Resource 1 - Toy Story Storyboarding Video

I used this for an animation class with year 7's. The task was for the students to create a storyboard and then from that storyboard to create the corrosponding animation using Microsoft powerpoint.



This is a great way to get the students interested in the task as most of them know and like Toy Story. I found that it was useful in showing the reasoning behind creating a storyboard before attempting the animation, some students like to just skip this step as they think it is pointless. While the video is almost 10 minutes long most of the important information is at the start of the video so not all of it has to be viewed if the class is short on time.

Boolean Searching [Resource]

For one section of the unit the students will be learning about the uses of boolean searching and advanced searching techniques. Below are some links as to what could be covered under this part of the unit and one possible task that the students would be able to complete to confirm their understanding. 
Boolean searching is an important part of reseaching and should be taught to all students who will be doing any type of searching in future, whether just in VCE subjects or university classes. This part of the unit would also cover other forms of advanced searching such as the use of quotation marks/phrase searching and the different terms used in advanced search options in place of bollean terms as laid out in teacher resource 1 below.

Student Resources:

1. http://learnline.cdu.edu.au/researchingskills/workshop2/techniques2.html
2. http://bellevuecollege.edu/lmc/handouts/boolean.pdf

Teacher Resources:

1. http://www.internettutorials.net/boolean.asp
2. http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=1221265&answer=136861&rd=1
3. http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=1221265&answer=136861&rd=1