Session 7
Outcomes

By the end of the session you should:

have knowledge of pupils' progression in data handling (related to Finding Things Out thread of National Curriculum
looked at resources needed to teach data handling
investigated branching databases
looked at examples of the use of data handling

understand the term Multimedia
understand how the ICT National Curriculum thread Exchanging and sharing information leads up to producing multimedia presentations
know some of the applications which can be used to produce multimedia
have viewed some sites from which clip art, video and sound files can be downloaded
(optional) have helped to create a short video using PhotoStory

Data handling in the National Curriculum

Look at the list of units in the QCA Scheme of Work - list the units which you think are concerned with handling data.
Compare your list with your neighbour
Look at the "Where the unit fits in" section to check your thoughts
group consensus

Look at the resources needed to teach these units - does creating a pictogram require a specialised program?Promethean Flipchart (will only open if you have Promethean software installed - save as and change the suffix to .flp)

Branching Database

Sorting games from NAACE Primary, followed by looking at Textease branching database.

Conventional data handling application

Whodunnit - click here to re-visit the NAACE Primary site, and select Whodunnit?

Functions of a database:

Sorting
Searching
Graphing

Multimedia

Discuss meaning - then check using eithet the dictionary within Word or http://www.wikipedia.org/
Brainstorm applications which can be classsed as "multimedia"

Applications

Kar2ouche - demo video
Powerpoint

Where is Father Christmas?

This link leads to adifferent type of use.
Inserting sound in PowerPoint (TOP teachers - TRE)

Microsoft Photo Story for Windows 3 - a free download - search Microsoft Downloads and an example movie file Help in its use: from BwD.
Web authoring - not sure about the tools within LCC's Moodle - but BwD's learning platform allows all users to create custom web pages.

Sources of pictures and sound:

your own still digital camera (for PhotoStory, using the full size files from the camera will give you more scope to pan and zoom - but for inserting images into PowerPoint there is no point in them being larger than 1024 x 768 pixels - users of Windows XP can use Microsoft Image Resizer to create smaller copies - users of Windows Vista can use VSO image resizer
digital video cameras - Digital Movie Creator or better still? Creative Vado cameras in conjunction with Widows Movie Maker software (which comes with the operating system). Don't forget many still cameras can shoot video.
scanned images
sound recorded on your own computer (in PowerPoint, Microsoft Sound Recorder or a host of other applications), or digital voice recorders
CD ROM collections (e.g. Sherston Primary Clipart Collection)
websites - which of these do you find the easiest to use/find what you want?
- Microsoft Design Gallery the more I use it, the more I feel that no other source is needed
- nIce web search for primary schools
- British Pathe Newsreels - free for use when downloaded from an RGB connection (but cannot be re-published).

Session 7 Outcomes