Year 4 Plan

Area of ICT
Year 4 outcome
Multimedia and word processing
Plan, design and create and improve their own multimedia presentation showing awareness of audience.
Graphics
Create digital artwork by photographic editing.
Digital video / Pictures
Children create, edit and evaluate digital video and/ or animation
Music and sound
Plan and record material to create a sound story
Use software to compose their own music
Communication Collaboration and publishing
Use a range of online communication and collaboration tools to support projects on the Learning Platform compare methods. Understand the internet safety rules and implications on the Learning platform
Research
Find and evaluate specific relevant information to use in a presentation
Handling data
Collect, find, organise and interpret information using graphing and a branching database.
Modelling
Modelling on screen: Design and test a sequence of instructions to solve a real-life problem, OR use Logo or Probot/ Probotix to write a procedure to create shapes; combine procedures to produce effects, including changing variables.
Control
As a class, plan an investigation using data logging. Carry out the investigation independently, downloading and interpreting results.




Year 4; Multimedia and Word Processing
Chris Quigley Key Skills
Level 3: They use editing and formatting techniques to develop and refine their work to improve its quality and presentation
Level 4: They create and combine different forms of information, refining and presenting it for a particular purpose, showing an awareness of audience and the need for quality
Learning Objectives;
Key Skills; What the Children will do.
Outcomes;
·       Place pictures, textboxes and shapes into a document.

·       Apply design templates that are ‘suitable’, to a file.

·       Create a template document layout.

·       Edit a template that has been provided.

·       Present information to the class with the help of a PowerPoint.
·       Create leaflets, cards and newspaper pages from scratch.

·       Design a newspaper template and then edit to add the information to it.

·       Create presentations in order to share information with the class.

·       Consider what makes a good, minimalist presentation and use these tips in practice.
Plan, design and create and improve their own multimedia presentation showing awareness of audience.
Cross Curricular Links
Topic – Used to present information using ICT, alongside other presentation methods. Create documents to share information researched and learnt.
English – produce ICT enhanced versions of class work and creative work e.g. newspapers.
Assessment Opportunities
Using Assessment Pages – Previous year’s work is built upon.
Typing – 4
Photography – 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Photo Collage – 1, 2, 3
Word Collage – 1
DTP – 5, 6

Suggested Resources.



Year 4; Digital Video/Pictures/Graphics
 Chris Quigley Key Skills
Level 3: They use editing and formatting techniques to develop and refine their work to improve its quality and presentation
Level 4: They create and combine different forms of information, refining and presenting it for a particular purpose, showing an awareness of audience and the need for quality
Learning Objectives;
Key Skills; What the Children will do.
Outcomes;
·       Learn stop-motion animation techniques.

·       Create, refine and review stop-motion animation videos.

·       Create images using an art/drawing package.
·       Use MonkeyJam to create a range of different animations using different mediums.

·       Review each animation and use feedback to develop skills in future work.

·       When required, create images in colour magic that can be inserted into work.
Create digital artwork by photographic editing.
Children create, edit and evaluate digital video and/ or animation
Cross Curricular Links
Topic – creating images that are relevant to topic work in order to enhance the presentation of documents.
RE – creating ICT images of religious ceremonies/acts/festivals.
English – create images that accompany a piece of written work.
Art – Digital images.
Assessment Opportunities
Using Assessment Pages – Previous year’s work is built upon.
Animation – 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Presentations – 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
Creating Images - 6
Suggested Resources.



Year 4; Music and sound
Chris Quigley Key Skills
Level 3: They use editing and formatting techniques to develop and refine their work to improve its quality and presentation
Level 3: They use communication tools to share and exchange their ideas with others, and use strategies for staying safe
Level 4: They create and combine different forms of information, refining and presenting it for a particular purpose, showing an awareness of audience and the need for quality
Learning Objectives;
Key Skills; What the Children will do.
Outcomes;


Plan and record material to create a sound story
Use software to compose their own music
Cross Curricular Links

Assessment Opportunities
Using Assessment Pages – Previous year’s work is built upon.

Suggested Resources.




Year 4; Communication Collaboration and publishing
 Chris Quigley Key Skills
Level 3
 Organise information to answer questions and present findings in different forms
 Use editing and formatting techniques to develop and refine work
 They use communication tools to share and exchange their ideas with others, and use strategies for staying safe.
Level 4
 Use editing and formatting techniques to develop and refine work
 Communicate and exchange information and ideas with others collaborating to develop and improve work
 Understand benefits of online communication
 Manage some of the risks associated with digital environment
Learning Objectives;
Key Skills; What the Children will do.
Outcomes;
·       Use emails to share information and work.

·       Consider the audience when creating and writing an email.

·       Develop knowledge of Internet safety issues.

·       Refine and develop work based upon formal and peer feedback.
·       Send, receive and reply to emails, sharing information and files.

·       Conduce peer review of work, discussing design and suitability.

·       Study and discuss Internet safety issues raised through the SMART internet rules.
Use a range of online communication and collaboration tools to support projects on the Learning Platform compare methods. Understand the internet safety rules and implications on the Learning platform
Cross Curricular Links
Topic – Used to present information using ICT, alongside other presentation methods. Create documents to share information researched and learnt.
English – produce ICT enhanced versions of class work and creative work e.g. newspapers.
Assessment Opportunities
Using Assessment Pages – Previous year’s work is built upon.
Using a computer – 3, 4
Staying safe online – 4, 5, 6
Communicating online – 1, 3, 4, 5
Suggested Resources.



Year 4; Research
Chris Quigley Key Skills
Level 3
Pupils search for and use information from a range of sources and make judgements about its usefulness when following straightforward lines of enquiry
They use communication tools to share and exchange their ideas with others, and use strategies for staying safe
Level 4:
Pupils refine searches to find, select and use information, questioning its reliability
They interpret their findings, question plausibility
Learning Objectives;
Key Skills; What the Children will do.
Outcomes;
·       Use a range of ICT devices to complete research.

·       Use sites that are recognised to gather information e.g. woodlands junior.

·       Scan read webpages to find information.

·       Use simple search terms to make searches more effective e.g. “KS2”

·       Understand that not all data is from knowledgeable sources and should be validated.
·       Use PC’s and iPads to research information for a topic task.

·       Use sites such as woodlands junior and other directed sites to gather information.

·       Scan web pages and their content to gather information and understand that it may be necessary to look at many different sources.

·       Recognise that information is not always reliable/useful and be prepared to double check for reliability.
Find and evaluate specific relevant information to use in a presentation
Cross Curricular Links
Topic – Used particularly with History and Geography work to develop knowledge of areas that are personally interesting.
Homework – use skills to better improve homework tasks.
Assessment Opportunities
Using Assessment Pages – Previous year’s work is built upon.
Researching – 3, 4, 5, 6
Presenting research – 1, 2, 3
Suggested Resources.
 


Year 4; Handling data
Chris Quigley Key Skills
Level 3
They collect, record and organise data to answer questions and present findings
Level 4:
They interpret their findings, question plausibility and recognise that poor-quality information leads to unreliable results
Pupils understand the need for collecting information in a format that is suitable for processing
Learning Objectives;
Key Skills; What the Children will do.
Outcomes;
·       Read and interpret data in a spreadsheet.

·       Add data to a spreadsheet.

·       Conduct a data gathering exercise to generate a dataset.

·       Create simple graphs from data.

·       Decide how to display a graph to aid readability.
·       Record data from thermometers etc and enter into a spreadsheet .

·       Read and edit a spreadsheet that already contains data.

·       Select data from a spreadsheet and use it to create a graph.

·       Choose how to display a graph so that it can be read easily.
Collect, find, organise and interpret information using graphing and a branching database.
Cross Curricular Links
Science – recording data about bird sightings, temperatures and other measurable areas.
Maths – using ICT to create graphs and tables.
Assessment Opportunities
Using Assessment Pages – Previous year’s work is built upon.
Data Handling – 1, 2, 5, 6
Databases – 1, 2
Spreadsheets – 1, 3, 4

Suggested Resources.





Year 4; Modelling
Chris Quigley Key Skills
Level 3:
They use sequences of instructions to control devices and achieve specific outcomes
They answer questions when using ICT models and simulations
Level 4
They develop simple ICT-based models to explore patterns and relationships, and make predictions about the consequences of their decisions
Learning Objectives;
Key Skills; What the Children will do.
Outcomes;
·       Give a sequence of instructions to a computer device.

·       Plan and sequence instructions whilst predicting their result.

·       Adapt instructions to achieve a different outcome.
·       Use logo/scratch/web based apps to give instructions to a character.

·       Plan a set of instructions before testing and refining.

·       Create shapes and solve puzzles using sequenced instructions.
Modelling on screen: Design and test a sequence of instructions to solve a real-life problem, OR use Logo or Probot/ Probotix to write a procedure to create shapes; combine procedures to produce effects, including changing variables.
Cross Curricular Links

Assessment Opportunities
Using Assessment Pages – Previous year’s work is built upon.
Giving instructions 4, 6
Computer Simulations – 1, 2, 3, 4


Suggested Resources.




Year 4; Control
Chris Quigley Key Skills
Level 3: They collect, record and organise data to answer questions and present findings
Level 4: They capture data using sensors to support investigations
Learning Objectives;
Key Skills; What the Children will do.
Outcomes;
·       Collect data and enter into a digital format.

·       Control a computer device with accuracy and increased evidence of planning.

·       Design a control scheme for a computer character.

·       Develop a computer program that can sense its environment and react to it.
·       Collect data from analogue devices such as thermometers and enter their data into a computer spreadsheet.

·       Create computer programs that are controlled by the user.

·       Create computer programs that react to events such as going out of boundaries through sensing their location.
As a class, plan an investigation using data logging. Carry out the investigation independently, downloading and interpreting results
Cross Curricular Links

Assessment Opportunities
Using Assessment Pages – Previous year’s work is built upon.
Giving Instructions – 4, 6, 7
Game Design – 1, 2
Suggested Resources.

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