Great ICT Project
Teachers and tutors of key stage 2 & 3 pupils may be interested to know that completing an interactive yearbook satisfies many of the objectives required for ICT in the National Curriculum. Pupils/students have the opportunity to:
- Use a variety of IT equipment and software to manage photos & video
- Transfer photos and video from camera or mobile phone to computer
- Enter text, photos and video into their yearbook page
- Scan pictures/photos to create digital copies
- Enter, store, locate and retrieve different types of files
- Gain an awareness of different file types and file sizes
- Answer questionnaires
- Vote for year group awards
- Design a print for the CD
- Create a valuable memento of their time in education
Although yearbooks are usually put together when pupils/students prepare to leave their school/college, why not have yearbooks for other years in education or for a sports team or orchestra? Interactive yearbooks can be compiled as soon as pupils & students have the skills to use digital cameras & mobile phones, save and retrieve files, and access the internet. Compiling an interactive yearbook is a most stimulating and worthwhile ICT project for those in key stages two, three & four and it’s fun!
Teachers & tutors who are considering a interactive yearbook for their pupils & students should not forget to include themselves as one of the year group members. You are all a part of the experience and memory!
At the end of each academic year, pupils & students go home with little more than a carrier bag filled with exercise books destined for the dustbin - give your pupils & students an interactive yearbook that they will cherish for the rest of their lives.