Y6 What makes an effective video tutorial?

Jun 082017
 

Typing warm up

Log onto typing.com as a student with your Google account.  Start on a lesson in your learning “Stretch zone”.

Video tutorials

Who has used video tutorials? What for? Watch some. Make a list of what makes a good one. Introduce task – to create a screen cast to teach an ICT skill that you could teach a younger child. Brainstorm some ideas. Practice skill a few times – work out the best way to do it. In learning partners, teach the skill live – give and receive feedback. Repeat process until polished.

Success steps

  1. Watch example video tutorials;
    1. One from j2e
    2. One by Mr W
    3. One by a Year 6 student
  2. Create a j2e page called “video tutorial”
    1. Do a WWW / EBI for one of the tutorials
    2. create a success criteria for yourself
    3. most important features at the top
  3. think of a simple skill to teach;
  4. practice and master the skill;
  5. now plan the demonstration and commentary;
  6. use the j2e page to plan, do a title
  7. Try out Screencastify

Next week –

  1. give and receive feedback from learning partner;
  2. be resilient – act on feedback and keep improving.

Y4 How do I organise my digital work?

Jun 072017
 

How do we organise our school work in class?

What about our Computing work?  How many files have you got?  How easy is it for you to find them?  How easy is it for other people to find files?  How can we make it easier?

Success steps

  • create folders (RH click)
  • cut and paste files (RH click)
  • move files between folders
  • make sure files have clear nanes
  • delete unnecessary files and folders
  • add tags to online files
  • search in windows explorer
  • search j2e files by name, tag and type

Work through these tasks:

Your j2e files

  1. Log into j2e and open “my files”
  2. Create folders
  3. Drag files into folders (or drag them out if necessary)
  4. Tag files with useful tags
  5. Make sure files have useful names
  6. Upload files to j2e by dragging them onto “drop files here”

Your folder on the school server

  1. Click start menu, computer
  2. Open your class folder, eg “4e on Phoenix…”
  3. Open your named folder
  4. Create folders, eg Year 3, Year 4
  5. Drag files into folders
  6. To move files out of folders:
    1. select file(s);
    2. cut (ctrl-x or RH click cut);
    3. go to the folder where you want it;
    4. paste (ctrl-v or RH click paste)

If you have finished:  Find Sttickman animator and explore it….

Y3 How do I use an iPad to take photos?

Jun 062017
 

Starter questions

  • Why is it important to delete photos?
  • Which apps use photos?
  • What can you do with photos on the iPad?

Practise iPad skills

  • take photos
  • delete photos
  • edit photos
  • choose what to keep, delete and edit
  • upload to j2e

Next steps

  • Use photos and video in other apps
  • PicCollage
  • iMovie
  • Upload to j2e, j2e app/online

Be reflective – think carefully about what you keep/delete

Y3: How do I create an effective poster?

May 232017
 
  • Look at
    • j2review – presentation strand
    • examples on the display board
  • What makes a effective poster?
  • Make a success list.
  • Use “cool text” website to create a title for your poster
    • Google “cool text”
    • Click link:  Cool Text Graphics Generator
    • Select your style
    • Type your text
    • DO NOT click “DOWNLOAD”
    • Right-Hand Click the picture and click “copy image”
    • Paste into j2e5 page using CTRL-V

Y5 How do I analyse data with Google Sheets?

May 192017
 
  1. Go to Classroom and open the document to work on
  2. Rainfall in Wiltshire
    1. Create a line graph from the rainfall data
    2. Underneath the graph write three sentences about what the graph shows
  3. Shoe sizes
    1. Create a table to record shoe sizes in your class
    2. Create a bar graph from the data
    3. Write two sentences about what the graph shows.
  4. Boy/girl preferences
    1. Create a table with three columns: Favourite thing, Boys, Girls,
    2. Enter the data from the class survey
    3. Create a double bar chart of the data
    4. Write two sentence about what the graph shows.
  5. ** Do big countries have more people?
    1. Create a table with columns: country, population, area
    2. Visit this website to collect the data from some countries
    3. http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/
    4. Create a scatter graph from the data
    5. How can you tell if it shows you the answer to the question?

 

Y6: How do I create a piece of music online?

May 182017
 
  • Go to Soundation studio
  • Think about the structure of your piece of music – here are some possibilities:
  • You could plan it, eg in Google Drawings

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  • Export your finished piece to your named folder (keep the .wav on the end of the filename)
  • Use j2e to upload your file to your files

Endings

  • Is there a way to fade out?
  • Are there any ending blocks?

Saving and sharing

  • Save your work (as a Soundation file)
  • Export as .wav
  • Upload .wav file to j2e
  • Add a learning conversation to your j2e file

Audacity

  • You could open your .wav file in Audacity to add effects:
    • Fade in/out
    • Echo ending
    • Other effects
  • Save Audacity file
  • Export as .mp3
  • Upload to j2e
  • Add a learning conversation in j2e to say what you did in Audacity

Y4: How can I improve my mind map?

May 172017
 

Success steps

In two different mind map tools:

  • 4-6 main branches
  • At least 2 sub branches
  • Three layers of branches
  • Different colours for main branches
  • At least one picture for each main branch
  • Correct branch structure of ideas
  • A4 landscape shape (print preview to test)

Topic survey

May 152017
 

Please complete this at the start of Computing this week.

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