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 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

Final lesson in the four lesson series Students have a practical task to complete with advice on why to screenshot Editable resources include lesson presentation, image files, client brief handout and plenary handout

Second in a series of five lessons (which could be extended) The lesson includes the filter gallery, adjustment layers, destructive vs non-destructive workflow, retouching images and the blur, sharpen and smudge tools Editable resources include lesson presentation, image files and plenary handout

Third in a series of five lessons (which could be extended) The lesson includes the eraser tools, selection tools, using a mask and moving the masked image to another open document Editable resources include lesson presentation, image files and plenary handout

Final lesson in our Modelling Data Series, designed to help students revise for an end of unit assessment Lesson includes: Skeleton presentation with learning objectives, task direction and plenary questions All the videos used in the Modelling Data Series: Support sheet summarising all the key concepts (in the guise of a menu) Differentiated activity in which students create a spreadsheet based on the nutrition in a meal deal Version 1 – Guides them and tells students what to write and do (includes screenshots of Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets) Version 2 – Tells them what is required but doesn’t tell students what to do Spreadsheet Solution Suitable to support students using NCCE Modelling Data unit Ideal for remote learning delivery – I’ve used for this! *Updated February 2023 - task sheets now in Word format and a few corrections made!

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 prepare their website for SEO; add image galleries/slideshows; videos, PDFs and Google Maps. This lesson includes: demonstration (with videos/animations) and then tasks for them to practice plus a tick sheet to ensure they have complete all the sub-tasks Assets 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)

A visual overview of the Key Stage 3 curriculum if you follow the NCCE resources Created as an A3 file so prints to A3 and lower easily and can be enlarged (check quality)

Fourth 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 linking to another website; pages within the same website; hotspots; anchors The Web Design Using RocketCake booklet is a useful companion to our series of lessons as are our Web Design Using RocketCake videos

Second 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 adding a banner; formatting text; adding images and multimedia; floating text and images; create an image slideshow and gallery; making images accessible 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)

Five and final 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 adding page titles; add breakpoints; testing a website; publishing a website 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)

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.

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 Identifying the requirements; Specifying the intended audience; Providing a full summary of the problem to be solved; Exploring the constraints; Realising the benefits; Understanding the nature of interactivity required; Deciding the complexity of the website required Also includes some slides on legislation This lesson includes: a starter quiz (interactive/paper-based/SCORM); a teacher presentation; student ‘taskbook’ in PowerPoint so they can complete the tasks as you move through the theory; some teacher notes for the taskbook - how they could answer it Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews

Part of a series of lessons to support the GCSE Computer Science unit “Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology” In this lesson privacy, enivonmental, ethical, legal and cultural issues are considered Resource includes lesson presentation, our Issue Chooser and exercises for students to complete Can also be complemented by our Impacts of Digital Technology - Knowledge Map All files now editable

Part of a series of lessons to support the GCSE Computer Science unit “Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology” In this lesson software licences and agreements are covered Resource includes lesson presentation and and exercises for students to complete All files are now editable

Developed with weaker students in mind, but can be used with other groups. Includes: Explanation of the concepts Exercise booklet Answers Booklet Plenary questions sheet using Bloom’s Taxonomy Editable teacher presentation

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

Fourth in a series of five lessons (which could be extended) The lesson takes them through four stages of filling text with an image (image demonstrated also included in case you want to do alongside them) There is also a slide explaining how to use the Horizontal Type Mask Tool Resources include editable lesson presentation, image used in the demonstration, an image of Paris for the practical task, an image of the final expected image (without additional challenge) and a PDF of the stages so they can follow them after Challenge idea in notes of task slide

Fifth 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 to learn how to use masking to create text with an image behind and shapes with images in. 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 with file; 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. 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.

Fourth 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 add and format text, add a gradient to text and write text on a path 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 revision recap; 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. 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. To see the fonts correctly in the completed examples you need to download and install The Bold Font from Da Font