Kar2ouche+2



__What does the program do?__ Kar2ouche supports skills across a range of different curriculum areas by providing interactive activities for children. Alternatively it allows children to:
 * compose pictures, storyboards, animations, publications or movies by adding characters, backgrounds and props
 * record voices and add sound effects
 * create and import images
 * share work as QuickTime movies or editable Kar2ouche files.

__What age range can it be used for?__ Although Kar2ouche suggests that its resources can be used across all Key Stages, we believe that due to the navigational features of the program it is more suitable for children from Key Stage 2 and above. However, Key Stage 1 students could use this resource but we would suggest it would be done under supervision or in a small group or used as a teaching as opposed to a independent learning tool.

__The basic functionality of the program__ The University's subscription to Kar2ouche is subject specific to History - Ancient Greeks, therefore it is relatively limited as to what it can be used for. However in school different editions are available to be purchased so it can be tailored to the needs of the school's individual curriculum.

__The benefits__ __Ease of use__ It is imperative to refer to the guide when learning how to navigate within this programme, therefore when using this with children they would have to be given time to learn the functions of the program or under the supervision of a knowledgeable user. The Kar2ouche series all follow the same format, so once children have been given input into it's functionality, they can apply these skills to other editions. __Curriculum Areas__ Whilst it develops children's understanding of different topics/ subject areas it is also provides development of generic skills which can be applied across the curriculum and in children's everyday lives. For example: 
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Encourages creative self-expression.
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Engages learners to develop narration and storytelling.
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Fuels collaboration, peer discussion and debate.
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Stimulates an interest in writing.
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Offers teachers a canvas for almost any lesson topic across the curriculum.
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">read for meaning
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">sort the relevant from the irrelevant and extract what is essential
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">sequence events, organise and prioritise ideas
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">make informed choices
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">consider alternative perspectives, interpretations and allusion
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">observe events and predict subsequent action
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">consider consequences
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">explore how ideas, values and emotions are portrayed
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">create original multi-media texts
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">add imagined scenes and events
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">consider how meanings alter when texts are adapted to different media
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">reflect critically on text, their own work and the work of peers
 * <span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">listen, understand and respond critically to others.

<span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Here is an example of how Kar2ouche is supported by teaching and learning documentation in the teacher support pack.

<span style="color: #5500ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Below we have created a video to demonstrate of how to edit a slide within a storyboard:

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