety displayed by language teachers towards new technologies. Graham Davies, one of Camsoft’s partners, has produced an extensive range of training materials for language teachers, the most comprehensive being the ICT for Language Teachers website at http://www.ict4lt.org and the accompanying CD-ROM, which is available from Camsoft. Click here for further information: ICT4LT CD-ROM. Graham Davies is the Academic Coordinator of the ICT for Language Teachers project. He has also worked as a NOF trainer and has recently been producing e-learning training materials for the Standards Unit of the DCSF.

A selection of free training materials and links to resources and articles produced by Graham Davies is available at Camsoft's website. Click here: Freestuff.

Before ordering, please make sure that your equipment is suitable for the software that you wish to purchase. If you are unsure please contact us by telephone, fax or email.

Educational institutions and businesses must submit an official signed order on headed paper or on a signed official order form. An order transmitted by fax is acceptable. An order submitted by email or telephone is also acceptable if an official order number is quoted. Invoices are sent out under separate cover at the same time as the goods.

Credit is limited strictly to 30 days, after which interest is charged. Under no circumstances can invoices be issued in advance of the supply of the goods.

Private individuals must pay for goods in advance, either by direct transfer to Camsoft's bank account, or by sterling cheque, or by credit or debit card (see below). Bank transfer charges must be borne by the customer.

Postage and packing are added to each order and vary according to the weight of the package. Postage and packing are charged at actual cost.

VAT (Value Added Tax) is charged at the rate of 17.5% on the total cost of orders posted to UK and other European Union addresses, but non-UK European Union businesses and educational institutions that are VAT-registered do not have to pay UK VAT, providing they can quote their national VAT registration number.

The following credit and debit cards are accepted: Visa, Mastercard, Switch, Delta, Solo.

Overseas customers must pay for goods in advance, either by direct transfer to Camsoft's bank account, or by sterling cheque, or by credit card. All orders are billed and charged in pounds sterling, but an additional invoice displaying the amount due in the local currency can be provided on request. If an overseas customer pays by credit card the final amount due will be converted to the customer's local currency by the credit card company at the prevailing exchange rate. Unfortunately, we cannot accept payments by cheque or bank transfer in foreign currencies due to the exorbitant charges imposed by banks. Cheques must be made payable in pounds sterling drawn on a UK bank. Transfers must be made in pounds sterling, and bank transfer charges must be borne by the customer. Duties and taxes associated with overseas orders will increase the final payment due. It is the responsibility of the customer to pay all import tariffs, brokerage fees and any other costs related to delivering the goods. Please note that this is in addition to the cost of your order and delivery charges. Camsoft recommends that overseas customers check on all fees, practices and local import tariffs prior to placing the order. The customer will be responsible for return freight charges should delivery of the goods be refused or if the goods cannot be delivered for any other reason.

Bank account: Details of Camsoft's bank account will be provided on request.

Terms and conditions of trading: Terms.

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