Easter – 1 Review current Word Processing skills and ensure all Scholars have minimum needed to complete project Headers / Footers / use of Styles Any other as required Word processing Scholars will be able to: Use Word Processing software efficiently and effectively Easter – 2 USING SOUND An Audio Snapshot of Buckswood Scholars will work in pairs to create a short sound clip reflecting life at Buckswood. Opportunities for cross curricular links to any Academic Subject / Academy / Club Introduce task Pair Students Brainstorm ideas List what they already know Research Buckswood Internet Browser Word Processing Each pair will: Define their area of focus Research Buckswood Easter – 3 Teacher to demonstrate different sound effects Planning to include: Storyboard Script Effects Internet Browser Word Processing PowerPoint Each pair will produce: At least one storyboard At least one interview script Each pair will collect and import into Audacity: At least one sound e.g. cheering, school bell, bagpipes One scripted interview One unscripted voice Easter – 4 Complete Planning Internet Browser Word Processing PowerPoint Easter – 5 Collect Sounds Audacity Easter – 6 Collect Sounds Audacity Skills Audacity HALF TERM Easter – 7 USING SOUND An Audio Snapshot of Buckswood Scholars will work in pairs to create a short sound clip reflecting life at Buckswood. Opportunities for cross curricular links to any Academic Subject / Academy / Club Manipulate sounds Combine sounds to for clip Output completed clip in format suitable for Buckswood Radio Audacity Word processing Each Scholar will be able to: Record and manipulate sounds using Audacity Import and export sounds using Audacity Each pair will produce: An audio snapshot of the school of at least two minutes to include, as a minimum; one scripted interview, one sound and one special effect Each scholar will review their work referencing areas of improvement from the Christmas term Easter – 8 Easter – 9 Easter – 10 Easter – 11 Competition Review and evaluate Word Processing Term Topic / Theme Content Software Outcome
Term Topic / Theme Content Software Outcome Christmas – 1 Buckswood School: rules, passwords and use of ICT, review of e-Safety “Think You Know” Website Internet Browser Scholars will be able to log into their own user area Scholars will be able to access the VLE Christmas – 2 PROGRAMMING FAMOUS EVENTS IN HISTORY Scholars will use programming software to create a film depicting an historical event. Opportunities for cross curricular links are endless! Introduce task Review current Scratch skills and ensure all students have minimum needed to complete project Scratch Scholars will be able to use a programming language to: Move objects around the screen Change scenes Insert text Layer and group objects Christmas – 3 Christmas – 4 Christmas – 5 Christmas – 6 Choose event Research Storyboard Internet Browser Word Processing Christmas – 7 HALF TERM Christmas – 8 CONTROL FAMOUS EVENTS IN HISTORY Scholars will use programming software to create a film depicting an historical event. Opportunities for cross curricular links are endless! Create Modify Document Scratch Word Processing Scholars will create a short film depicting a famous historical event. The film must: Have at least 3 speech bubbles Have at least 4 different objects Have at least 2 scenes Depict the event in a clear and accurate manner Christmas – 9 Christmas – 10 Christmas – 11 Christmas – 12 Christmas – 13 Christmas – 14 Show Time! Competition, the best three to be loaded onto the Headmaster page of the VLE Evaluation and review Scholars will write a review of a film produced by a classmate Term Topic / Theme Content Software Outcome Easter – 1 MULTIMEDIA AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 CLICKS Opportunities for cross curricular links to Languages History and Geography Introduce task Planning Collecting Resources Internet Browser Word Processing Each scholar will: Create their own resource area Collect appropriate resources for task Easter – 2 Introductory software skills Mediator Each scholar will be able to: Insert images and text Easter – 3
Format Hyperlink Insert sound Easter – 4 Start creating multimedia CD Easter – 5 Advanced software skills Each scholar will be able to: Drag and drop for quiz Insert video Create hotspots Easter – 6 HALF TERM Easter – 7 MULTIMEDIA AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 CLICKS Opportunities for cross curricular links to Languages History and Geography Create CD Mediator Each scholar will produce an Around the World CD with: A general knowledge quiz At least one video 3 Introductory phrases in at least one MFL, at least one phrase must be audio 3 historical facts for Great Britain and at least one other country 3 geographical facts for Great Britain and at least one other country Easter – 8 Easter – 9 Easter – 10 Easter – 11 Completion Export Demonstrate Mediator Term Topic / Theme Content Software Outcome Summer – 1 Review current Spreadsheet skills and ensure all scholars have minimum needed to complete project As required Microsoft Excel Scholars will be able to use Microsoft Excel to: Create a simple profit and loss spreadsheet Format cells Enter simple formulas Enter simple functions Summer – 2 SPREADSHEETS FINANCIAL ORGANISATION OF AN EVENT Scholars will use a spreadsheet to calculate the cost of the Speech and Sports day BBQ. Introduce task Define roles and teams Start research to include equipment hire, running costs and food Internet Browser Microsoft Word Scholars will have a list of equipment, running costs and food in a Word Processing “notebook” Summer – 3 Summer – 4 Create a model to determine if the BBQ is viable Microsoft Word Microsoft Excel Scholars will create a spreadsheet model: Summer – 5