Welcome… Learn how to edit the colours of an image, clear them up and apply filters. This will be demonstrated by editing the image of a woman to look like a typical magazine cover. The main asset is the PDF booklet which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, assessment spreadsheet and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan. Don’t forget this booklet is also included in the PhotoShop bundle if you want to save some money.

Aimed at primary and secondary teachers. You will find this a quick solution to create talking points and fun interaction through the month with very little effort. I use it as a once a week tutor time activity to stimulate discussion and raise awareness. This set of resources highlight some of the international days celebrated around the world during December 2018. This includes links to websites, ideas for whole school participation and individual activities for each of the days highlighted in the PowerPoint notes. Events covered: 1st World AIDS Day (Activity: AIDS Awareness Quiz – This will only be appropriate for older children, However you can gain some discussion points from the notes for each answer.) 11th International Mountain Day (Activity: Famous Mountains Word Search) 25th Christmas Day (Activity: Christmas Decoration Ideas) 26th Boxing Day (Activity: A Year In Sport Quiz – At the time of writing it is looking likely that Lewis Hamilton will win the F1 Championship for a 5th time this year so the answers are ‘ 2, 3 or more’. Please change depending on the result [to ‘2,3,4’ or ‘3,4,5’]. Also, the final question asks about the 2017 sports personality winner, it is possible you do this quiz before it is announced.) 31st Hogmanay (Activity: ‘Look What I Did’ Poster – Use the template or create your own) You can print out the ‘Events’ PowerPoint to create a display for your classroom. Feel free to modify the resources as required for your school. If you find the resource useful, please leave a review so that others can find it. All the best, HackDragn

Welcome… Teach the basics of Microsoft Excel to beginners. Students will learn the difference between workbooks and worksheets, cell referencing, simple calculations, auto complete, formatting and functions (SUM, AVERAGE, MAX and MIN). There is a starter activity and 3 tasks to complete in a student spreadsheet which can be distributed. There are teacher notes in the comments for each slide, along with key points for demonstration and challenges for students if they complete the work. As always, if you enjoyed the resource please leave a review so that others can find it. HackDragn

Aimed at primary and secondary teachers. You will find this a quick solution to create talking points and fun interaction through the month with very little effort. I use it as a once a week tutor time activity to stimulate discussion and raise awareness. This set of resources highlight some of the international days celebrated around the world during November 2018. This includes links to the official websites, ideas for whole school and individual activities for each of the days highlighted in the PowerPoint notes. Events covered: 5th Bonfire Night (Activity: Make A Firework) 11th Armistice Day (Activity: Four Poems) 16th International Day For Tolerance (Activity: Refugee Quiz) 22nd Thanksgiving Day (Activity: Thanksgiving Day Quiz) 30th St Andrews Day (Activity: St Andrews Day Word Search) You can print out the ‘Events’ PowerPoint to create a display for your classroom. Feel free to modify the resources as required for your school. If you find the resource useful, please leave a review so that others can find it. All the best, HackDragn

Aimed at primary and secondary teachers. You will find this a quick solution to create talking points and fun interaction through the month with very little effort. I use it as a once a week tutor time activity to stimulate discussion and raise awareness. This set of resources highlight some of the international days celebrated around the world during October 2018. This includes links to the official websites, ideas for whole school and individual activities for each of the days highlighted in the PowerPoint notes. Events covered: 4th World Animal (Activity: Extinct or Endangered Quiz) 7th World Smile Day (Activity: Cheesy Jokes Fun Sheet) 16th World Food Day (Activity: National Dishes Quiz) 24th United Nations Day (Activity: Top Contributors Quiz) 31st Halloween (Activity: Word Search) You can print out the ‘Events’ PowerPoint to create a display for your classroom. Feel free to modify the resources as required for your school. If you find the resource useful, please leave a review so that others can find it. All the best, HackDragn

Welcome… Teacher Resources including links to all 7 videos with over 35 minutes of instruction. Each video addresses common mistakes and ensures students think about how to implement each piece of code and apply it to their own work. Completion of the tutorials will enable students to create their own simple games that can be evaluated against the worksheet. - 7 Instruction Videos - 2 Working Example Games (Task and Extension) - 2 Wordsearches - 3 Code Helpsheets - 1 Quiz (15 marks) - 1 Evaluation Scheme

Hi… Learn how to start coding using Actionscript to position your objects on the stage The main asset is the 10 page PDF booklet which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, help files, video demonstration of the mini project solution and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.

Welcome… Learn how to go about setting up background scenes for your games and how to add sound effects and music to your creations. The main asset is the 10 page PDF which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, help files, video demonstration of the mini project solution and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.

Welcome… Learn how to set up Adobe Flash and learn some simple techniques for drawing objects. The main asset is the PDF booklet which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, help files, video demonstration of the mini project solution and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.

Welcome… Learn how to create Arrays to keep track of game objects using Actionscript and start using Loop constructs to control the flow of the program. The main asset is the 10 page PDF which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, help files, video demonstration of the mini project solution and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.

Welcome… Learn about the use of Dynamic Text within user interface design and also how to control button use via Actionscript while taking advantage of the built-in button class. The main asset is the 10 page PDF which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, help files, video demonstration of the mini project solution and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.

Hi… Learn how to delete backgrounds behind objects and copy them onto a different image. Students are shown 3 different ways to delete background pixels with different levels of difficulty. All the instructions are clearly explained and there is a section about the common mistakes that people often make when getting used to Photoshop and how to solve them. The main asset is the PDF booklet which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, assessment spreadsheet, resource files and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.

Hi… Learn how to set up Adobe Photoshop and learn the basics of the workspace along with how to download images and open them with Photoshop. The main asset is the PDF booklet which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, assessment spreadsheet, example images and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.

Hi… Learn how to control object position on the stage using Actionscript. Additionally we will look at the Event system that Flash uses to notify functions when to activate. The main asset is the 10 page PDF booklet which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, help files, video demonstration of the mini project solution and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.

Welcome… Learn how to deal with object collision using Actionscript. You will program event listeners and handlers using a standard methodology which is applicable to many other languages. The main asset is the 10 page PDF which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, help files, video demonstration of the mini project solution and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.

Hi… This lesson is a general guide to enable students to plan projects effectively and how to cope with the inevitable errors that will occur during development. The main asset is the 10 page PDF which is a full colour instruction booklet complete with a mini project to complete using the skills taught. Additionally there is a starter, homework, help files, video demonstration of the mini project solution and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.

Welcome… Here is a Computing assessment framework for KS3 based on UK descriptors. Useful as a suggestion of topic ideas linked to strands across all 3 years. Modify to your own specification as required. Useful for heads of departments or those coordinating an 11-14 Computing curriculum. Linked Strands: Computational Thinking, Programming, Data Representation, Computers, Networking, Information Technology Blooms Taxonomy Links: Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation

Hi… Combine all the skills taught in the previous tutorials to create a magazine cover. The main asset is the PDF booklet which is a full colour instruction booklet which shows the development process. Additionally there is a planning document, support images, assessment spreadsheet and a set of teacher notes to enable a custom lesson plan.