Common uses

Self study resources

• • A detailed illustration of  progression in a scheme of work for teaching computer control (KS1 to KS3)

  • Some good resources, I think for adult learners but capable of adaption, from BBC Webwise.

Resources for lectures or group study

Resources for use with pupils

• Simon Haughton's Control activity shows a number of common uses.

  • A list of some everyday uses for computers with a picture to illustrate each one - Some common uses of computers.docx

  • It's a comercial scheme of work (and Miles wrote the KS2 units), but Switched On ICT has good linkage between learning in school and uses of ICT beyond school.

  • A bridge design challenge based on West Point Bridge Designer (free download) - watch the Prezi for an explanation - too advanced for KS1 but a good example of CAD (computer aided design).

• An Example KS1 Common Use Learning Platform Page

  • Ask the children 'What do you control?' This will generate a list of objects and items that the children are familiar with.