Y3 How do I create a poster with images?

Watch me demonstrate these skills, then have a go:

  1. Select more than one object and reposition, resize and rotate;
  2. Draw a line;
  3. Draw a star and format it;
  4. Turn on grid and snap to line things up;
  5. Duplicate an object (eg Classroom Rules and lines);
  6. Copy and paste a picture from the Internet.

Success steps

  • Log into j2e
  • Open and save a shared file
  • Move between different tabs
  • Draw and format different objects
  • Select and format more than one object
  • Copy and paste pictures from the Internet
  • Use grid and snap tool
  • Understand that some owns pictures on the Internet

Y5 How do I send and receive emails with attachments?

Check your email for further instructions!  I look forward to hearing from you.

  • Be Independent (and Resilient)
    • Try your hardest to do it yourself.
    • Try clicking different things even if you are not sure – what’s the worst that can happen?
    • Keep going – see how many tasks you can complete.
    • Explore Google Apps without fear

Y5 How do I search effectively?

Techniques to search smartly:

  • Use well known trusted sites – ones you already know about – see the list on the website
  • Use more than one key word in your search
  • Use “for kids” in your search to get easier texts
  • Use children’s search engines
  • Use CTRL-F to find words in a page

What should you do if you find pages that make you feel uncomfortable or you know are not suitable?

Visit your Google Classroom for the treasure hunt and for the table to fill in your answers.

Y6 What is my digital footprint? How do I search safely and efficiently?

Techniques to search smartly:

  • Use well known trusted sites – ones you already know about.
  • Use more than one key word in your search
  • Use “for kids” in your search to get easier texts
  • Use children’s search engines (under Resources menu above)
  • Use CTRL-F to find words in a page

Look at this document for more hints and tricks on how to search:

How many do you know and use?

http://code-it.co.uk/dlplanning/webresearch/internet-research-skills.htm

Y4: How do I search for information effectively?

Techniques to search smartly:

  • Use well known trusted sites – ones you already know about – see the list on the website
  • Use more than one key word in your search
  • Use “for kids” in your search to get easier texts
  • Use children’s search engines
  • Use CTRL-F to find words in a page

What should you do if you find pages that make you feel uncomfortable or you know are not suitable?

Visit your Google Classroom for the treasure hunt and for the table to fill in your answers.

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Find the following information using a search engine. When you find the information write down the WWW address of the site and your answer.

  1. What does Meerkat mean in the South African language Afrikaans?
  2. What is the most common butterfly in the UK?
  3. What is the address of the tourist information centre in Salisbury?
  4. How long is a Martian year? (Try typing in NASA)
  5. Who wrote “The Hall of the Mountain King”?  When and where was he born?
  6. Who created the impossible triangle (picture below)
  7. Who is the captain of the Figi rugby team? (Try ITV Sport)