To help consolidate ways to use this resource, information relating to video, drama and games content are outlined below. It explains different elements of the website.
The following support material is available on the website: glossary; subtitles and audio; a facility to switch between Gaelic and English text.
| Area/Character | Activities | Learning Content |
| Homepage: Finn & Eilidh's ID Cards (opportunity to print and/or save personal information) |
When the cards are complete, users can use given vocabulary relating to appearance and clothing to create a caricature in the Mise game. Select an instructor to access the cards. |
Using Gaelic language to communicate |
| Mountain Rescue Post: Kate's ID Card (opportunity to print and/or save personal information) | Three choices to explore:
Click on the Kate character in the Mountain Rescue Post to open the ID card activity. | Personal information:
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| Mountain Rescue Post: Emergency Radio |
Access the Emergency Radio through the radio icon on the table in the Mountain Rescue Post. |
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| Mountain Rescue Post: Map | Interactive map identifying features in the local vicinity with text and audio. Select the map icon on the Mountain Rescue Post wall to launch the map, drag the viewer across the map by its red corner to see and hear the names of local features. | Vocabulary relating to area surrounding Outdoor Activity Centre |
Activity House: Mise Game | Mise Game - Using vocabulary relating to appearance and clothing to create a caricature. | Language: Appearance: skin, eyes, glasses, ears, mouth, hair Clothing: legs, body, coats, shoes, head Hobbies: team sports, other sports, music, other hobbies At home: my family, my home Click on the TV in the Activity House to launch the game. |
Activity House: Drama Videos | Five dramas based on the Outdoor Activity Instructors Five levels; a game for each subject: Family Food - (healthy food and preparing for a race) Numbers - (buying a new canoe, canoeing) Time - (cycle race) Feelings - (hill walker rescue) Click a title on the Activity House notice board to watch a video. | Words and phrases relating to each theme Everyday language Reinforcing Gaelic presented in the dramas and opportunities to learn new Gaelic words Assessment of understanding question at the end of each drama |
| Activity House: Helicopter Game | The user is the pilot Level 1 - Family: locating family members Level 2 - Food: find different types of food Level 3 - Numbers: rescuing characters from numbered boats Level 4 - Time: identifying times Level 5 - Feelings: rescuing characters with various injuries Watch a drama video and correctly answer the question which follows it to access the helicopter game. | Listening to Gaelic and following instructions in Gaelic |
| Bunk House: GPS Receiver | Five videos following people who use Gaelic in their working lives. Lifeboat Coxswain - Donald MacLeod TV Director - John Smith MP - Angus MacNeil Teacher based in Spain - Gilbert MacMillan Arts Education Officer - Joan Robertson Click on the GPS lying on the bed in the Bunk House to launch the films. Use the arrow keys to navigate. | Setting Gaelic in context as a language spoken on a daily basis and in a work environment. |
| Bunk House: Noticeboard - Sport Videos | Nine sport videos:
Each video ends on an image which allows the user to explore Gaelic nouns relating to the sport featured in the video. To access the videos, select the Notice Board within the Bunk House. | Commentary and graphics showing the following nine Gaelic verbs in their past, present and future tense. Verbs:Bhuail; a' bualadh; buailidh Ghluais; a' gluasad; gluaisidh Dh'èigh; ag èigheachd; èighidh Chuir; a' cur; cuiridh Dh'fhalbh; a' falbh; falbhaidh Dh'iarr; ag iarraidh; iarraidh Dh' fheuch; a' feuchainn; feuchaidh Dh' ionnsaich; ag ionnsachadh; ionnsachaidh Dh'fhàs; a' fàs; fàsaidh |
| Bunk House: Computer - Visitor Comments | Opportunity to read and listen to comments from visitors to the Dealas Centre. Video and commentary giving general information on the European city in which the vistior lives:
Opportunity to write and save comment Click on the television in the Bunk House to choose one of the three films to watch. | Personal feelings and opinions Story-writing inspiration, similar to those by previous visitors History of the place: interesting places and beliefs Overview of the place and interesting buildings. Some history relating to the Olympics Paris scenes and information relating to sights and population |
| Bunk House: Television | Three videos containing a brief overview of Gaelic language, history and music Click on the TV to launch the films and use the tri-colour buttons to select a video. | Insight to the Gaelic language in Scotland |
| Bunk House: Radio | Link to BBC Radio nan Gàidheal programmes via bbc.co.uk/alba. | Music, debate and documentary programmes from BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, the national Gaelic language radio station and a available through live stream or the listen again facility. Opportunity to listen to different Gaelic dialects and accents in a wide variety of contexts. |
