Computing

Skills

·         To understand how to use a mouse or trackpad and keyboard.

·         To be able to use a mouse or trackpad in different ways.

·         To be able to type and edit text.

·         To be able to collect simple data in a table or graph.

·         To be able to group objects by attribute.

·         To be able to sequence commands to achieve a simple outcome.

·         To be able to build a sequence in steps.

·         To be able to run a program on a device.

·         To be able to use different tools for digital painting.

·         To be able to create and edit a digital painting.

·         To be able to use a word processor to type.

·         To be able to edit their typed work to achieve a specific effect.

Knowledge

·         To recognise technology around us.

·         To understand how technology benefits us.

·         To know how to use technology safely and responsibly.

·         To identify some attributes of objects and describe them.

·         To understand that information can be presented in different ways.

·         To understand commands and how they are used.

·         To be able to predict the outcome of simple commands they know.

·         To understand the purpose and process of digital painting.

·         To know the different tools they can use to create a digital painting.

·         To know the basic layout of a keyboard.

·         To know the different functions of keys.

Skills

·         To identify technology at home and beyond school.

·         To explain features and uses of technology.

·         To be able to use a tally chart and pictogram.

·         To be able to ask and answer questions around their collected data.

·         To be able to test command sequences.

·         To be able to test their predictions of outcomes.

·         To be able to capture images using a digital device.

·         To know different options for capturing images.

Knowledge

·         To understand how technology changes the way we work.

·         To know rules for using technology safely and responsibly.

·         To know when to share information and when not to.

·         To know how to use a computer to record, view and present information.

·         To understand that the order of commands changes the outcome.

·         To predict the outcome of more simple sequences of commands.

·         To recognise image composition.

·         To understand that images can be improved after being taken.

Skills

·         To explain how digital devices work.

·         To identify different computer network components.

·         To be able to select appropriate attributes when grouping objects.

·         To be able to use data to answer closed questions.

·         To be able to retrieve information from branching databases.

·         To be able to build and test sequences of commands.

·         To identify that different sequences can achieve the same outcome.

·         To be able to capture a series of images as stop frame photos.

·         To decompose a story into characters, stages and key events.

·         To maintain continuity in position to achieve consistency.

·         To be able to edit and improve an animation.

·         To be able to use placeholders in a document.

·         To be able to add and edit images in a document.

Knowledge

·         To understand input, processing and output.

·         To know how a computer network works.

·         To understand open and closed questions.

·         To understand that data can be used to answer closed questions.

·         To understand that programs are sequences of commands.

·         To be able to create their own sequences of commands to achieve a specific outcome.

·         To recognise animation as a sequence of images.

·         To understand composition, stages and events of a story.

·         To understand that other media can be added to an animation.

·         To identify that images and text can help convey a message.

·         To understand how the layout affects a document.

Skills

·         To know how to access the World Wide Web.

·         To know how to stay safe online.

·         To be able to navigate different types of content online.

·         To be able to use sensors and data loggers.

·         To be able to use data sets to find information.

·         To use computer programs to sort data by attribute.

·         To be able to export data in different formats.

·         To be able to use loops for repetition.

·         To be able to identify different types of loops.

·         To be able to modify existing loops in programs.

·         To be able to record sounds using a digital device.

·         To be able to access and edit audio files.

·         To be able to layer sounds.

·         To be able to manipulate images.

·         To know different ways that images can be manipulated for effect.

Knowledge

·         To know that the internet is the global interconnection of networks.

·         To understand that the internet allows us to view the World Wide Web.

·         To know that content on the internet is created and shared by people.

·         To consider the reliability of content found on the internet.

·         To know that sensors are input devices used to collect data.

·         To understand that different formats can be used to present data for different purposes.

·         To understand repetition in programs.

·         To identify loops in programs.

·         To understand concurrency of processes.

·         To know that audio files can be accessed and edited.

·         To understand different effects that can be added to audio.

·         To understand that images can be manipulated using editing tools.

·         To be able to identify manipulated images.

·         To understand the impact of manipulated images.

Skills

·         To be able to collaborate on a file or project through the internet.

·         To be able to design an answer to a question using a database.

·         To use a computer program to navigate databases.

·         To be able to design a structure for a database.

·         To identify that a loop can start or stop when a condition is met.

·         To modify or create a loop based on a condition.

·         To experiment with repeating a loop until a condition is met.

·         To be able to use if… then… else… statements.

·         To be able to create graphical objects on a digital device.

·         To be able to modify a drawing and objects within it.

·         To be able to use a storyboard to plan a video.

·         To know how to review and edit video files.

Knowledge

·         To know that computers can be connected to other devices.

·         To understand how information is shared across devices and across the internet.

·         To explain how connections allow the sharing of files and information, both public and private.

·         To understand how databases work.

·         To refine conditions for data selection from a database.

·         To understand how to present data for different audiences.

·         To understand conditional statements in programming.

·         To relate controlled loops with conditions.

·         To explain that a program flow can branch according to a condition.

·         To understand how objects work in a drawing.

·         To understand the concept of scaling in vector images.

·         To recognise video as moving pictures and audio.

·         To know how to capture video on digital devices.

Skills

·         To be able to use different search engines and compare their results.

·         To be able to use different tools for communicating online.

·         To decide what should or should not be shared online.

·         To describe different software tools for looking at data.

·         To apply formulas to data to achieve specific outcomes.

·         To be able to give a variable a value and a name.

·         To experiment with different values for a variable.

·         To be able to update the value of a variable based on events in the program or user input.

·         To be able to create a website, including how to create or add content.

·         To be able to add pages, as well as links between pages.

·         To consider the different digital devices used for accessing websites.

Knowledge

·         To explain how search terms should be chosen.

·         To know why search engines are important and how results are ordered and ranked.

·         To understand how ads and ranking works.

·         To understand that online communications can be public or private.

·         To understand that computers work with different data in different ways.

·         To know that data can be calculated using different operations and formulas.

·         To know why data should be organised.

·         To understand what variables are and be able to identify and define them.

·         To understand the importance of setting up variables in programs.

·         To understand the difference between the name and the value of a variable.

·         To know and identify the features of a website.

·         To understand how programming can change the layout and visual elements of a website.

·         To recognise how navigation works.

·         To consider the implications of linking to content created by others.