Using Digital Tools to Create Monsters

This resource is an OER produced as part of the Digital Futures in Education (DeFT) project funded as a part of the third phase of the HEA/JISC/UKOER programme. The project's aim was to develop guidance on digital literacy practices in education and the use of OER in teaching and learning.The project was undertaken with a year 2 class. The children took part in a range of activities on the topic of monsters, which involved them in digital arts and writing activities.The ICT teacher involved in the case study, Peter Winter, works with all of the classes in the school over the course of a week. The project aimed to:\ud \ud a)Develop children’s abilities to use a range of open source online tools for digital arts, storytelling and poetry\ud b)Develop children’s programming skills\ud c)Develop resources that would enable pupils to work independently, eg screencasts\ud d)Provide resources for other teachers that would enable them to undertake similar tasks that could be used cross-platform