I.C.T ~ Scheme of Work

The ICT Scheme of Work at King's College School is largely based on the National QCA recommended scheme.  There are however projects and topics which do not appear in the QCA scheme but are considered important in the children's development of computer skills and knowledge.

AUTUMN TERM  

 

	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6	Year 7	Year 8
Autumn   1st Half	How Networks work~ Logging on, passwords.	Network & Website ~ Re-cap how/where to save, logging on.	‘Home Folders’ ~ Organising current documents by using folders/deleting etc.	Multimedia Presentations ~ PowerPoint: inserting images, sound recordings, hyperlinks, animated effects. ‘people presentations’	Researching & Presenting information ~ Word: Create a ‘visitor’s guide’ to a chosen European country i.e facts and relevant information   Excel: Holiday quotation for flights, accommodation and other expenses for a short break, using formulas to convert pounds to Euros and calculate totals.   Publisher: Postcard from abroad. Create a postcard including a relevant stamp.	Subject cycle I.C.T, Music, Drama.   Music for 1st Half Term.
	Combining Text & Graphics ~ Word: manipulating text and combining pictures ‘scrambled eggs work’	Word processing ~ Word: text work. Using text boxes, clipart, and Autoshapes. ‘party invites’ ‘cartoon captions’ ‘story board’
			Using school Website ~ Logging on/security, changing password, writing articles, making contributions.
Autumn   2nd Half	Rotation of classes, repeat Autumn 1st Half term.	Rotation of classes, repeat Autumn 1st Half term.		Control Technology ~ Flowol: bringing mimics to life. Creating procedures to operate Fire Appliance systems.		Using Multimedia ~ Interactive story book for children ~ PowerPoint: Create an interactive story book based on a famous tale. Should include audio, video, images and hyperlinks for use with a SMART board.
			Controlling devices to solve problems ~ ‘Mission Control’ software.   Flowol: creating flow charts to operate lighthouse, zebra crossing and traffic light sequences.

SPRING TERM 

	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6	Year 7	Year 8
Spring   1st Half	Modelling effects on screen ~ Softease Studio: Controlling on-screen turtles, creating procedures to draw shapes and patterns.	Branching Databases ~ (Weeks 1-4) Softease Studio: Create branching diagrams, add images, and edit questions. Search other pupils’ branch databases. ‘sort alien images’	Using and creating Databases ~ ‘Resistant Materials’ database: Search for items by name and properties. ‘Shop queries’   Softease Studio: Create a database of children’s DVDs using the Internet to find required information. ‘King’s DVD store’	Spreadsheets ~ Excel: Compare nutritional information of a food product (biscuits/crisps/chocolate bars (fat, salt, sugar content, price). Arrange data in spreadsheet and compare using formulas and graphs. Evaluate findings and present in Word by exporting graphs/information.	Video Editing ~ Digital Blue: Import/Film a selection of video clips and edit to create a promotional video for King’s. Video should include sound, on-screen text, and transitional effects between clips.	Using Multimedia ~ Interactive story book for children ~ Complete work from Autumn term burn completed work to disk.
						Computer Animation ~ Maya: Create professional animation of a simple object, working with a professional animator.
		E-mail/web safety ~ Discuss use of social networking sites, dangers of giving too much info.
Spring   2nd Half	Rotation of classes, repeat Spring 1st Half term.	Rotation of classes, repeat Spring 1st Half term.				Subject cycle I.C.T, Music, Drama.   Music for 2nd Half Term.

 

SUMMER TERM  

	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5	Year 6	Year 7	Year 8
Summer   1st Half	Touch Typing ~ Introduction to correct posture, hand position and typing.	Touch typing ~ Expert typing: Complete the lessons on software to improve typing skills.	Graphics & Digital images ~ Research information about digital photography from internet, reference websites correctly and accordingly.   PhotoDraw/Paint shop Pro: Manipulate/alter images using a range of different tools and effects.   Create a logo for an estate agent company. Estate Agent Project’	Computer components ~ Dismantle a P.C and identify components. Use a given website to describe what each component does. Re-build the P.C correctly to see if it will run.	Spreadsheets ~ Excel: Create a hyperlink to a chosen website. Use information from the website to create a quiz in Excel. Use comment boxes to gives clues, lists to give multiple choice and ‘IF’ formulas to self-mark the test.	Subject cycle I.C.T, Music, Drama.   Drama for 1st Half Term.
	E-mailing ~ E-mail safety. Reading, deleting and replying to mail. Composing messages, sending single/multiple copies and adding attachments. Creating an address book.
		Controlling devices to solve problems ~ Introduction to inputs/outputs using ‘Crystal rainforest’ program.
Summer   2nd Half	Rotation of classes, repeat Summer 1st Half term.	Rotation of classes, repeat Summer 1st Half term.		Design ~ 2D Design: Complete a scaled drawing of a room/playground using given specifications and measurements.		Subject cycle I.C.T, Music, Drama.   Drama for 2nd Half Term.