COMPUTING

At Cranborne, Computing is taught weekly in every class. It is a popular subject as lessons are fun and engaging. 

Computing at Cranborne Primary School focuses on enabling children to become skilled users of technology. By the time children leave Cranborne in Year 6, our intention is that they will be digitally literate, understand how to stay safe in the ever-changing digital world, and use technology effectively. Alongside staying safe online, the curriculum focuses on information technology, digital literacy and computer science. We use the PurpleMash scheme during lessons, which offers a wide range of tools and resources for the children to access. Children learn to code, create digital media and use different software to develop their digital skills. Students access the curriculum using iPads and Chromebooks.

 

Although computing is taught as a standalone weekly lesson, digital technology is regularly used in other subjects across the school. For example, in Year 1, iPads are used during Design and Technology lessons and higher up in the school, the children will often use the Chromebooks to produce a piece of writing during English lessons.

Online safety is embedded into the computing curriculum and is interwoven into everyday conversations with the children. For more information about online safety at Cranborne please click here.

Please see below some of the amazing work children have completed during the Autumn term. 

 

Year 2 have been busy creating pieces of art during their computing lessons. They have practised repeating patterns and pointillism.

Year 3 have been using branching databases to sort different animals and fruit. Here is one they completed for sorting fruit. 

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Year 4 have been using LOGO coding software to create different shapes.

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Please see below some of the incredible work children have complted during the Spring term. 

 

Year 2 have been using spreadsheets to practise their maths skills. 

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Year 5  have also been using spreadsheets. They have made graphs and practised using formulas. 

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Parenting in a Digital World

Please find below a useful informative guide to help support you in enabling your child to grow into a responsible digital citizen who can keep themselves safe while, at the same time, getting the most out of the digital world. 

To access the guide click here

Programmes and Apps to support your
child with their Computing learning

Apps:

Kodable
Daisy the Dinosaur
Bee Bot
Scratch Junior 
Hopscotch
Garage Band
Popplet
PuppetPals HD
Tux Paint
Our Story
Swift Playgrounds

 

Programmes:

Scratch
Logo

 

Other Apps we love:

Chatterpix
Mathletics

Purple Mash

We have invested in a learning platform called Purple Mash. This is an engaging web-based platform where the children can log on and access a range of educational games and activities linked to the national curriculum.

Our Computing lessons will be taught using Purple Mash as well as using some of the apps we have used previously.


At times homework will also be set using this website.

 

 

Please see Cranborne's Computing Curriculum overview below.

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