Use of Technology in School

(using ipad & laptops)

Year 1

Computing Systems and Networks Technology Around Us:

Recognising Technology in school and using responsibly

Creating Media

Digital Painting:

Choosing appropriate tools in a program to create art, and making comparisons with working non-digitally

Programming A

Moving a Robot:

Writing short algorithms and programs for floor robots, and predicting program outcomes 

Creating Media Digital Writing:

Using a computer to create and format text, before comparing to writing non-digitally.

Data and Information Grouping Data:

Exploring object labels, then using them to sort and group by properties.

Programming B Introduction to Animation:

Designing and programming the movement of a character on screen to tell stories.

Computing Systems and Networks 

IT Around Us

Identifying IT and how its responsible use improves our world in school and beyond.

Programming A

Robots Algorithms:

Creating and debugging programs, and using logical reasoning to make predictions.

Creating Media

Digital Photography:

Capturing and changing digital photographs for different purposes.

Data and Information

Pictograms:

Collecting data in tally charts and using attributes to organise and present data on a computer.

Programming B

An Introduction to Quizzes:

Designing algorithms and programs that use events to trigger sequences of code to make an interactive quiz.

Creating Media

Making Music:

Using a computer as a tool to explore rhythms and melodies, before creating a musical composition

Computing Systems and Networks

Connecting Computers:

Identifying digital devices have inputs, processes, and output, and how devices can be connected to make networks.

Creating Media

Stop-Frame Animation:

Capturing and editing digital still images to produce a stop-frame animation that tells a story.

Programming A

Sequence in Music:

Creating sequences in a block-based programming language to make music.

Creating Media:

Desktop Publishing 

Creating documents by modifying text, images, and page layouts for a specified purpose.

Data and Information

Branching Databases:

Building and using branching databases to group objects using yes/no questions.

Programming B

Events and Actions:

Writing algorithms and programs that use a range of events to trigger sequences of actions.

Computing Systems and Networks

the internet:

Recognising the internet as a network of networks including the WWW, and why we should evaluate online content

Programming A Repetition Shapes:

Using a text-based programming language to explore count-controlled loops when drawing shapes

Data and Information

Data Logging:

Recognising how and why data is collected over time, before using data loggers to carry out an investigation.

Creating Media

Photo Editing:

Manipulating digital images, and reflecting on the impact of changes and whether the required purpose is fulfilled.

Creating Media

Audio Production:

Capturing and editing audio to produce a podcast, ensuring that copyright is considered.

Programming B

Repetition in Games:

Using a block-based programming language to explore count-controlled and infinite loops when creating a game.

Computer Systems and Networks

Systems and Searching:

Recognising IT systems in the world and how some can enable searching on the internet.

Data and Information

Flat-Filed Databases:

Using a database to order data and create charts to answer questions.

Creating Media

Video Production:

Planning, capturing, and editing video to produce a short film 

Programming A

Selection in Physical Computing:

Exploring conditions and selection using a programmable microcontroller.

Programming B

Selection of Quizzes:

Exploring selection in programming to design and code an interactive quiz.

Creating Media

Vector Drawing:

Creating images in a drawing program by using layers and groups of objects.

Computing Systems and Networks

Communication & Collaboration:

Exploring how data is transferred by working collaboratively online.

Programming A

Variables in Games:

Exploring variable when designing and coding a game.

Data and Information

Introduction to Spreadsheets:

Answering questions by using spreadsheet to organise and calculate data

Creating Media

Web page Creation:

Designing and creating webpages, giving consideration to copyright, aesthetics, and navigation

Programming B

Sensing Movement:

Designing and coding a project that captures inputs from a physical device.

Creating Media

3D Modelling:

Planning, developing and evaluating 3D computer models of physical objects.