Resources to aid the teaching of KS3 Computing, Creative iMedia, GCSE Computer Science, ECDL, DIT, TLM and BTEC Level 3 IT. If you want to get in touch / discuss alternative payment options - please send a message to me via facebook! You can also browse most of my resources at enjoycomputing.com
Resources to aid the teaching of KS3 Computing, Creative iMedia, GCSE Computer Science, ECDL, DIT, TLM and BTEC Level 3 IT. If you want to get in touch / discuss alternative payment options - please send a message to me via facebook! You can also browse most of my resources at enjoycomputing.com
Exercises to get used the IDLE/Mu interface
Aimed at students who may find Python tricky
Part of the Python Practice Makes Perfect series where students practice by repetition
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
The sheet has a small set of activities on the second sheet
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers opening an image, embedding one, resizing/transforming images; filters and adjustment layers
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
The sheet has a small set of activities on the second sheet
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers changing the brush size, spot healing brush tool; blur/sharpen/smudge and destructive/non-destructive workflow
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
The sheet has a small set of activities on the second sheet
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers the eraser tools
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
The sheet has a small set of activities on the second sheet
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers the eraser tools
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
The sheet has a small set of activities on the second sheet
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers selection and masking
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
The sheet has a small set of activities on the second sheet
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers how to how add shapes, change their colour fill and use layer styles
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
This resouce contains two sheets (two different ways of achieving the same goal) with a small set of activities on the second sheet AND also a video of how to do Way 1 (AVI format, but also will be free on YouTube)
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers making a picture fill for text (clipping mask)
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
All sheets, except this one have a small set of activities on the second sheet
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers some of the important menu areas students should know
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
The sheet has a small set of activities on the second sheet
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers opening an image, embedding one, resizing/transforming images; filters and adjustment layers
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
The sheet has a small set of activities on the second sheet
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers how to set up a document and use guides
Part of a mini-range of visual aids to help students learn the graphics package
The sheet has a small set of activities on the second sheet
PDF format so could be shared electronically or printed if you want students to tick the boxes
Useful for Key Stage 3 (particuarly for differentiation) and/or Creative iMedia R082/R094
This sheet covers selection and masking
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This lesson aims to teach students about email etiquette; organise a meeting; create an agenda; write minutes; learn how appendices can be used
This lesson include a presentation and activities during the lesson including a role play.
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This unit of work uses RocketCake in order for students to produce their website, however lessons some of the practical lessons may also be useful if other methods of website production are being used
This lesson aims to remind students about how to add an external hyperlink as well as add internal ones and anchors
This lesson includes: demonstrations (via slides/animations/videos) and then tasks for them to practice
Files provided to save time in lesson and RCD files for the teacher to give an example of the completed tasks
Challenge built into some of the slides/tasks
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This unit of work uses RocketCake in order for students to produce their website, however lessons some of the practical lessons may also be useful if other methods of website production are being used
This lesson aims to remind students about how to add HTML code (as it was covered a little in previous lessons) as well as teach them how to add additional CSS styles and JavaScript (including one slide on how to add an alert box in the free version)
This lesson includes: demonstration (of creating a Sticky Header), some drag and drop exercises and then tasks for them to practice
Files provided to save time in lesson and RCD files for the teacher to give an example of the completed tasks
Challenge built into some of the slides/tasks
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
RocketCake Professional Edition required for some parts of the lesson (this is a relatively inexpensive upgrade for schools)
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This unit of work uses RocketCake in order for students to produce their website, however lessons some of the practical lessons may also be useful if other methods of website production are being used
This lesson aims to teach students about how to create a master page (template) and then the homepage of a website whilst getting students used to the RocketCake interface and a few of the tools in the toolset
This lesson includes: demonstration (with videos/animations) and then a task for them to practice plus a tick sheet to ensure they have complete all the sub-tasks
Challenge built into some of the slides/tasks
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This unit of work uses RocketCake in order for students to produce their website, however this lesson would be delivered without it (just remove the finished website resource which they can use to help them review)
This lesson aims to teach students how to review their website as well as consider their skills and behaviours in the project
This lesson includes: lesson presentation; support files for students who have followed the entire SOW in Rocketcake
Challenge built into some of the slides/tasks
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
Once students have been taught the key concepts this can be used to check their confidence before they begin the assignment
The PDF has tick boxes and a date picker (or can just be printed)
Designed to complement our other Unit 3 resources, but can work as a standalone sheet
This sheet is not designed to be used during any live assignment/resubmission period but is meant to help students take control of their learning
Once students have been taught the key concepts this can be used to check their confidence before they begin the assignment
The PDF has tick boxes and a date picker (or can just be printed)
Designed to complement our other Unit 3 resources, but can work as a standalone sheet
This sheet is not designed to be used during any live assignment/resubmission period but is meant to help students take control of their learning