SOW+6th+Grade


 * Scheme of Work for KS3 ICT: Grade 6 – Academic Year 08-09**
 * Cal 1**
 * Starters for Cal 1:**
 * Discussion and comparison of different operating systems.
 * The use of gmail(-net) and igoogle with the new school desktop.
 * Meet Mac: How do we get around, what clues can we use to help us do...? Focused questions for each lesson.

Desktop network user password personal storage student shared student docs File File Name Documents Operating System Hard Drive icon Mac OSX copy paste delete spotlight keyboard shortcut Finder toolbar Application window Windows application iabc abc-net gmail invitation google docs collaboration jing screencast swf upload Understanding the Mac OSX Desktop and the Dock, Preferences, secondary buttons, accessing internet with Safari and Motzilla
 * **Topics:** The ABC Network, Personal Documents, ABC-Net: Gmail, GDocs, setup and customizing, Mac OSX Fundamentals:Files and Folders,Desktop.preferences, PageFlakes: flakes/gadgets/widgets/, customizing pages,rss feeds .jing screencast, |||| 11 lessons ||  |||||||| **Start of Cal 1: 20/Aug/2009**
 * Ends of Cal 1: Nov.12 2009** ||
 * **Learning Outcomes:** Students will be introduced to the use of the Macintosh operating system and the ABC Network Environment. In this course, students will learn how to recognize and customize properties of Mac OSX, as well, file management,organization and personal preferences will be topics of focus. In addition, participants will learn to create an efficient work environment. As part of a cross curricular initiative students will also be introduced to the basics of Google Maps. ||
 * **Key Words and Language** **Issues by strand**: ||
 * **Content** || **Time** |||||| **Resources/ Activities** || **Methodology** || **Differentiation/Type of Thinking Skills** || **ICT/Cross Curricular/**
 * Local Culture etc** ||
 * **Cal 1**
 * Operating Systems (6) **

Understanding the Finder: Parts of a Window, Minimizing, Maximizing, Restoring and Closing a Window, Moving, Sizing, Switching ,icons, lists,column and cover flow, rename and set colours Using the spotlight Set up Track Pad and Expose Include skills with keyboard short cuts for cut, copy and paste, dragging folders, trash, shortcuts for screen and area capture.

Accessing the ABC´s intranet on the ABC desktop-iabc, user Names and Passwords, log off. and alternative ways of connecting to storage/personal docs on the Mac. Personal Docs:Folders for each subject, remind about include skills with keyboard short cuts for cut, copy and paste, dragging folders, trash

**GMail(abc-net) (2)(4)(6)**

activating an account abc-net

Attachments,

Google Docs : creating, uploading sharing:collaboration and viewing

Using the ABC Calendar: organising importing the school calendars. Setting appointments, invitations Creating events through abc-net mail

**NeoOffice(6)** Text Documents:Insert pictures, formatting page set ups, photos and Fontworks, saving work on the ABC intranet

Create a virtual tour of El Salvador -photos, place marks, descriptions, routes, sharing and collaboration**Spread Sheets(4)(6)** basic(neooffice) functions, sum, subtractions, multiplication and divisions and average and bar and pie chart. Bring a math notebook graphs
 * Google Maps(1)(2)**

Editing Cell Contents, Formatting Cells

Formatting Numeric Data, Selecting Cells, Previewing and Setting Print Options

In pairs, create a screencast tutorial documenting/teaching how to use a Mac. Upload to screencast.com ||
 * Screen Casting with Jing**
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Create folders for the subjects Different resources on the Desktop
 * 3 lessons** |||||| Access the New ABC Desktop

Working with docs and folders. Show students how to rename and colour code folders and files

Put school timetables onto the calendar. Send invites to friends. Geography ** El Salvador Mapping of locations Create a virtual tour of El Salvador
 * Google Earth**

Use Geographical data for graphs-daily logs over a course of a week: temp, rainfall .... [] anywhere in the world. temp and wind. Use the school weather centre to intro

|| Demo, discussion and practical work

Demo, discussion and practical work.

Practice attaching and sending files.

Create a collaborative doc with a partner that explains how to use Google Docs.

Demo, Practice, collaboration

Demo, trial, investigation and creation of a resource

Demo, practice, application

Demo, practice, investigation || Organisational

Collaboration

Investigation and documentation based on the students' judgement

Application of skills learned in English, logical ordering of steps

Horizontal application of information from Maths and/or Geography || **Spanish** Interview using Elluminate **(1)(2)(3)(6)**


 * Geography(1)(2)(3)(6)**
 * Virtual Tour** of El Salvador exported as KMZ:volcanoes, rivers

**Data Logging** Geographical data for graphs-daily logs over a course of a week: temp, rainfall .... [] anywhere in the world. temp and wind. Use the school weather centre to intro. ||
 * Geography(3)(4)**
 * Spread Sheets**
 * **Assessment :**
 * Getting there (G):** If a child has difficulties to do follow the expected steps.
 * Capable (C):** If a student does the work but it has only some of the required features.
 * Very capable (V):** If a student does the work easily and include all the requirements.
 * Outstanding (O):** If a student does a remarkable task, fulfilling the requirements and going beyond them. ||

> Slide, Presentation, Insert, Slide Show, Transition, views,, Slide Master, Thumbnail, drag. Delicious,Bookmark,Tag,Search,Network,NoodleBib Bibliography,Works Cited,Citation ,Source, gadget, iGoogle, abc-net, collaborate, social ,Pageflakes, flake || Create accounts, search and add rss feeds, add pages, add flakes/widgets/gadgets for each subject including Anything Flakes, addition of personal pages
 * Cal 2**
 * Starters for Cal 2:**
 * Presentations Introduction: Thirst and Super Presentation Man
 * Google Gadgets page/ PageFlakes example
 * Brainpop internet searches
 * **Topic: Presentations (Impress)** |||| 12 lessons ||  |||||||| **Start of Cal 2: 13/Nov/2008**
 * End of Cal 2: 25/Feb/2009** ||
 * //**Topics:** NeoOffice Impress Fundamentals: Editing a Presentation, Formatting a Presentation, Graphics, Tables and Word Art, Graphs and Organization Charts, Delivering a Presentation, Working with Multimedia. PageFlakes-Flakes/Gadgets/Widgets/, Customizing Pages,RSS Feeds//
 * Learning Outcomes:** Students will evaluate and add useful gadgets to their PageFlakes Pages. They will learn to perform basic Boolean searches on the web, socially bookmark useful sites, take notes and cite their work, utilising the work of others in an ethical manner. Students will produce professional looking presentations based on the school's Presentation Reform Guidelines. They will learn to create Impress Presentations,change backgrounds and add sounds and animation and insert clip art, charts and tables, change views. The focus will very much be on learning to discriminate between ineffective and effective presentations. ||
 * **Key Words and Language** **Issues**:
 * **Learning Outcomes or Content** || **Time** |||||| **Resources/ Activities** || **Methodology** || **Differentiation/Type of Thinking Skills** || **ICT/Cross Curricular/**
 * Local Culture etc** ||
 * **PageFlakes(6)**

**Research(2)(3)(5)(6)**

basic boolean

Social Bookmarking (SimplyBox),

Bibliography or citations and notecards,Noodlebib and Today's Meet back channel

**Presentations (1)(2)(4)** Reform Guidelines for good presentations and guidelines for delivering it, planning a presentation,

delivering a presentation,

adding and deleting slides, editing a slide. formatting text and backgrounds, adding images to a slide.

adding animation (only if appropriate eg: emphasis), cut, copy, and paste

adding a chart to a slide. adding a movie to a slide hyperlinks on a slide

creating and using speaker notes

uploading and editing to Google Docs

Delivering the presentation and peer assessment based on rubric || **2 lessons**


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Adding a page with flakes for each subject as well as Anything flakes. Add RSS feeds to their pages. Adding GMail and docs gadgets
 * 1 Lesson** |||||| Work with pageflakes

Create a personal gadget??

View video:Brainpop Internet Searches, Create accounts in Delicious, SimplyBox and Noodle bib, bookmark and cite work

Applications: noodlebib,delicious, Impress

View video: Adventures of superpresentation man and Thirst Presentation both on the LRC Wiki

Student will present: Elluminate? || Questioning and practice.

Videos and Presentations, Practice through tutorials Demonstration and discussion, creation of accounts and practice

Demonstration, Videos and Presentations, Practical Work and collaboration

Collaboration

Presentation skills rubric. peer assessment || Evaluation of available resources based on indvidual needs

Practice at individual pace

T eacher Support

Synthesis

Collaborative Planning, writing and construction || ** Geography Mid End Jan ** Tsunami News Report Podcasts**(1)(2)(3)(6)** at 6 weeks in with geo Tsunami?

ToonDoo or Comiqs Cartoons
 * Spanish(1)(2)(6)**
 * PE Eating Disorders**
 * Information and Research (PE) (3)**


 * PowerPoint Reform skills: creating presentations**


 * PE** **Eating Disorders** **Cont'**
 * Presentations (1)(2)(4)** ||
 * **Peer Assessment of Presentation Skills using the rubric** ||


 * Cal 3**
 * Starters for Cal 3:**
 * **Listen to podcast from previous year**
 * **Chat demo**
 * **Shout Video**
 * **Virtual World Tour**
 * **Mahara example views**

__[|http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334.html#820037682)]__ |||| 13 lessons ||  |||||||| **Start of Cal 3: 26/Feb/2009** GarageBand, recording, loops, basic editing,exporting as an mp3
 * (Code of practice in fair use (link) (see email from Jen 10/12/08: (Code of conduct)
 * End of Cal 3: 9/June/2009** ||
 * Students will understand the concept of virtual worlds and be able to navigate safely as well as be responsible cyber-citizens who practice good netiquette. They will learn how to collaborate using Google Docs, create podcasts, edit photos and reflect upon their work compiling and organising it in a digital portfolio. The will learn how to create podcasts using GarageBand and compile collections of best work, upon which to reflect as well as share and assess. ||
 * **Key Words and Language** **Issues**: Netiquette, online safety,ethics,Mind map, Social Networking, Ning, Podcast, GarageBand, audio, export, upload, download, mp3,crop, reflect,collaborate,share,assess ||
 * **Learning Outcomes or Content** || **Time** |||||| **Resources/ Activities** || **Methodology** || **Differentiation/Type of Thinking Skills** || **ICT/Cross Curricular/**
 * Local Culture etc** ||
 * **Podcasts**

Gmail contacts and chat Netiquette, online safety and ethics Social Networking in Virtual Worlds
 * Social Networking **

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 * Digital porfolio**

What is an E-portfolio? Importance of it, Parts of It- Academia, Leadership,Technology, Social Awareness, Multiculturalism, Co-curricular, and Social Skills-, What activities may go in it, etc? Creation of the E-portfolio with Mahara

Work with different views within the E-portfolio

In "Plain English" style videos, iMovie-filming, importing, editing, exporting || ** 3 Lessons **
 * Pompeii Project**


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** |||||| Listen to Podcasts from previous year. Collaborate on a script and create Podcast in News report format.
 * 3 lessons

Create a google network-Google chat

Use shouting[|vid] Netiquette [|vid] [|Scavenger Hunt] From Paper Clips to Software: Understanding the Importance of Cyber Ethics-Guidelines and case studies

Whyville.net

Picassa, digital photos

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Brainstorm:Use [|mindmiester] or [|mind42] concept maps in small groups...kids will need to create an account and work in pairs.

Demo taking a screenshot on the mac and saving the pics in their documents. They should also gmail them to members of their pair or trio.

Create your E-portfolio Profile add icon, goals and skills

[|Views]

Demo how My Portfolio Works and discuss views.

Students to create a view for one aspect of their learning and begin adding evidence after a discussion of criteria.

Editing the view: adding more evidence. [|Intro video] to Majara

Intro to: Stop motion technique, construction of props(geo) iPhoto-working with photos iMovie- editing and production || Collaboratively plan and create a podcast transferring their learning from Geography to ICT

use gmail accounts to form groups of friends and practice video, audio and text chat.

Good Messaging Manners Quiz

Scavenger hunt, case studies, videos, discussion and games

Hands on practice, photography

Discussion demonstration and hands on practice

Demo and hands on collaborative work || Listening, applying understanding to collaborate and create.

Choose your network, apply prior knowledge

Analyse and discuss

Apply understanding, interact virutally, design

Choose photos

Reflect and apply and create

Reflection and choice of media

Collaboration, creative construction, shot and angle decisions, editing based on collaborative preferences. || **Art(1)(2)(6)** Animoto galleries embeded on the wiki

Monologue Podcasts**(1)(2)(6)**
 * Spanish**

**Life Skills** 2 weeks
 * Healthy Eating**
 * Social Networking** **(2)(5)**

End of year cross-curricular project ||
 * **Assessment :**
 * Getting there (G):** If a child has difficulties to do follow the expected steps.
 * Capable (C):** If a student does the work but it has only some of the required features.
 * Very capable (V):** If a student does the work easily and include all the requirements.
 * Outstanding (O):** If a student does a remarkable task, fulfilling the requirements and going beyond them. ||