Great resources for teachers who want to put some extra fun into ICT/Computing lessons. It's very much a work in progress so check back regularly to see what's new. And many thanks in advance for leaving positive feedback if you enjoyed using a resource.
Great resources for teachers who want to put some extra fun into ICT/Computing lessons. It's very much a work in progress so check back regularly to see what's new. And many thanks in advance for leaving positive feedback if you enjoyed using a resource.
Title: Drawing Tools and Formatting Fun
Level: KS2–KS3 (Y6–Y9)
Duration: 45 mins - 1 hour
Applications: Photoshop, PowerPoint
Description: Students learn in a fun way how to use drawing tools etc. in Microsoft Word and how to insert a footer into a word document, by recreating a variety of features from scratch. Handy hints are given in the tutorial to get students started. Teachers; give students a printed copy of the tutorial (in colour) or a copy in PDF format – or simply display it on your projector. DON'T give students a copy in Word format as this would clearly defeat the object of the tutorial!
Title: PowerPoint – Creating Effective Animations
Level: KS2-KS3 (Y6-Y9)
Duration: 50 mins – 1 hour
Applications: PowerPoint
Description: For everyone who wants to see an end to 'Death by PowerPoint!' A fun, interactive tutorial teaching students how to create effective animations in PowerPoint that grab the audience's attention, without looking silly or 'over the top'. Students are required to re-create a series of animations of increasing technical difficulty. There is also a short tutorial on the last slide for students to complete which could be incorporated easily into a lesson plenary.
Title: Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Quiz
Level: KS3–KS4 (Y8–Y12)
Duration: 5 – 10 mins
Applications: PowerPoint
Description: A colourful quiz on Photoshop short-cuts which can be used as either a starter or plenary activity. With Photoshop’s extensive menu system learning the most commonly-used keyboard short-cuts can be an invaluable time-saver in class. Either split students into two teams first, or just use it as a quick revision test. Award one point for light-coloured questions and two points for dark questions, giving a maximum of 20 points in total.
Title: Scratch Starter – Platform Game Activity
Level: KS3 (Y7-Y9)
Duration: 10-15 Minutes
Application required: Scratch 2
In this fun starter activity students simply have to put blocks together in the correct order to create a basic platform game. As an extension, students can add their own improvements to the game, turning this starter into an extended activity. Two Scratch files are supplied - one for the students, and one with the completed activity. Please leave positive feedback on TES if you enjoyed using this resource.
Fun PowerPoint starter activity to coincide with Euro 2016.
Instructions: Run the presentation and listen to the voice-over. Add the correct animation to each object, and then use the Animation Pane to change timings so they coincide with the commentary. Completed version also included for teacher.
Note: Headphones are required for this activity.
Powerpoint Presentation which randomizes ten slides - just add your own content.
Follow the instructions on Slide 1, run the presentation, and the next 10 slides will be displayed in random order.
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Title: Scratch Starter – Bouncing Ball Activity
Level: KS3 (Y7-Y9)
Duration: 5 - 10 Minutes
Application required: Scratch 2
In this fun starter activity students simply have to put a few blocks together in the correct order to create a collage of bouncing balls. As an extension, add one more block in the correct place to make the balls multi-coloured! Two Scratch files are supplied - one for the students, and one of the completed activity. Please remember to leave positive feedback if you enjoyed using this resource.
An engaging tutorial to get students interested in programming using the excellent programming interface on the Khan Academy website. You are highly recommended to complete some of the basics tutorials with your students before attempting to use this resource.
There are teacher and student versions of the activity included. (The teacher version has answers to the questions). There is also the code included (text files) to create the rolling ball animation and the extension activity.
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