Resources to aid the teaching of KS3 Computing, Creative iMedia, GCSE Computer Science, ECDL, DIT, TLM and BTEC Level 3 IT. If you want to get in touch / discuss alternative payment options - please send a message to me via facebook! You can also browse most of my resources at enjoycomputing.com
Resources to aid the teaching of KS3 Computing, Creative iMedia, GCSE Computer Science, ECDL, DIT, TLM and BTEC Level 3 IT. If you want to get in touch / discuss alternative payment options - please send a message to me via facebook! You can also browse most of my resources at enjoycomputing.com
We devised this lesson as part of a series of lessons to motivate less able students to enjoy Python as found PRIMM worked really well
The lessons use Mu but any Python IDE could be used
Includes editable lesson presentation, worksheets students can fill in and Python source files (for the MAKE exercise)
Please note it is not possible to display all slides and worksheets within the preview so go to the website to see a bit more
Part of our Interactive Multimedia Product Practice Series being developed (which could be used at KS3 or to deliver Creative iMedia R087 practice)
This lesson covers the identification and sourcing of assets
Teacher resources:
Editable teacher presentation with embedded video for sourcing images on Pixabay
Editable lesson plan
Student resources:
Pixabay Image Sourcing Template (.DOCX)
Client Brief
Please note:
Sometimes, not all slides/included resources are shown in previews on the website, if you have any questions please contact us prior to purchase
Part of our Interactive Multimedia Product Practice Series (which could be used at KS3 or to deliver Creative iMedia R087 practice)
This lesson covers repurposing assets; file/folder management; version control; structure and file formats/exporting
Teacher resources:
Editable teacher presentation (PPTX)
Editable lesson plan (DOCX)
Student resources:
Practical task sheet with the relevant files (PDF)
Please note:
Sometimes, not all slides/included resources are shown in previews on the website, if you have any questions please contact us prior to purchase
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This lesson aims to teach students about email etiquette; organise a meeting; create an agenda; write minutes; learn how appendices can be used
This lesson include a presentation and activities during the lesson including a role play.
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This unit of work uses RocketCake in order for students to produce their website, however lessons some of the practical lessons may also be useful if other methods of website production are being used
This lesson aims to remind students about how to add an external hyperlink as well as add internal ones and anchors
This lesson includes: demonstrations (via slides/animations/videos) and then tasks for them to practice
Files provided to save time in lesson and RCD files for the teacher to give an example of the completed tasks
Challenge built into some of the slides/tasks
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This unit of work uses RocketCake in order for students to produce their website, however lessons some of the practical lessons may also be useful if other methods of website production are being used
This lesson aims to remind students about how to add HTML code (as it was covered a little in previous lessons) as well as teach them how to add additional CSS styles and JavaScript (including one slide on how to add an alert box in the free version)
This lesson includes: demonstration (of creating a Sticky Header), some drag and drop exercises and then tasks for them to practice
Files provided to save time in lesson and RCD files for the teacher to give an example of the completed tasks
Challenge built into some of the slides/tasks
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
RocketCake Professional Edition required for some parts of the lesson (this is a relatively inexpensive upgrade for schools)
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This unit of work uses RocketCake in order for students to produce their website, however this lesson would be delivered without it (just remove the finished website resource which they can use to help them review)
This lesson aims to teach students how to review their website as well as consider their skills and behaviours in the project
This lesson includes: lesson presentation; support files for students who have followed the entire SOW in Rocketcake
Challenge built into some of the slides/tasks
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
Final lesson in the four lesson series
Students have a practical task to complete with advice on why to screenshot
Editable resources include lesson presentation, image files, client brief handout and plenary handout
Second in a series of five lessons (which could be extended)
The lesson includes the filter gallery, adjustment layers, destructive vs non-destructive workflow, retouching images and the blur, sharpen and smudge tools
Editable resources include lesson presentation, image files and plenary handout
Third in a series of five lessons (which could be extended)
The lesson includes the eraser tools, selection tools, using a mask and moving the masked image to another open document
Editable resources include lesson presentation, image files and plenary handout
Fifth lesson in my series to help teach students how to use the basics of Adobe Illustrator (based on 2023 version)
The main focus of the lesson is to help students to learn how to use masking to create text with an image behind and shapes with images in.
If you use the complete set of lessons this will help to re-practice the skills - needed for student success.
Lesson includes Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (including embedded videos); video files; starter task with file; plenary questions (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy); student tasks with Microsoft Word task sheet which acts as a tick sheet and direction to help video. Image included for one task.
Suitable for Creative iMedia R094 as students could use Adobe Illustrator alongside Photoshop to design a logo.
Please note: lesson created using 2023 version. Whilst almost all tools will be the same, there may be a few that are not present in earlier versions.
Final lesson in our Modelling Data Series, designed to help students revise for an end of unit assessment
Lesson includes:
Skeleton presentation with learning objectives, task direction and plenary questions
All the videos used in the Modelling Data Series:
Support sheet summarising all the key concepts (in the guise of a menu)
Differentiated activity in which students create a spreadsheet based on the nutrition in a meal deal
Version 1 – Guides them and tells students what to write and do (includes screenshots of Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets)
Version 2 – Tells them what is required but doesn’t tell students what to do
Spreadsheet Solution
Suitable to support students using NCCE Modelling Data unit
Ideal for remote learning delivery – I’ve used for this!
*Updated February 2023 - task sheets now in Word format and a few corrections made!
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This unit of work uses RocketCake in order for students to produce their website, however lessons some of the practical lessons may also be useful if other methods of website production are being used
This lesson aims to teach students about how to prepare their website for SEO; add image galleries/slideshows; videos, PDFs and Google Maps.
This lesson includes: demonstration (with videos/animations) and then tasks for them to practice plus a tick sheet to ensure they have complete all the sub-tasks
Assets provided to save time in lesson and RCD files for the teacher to give an example of the completed tasks
Challenge built into some of the slides/tasks
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
RocketCake Professional Edition required for some parts of the lesson (this is a relatively inexpensive upgrade for schools)
Fourth lesson in of our series of lessons to teach RocketCake web design software
Every lesson comes with ‘Rocket Choices’ which are used within the lesson
Covers linking to another website; pages within the same website; hotspots; anchors
The Web Design Using RocketCake booklet is a useful companion to our series of lessons as are our Web Design Using RocketCake videos
Second lesson in of our series of lessons to teach RocketCake web design software
Every lesson comes with ‘Rocket Choices’ which are used within the lesson
Covers adding a banner; formatting text; adding images and multimedia; floating text and images; create an image slideshow and gallery; making images accessible
The Web Design Using RocketCake booklet is a useful companion to our series of lessons as are our Web Design Using RocketCake videos
Includes lesson plan (non-editable)
Five and final lesson in of our series of lessons to teach RocketCake web design software
Every lesson comes with ‘Rocket Choices’ which are used within the lesson
Covers adding page titles; add breakpoints; testing a website; publishing a website
The Web Design Using RocketCake booklet is a useful companion to our series of lessons as are our Web Design Using RocketCake videos
Includes lesson plan (non-editable)
Fourth lesson in my series to help teach students how to use the basics of Adobe Illustrator (based on 2023 version)
The focus of the lesson is to help students to learn how to add and format text, add a gradient to text and write text on a path
If you use the complete set of lessons this will help to re-practice the skills - needed for student success.
Lesson includes Microsoft PowerPoint presentation (including embedded videos); video files; starter revision recap; plenary questions (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy); student tasks with Microsoft Word task sheet which acts as a tick sheet and direction to help video. Image included for one task.
Suitable for Creative iMedia R094 as students could use Adobe Illustrator alongside Photoshop to design a logo.
Please note: lesson created using 2023 version. Whilst almost all tools will be the same, there may be a few that are not present in earlier versions.
To see the fonts correctly in the completed examples you need to download and install The Bold Font from Da Font
Part of a series of lessons to support the GCSE Computer Science unit “Ethical, legal, cultural and environmental impacts of digital technology”
In this lesson software licences and agreements are covered
Resource includes lesson presentation and and exercises for students to complete
All files are now editable
Part of a series to prepare students for the BTEC IT Unit 6 Assignment B&C, based on the knowledge I’ve built up running the course
This unit of work uses RocketCake in order for students to produce their website, however lessons some of the practical lessons may also be useful if other methods of website production are being used
This lesson aims to teach students about how to create a master page (template) and then the homepage of a website whilst getting students used to the RocketCake interface and a few of the tools in the toolset
This lesson includes: demonstration (with videos/animations) and then a task for them to practice plus a tick sheet to ensure they have complete all the sub-tasks
Challenge built into some of the slides/tasks
Not all parts of the resource are shown in previews
Fourth in a series of five lessons (which could be extended)
The lesson takes them through four stages of filling text with an image (image demonstrated also included in case you want to do alongside them)
There is also a slide explaining how to use the Horizontal Type Mask Tool
Resources include editable lesson presentation, image used in the demonstration, an image of Paris for the practical task, an image of the final expected image (without additional challenge) and a PDF of the stages so they can follow them after
Challenge idea in notes of task slide