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	50 Starters for #ictcurric by Nick Jackson - Wednesday, 2 March 2011, 02:10 PM
	http://ictstarters.wikispaces.com/ A wiki of 50 starters to be used in ICT lessons as they are or adapted to suit your classroom. They are aimed in the first instance at Key Stage 3 but some are equally useful in other key stages.

	Fame at BETT 2011 by Nick Jackson - Saturday, 29 January 2011, 03:14 PM
	Thanks to Donna Hay, #ictcurric opens the TeachMeet at BETT 2011 to much critical acclaim. See her performance here: http://blip.tv/file/4678183

	The Entrance by Nick Jackson - Saturday, 29 January 2011, 03:12 PM
	Please use and contribute to #ictcurric resources for Key Stage 3 ICT You can contribute on this Moodle or if you prefer on the #ictcurric Google site that has the same content: https://sites.google.com/site/ictcurric/home The web presence and blog for #ictcurric can be found here

Available Courses

• CSI Skoolies by Nick Jackson

    

  Show that you can search properly through data, organise data and test hypothesis. Only then will you be eligible to apply for CSI Skoolies
• Kindle Publishing - Cross Curricular

    

  

  A cross curricular project in which students write and publish short stories as eBooks for global distribution on the Amazon Kindle store.

  Collaboration with English and Art departments required.

• The Museum Tour by Chris Goodall

    

  
  

  

  In this unit students will be creating a museum tour that uses ICT to make it more interactive for the visitors. The unit is intended to produce evidence for APP AF1, AF2 and AF3.

• The Social Media Revolution by Chris Goodall

    

  

  This unit focuses on the role that social media has played in the Middle East unrest. The unit is intended to produce evidence for APP AF1, AF2 and AF3.

  This is an outline of tasks at the moment - please feel free to add, adapt and tear apart!

• Game Control by Nicki Maddams

    

  

  This scheme of work gives an introduction to control and flowcharts then moves on to teaching them how to program their own games in Scratch.

• CSI Alumwell
• A Round the World Adventure

    

  
  Ever dreamed of flying to faraway places? Sailing to tropical islands? Chillaxing on a train or a bus, watching the world go by through the window in a foreign land?

  Well you can.

  But in order to make it live up to your expectations then you need to do some research and prepare yourself for a Round the World Adventure.
  This project is for you to demonstrate your skills in planning, researching, collecting, analysing and modelling information to prepare yourself to be able to enjoy a life changing adventure.

• Alice by Zoe Ross

    

  Alice is an innovative 3D programming environment that makes it easy to create an animation for telling a story, playing an interactive game, or a video to share on the web. It is a teaching tool for introductory computing. Alice uses 3D graphics and a drag-and-drop interface to facilitate a more engaging, less frustrating first programming experience.

  This provides a set of tutorials to create an animation using the software

• Copyright & Graphics by Nick Jackson

    

  

  With an emphasis on thinking and problem-solving, this is a course that teaches about copyright of images and the Creative Commons licence; searching and using appropriately licensed images; types of graphics; creating images in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

  These skills are then put use to create icons for a real end-user.

• e-Safety for Year 7 by Nick Jackson & Donna Hay

    

  

  Resources to teach e-safety aimed at Year 7s but could be used with Year 8s. Students produce their own interactive, multimedia posters using Glogster

• e-Waste (tbc)

    

  
  Ever wondered what happens to old electronics when they're thrown away? Recycling of electronic waste is becoming a huge issue for third world countries where computers, televisions and other equipment are burnt on open fires to collect the components. Learn about the human cost of e-waste and spread the word through an awareness campaign.

• Film Making

    

  

  Are you the next Steven Spielberg? Learn about how films are made and work together to write, film and edit your own.

• Gamemaker 7 by Zoe Ross

    

  

  As it's name suggests, Gamemaker is software for creation of games. This course provides links to a series of video tutorials to create 2 basic games using that software

• Google Sketchup by Mark Clarkson

    

  

  Designed for Year 9 students., the course is based on the idea of designing and promoting a new housing estate and is a good way to make use of Google Sketchup as well providing a chance to integrate a broad range of skills in one large project.

• How ICT is used by Nick Jackson

    

  

  A course that looks at how ICT and technology affects our lives at the moment and looks set to affect it in the future

• ICT Resource Bank

    

  

  Various resources including starter and plenary material that can be used in teaching various ICT topics. These are sorted and labelled by topic and duplicated where they are felt to fit more than one topic

• Dude Where's My......... (Online Identity Theft Using Kodu)

    

  This course will cover an introduction to Kodu.

  

  Kodu is a new visual programming language made specifically for creating games. It is designed to be accessible for children and enjoyable for anyone. The programming environment runs on the Xbox, allowing rapid design iteration using only a game controller for input.

  Developed using various sources (all will be credited!). Scheme of work adapted from Nicki Maddams.
  Chris Allan
  @infernaldepart

• Model or "Model"? (tbc)

    

  

  Resources intended to bring some life and stimulate interest in spreadsheets and spreadsheet modelling in KS3

  (pic courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/flying_snow/1500476693/)

• Murder Mystery Database (tbc)

    

  

  Intended for Year 7, this focusses on a Murder Mystery Database which takes students through data entry,filtering and sorting to using the QBE grid and criteria to solve simple crimes.

  (pic courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/somersetman/4038275552/sizes/s/in/photostream/)

• Points Based Delivery Model By Shirley Crossley and James Lock

    

  

  From September (2010) yr7 & 8 students will be taught together in Phase 1. This our attempt to create and deliver a personalised learning curriculum.

  Students are allocated a level which is linked to a number of points, they must then complete a range of tasks, varying in difficulty, to gain the points they need to meet their level

  Students are also able to assign themselves a personal target above that set by the school

• Programming Space Invaders in Flash by Andy Field

    

  

  A full set of resources to teach students how to create games in Flash focussing on the creation of the 80's arcade classic - Space Invaders

  (pic courtesy of http://www.flickr.com/photos/comequandofuoripiove/1412672942/sizes/s/in/photostream/)

• Scratch by GideonWilliams

    

  

  Teaching how to create a maze game using Scratch

• Scratch Introduction by Chris Charles

    

  

  A 6 week introduction to Scratch including teaching resources and tutorials

• Video Games (tbc)

    

  
  Learn what's going on behind the pixels in this unit about video games. From the simple arcade games of the 1960s & 70s through to the incredible realism of modern console games, you will learn about the fundamentals of video game design.
• Web Campaigning

    

  
  How has the Internet been used to effect change?  Can it be used to right wrongs? To sell products and services? How can make sure we use it responsibly? 

  This topic covers blogging, micro-blogging, sound editing, copyright, podcasting, viral marketing and campaigning.

  Contains 11 lessons.