Y6 Use j2e tools to recreate a book cover

Sep 152022
 

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Africa book covers

  1. Go to “my files”, “shared files”, your class folder
  2. Look at the different book covers
  3. Move the cover you are doing on to the first page.
  4. Use the tools in j2e to copy one of them as accurately as possible.

Decomposition

We will start with the cover background colour and build it up in layers.  Break the problem down – decomposition

1 Cover shape, blocks and colour

  • Trace the shape of the whole book cover with the rectangle tool
  • Do the same for the red bar at the bottom
  • Select each shape and change the colour by using “fill”

2 Text

  • Type the different bits of text
  • Choose the best font
  • Resize and position them exactly on the book cover

3 Shapes

  • Use the “spiky” shape tool or other shape tools to trace around the any other shapes.
  • Change the fill and outline colour

4 Images

  • Search for images using several key words – search what you see
  • Use this website to take the background away in you need to
  • OR
  • Search for the picture and drag onto j2e
  • Go to JIT5 paint
  • Start a new painting with the checkerboard background
  • Put the picture on the page
  • Fill any white backgound with “invisible paint”
  • Save image as gif (top right of image)

6 Improve the text

Finished?

  1. Start another contrasting book cover.  What different skills do you need?
  2. Recreate 3 contrasting book covers
  3. Choose one book cover – create the back cover and spine in the same style, matching colours, fonts etc
  4. Create your own book cover on Africa or an aspect of Africa.

Y456 Searching skills

Oct 042019
 

Questions

  1. A fact
  2. A picture
  3. Three words to describe

Fill in this form to answer questions

Skills

  • 3 Use the word kids or  ks2 when searching
  • 4 Use multiple key words to search
  • 4 Know some trusted websites on a range of topics
  • 5 Search for images marked for reuse
  • 5 Use CTRL-F to find words on a page
  • 5 Use Google search tools
  • 5 Reference websites used
  • 6 Use searching techniques:
    • “” exact phrases
    • * wildcard
    • – to exclude.

Y3456 T1 skills

Sep 302019
 

j2e5 skills

Year 3

  • Enter username and password
  • Select items (arrow tool – double click – blue squares)
  • Delete items (select, backspace)
  • Undo
  • Click and drag
  • Resize, rotate, reposition items
  • Change effects – colours, thickness, bold,…
  • Use tools
  • Duplicate items (drag )
  • Search for media within j2e ()
  • Save ()
  • Locate work

Year 4

  • Attention to detail
  • Choosing fonts
  • Layering items
  • Crop images
  • Drag select more than one item

Year 5

  • Use websites to generate content eg cooltext
  • Stretch images in j2e (shift-drag)
  • Attention to detail
  • Group items
  • Shape crop images

Year 6

  • Attention to detail
  • Independently use tools
  • Focus on audience, purpose
  • Actively solve problems

Learning skills

  • Is positive when exploring new tools
  • Has a “hands down and have a go” attitude.
  • Is sociable – ready to help, accepts help

Y6 LF: Being thankful

Oct 042018
 
  • Typing
  • Create a Thank you card to thank the adult who was looking after you last week
  • Use the template in shared files
  • Be specific, personal
  • Draw pictures with the drawing tools
  • Rotate the inside sections

SC

  • Bold, bright
  • Top left – upside down
  • At least three specific thank yous
  • Fill up the areas
  • Delete lines
  • In my files – Add a ” learning conversation” to say “finished”
  • Go onto typing

Y456: Expectations, aspirations and j2e5 skills

Sep 102018
 

Expectations

  1. Look at Y3 post “Welcome to the Computer Room!”
    1. How would you rate yourselves this morning?
    2. Is there anything you would add for Y3s?  You could add as a comment

Aspirations

  • What would you like to achieve in Computing this year?

j2e5 skills

  1. In my files, shared files, open “j2e5 skills”
  2. Copy the objects exactly
    1. Y4 Open “food and farming book covers”, choose one book cover to copy.
    2. Y5  Open “stormbreaker cover” from shared files – can you make an exact copy using j2e tools…?
    3. Y6 Open “mayan book covers” – choose one book cover to copy exactly using j2e tools
  3. TIP 1 : start with the cover background colour and build it up in layers.  Break the problem down – decomposition
  4. TIP2: use 3 or 4 search words to find an exact picture match

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