Year 4 - Computing
Creating digital images for a purpose
Photo editing
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will develop their understanding of how digital images can be changed and edited, and how they can then be resaved and reused. They will consider the impact that editing images can have, and evaluate the effectiveness of their choices.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a new image using parts of other images.
Key Notes
- Images can be combined using image editing software.
- Image editing can be planned before working on a computer.
- New images can be created by combining and using parts of other images.
Vocabulary To Learn
- design: a plan to show what something will look like before it is made
- publication: something that is made to communicate information (like a book, magazine or poster)
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Save and save as do the same thing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
Images can be combined using image editing software. Image editing can be planned before working on a computer.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'design'
a plan to show what something will look like before it is made. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: Save and save as do the same thing. Correction: Pressing save will save the file as the current filename and possibly overwrite an existing file. Selecting save as lets you specify a new file name and/or location.
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