Welcome to Cardwell ICT inset

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Welcome to Cardwell ICT inset

• Main objectives
• to get familiar with features of the two new
  packages 2Simple Infants and 2Simple Juniors.
• to investigate how they can be incorporated in
  our every day lessons.

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2Simple InfantsAll come with videos
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2Paint

• A very simple drawing programme for KS1.
• Remember
• CtrShifto (letter) will bring you to the
  teacher set up
• If you want to save work on a floppy you need
  to go through the teacher set up
• Include undo tool

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2Publish

• A creative programme to mix text and graphics for
  both key stages
• Teacher option is available
• Suitable for older pupils it can share and
  exchange information with other programmes.

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2Count

• A simple data handling programme to make
  pictograms.
• Teacher option is available
• You can draw your own pictures go to new
  my pictures
• Huge selection of pictures installed.

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2Go

• Simple version of Logo.
• Teacher option gives you level of difficulty.
• Under new you can find different background
  settings to make it more interesting.
• It allows programming see the handouts.

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2Graph

• Makes block graphs, bar charts, pie charts and
  line graphs easily.
• Teacher option
• You can copy graphs from 2Graph to other
  programmes. Use right click to copy and paste.

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2Question

• Makes simple branching databases.
• Under new you can find different levels of
  difficulty templates.
• See the handouts on how to get started.
• The video is a very good tool to refer to if you
  have questions.

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2Simple Junior Video Toolkit
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2Investigate

• Demonstrates the concept of database visually
  and in real time.
• Watch a short video on how to use this programme.
• Main features creating databases, editing the
  field names, designing and arranging cards,
  sorting data, grouping cards, making graphs and
  reports, calculating statistics, and adding /
  recording sounds.
• Teacher option is available when you press on
  Ctrshifto.

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2Paint

• Is a painting and photo editing programme for
  KS2 pupils. It offers a variety of painting,
  drawing and special effects tools and also
  includes a powerful interactive help feature.
• Main features wide selection of painting tools,
  colour picker and mixer, grid option.
• Photo editing options flip horizontal and
  vertical, rotate image, filters (pixelate,
  invert, emboss, blur, black and white) and
  advance filters, brightness and contrast.

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2Graph

• Is a graphing tool for making pictograms, bar
  charts, pie charts and line graphs for multiple
  sets of data.
• Watch the video about 2Graph.
• Teacher option.

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2Question

• Is a Branching Database tool.
• Watch the video tutorials.
• Teacher option is available.

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Where can we use both packages?

• Look at the samples of work.
• In groups of 4 brainstorm 4 cross-curricular
  activities which you would use in your class.

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And finally

• I would be very grateful if you take a minute
  to complete the visit forms. Id like to come
  and see you teach an ICT lesson.
• Next term cross curricular ICT. Please,
  include it in your plans.

• Thank you