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I'm thinking of buying Rigolo. Any comments? I'm using the evaluation cd.rom & wonder what the teacher's notes/lesson plans are like as that's not all available on the sample. I wonder if Rigolo would be the way forward for encouraging non-specialists to do follow up ? I do it all myself at the moment! I use LCP which is fine for the lesson plans, but not wizzy interactive whiteboard stuff, which I find is especially helpful for less able pupils.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Purves on November 26, 2009 at 14:41

Hi Sue. You obviously posted this a long time ago. Did you make a decision? I am evaluating the Tout le Monde course at the moment versus Rigolo. We have had a trial with Tout le Monde which went well. I am in a school in a fairly deprived area of my city so when pupils came to lessons saying they had accessed the course online and been singing the songs I was pretty impressed. I like the fact that the pupils work is marked and a constant record kept of their scores on the exercises even if working from home as it is all stored online. There seem to be a lot of 'bits' for Rigolo. Buy the CD, that's one price, then the VLE that's another, then the pack of puppets books etc, even more. Seems dear.

I have a few 'wizzy' interactive ideas and resources you can look at on my sites at souffler.typepad.com or souffler.co.uk. All for free.

all best wishes
Mark

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Permalink Reply by Sue Young on November 26, 2009 at 18:11

I'm now only teaching pre-school French!! My main main resource now is me & 100 cuddly toys!I don't have access to an IWB at the Day Nursery, but I use cds of songs.
When I do supply in an infant school I log onto Le Club Francais Babelzone, which is great value & fun for non curricular French. I just do it for fun now...