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 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+

This resource can be used for students completing a Gaming or Media Studies course. This is a 4 page generic game review worksheet, where students answer questions about character development, genre, graphics and sound.

This is a film review worksheet for students completing Film or Media Studies. It is a 4 page document. Students have to answer questions about the plot, the characters, the graphics and sound.

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.

A video game graphics comparison booklet for the Horror genre. This is an 12 slide PowerPoint document that can be used as a presentation to do a group discussion or printed out as a task booklet for independent learning, where students have to describe or compare how the game graphics of horror games have changed from 1982 - 2019. This resource can be used from Entry Level 3+ It can be used for students studying Gaming/Media Studies, as a substitute teaching task or for the Creative iMedia course.

A video game graphics comparison booklet for the RPG (Role-Play Games) genre. This is an 11 slide PowerPoint document that can be used as a presentation to do a group discussion or printed out as a task booklet for independent learning, where students have to compare how the game graphics of RPG games have changed from 1975 - 2020. This resource can be used from Entry Level 3+ It can be used for students studying Gaming/Media Studies, as a substitute teaching task or for the Creative iMedia course.

A video game graphics comparison booklet for the Sport (Football) genre. This is a 5 page task booklet for independent learning, where students have to compare how the game graphics of Sport (Football) games have changed from 1979 - 2019. This resource can be used from Entry Level 3+ It can be used for students studying Gaming/Media Studies, as a substitute teaching task or for the Creative iMedia course

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.

This is a PowerPoint that I print out and use as a work booklet for students studying Film or Media Studies. It is a 17 page work booklet, where the students explore and research the purpose of UK film classification and the BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) film ratings.

I use this resource as a short research project for students studying Film or Media Studies. Where students have to research iconic film cars such as, the DeLorean, Aston Martin and Batmobile/Tumbler and etc. This resource can be incorporated into a Film Studies course or to use a substitute teacher friendly resource, 1 day project. It could also be used as a fun ICT Internet research project or for the EDSQ (Essential Digital Skills Qualification) unit Finding & Evaluating Information. Suitable for Entry Level 3+

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.

I use this resource for CEIAG (Careers Education Information Advice & Guidance) sessions for Media Studies sessions. (It could be adapted to suit your subject area). It recaps the 5 different media sectors and the students can then choose a media sector to research a career they may be interested in, to discover what skills, qualities and qualifications are needed. Suitable for Entry Level 3+ students. I use this PowerPoint with the accompanying worksheet. The slides also demonstrates how what the students have been doing/learning in sessions is relevant to a potential career in media.

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 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.

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.

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.