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Hello! I saw this Tried & Tested Review on Teach Primary Magazine's website and thought you might like it - please find an excerpt below: Frog Primary Learning Platform Making leaps and bounds with our Frog Primary learning platform When our school first began looking for a new learning platform, two of the main things on the wish list were that it would be easy for staff to use, and that it would engage the children and make them want to use it. From previous experience with learning platforms I knew that, unless it was easy to use, the teachers wouldn’t use it. The engagement and interest from the children will never be there unless the teacher is able to use and update the learning platform to fit in with teaching. When I first saw Frog I could see that it would get the interest of the children straight away with the different themes and simple eye catching menus that made it easy to find your way around. Keeping children engaged My worry was that these would only sustain the childrens’ interest for a short while and that the teachers would need to put things onto Frog in order to keep the children engaged. After a 20 minute demonstration my worries were put to rest. I was introduced to the Widget Tray where all manner of different features can be added to the page by simply dragging it onto the page and arranging it how you wanted to. Videos, photos, sections of text, announcements, you name it and it was there ready to use. Easy to use The simplicity of the widgets and the way the pages were constructed fitted perfectly into the idea I had for a learning platform that all staff could use. If staff were skilled ICT users then there were ways of making the page even more impressive, but equally, the staff who feel they are not so skilled can make a simple yet effective page for their class to use. Improving communication We began at the beginning of this year and the feedback and response from staff has been very positive. All forms of communication in school are now done on Frog. The staff room displays a news and diary page from Frog on two separate monitors so that staff can keep up to date with everything easily. The feedback from this alone has made me realise I have made the right choice. Classroom support staff have told me that at first they didn’t understand why we needed a change but now they feel more informed and that it is more… If you want to read the full article, please visit: https://teachprimary.com/1/tried_and_tested/view/making-leaps-and-bounds-with-our-frog-primary-learning-platform Thanks!