Scheme of Work for Information Communication Technology

ICT Curriculum T e a m Scheme of Work for Information Communication Technology Tîm Cwricwlwm ICT year 6 TGC Unit: Create and Communicate Information

Overview of this Unit: In this unit children will learn to plan, save, retrieve, edit and re-save work independently and realise the importance of saving work regularly. They will consider and evaluate how ICT is used in the wider world and use this to plan their work. They will plan, modify and organise information for a given audience. They will make judgements on the most appropriate software/hardware to use for a given purpose. Pupils will recognise the features of good page design and layout. They will plan, create and evaluate multimedia presentations and/or electronic books containing a range of hyperlinks. They will understand the importance of file size and type for a given purpose such as inserting a variety of media elements into their work.

Expectations at the end of this unit: Most pupils will be able to: plan, save, retrieve, edit and re-save work independently. They will be able to consider the use of ICT in the wider world when planning work. They will be able to plan, modify and organize information for a given audience and purpose. They will be able to decide on the most appropriate software and/or hardware to use. They will be able to recognize good page design and layout and will be able to plan, create and evaluate multimedia presentations and/or electronic books containing hyperlinks. They will show some understanding of the importance of file type and size for a specific purpose.

Some pupils will only be able to: plan, save, retrieve, edit and re-save work with assistance. They will need encouragement to consider use of ICT in the wider world when planning work. They will need help to plan, modify and organize information for a given audience and purpose and may need guidance to organize their layout. They may need assistance to create and evaluate multimedia presentations and/or electronic books.

Some pupils will also be able to: plan, save, retrieve, edit and re-save work independently and consider a broad use of ICT in the wider world when planning work. They will be able to plan, modify and organize information for different audiences and purpose and will be able to make choices on the most appropriate software and/or hardware to use. They will be able to recognize and use good page design and layout and plan, create and evaluate multimedia presentations and/or electronic books containing a range of appropriate hyperlinks. They will work well collaboratively and constantly evaluate, re-plan and edit work accordingly. They will understand the importance of file type and size for a specific purpose and can edit images to change file size if required.

Year 6 Create and Communicate Information Create and Communicate Information by Creating Presentations Teacher Assessment: The skills demonstrated by the children should form part of continuous assessment. Tracking and recording pupils’ progress should be done in line with the schools assessment policy and used to inform future planning. Recording sheets are provided for schools as an optional part of this Scheme of work.

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© Curriculum ICT Team 2008. Education Effectiveness Service Suggested Task Tell pupils that they are going to produce a Internet Schemepresentation of Work for aboutInformation a topic Communication that they are Technology studying CD-ROMs in school. Print Menu Page handouts It could be a geographical region or a historical Speakers notes period. Children should work in pairs/ small Colour settings

groups to plan their presentation, selecting a title for each slide. They should then use the internet and CD-ROMs to conduct research, collate images and information. Children should be reminded of the need to reference the websites that they have used.

Whilst children are producing their presentation, opportunities should be provided to discuss work produced so far with the class. Children should be challenged to make changes in view of other children’s comments.

Children are shown printing options to print their slides, including how to print handouts for their audience as well as speaker’s notes.

Children present their finished presentations to the class. Children should be provided with opportunities to self-evaluate, commenting on their own and other pupils’ presentations. Comments should be made on the skills outlined above. Can work Children learn how to add multimedia elements Multimedia collaboratively to to their presentations, e.g. sound and video files. Audio Files research, plan, Video Files modify and Scanners organise Internet information. Can talk about Suggested Task where text, graphics, sounds, Tell children that they will be producing a animations and presentation to inform children in other schools links can be used. about their locality. Children can use digital

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