Online Safety 

It is important that children stay safe online and tell an adult about anything that makes them feel worried or uncomfortable. Click on the link below to Think U Know, a site dedicated to educating children, parents and teachers about on to keep children safe online. 

Autumn 1 - We are game developers

We are learning to develop an interactive game. You will learn...

• to think about and plan the type of game you want to develop.
• create backgrounds and sprites, and record sound effects, dialogue (and possibly backing music) for your game.
• start programming your game.
• correct the problems (bugs) in your game.
• test your game and receive feedback on it.
• write instructions and publish your game.

Autumn 2 - We are cryptographers

We are learning about communicating information securely. In this unit you will:

• Send and receive messages in semaphore
• Lean about - and use - Morse Code
• Create secret messages and crack codes.
• Create and crack more complicated codes.
• Find out the importance of having a secure password.
• Learn how to stay safe on the web.

Spring 1 - We are architects

We are learning to create a virtual space.

Spring 2 - We are web developers

We are learning to create a website about e-safety. In this unit you will:

• Discuss ideas for creating your website.
• Learn how Search works.
• Build your web pages.
• Add artwork, audio and video to your pages.
• Review, and help improve, each other’s pages.
• Collect final feedback and publish your site.

Summer 1 - We are adventure gamers

We are learning to create an interactive adventure using presentation software. 

Summer 2 - We are VR designers

We are learning to experiment with virtual and augmented reality based on a reference datable.