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2Connect is a tool for concept mapping or to support the writer with planning. The tool gives you the ability to import pictures, sounds, notes and hyper-links. At a simple click of a button the writer can type while looking at their completed concept map. 2Connect can be found in the tools section of Purple Mash by clicking on the 2Connect icon to open the tool.

Teachers have very busy days, so we've put together a guide to how Purple Mash can save you time. With these 10 teacher time-saving features, you might even have time to grab a cuppa in the staffroom!

Next week is Valentines Day, arguably one of the most popular days of the year for school going children. It is a day where Love is about the place and there is a palpable excitement. It is also a day teachers struggle to get children to settle down and work on! So why not buy into the excitement and harness that enthusiasm into a worthwhile creative project.

2Create a Story allows children to create their own multimedia digital storybooks.There are three modes of 2Create a Story: My Simple Story, My Story and My Adventure Story. With these modes you are able to put together amazing creative writing activities that can be used for cross-curricular activities and tie in all learning areas when working through a common theme.

Did you know that Purple Mash has a whole section solely dedicated to getting you, the teacher, up and running with using the program for Remote Learning? Last year when we were all told schools would be moving to a blended teaching approach, the task was a daunting one for all teachers. Tried and tested methods and resources would have had to be significantly adjusted to suit a more online approach and all teachers needed to find not only teaching tools but platforms which would aide the move to digital.