This resource can be used for students studying Gaming, Media Studies or Creative iMedia. This is just a 1 page resource that encourages students to design a poster for their favourite video game. This resource can be used as an extension task, for substitute teaching or as a fun task for Functional Skills English/Literacy (persuasive text). Suitable for SEN students or Entry Level 3+

A game genre mind map to use in Gaming or Media Studies. Students have to name as many game genres as they can, their favourite game genre and to name a game from that genre. I use this resource as a lesson starter when teaching video game genre.

This resource can be used for students studying Film or Media Studies. It is a short, 2 page survey to gauge others’ film/cinema experiences.

This resource can be used for students studying Gaming or Media Studies. It is a short, 2 page survey to gauge others’ gaming experiences. The survey results could be incorporated into a Numeracy/Excel Spreadsheet task for students.

A video game character design worksheet for students studying Gaming or Media Studies or Creative iMedia. Students are required to design a new video game character for Nintendo’s Mario Kart by creating a mood board for the character and an accompanying Word document describing the character and their personality. This resource can be used for students studying Level 1+ It could be used as an extension task or for substitute teaching.

These 3 evidence sheets can be used to organise the students Level 1 NOCN (National Open College Network) Imaging Software course portfolio, in order to make it easier to find the NOCN criteria evidence. They are usually placed in front the accompanying NOCN Imaging Software Level 1 Portfolio Assessment Sheets (which are an opportunity for students to provide photographic evidence for their qualification). NOCN Code: NOCN J/502/4612 It covers all criteria, from 1.1 to 2.3 I embedded this qualification into a Digital Media course that I designed, where students designed their own media product.

A Goonies film review 3 page worksheet for students studying Film or Media Studies. Students have to answer specific questions about the plot and give their overall opinion of the film. This resource could be used as an extension task, after the students have watched the movie, as a substitute teaching task or for Creative iMedia.

A Simpsons Movie Film Review. This resource can be used for students completing a Film/Movies or Media Studies course. This is a 2 page game review worksheet for the film The Simpsons, where students answer questions about the plot and give their overall opinion. This can be used as an extension task after students have watched the movie, for substitute teaching or the Creative iMedia course.

This resource can be used for students completing a Film or Media Studies course. It is a 7 page quick quiz task, about sports films based on the sports genre. This resource can be used for students Entry Level 3 and above. This resource is useful to helpful to engage SEN students with an interest in sports; it could even be used as an IT session as an Internet research task, for substitute teaching or as part of Functional Skills English.

I use this resource with the accompanying PowerPoint for CEIAG (Careers Education Information Advice & Guidance) sessions in Media Studies sessions. Students recap the 5 different media sectors and then research a career in the media sector (via the PowerPoint/Group Discussion). Afterwards, the students can complete this worksheet, stating what skills and qualities are needed for the chosen career and how they have been working on these within sessions. Can be easily adapted to suit your subject area.

A 3 page research task for students completing a Film, Media Studies or P.E. course. The research task is about football/soccer films. Perfect for students SEN Entry Level 3 and above. A helpful resource to engage SEN students that have an interest in sports or football; it could even be used as an IT or EDSQ session as an Internet research task, for substitute teaching or as part of Functional Skills English (sport/film topics).

I use this resource for students studying Game or Media Studies. It can be used as an extension task or for substitute teaching. Students are given a commonly thought statement about video games (violent, only for teenagers and geared towards males) and they are challenged to prove if the statement is true or false by providing any evidence to the contrary. It could also be used as the basis for a debate/discussion for Functional Skills English/Literacy.

This resource can be used for students completing a Film or Media Studies course. This is a 3 page research task using the IMDB (Internet Movie Database) website. Students are asked to research their favourite film on the IMDB website. It provides the opportunity for students to recognise websites as a source of information. This resource could also be adapted for ICT/Computing Internet research tasks.

This resource can be used for students completing a Gaming or Media Studies course. This is a 4 page game review worksheet for the video game Rocket League, where students answer questions about the upgrades, speed, playability, comparing other games from the same genre, graphics and sound etc. This can be used as an extension task after students have played the game or for substitute teaching

These 2 evidence sheets can be used to organise the students Entry Level 3 NOCN (National Open College Network) Design & Imaging Software course portfolio, in order to make it easier to find the NOCN criteria evidence. They are usually placed in front the accompanying NOCN Design & Imaging Software Entry Level 3 Portfolio Assessment Sheets (which are an opportunity for students to provide photographic evidence for their qualification). NOCN Code: NOCN L/502/0173 It covers all criteria, from 1.1 to 2.4 I embedded this qualification into a Digital Media course that I designed, where students designed their own media product.

These 4 evidence sheets can be used to organise the students Level 2 NOCN (National Open College Network) Imaging Software course portfolio, in order to make it easier to find the NOCN criteria evidence. They are usually placed in front the accompanying NOCN Imaging Software Level 2 Portfolio Assessment Sheets (which are an opportunity for students to provide photographic evidence for their qualification). NOCN Code: It covers all criteria, from 1.1 to 2.6 I embedded this qualification into a Digital Media course that I designed, where students designed their own media product.

This resource can be used or adapted for students studying Film/Gaming or Media course. I use this resource as an end of year course feedback sheet, to gather feedback on how the students found the course and what could be improved.

This is a resource that you can use for students studying Media/Film/Gaming Studies. It can be used as a lesson feedback/exit slip, to assess learning and provide written tutor feedback and next steps.

This resource can be used for students completing a Gaming or Media Studies course. This is a 3 page game review worksheet for the video game Zelda - Links Awakening, where students answer questions about the game tasks, characters, graphics and sound etc. This can be used as an extension task after students have played the game or for substitute teaching.

I use this resource for Media Studies sessions about genres. Students are given pictures of different types of media products that are all sports related and students have to identify the types of media products that they are, such as comic, music single, TV programme etc. This 4 page resource could be used as a session starter or for substitute teaching. It is a good way to include a students interest in sport when teaching Media Studies. Suitable for SEN, Entry Level 3 and above.