Transcript Gifted and Talented in ICT

Using WebBlender for
Website construction
Nadeem Qureshi Y6 Teacher – Chevening CEP School
[email protected]
Why use WebBlender?
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– Children and adults can
quickly pick up the basics
– Saving & publishing is simple
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Attractive
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Easy to use
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Who can use it?
It’s fast
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– Younger children can use the
navigation easily
– Template websites can be set-up
for younger children to modify
– Older children can make use of
other features such as sound,
changeable buttons and links
– Built-in animations, clip-art,
to drag and drop
– Formatting tools
– Simple interface
– Uses ‘drag & drop’
– Not overloaded with complex
features
Easy to modify
– Easy to develop websites as
you learn more
Pupils (Juniors upwards)
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Adults without much experience
– Simple to use
– Can learn as you go
Adults with experience
– Encourage others with quick
samples
– Easy to demonstrate to pupils
– Allows more frequent
modification
– Allows you to give more
control to the pupils
Why did our school use WebBlender?
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Develop ICT skills
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Develop subject knowledge
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Internet responsibility
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Share subject knowledge
– Previous QCA framework did not address all the areas we
thought children should develop to be confident users of
ICT.
– Simple to import pictures, animation, sound etc
– Children were to research the areas that their websites
were about.
– Lots of opportunities to discuss matters such as the use of
images, veracity, copyright, contact details etc
– Other classes used the websites to find out about the
subjects. A Year 3 class evaluated the sites and sent back
comments using the email links
– Parents could use the sites to help with homework
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Develop ownership
– Very proud children!
– Well attended ‘Breakfast Club’ to develop sites
(and address G&T students)
How did we use WebBlender?
1) Developed ideas on paper
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Children made images to scan into the program
Researched content
Planned layout and style
2) Set up a general layout to copy
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Colourful backgrounds
Font sizes, types & colours
Button types & positions
Linear links between slides
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Import images
Type / import text
Include non-linear links between certain pages
Include weblinks
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Share sites with others, listen to comments and improve
Add in new features as found
3) Add content
4) Modify and develop
What can WebBlender do?
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Easily add features from inbuilt libraries
– Pictures, animations, sound
– Buttons (with actions such as ‘roll-over’)
– Scrollable textboxes
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Save time
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Can put buttons on all pages in one go
Can add a complete folder of images as new pages in one go
Can use ‘text to speech’ feature
Inbuilt features such as dictionaries
Easily change font size using slider
Can drag other page icons onto page for quick links
Easy to change the layout
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Simple publishing
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Easy to import
– Able to publish to network or website easily
– You can import images as buttons as well as pictures
– Sound, animations and other files can be imported
Addressing Issues
There are many issues facing schools and
websites can be used to help address some of them.
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Examples are…
Integration of ICT
Boys / Girls writing
Excellent and enjoyment
Creativity
Every child matters
Gifted and talented
SEN provision
Learning platforms
Now – time to have a go.
It’s easier to be a WebMaster than you think!