Year 1 – Computing

By Mrs L READ21st October 2023

This week our focus was about using computers safely in our school setting.

First, we looked at why we have rules in school and how those rules help us.

After some discussion, we found at that rules enable us:-

To stay safe

To make sure we are all happy 

So that we can learn

To help us to be good people 

Next, we looked at how we can apply this understanding to rules needed for using computer technology safely. Our 4 main rules in Year 1 are:-

Hold your device carefully

Stop using your device when someone is talking to you

Take turns with your partner

Only use the apps you’ve been asked to use

Finally, we recapped on all we had learned during our technology lessons.

We know that technology is something that has been made to help others, that we have different types of computer technology, that we can name the different parts of computers and that we have used a mouse and keyboard to draw pictures and write words.

 

Year 1 Computing

By Mrs L READ11th October 2023

This week, Year 1 continued to develop all their new skills learnt over the past two weeks.

We are now all confident using the track pad and are able to use the keyboard to type our names.

We explored the tool bar more this week, finding out that as well as change colours and type, we could make shapes, fill with colour and use a spray paint effect.

This week we also discussed and looked at saving our work, so we can work on it again.  We understand that we need to save it as something sensible so that we can easily find it again.

After completing our lesson this week, we were all able to place our laptops in the charging station and carefully plug the lead into the correct hole.

 

Year 1 – Computing

By Mrs L READ3rd October 2023

This week, Year 1 have continued to develop their trackpad skills and we also thought about  what we would use the keyboard for.

We found out that keyboard is used for writing on a computer and that, on all keyboards, the keys will always be in the exact same place.

Our task today was to type our name using the keyboard.

Once on the paintz.app programme, together we were able to click on the tools to draw a text box.  The children were then able to use the keyboard to type their name.

Most of the children could do this independently and we learnt that holding down the ‘shift’ key makes a capital letter.

We then had chance to explore all the tools… we found that you could draw a circle/square with one, another enabled us to fill the shape with colour and one gave a spray paint effect … we had fun finding out what all the tools were able to do.

After our screen time, we took a much needed break in the fresh air.

The children had a good understanding of why it is important to do this.

Year 1 Computing

By Mrs L READ29th September 2023

This week, Year 1 have been working on developing their trackpad skills.

We now understand the main components of a computer – screen, keyboard, mouse, trackpad – so we looked at different mice and how some look different but all perform the same function, such as the trackpad.

All of the children were able to switch on their laptop, log in using their QR code and find the artist app that we were going to use – with a little help of course.

At first, some found it a bit tricky to select colours and use the trackpads to draw … but all of the children showed determination and perseverance, and were able to produce some masterpieces! The children, and myself, were very proud of what they had achieved.

We even walked around at the end, like we were at an Art Gallery, to look at everyone’s amazing creations!

 

By Mr S MORGAN26th September 2023

This afternoon, Year 4 have started their coding unit in computing lessons. They were tasked with writing basic programs and snippets of code on ‘Turtle Academy’ to create simple shapes and number and what a fantastic job they did!

We can’t wait for the next lesson when we’ll be exploring loop functions and creating interesting shapes and patters!

 

Demi worked in a systematic way to draw her number, create the code and then simply it into its most efficient terms! Well done, Demi! 

Year 1 Computing

By Mrs L READ23rd September 2023

This week, Year 1 had their first use of our school laptop computers, but first they needed to be able to identify the screen, keyboard and mouse/trackpad.

They enjoyed learning how to turn on and log in to a laptop computer using their QR codes.

All of the children had a turn at developing their trackpad skills by completing a puzzle program. They needed to use the trackpad to grab and drag each puzzle piece… this proved a little tricky and it’s a skill that we will be working on developing more next week.

Year 5 Computing

By Mr J SUTTON18th September 2023

This week the year 5’s have been looking at describing strategies for keeping personal information private and also explaining what a weak and a strong password is whilst knowing how to create a strong password.

They were excellent detectives in the lesson and were able to retrieve a fake pupils details from social media posts that she had given. They were able to suggest what strategies she used to protect her information and where she went wrong with advice what she could do next time.

Year 1 Computing

By Mrs L READ17th September 2023

Year 1 were excited to start their Computing lessons this week, more especially to get their hands on the laptops… but first we had to find out what Technology is.

We shared thoughts about what the word ‘technology’ actually means and we discovered it is anything made by people to help us.

The children then searched our classroom to find items of technology.  The children were able to find many things and say how they help us… Chester told us that “pencils help us write and draw”, while Ivy said “the globe shows us the world and where places are” and all the children were surprised when Elio said his coat was technology as it helps to keep him dry and warm!

Technology is absolutely everywhere in our classroom, so we had to go outside to find things that aren’t technology… trees and the sky aren’t technology as they are not made by people.

3D modelling

By Miss S STAINTON25th May 2023

Year 6 have loved exploring Tinkercad and developing their 3D modelling skills in our computing lessons this week. The children have already grasped how to use the workplane grid for sizing references and how to modify their shapes colours. We have also practised using the duplicate tool and are now even able to hollow out shapes! Great practise ready for when we use our 3D printer in a few weeks time within our DT project.

HUB – Computing

By Mrs H HEBDEN20th February 2023

As we near the end of our photography unit, we really enjoyed further extending our skills by using Pixlr x to add effects and change the appearance of the image.

We were able to talk about which effects we found the most affective and enjoyed playing around with the images to get the desired effect to match our creative ideas.