This term in Computing, Year 4 have been exploring the internet in order to learn about who owns content and what we can access, add and create. This week, we considered what content can be added to websites and what factors should be considered before...
This week, we have been exploring how to use the crumble kits ready to use them to light up our Iron Man models. The children had to work out how to connect the different components. We worked in small groups and had to use teamwork...
This week Reception have been exploring Bee-Bots! They have been using positional language and experimenting with making the robots move in different ways. After a bit of practice, the children had a go at directing their Bee-Bots to a specific target. We linked this to...
In Year 2 this week we have been learning how to take a good photograph, using digital cameras. We had to think about some different things when we were taking the photos, such as: if we needed to zoom in or not; making sure the...
This week in Computing, Year 2 have been creating their own pictograms. Children had to collect data from the class and make a tally chart. We thought about why collecting data is useful. We also used our data to answer some questions, for example, 'What...
Year 4 have been using a photo editing software to crop, rotate and clone images. The children really enjoyed seeing the effects of their digital image alterations. These skills can be used to edit photos at home using other apps on digital devices. [gallery ess_grid_gal="alexandra-sidebar" columns="4"...
Year 5 been learning and practicing different filming techniques using digital cameras. Once we were able to navigate past the idea that you cannot swipe nor pinch the LED screen (like we are used to with our touch-screen devices), we started to explore the settings...
In Computing, we have been using a desktop publishing program to create a menu. We have learned to change the font, size and colour of text and images. [gallery ess_grid_gal="alexandra-sidebar" ids="14780,14779,14778,14777,14776,14775,14774,14773,14772"] In preparation for designing our healthy snack in Design Technology, we have also been looking at...
Year 2 have been looking at programming in Computing. We have been applying commands to our bee-bots, using the vocabulary: forwards, backwards, right turn and left turn . We also made predictions of where our bee-bot would land based on our instructions. We are now looking forward...
