Pupils should be enabled to: / Description / Pupils can / Exemplified Skills /
Explore / Access, select, interpret and research information from safe and reliable sources
Investigate, make predictions and solve problems through interaction with digital tool / · Use search engines as part of an effective research strategy
· Describe how search results are selected and ranked
· Acknowledge who resources belong to that have been found on the internet
· Record in some detail the steps (the algorithm) that are required to achieve an outcome and refer to this when programming
· Predict the outputs for the steps in an algorithm
· Increase confidence in the process to plan, program, test and review a program
· Write a program which follows an algorithm to solve a problem for a floor robot or other model
· Write a program which follows an algorithm to achieve a planned outcome for appropriate programming software
· Control on screen mimics and physical devices using one or more input and predict the outputs
· Understand how sensors can be used to measure input in order to activate a procedure or sequence and talk about applications in society
· Create variables to provide a score or trigger an action in a game
· Link errors in a program to problems in the original algorithm / · Use the web safely being judgemental in what they find – not just cut and paste
· Be able to research and rate the results (not just the first item!)
· Have experience of sequencing and programming (with a variety of resources including Scratch)
· Be able to start to solve a given problem without instruction
Express / Create, develop, present and publish ideas and information responsibly using a range of digital media and manipulate a range of assets to produce multimedia products / · Use sound, images, text, transitions, hyperlinks and appropriate programming software effectively to create presentations
· Select appropriate data tool
· Identify and present results
· Interrogate a database, refining searches to provide answers to questions
· Plan investigations using the outcomes from a data logger to show findings
· Use the whole data process –generate, process, interpret, store, and present information – realising the need for accuracy and checking plausibility / · Produce picture, sound and video assets
· Manipulate existing assets – resize, position, trim and re-purpose
· Combine these assets into a presentation for a specific audience
Exchange / Communicate safely and responsibly using a range of contemporary digital methods and tools, exchanging, sharing, collaborating and developing ideas digitally / · Identify the purpose for selecting an appropriate online tool
· Agree sensible e-safety rules for the classroom
· Discuss their own personal use of the Internet and choices they make including excessive use, personal information and password security
· Discuss how to protect devices from virus threats
· Discuss the importance of keeping an adult informed about what you’re doing online, and how to report concerns.
· Explore using the safe and responsible use of online communication tools e.g. blogs, messaging
+ / · Use blogs, email and other services to communicate
· Use cloud services to collaborate and share work
Evaluate / Talk about, review and make improvements to work, reflecting on the process and outcome and consider the sources and resources used, including safety, reliability and acceptability / · Evaluate the effectiveness of their own work and the work of others
· Discuss audience, atmosphere and structure of a presentation or video / · Be able to evaluate and suggest improvements for their own and others work
· Use spelling checker
· Be able to proof read
· Be able to add attribution to resources
· Be able to assess sources for reliability, validity and bias
Exhibit / Manage and present their stored work and showcase their learning across the curriculum, using ICT safely and responsibly / · Identify appropriate forms of on line communication for different audiences
· Collect information and media from a range of sources (considering copyright issues) into a presentation or program for a specific audience
· Store outcomes of work online where they can be accessed by themselves and shared with others / · Use a password to access network
· Use a file structure to save and access work
· Use applications and storage in cloud storage (such as the Scratch online community)
Expound / Have knowledge of the hardware, software, networks and other processes used in Information Technology.
Have knowledge of how data is stored and used / · Describe different services provided by the Internet and how information moves around the Internet
· Describe different parts of a computing device and how it connects to the
· Internet. Connect a computing device to a keyboard, mouse or printer / · Be able to talk about the use of different of different hardware and software and the ways networks (including the Internet) allow us to accomplish different tasks
Work based on: http://www.nicurriculum.org.uk/docs/skills_and_capabilities/cross_curricular_skills/new_levels/UICT/UICT_Levels_1-7.pdf
and the Somerset Primary Computing Progression at: https://slp.somerset.org.uk/sites/edtech/SitePages/Primary%20Computing/Primary%20Computing.aspx