ICT Resources in Classroom.

Use this link to find the resources  Web2.0
Other resources: ICT resources in class

Collaboration tools:

1. Blogs: kidblog, edublogs, educate, 
2. OneNote
3. GoogleDrive
4. www.padlet.com
5. www.cosket.com
6. www.twiddla.com
7. 
   

Year 2 Unit 1: Natural Hazards.

Year 1 Unit 2: Light.

The year 1 students will use technology to explore and learn on the sources of light. They will explore on interactive games to play and identify different objects around us that give light.


Objectives:
1. click on this link Interactive game link and play part 1 and 2 of the game by sorting out items that give light and those that don't in the respective box.
2. Play part 3, 4 and 5 by making circles around those items that give light.
3. Once you have completed the games open Microsoft word and types different sources of light.
4. In your word document add background and borders.

Which objects give light?

Year 2 Unit : Patterns and Sounds:

Dear students, as we explore and use sounds and patterns,
We shall explore how to use Audacity to record audios from the following areas;
1. Poems
2. songs
3. speeches
4. recitations.

Objectives:
1. Open Audacity application installed on your class computers.
2. plug in the headphones that contains the recording piece onto the computer.
3. Record your first audio and play back to listen to it.
4. Save the file/project on desktop or your flash disk.


What was your experience with audacity? Please share and type your name at the end.

Year 3: Believes.

Dear students, as you continue inquiring into your unit on Believes, remember to work on your joined assessment between Music and ICT.

1. Research on the links and videos below on the different believes: Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism,Judaism and Sikhism
2. Create a multimedia presentation on similarities and differences on any three believes and use a Venn diagram to show a summary of the similarities and differences of any three believes.
3. You can choose to use PowerPoint, Prezi, Powtoon and Movie maker.
4. Your summative will focus on the researched information, images used, religious sounds/music, videos, animations and transitions.

Links:
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
Sikhism

Videos:                               Christian Song

                                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vGEqb8pEiE

                                                                    Hindu

                              https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRjs2RtrFgM

                                                 Islam

                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8dGisCH-HA
                                                     
                                                                         Jewish

                            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI39xCWlMQo


                                                       Venn Diagram

Year 2: Adaptation:

Dear students you will be grouped into two groups 1) plants adaptation, 2) Animal adaptation.

1.Research on the given web links below on adaptation of plants and animals to different environments.
2. Use PowerPoint to create a presentation on plants and animal adaptation.
3. In your PowerPoint, use texts, images, animations and transitions. ( multimedia)

Links

Animal adaptation links
Animal link
link
Animal adaptation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LB8nLZmxN_M

Plants adaptation links
Plants adaptation
Plant link
plant link

                                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mbj_WQ76F1Q

Year 1. Story Time:

Dear students open your saved file on desktop and continue with your story writing.
Use the images, texts and clip Arts.

Year 4 Disc Jockey (DJ).

Research and create a presentation on how to use Virtual DJ  in play production.
1. Name the parts of virtual DJ.
2. Explain the function of each part.
3.What makes a good DJ?.



Click the link to open this website.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3U3E_oFfH4

Year 4 Stage Lighting.

Research and create a presentation on how to use Stage Lights in play production.
1. Name the parts of Stage Lights.
2. Explain the function of each part.
3.What makes a good stage light?

Click this link to open.

Basics of Stage Light. click on link to open.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtz4tJoe-Qw

Year 4 Sound System Department.

Research and create a multimedia presentation on how to setup a Public Address System. (Sound System, Mics, and Mixers,). Use the website link and video below.

Research and create a presentation .
1. Name the parts of PA.
2. Explain the function of each part.
3.What makes a good PA?

Click this link to open the website.
http://www.vocalist.org.uk/equipment_advice.html

Year 4: THEATER PRODUCTION

In Theater Production Unit, you will explore the functions of the following departments and their roles in ensuring a quality drama or play production.

Task1: Use PowerPoint to come up with 5 quick stage lighting ideas. 
use this link:

https://dramateachersnetwork.wordpress.com/2013/07/09/5-quick-stage-lighting-teaching-ideas/

Different Departments in Drama Production:

1. Sound System department: Speakers, Mics, Mixers, Music.
2. Lights department: Disco lights, spotlights, floodlights.
3. Video production department.
4. Photograph department.

Light

http://www.ssystems.co.za/uploads/images/sound%20systems%20Parcans%20-%20conventional%20lighting.jpg

Sound

http://theslanted.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Sony-Home-Theater-2013-2.jpg

Mixer and Mics:

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcROvO0Tcx0oUFgmsF8TAWUnjtRBnPcdG89QaN1sy6T2dFz7w6KZ

Photographer

http://img.burrard-lucas.com/i/meerkats.jpg

Year 3: ICT PORTFOLIO

Dear students as you go through the preparation of creating you ICT Portfolio, remember to write your reflection using some of the skills you have learnt.

1. Researching skills/ Bibliography.
2. Movie making skills: Movie maker and photostory 3
3. PowerPoint: animations, transitions, music, video.
4. Animation production: powtoon.
5. Collaborative online sites: Padlet.com, http://padlet.com/Akamictjs/qt3m6yfntjh4
6. Excel: totals, charts.
7. upload videos/ projects on YouTube
8. Downloading video and music using ilivid.com
9. Internet safety

- Write a reflection at least a page in word and print two copies one to be filed in your class portfolio.

http://vividlife.me/ultimate/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mirror-self-reflection-image.jpg

Year 4: ICT PORTFOLIO

Dear students as you go through the preparation of creating you ICT Portfolio, remember to write your reflection using some of the skills you have learnt.

1. Researching skills/ Bibliography.
2. Movie making skills: Movie maker and photostory 3
3. website builders
4. Animation production: powtoon.
5. brochures
6. Excel
7. upload videos/ projects on YouTube
8. Multimedia production: PowerPoint
9. Go-animate

- Write a reflection at least a page in word and print two copies one to be filed in your class portfolio.

http://vividlife.me/ultimate/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/mirror-self-reflection-image.jpg

Year 3: Natural Hazards- Movie making.

Dear students you are supposed to create a movie on your three natural hazards you chose last week.

• create a folder on your flash disk or desk top.
• Search google images and save your images in the folder.
• plan your storyboard and import the images.
• Choose transitions between the slides/images
• Use credits to type the titles on , before or after the slide/image.
• Add music on the timeline.
• add bibliography at the end.

Here is Sonakshi's Grade 4 movie on Children's Rights.

Year 1: Sharing the Planet.

There are many resources/ things which are being wasted at home and even at school.

1. which resources or things are being wasted at home?
2. Which resources or things are being wasted at school?

Objectives:

• Create a poster to educate students and adults around you on one thing or resource being wasted. Example water, light, plants, food, fans, AC, .....

Year 4 Market Places

Task: Website design/ Builder.

Objectives:

1. On your personal or group website, add on the third page of the products, images and their prices.
2. Provide a brief description on how useful those products are to the customers.
3. List the websites where you got the images.

_ This is due today during ICT time.

Year 3 Natural Hazards.

Use the two videos below to create a PowerPoint about the two recent natural hazards in  Narok in Kenya and Nepal in India.
1. Name the type of the natural hazard.
2.  Explain how it is caused.
3. List the effects each natural hazard has caused on people, animals and plants.
4. suggest ways in which such hazards can be prevented or controlled.
5. In your PowerPoint use animations, transitions, sounds and videos.

- Project due next week.

Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLdVKgxwmcE

Year 5: Human Body systems:

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS: ( Creating a multimedia using Prezi)

Objectives:
1. Sign up to www.prezi.com or if you have an account sign in.
2. choose any three human body system and research on how it works discussing the organs and their functions.
3. Ensure you upload videos that support your projects.

Examples:
a) Respiratory system

b) Digestive system

c) Muscular system