3D Design

About this unit Introduce 3D modelling and design and take a look at how these skills are used in the real world in a huge variety of different careers. Learn the basics of 3D modelling software Sketchup, and then put your design skills to the test with a variety of projects, including designing furniture and…

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Getting Started With Sketchup

3D Design – Lesson 1 Objectives Navigate a 3D environment successfully  Create simple 3D models Become familiar with some of the simple drawing tools in Sketchup Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Sketchup Fundamentals learning centre – tutorial videos – Log in to access the free learning content.  3D Design Lesson 1 – Getting Started With Sketchup Lesson…

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Technology in the world around us

Keeping Safe and Exploring Technology – Lesson 4 Objectives Know when and why to take breaks from device time. Consider the feelings of people around them, even when engaged in fun online activities. Lesson Resources Keeping Safe and Exploring Technology – Lesson slides Technology in the supermarket – sort and stick activity – Version 1  …

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Technology in our homes

Keeping Safe and Exploring Technology – Lesson 3 Objectives Know when and why to take breaks from device time. Consider the feelings of people around them, even when engaged in fun online activities. Lesson Resources Keeping Safe and Exploring Technology – Lesson slides Does it use the internet? – Sorting activity Technology in my home…

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Safety in My Online Neighbourhood

Keeping Safe & Exploring Technology – Lesson 2 A note about this lesson This lesson is taken from Common Sense Education’s excellent Digital Citizenship curriculum. Their resources are shared for free under A Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. As a result, the lesson is free for all to use and can be…

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Media Balance is Important

Keeping Safe & Exploring Technology – Lesson 1 A note about this lesson This lesson is taken from Common Sense Education’s excellent Digital Citizenship curriculum. Their resources are shared for free under A Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial- NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. As a result, the lesson is free for all to use and can be…

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Writing In Different Styles

About this unit: Introduce children to word processing and desktop publishing using a number of different tools and design tasks.  National Curriculum Links – Computing KS1 The content of this plan cover the following NC strands:  use technology purposefully to create, organise, store, manipulate and retrieve digital content recognise common uses of information technology beyond…

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Publish it, check it!

Writing In Different Styles – Lessons 5 & 6 Objectives To use two hands for typing To design your own layout for a document To apply simple formatting to text To import images into a document To use a spell checker To compare two pieces of software Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Writing In Different Styles…

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A Blank Canvas

Writing In Different Styles – Lesson 4 Objectives To use two hands for typing To design your own layout for a document To apply simple formatting to text To import images into a document Lesson Resources Lesson Slides Writing In Different Styles Lesson 1 – Terrific Typing Lesson 2 – Read All About It Lesson…

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