Yr6 Term 1.1.3 Media

Welcome back to Year 6 Computing! 🖼️

Today we are looking at how we share information online. Media are made by people who make choices, and this activity helps you see yourself as a media maker when deciding what to share online. Let’s dive in!

Step 1: Time to Type! ⌨️

• Click here to warm up your fingers: Start Typing Practice.
• Today’s typing challenge focuses on privacy and thinking before we post. Remember to focus on getting the letters exactly right!

Step 2: Frame It! 📸

Visual media makers control how much information they want to share by framing. They decide what to include inside the frame (what we can see), and what stays outside the frame (what is invisible). Work through the interactive activity below.

What is Framing?

Let’s look at some examples to see how framing changes a story.

Start Activity ➔

Look at Picture 1A

What do you think you are looking at? Click the image that best matches your guess.

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Real Pirate Ship 🎣
Fishing Boat 🛁
Toy in a Bath

Next ➔

Now look at 1B

How does the added information give you a better idea of what it is? Was it different from what you expected?

Next ➔

Try it again with Picture 2A

What do you think is casting the shadow? What is your evidence?

Next ➔

2B adds more information

Was your guess correct? Explain how framing changed the meaning of the image.

Next ➔

Too Much Information (TMI)?

What if every time you watched a movie, you saw all the cameras, microphones, and crew members? Do you think you would enjoy the story as much?

Finish & Download ➔

Great Job, Media Maker! 🎬

You have learned how framing changes the story. Every time you share a photo online, you are deciding what is inside the frame and what is kept private.

💾 Download My Reflection Image

Step 3: Keep the Kingdom Kind 🎬

Every time you share something online, you are making media. Like the producers of a film, video or TV show, you can decide what people will see (what is inside the frame) and what stays out of sight (what is outside the frame).

• Click here to practice sharing safely: Play Interland.
• Your specific mission today is to travel to Mindful Mountain to learn about sharing carefully and protecting your digital footprint.

Step 4: Log Off and Reflect 👋

• Exit Ticket: Think about a photo you might share online this weekend. Tell your partner one thing you would deliberately keep “outside the frame” to protect your personal privacy.
• Log out securely and tidy your desk space!