Computing | Birkwood Primary School

Class Pictograms

This week we have been using our maths knowledge to manipulate data and create our own class...

Creative Commons License…

We have been learning how to select appropriate pictures from the internet using the Creative...

Text-based Adventures

Our Sea Lions have planned their adventures on a concept map. They are now using 2Create a Story...

This half term, we have become game creators…

We used @purpleMash to create 3 level games. We have planned, designed and piloted. In our last...

Tech Club : e-Safety Event

In a Birkwood first, the children held an open evening to share answers about e-Safety with our...

Behind the scenes

The Tech Club worked really hard to make the resources for their e-Safety...

Safer Internet Assembly

Thank you to South Yorkshire Police for visiting and talking to our Upper Key Stage 2 children about online safety. There were many key messages shared with the children.

Our Games So Far…

Here are some of our Tech Club children talking through their games so far…

Tech Club – Game Designers

The Tech Club have made a great start at designing their games – they are maximising their use of tabs!

Film Makers

With support from our parent helper, a trio of imaginations ran wild. The clip highlights a dramatic finale to a complex plot! Great stop motion animation team!

Safe Use of the Internet

The Year 3 Butterflies have enjoyed sharing their safe use of the internet learning by posting...

Safer Internet Day

The Eagles enjoyed taking part in a wide-range of activities, learning how to remain safe in the online world.

Inspired by *Musical Tech

We are composers, arrangers and designers this morning. Purple Mash has a wonderful programme at...

Hy-fun all around…

The Sea Lions are finishing the term with some silly sentences and paragraphs including hyphenated...

Animation Ambassadors

Our Inspired by Tech week has given us opportunities to perfect our stop-motion animation skills. Check out a couple of our final pieces of film footage…

E-Safety with The Y2 Caterpillars

After Safer Internet Day, The Caterpillars were inspired to film their own tips on how to keep safe online.

Inspired by Tech

We’ve been busy designing, planning, building, filming and editing stop motion...

Animation Antics

We used the 2Animate program on Purple Mash to create short clips with sound effects.

We discussed and shared ideas about using the internet safely, including talking about which sites are suitable for our age. We learned about websites, blogging and the importance of keeping passwords and personal data private....

We’re Equipped to Stay Safe Online!

We viewed short information films, designed safe and appropriate games, shared vital knowledge and updated our skills.