In this mini series of lessons, pupils will create a short movie trailer, using Windows Movie Maker, for a fictitious superhero movie using a selection of pre-prepared clips taken from YouTube. In this project pupils will explore how a movie develops from a storyboard to on screen and how music and sound can affect the feel of a movie. Note: Due to shear size and number of resources for these sequence of lessons, some of the resources required for this lesson including help guides, video clips, model examples, and starter activities can be found on the webpage attached.

This is a starter activity I use to introduce algorithms. Print and cut out the attached instructions for making a cup of tea. Instruct students to put the instructions in the correct order. Explain that an algorithm is basically a set of instructions for solving a problem.

High-res Poster of a Fractioning Column.

How to create a picture quiz using Microsoft Excel. Includes template, starter, example, instructions and help guide. Introduces students to IF statements, conditional formatting and general formatting.

Example of how to use games to support teaching and learning in ICT. These lessons are aimed at KS4 and have been linked to the new WJEC GCSE ICT specification however, these lessons can easily be adapted for any specification or key stage. Students will take it in turns to complete Time Trials around a specified circuit using Mario Kart (or any game that generates times). The students will then compile the raw data generated by the class and use this to produce a spreadsheet model. You have permission to print, copy and distribute these resources freely.

Overview: In this lesson, students learn how a computer represents an image using binary. Learning Objectives: • Explain the representation of an image as a series of pixels represented in binary • Explain the need for metadata to be included in the file such as height, width and colour depth • Discuss the effect of colour depth and resolution on the size of an image file

Solar System quiz suitable for Interactive Whiteboards (IW) - Requires the latest version of Flash

Overview:This lesson teaches students about the different methods of storage using a variation of the popular game - Top Trumps. Learning Objectives: - Explain the need for secondary storage - Describe common storage technologies such as optical, magnetic and solid state - Select suitable storage devices and storage media for a given application and justify their choice using characteristics such as capacity, speed, portability, durability and reliability

Interactive Water Cycle activity suitable for IWB (Interactive Whiteboards). Requires Flash player.

This is a project I developed to explain the System Life Cycle. In this project, students are required to use the System Life Cycle to create a solution for a fictitious client (Home & Away Travel Services Ltd). In this example, students are asked to create an online advertisement for the company (using PowerPoint and Movie Maker) however, using the scenario and supplied resources, this model can be applied to any project e.g. Website, advertising banner (Flash), podcast (Aduacity / Movie Maker), database or spreadsheet etc.

As a teacher, I often like to use flash based content, such as Flash based timers whilst displaying instructions or learning objectives in a PowerPoint. This short tutorial explains how to easily embed flash based content directly in to your PowerPoint Presentations. (Note: All the attached files MUST be saved into the same folder)

Fun/simple activity to teach students how to create a non-Linear presentation using PowerPoint.

Overview: In this lesson, students explore how sound is represented in a computer system. Learning Objectives: • Explain how sound can be sampled and stored in digital form • Explain how sampling intervals and other considerations affect the size of a sound file and the quality of its playback

Modern take on the traditional traffic light system. I use this during each practical lesson to obtain quick visual feedback on student’s progress or level of understanding. Students click on the green emoticon if they are happy with work; if they aren’t sure they click on the amber emoticon; if they need more help, they click on the red emoticon. (Requires flash player to work)

Example of how to use games to support teaching and learning in ICT. These lessons are aimed at KS4 and have been linked to the new WJEC GCSE ICT specification however, these lessons can easily be adapted for any specification or key stage. Students will take it in turns to complete Time Trials around a specified circuit using Mario Kart (or any game that generates times). The students will then compile the raw data generated by the class and use this to produce a spreadsheet model. You have permission to print, copy and distribute these resources freely.

10 step-by-step tutorials for introducing programming at KS3 to KS4 using Microsoft TouchDevelop. Includes tutorials for popular games such as Fruit Ninja and Flappy Bird.

How to create a Clown Fish with Paint 3D: Step-by-step tutorial.

Overview: In this lesson, students will learn how to add two 8‐bit binary integers and explain overflow errors which may occur. Learning Objectives: • add two 8‐bit binary integers and explain overflow errors which may occur

This tutorial explains how to embed YouTube video into your PowerPoint Presentations

In this lesson, students will explore the music library in Block editor, TouchDevelop and Micro Python to play tones on the BBCmicro:bit. Students will also learn how to transpose sheet music to TouchDevelop and Micro Pyhton to enable the micro:bit to play music.

Overview: In this brief introduction to programming using Python, students are going to create a chatting robot (chat bot) designed to confuse the user into thinking that they are talking to a real person. Learning Objectives: • Understand and use sequence in an algorithm • Understand and use iteration in an algorithm (FOR and WHILE loops) • Understand and use selection in an algorithm (IF, Else and Else if) • Understand why it is so difficult to create a computer that can seemingly think for itself