ICT at key stages 1 and 2    (Year 6)

• Discuss with the class the difference between a CD-ROM and books and videos, and demonstrate that a CD-ROM includes a range of media and offers the user different options. Discuss how these options address the needs of different audiences.

• Show the class a variety of multimedia page designs. Discuss how emphasis and location help the user understand the page, eg how buttons are placed consistently, how bright colours and sizes are used to indicate importance, how pictures and text complement each other.
• Ask the children to evaluate a CD-ROM or Internet home page and list the features which they think work or do not work.

• Demonstrate how to record sounds using a microphone and how to create a button which plays the sounds.
• Divide the class into groups and ask them to create a page which includes a menu of sounds. The page could be a page of sounds recorded from musical instruments, or an interactive birthday greeting for an infant class, which includes hot spots linked to sounds.

• Demonstrate how buttons can create links between pages.
• Prepare a set of A4 sheets showing sample multimedia pages without links. The set should include a menu page and pages which lead to a number of following pages.
• Ask the children to work in groups to identify the links between the pages, draw on any necessary buttons and write next to the buttons the page to which they link.
• Ask each group to produce a flow chart showing the links between the pages. The arrows on the flow chart should be labelled with the choice that would appear on screen.

• Explain to the class that they will use what they have learnt to create a multimedia presentation, which includes images, sounds and text. Ask the class to recall what they have learnt so far.
• Divide the class into small groups and ask each group to choose a subject for their presentation and to describe their audience. Ask each group to draw a diagram of their presentation, showing how the pages link. Children should then design their pages on screen and print out their results.