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
Part of our Interactive Multimedia Product Practice Series being developed (which could be used at KS3 or to deliver Creative iMedia R087 practice)
This lesson is designed to show students how to use Microsoft PowerPoint to create an IMP (web design is mentioned as an option)
You can deliver in different ways e.g. skill by skill (there’s a task for each skills) or teach the skills then let them complete the tasks on their own
The lesson includes:
Editable teacher presentation
Editable lesson plan
10 Practical Tasks sheet (PDF which students can type Y into)
A folder with supporting files and all the PowerPoints Skills Video Tutorials for students to use when completing the tasks
1 Written Task (PDF which students can type Y into and editable skeleton presentation which students can fill in)
Created in Microsoft PowerPoint version 16
Please note:
Not all slides/included resources are shown in previews on the website, if you have any questions please contact us prior to purchase
If you have previously purchased the now discontinued Interactive Multimedia Product Skills Lesson, this is a reworked version with the additional of a few more slides and ALT text plus an editable lesson plan
30 page booklet containing help for students in using RocketCake software
Contains a contents page to direct student to specific skills
Includes: responsive web design; saving; creating a navigation bar; adding a banner; creating the body of the page; standardising your fonts & colours; creating a template; creating an image gallery; creating a slideshow; adding HTML5 audio & video; adding a video from YouTube; buttons; rollover buttons; hyperlinks; Hotspots; adding ALT text; creating a contact form; creating anchors to aid navigation; creating breakpoints; publishing a website
Not all pages are shown in the preview
If using with examined courses, remember to adhere to assessment rules - it is intended for practice and not as an assessment companion!
A useful companion to our RocketCake video tutorials
There is also now a RocketCake 5 booklet! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/web-design-using-rocketcake-5-free-and-professional-edition-booklet-guide-12886699
Videos with narration to help for students use the RocketCake web editor software
Includes: saving; setting a page title; creating a navigation bar; adding a banner; creating the body of the page; standardising your fonts & colours; creating a template; creating an image gallery; creating a slideshow; adding HTML5 audio & video; adding a video from YouTube; buttons; rollover buttons; hyperlinks; hotspots; adding ALT text; creating a contact form; creating anchors to aid navigation; creating breakpoints; publishing a website
If using with examined courses, remember to adhere to assessment rules - it is intended for practice and not as an assessment companion!
A useful companion to our Web Design Using RocketCake booklet
Videos with narration to help for students use the RocketCake web editor software
Includes: saving; setting a page title; creating a navigation bar; adding a banner; creating the body of the page; standardising your fonts & colours; creating a template; creating an image gallery; creating a slideshow; adding HTML5 audio & video; adding a video from YouTube; buttons; rollover buttons; hyperlinks; hotspots; adding ALT text; creating a contact form; creating anchors to aid navigation; creating breakpoints; publishing a website;embedding PDF, Preview tool pointed out; bullet points; image slideshow maintain ratio
If using with examined courses, remember to adhere to assessment rules - it is intended for practice and not as an assessment companion!
A useful companion to our Web Design Using RocketCake booklet
First lesson in my series to help teach students how to use the basics of Adobe Illustrator (based on 2023 version)
The main focus of the lesson is to help students get used the workspace and perform basic operations such as open, place, align, distribute, group, colour swatches, save, export.
If you use the complete set of lessons this will help to re-practice the skills - needed for student success.
Lesson includes Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (including embedded videos); video files; starter task, interactive self-marking one; plenary questions (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy); student tasks with files if required, teacher answer files and Microsoft Word task sheet which acts as a tick sheet and direction to help video. Image included for one task.
Suitable for Creative iMedia R094 as students could use Adobe Illustrator alongside Photoshop to design a logo.
Please note: lesson created using 2023 version. Whilst almost all tools will be the same, there may be a few that are not present in earlier versions.
Part of our Interactive Multimedia Product Practice Series being developed (which could be used at KS3 or to deliver Creative iMedia R087 practice)
This lesson covers interpreting a Client Brief
Teacher resources:
Editable teacher presentation with embedded video
Editable lesson plan
Student resources:
Client Brief
Client Brief (Highlighted)
Our free Gym 24/7 IMP
Our free P-E-E-L template
Please note:
Sometimes, not all slides/included resources are shown in previews on the website, if you have any questions please contact us prior to purchase
Part of our Interactive Multimedia Product Practice Series being developed (which could be used at KS3 or to deliver Creative iMedia R087 practice)
This lesson is designed to help reinforce Microsoft PowerPoint skills by looking at an example of an IMP created in one
The lesson includes:
Editable teacher presentation
Editable lesson plan
Practical Activity Sheet (can be completed in the PDF)
Gym 24/7 IMP (Version 1 and 2)
Selected Tools & Techniques used sheet
Created in Microsoft PowerPoint version 16
Please note:
Not all slides/included resources are shown in previews on the website, if you have any questions please contact us prior to purchase
If you have previously downloaded the IMP, that was Version 1, the new version includes audio, video and mouseover plus different images and image placeholders
Part of our Interactive Multimedia Product Practice Series being developed (which could be used at KS3 or to deliver Creative iMedia R087 practice)
This lesson covers connections, bandwidth and data transfer; the hardware, software and peripherals you need to create and view interactive multimedia products and the file formats used when creating and using interactive multimedia products
The lesson includes:
Editable teacher presentation
Editable lesson plan
Student activities
Need For Speed research Task (PDF that can be completed electronically)
Hardware, peripherals and software sorting task (electronic) with teacher answers (Microsoft PowerPoint file)
Please note:
Not all slides/included resources are shown in previews on the website, if you have any questions please contact us prior to purchase
Part of our Interactive Multimedia Product Practice Series being developed (which could be used at KS3 or to deliver Creative iMedia R087 practice)
This lesson introduces what an Interactive Multimedia Product (IMP) is and how to analyse different types of IMPs
The lesson includes:
Editable teacher presentation
Editable lesson plan
Editable student activities
Fictitious IMP (cybersecurity)
Analysis of IMPs task
Please note:
Not all slides/included resources are shown in previews on the website, if you have any questions please contact us prior to purchase
If you have previously purchased the now discontinued Interactive Multimedia Product Analysis lesson, this is a reworked version with more tasks and content
Part of our Interactive Multimedia Product Practice Series being developed (which could be used at KS3 or to deliver Creative iMedia R087 practice)
This lesson covers interpreting a Client Brief
Teacher resources:
Editable teacher presentation with embedded video
Editable lesson plan
Student resources:
Client Brief
Examples of design documents
Paper-based task sheets (would require printing) but the task does not require you to use them
Please note:
You may wish to download our free Gym 24/7 IMP for students to show to them in the lesson so they can compare the design with the finished product
Sometimes, not all slides/included resources are shown in previews on the website, if you have any questions please contact us prior to purchase
Part of our Interactive Multimedia Product Practice Series (which could be used at KS3 or to deliver Creative iMedia R087 practice)
This lesson covers SMART goals, time management and then there is a practice task to complete based on a Client Brief
Teacher resources:
Editable teacher presentation (PPTX)
Editable lesson plan (DOCX)
Student resources:
Client Brief Quick Quiz (Paper-based, webpage and SCORM versions)
SMART Goals Template 1 (Printable PDF)
SMART Goals Template 2 (Printable PDF)
SMART Goals Template 2 (PDF that can be completed electronically)
Files provided by the client (logo; images; text)
Please note:
Sometimes, not all slides/included resources are shown in previews on the website, if you have any questions please contact us prior to purchase
Part of our Interactive Multimedia Product Practice Series (which could be used at KS3 or to deliver Creative iMedia R087 practice)
This lesson covers the testing process
Teacher resources:
Editable teacher presentation
Editable lesson plan
List of deliverable problems created on the Gym 24/7 Testing IMP
Student resources:
Gym 24/7 Testing IMP (with deliberate problems)
Client Brief
Please note:
Sometimes, not all slides/included resources are shown in previews on the website, if you have any questions please contact us prior to purchase
First in a series of five lessons (which could be extended)
The lesson includes a brief introduction to the interface, working with panels and the History window; create a new document; guides; document colour; Place embed; transform/move images; creating basic shapes; adding and formatting text including layer styles; Smart Objects
Editable resources include lesson presentation, image files and plenary handout
Resource includes:
A template students can analyse interactive products in.
A basic presentation to support the template
This resources does not include actual interactive products to analyse as students must find those themselves or be given them.
Although design for R087 (legacy course) could be used with R097.
Created specifically to support lower-ability and SEN students access the higher mark bands by helping them to understand how to justify.
Includes lesson presentation, three tasks (one of which is interactive), student task sheet so they don’t have to recall the slides, a crib sheet, cue cards and plenary.
Interactive exercise is in HTML5 and SCORM formats
Please note: The cue cards, crib sheet and help within this lesson are for the PRACTICE phase. Templates and cures should not be given to students to advantage them when completing the NEA!
Third lesson in of our series of lessons to teach RocketCake web design software
Every lesson comes with ‘Rocket Choices’ which are used within the lesson
Covers consistency; changing the page properties; saving a webpage as a template; creating a contact form
The Web Design Using RocketCake booklet is a useful companion to our series of lessons as are our Web Design Using RocketCake videos
Includes lesson plan (non-editable)
First of our series of lessons to teach RocketCake web design software
The lesson uses Version 3.3 (free, not professional)
Covers the interface; saving; the concept of a template (this is covered in a future lesson further); setting up a navigation menu; structuring a page with text, headings and containers
The lesson comes with a bonus alternative starter
The Web Design Using RocketCake booklet is a useful companion to our series of lessons as are our Web Design Using RocketCake videos
Includes lesson plan (non-editable)
Third lesson in my series to help teach students how to use the basics of Adobe Illustrator (based on 2023 version)
The focus of the lesson is to help students to learn how to trace images as well be exposed to the rectangle, pen and shape builder tools as they create a lorry. Once the lorry has been created in Tasks 1-5 the focus shifts to the more challenging use of the Pen Tool plus the curvature tool to help make paths easier!
If you use the complete set of lessons this will help to re-practice the skills - needed for student success.
Lesson includes Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (including embedded videos); starter activity; plenary questions (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy); student tasks with Microsoft Word task sheet which acts as a tick sheet and direction to help video.
Suitable for Creative iMedia R094 as students could use Adobe Illustrator alongside Photoshop to design a logo.
Please note: lesson created using 2023 version. Whilst almost all tools will be the same, there may be a few that are not present in earlier versions.
All of our RocketCake crosswords that complement our RocketCake lessons plus a crosswords booklet and solutions booklet
Great as homework, starters, plenaries and assessement
Includes student versions and solutions
Please note due to the nature of the keywords it may not be possible to include all of the relevant keywords in a crossword and the solution is not shown in the preview!
Second lesson in my series to help teach students how to use the basics of Adobe Illustrator (based on 2023 version)
The focus of the lesson is to help students to learn how to use the basic shape tools as well as create their own
If you use the complete set of lessons this will help to re-practice the skills - needed for student success.
Lesson includes Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (including embedded videos); video files; starter activity; plenary questions (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy); student tasks with Microsoft Word task sheet which acts as a tick sheet and direction to help video.
Suitable for Creative iMedia R094 as students could use Adobe Illustrator alongside Photoshop to design a logo.
Please note: lesson created using 2023 version. Whilst almost all tools will be the same, there may be a few that are not present in earlier versions.