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Skills continuum Year 1

Computer Graphics Activities Year 1

Computer graphics worked example Year 1

A Literature

A1 Literature

Reading related to unit themes,

  Bookweek

Reading Journal filled in by parents

Identifying their preferences

Responding to books

Favourite books feedback

Library rules and procedures

How to Borrow and Return

Care of books

A2 Genres- spoken, visual or written

Narrative Genres

Nursery rhyme 

Personal recount

Transactional Genres

Group discussion 

Greeting/ farewell

Procedural Genres

Spoken instructions

Invitation 

Expository Genres

Explanation

 

B Information Literacy

B1 Defining

Discuss topic, brainstorm ideas and words

Title, author, illustrator, spine, spine label

B2 Locating

Author order for fiction

Fiction/ non-fiction

Primary and secondary resources

Locations in Library

Types of Resources available

B3Selecting

Selects appropriate resources

Interacts with resources- directions, listening, viewing, observing, key words, sequence

Uses questions to obtain information,

Uses models to organise ideas

B4 Organising

Small teacher directed project eg insects

Sorts ideas and identifies patterns

Illustrate stories 

Makes lists

Recount

B5 Presenting

Presents information in sequence 

Presentations such as pictures, collage mural, model, computer drawing, drama, word processing

B6 Assessing

Respect for others and their opinions

Reflection and peer evaluation

C Computer Literacy

C1 Computer and Operating Systems

Basic use of software, desktop icons and features, keyboard and computer operation- mouse, cursor, enter, monitor, disk drive, printer disk, CD disk

Basic computer usage rules and terminology

C2 Peripherals and Multimedia

Awareness of images, sounds, animations etc by interacting with software

C3 Word Processing

Enter simple text with help

C4 Publishing

C5 Drawing/Painting

Create simple images with a paint program suitable for age- shape, erase, delete, lines

C6 Problem Solving

Experience age specific activity in problem solving eg webquest

C7 Presentation

Use software to produce a simple presentation

C8 Web Publishing

Basic activity using ready made template and help

C9 Internet/Communication

Awareness of Email and Internet through teacher guided activities

 

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