Improve your computer skills with these links to ICT resources. Suitable for ages 5-11 years, KS1, KS2 and elementary grades 1-6. Learn how to navigate, data handling, effective searching and internet safety with this selection of lesson plans, printable and interactive activities. Perfect for teachers to use in the classroom or parents wanting to help their child gain essential computer knowledge.
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Research Tools Lesson Plan
Possibly the biggest obstacle facing researchers on the Internet is how to effectively and efficiently access the vast amount of information available with the simple click of the mouse. With the Internet's potential as a research tool, teachers must instruct and guide their students on manageable strategies for sorting through the abundance of information.
Ember Lesson Plan
Ember is a simple introduction to databases and filtering. It is ideal for use by Year 4, 5 or 6 pupils depending on their previous learning involving databases. The pack revolves round the efforts of the heroine, Ember, to escape from a mysterious labyrinth.
Graphical Modelling Interactive
Design a room or garden layout on the computer.
What Shall I Do Today Interactive
Develop mouse skills with this drag and drop activity.
Little Red Ships Interactive
Use the 5 interactive routes and maps below to plan out the route the Little Red Ship should take to avoid the rocks. You can also make up your own scene by dragging the lighthouse and the rocks into different positions and make your own map to show the way to the lighthouse!
The Builder Interactive
Practice your mouse skills by putting the builder back together again.