Familiarisation - Training Resources
During your initial training you will:
Learn to work with�
• frames
• text
• storyboarding
• speech
Explore the Kar2ouche activities
Plan your first Kar2ouche lesson
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Activitie
s
Composition Text/Audio Printing UtilitiesPresentatio
n
Click to load
a storyboard
Click to
create a new
storyboard
Content Modules
Click to select
User Options
Refer to
network
manager
Save to
Kar2ouche
Save to
Kar2ouche
Export to
movie file
as
Quicktime
Export to
movie file
as
Quicktime
Scroll
through
titles
Scroll
through
titles
Append Drag
Load icon into
New Storyboard
button
Append Drag
Load icon into
New Storyboard
button
Utilities screen: load, save
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Character
s
Background
s
Props
Layers &
Special
Effects
Scroll
backwards and
forwards
through items
Click here
to save
Thumbnail
view of
frames
Delete
frame
contents
Delete
frame
contents
Click on
character then
on speech
bubble or
thought bubble
Click on
character then
on speech
bubble or
thought bubble
Copy frame
contents
Copy frame
contents
Undo & Redo
Waste Bin Drag
items here to
delete
Caption
Window
Delete caption
window contents
Copy caption
window contents
Insert
transitions
Add a
new frame
(Click and drag to
add)
(Click and drag to
add)
(Click to add)
Scroll through frames
Composition Screen 1
2
Go to end
Play small screen
Edit
transitions
Step forward
Stop
Play
Step
back
Go to end
Timeline
view
Loop
playback
Loop
playback
PausePause
Presentation Screen: Play Storyboard
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Play full screen
To resize text box,
hover cursor over
sides/corners. A
double headed
arrow will appear.
Click and drag.Right click on
character (or prop)
for manipulator
tool
Right click on
character (or prop)
for manipulator
tool
Click to change pose
Click to layer
Close
manipulator tool
Click & drag
to rescale
To move text box,
hover cursor over top
middle until a hand
appears, then click &
drag
Select text and
right click for text
manipulator tool
Text
manipulator
tool
Click to rotate
Character (or Prop)
manipulator tool
Delete
Composition Screen 2
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Click to open
controls for
sound recorder
Type key word
Text/Audio Screen 1
Drag sound
file icon into
thumbnail to
add audio
Drag sound
file icon into
thumbnail to
add audio
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Click to search
Record with a
microphone
Record with a
microphone
Copy or delete
sound files by
right-clicking
Text/Audio Screen 2
Alter duration of
sound file by
dragging bead at
end of icon
Volume control for
individual sound files
Alter frame duration by clicking and dragging notch at
end of frame to the right (lengthen) or left (shorten)
Reset length of
individual sound files
Delete individual
sound filesPausePause
Pla
y
Pla
yStopStop
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Resize items by
dragging from the
corners or sides
Printing Screen
Access
manipulator tool
by right-clicking
on an object
Save page as image
Edit shape of
frame here
Copy page to clipboard
in order to paste it into
another application.
Drag text
from caption
pane to page
Drag text
from caption
pane to page
Choose another template
or insert another page
Scroll through pages
Drag edited
frame to page
Drag edited
frame to page
Drag thumbnails
into this pane
Drag thumbnails
into this pane
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Move by dragging
from top middle
Embedding Kar2ouche in TeachingExemplar Storyboard Types
Storyboards can be created to provide varying amounts of guidance and will vary from those that provide information
in an engaging manner to those that offer structures for a learner’s own work, ideas and research. The following types
of storyboard provide a few example of how the software can be used to support learning. These can be used as
models to develop storyboards using any of the titles. Examples of the type of storyboard described are listed below
each entry.1. Matching exercises
Learners can be asked to select the correct characters, props or text to
illustrate an idea or event.
[P] Maths and Problem Solving: Year 3 Activities; Activity 1; Notes
and Coins storyboard
[S] Learning from Religion: Religion in the Environment; Food
storyboard
2. Writing scaffolds
Learners can be provided with a template for a particular type of writing,
for example, letter, diary, essay, newspaper report etc. The level of
support can vary according to ability and may range from numbered
paragraphs, to providing headings and starter sentences.
[P] Speaking and Listening; Reading and Writing: Unit 5; Activity 4;
Writing Scaffold storyboard
[S] People in Science: Health and Disease: Theme 2; Leaflet
storyboard
3. Sequencing
Learners can rearrange frames into chronological or priority order and
supply information and/or dates.
[P] Living Things in Their Environments: Unit 2; Life Cycle
storyboard
[S] World War 1: Activity 5; Timeline storyboard
5. Planning
The frames in storyboards can help learners to plan work. For example,
they may work on the stages in a story plot through the frames in a
storyboard.
[P] Speaking and Listening; Reading and Writing: Unit 1; Activity 2;
Adding Detail
[S] Improving Writing: Activity 2; Plot storyboard
6. Organising information
Storyboards can be used to separate fact from opinion or truth from
falsehood.
[P] Living Things in Their Environments: Unit 3; Diversity storyboard
[S] Normans: Norman Conquest; Activity 2; Bayeux Tapestry storyboard
7. Expressing opinions
Learners can be encouraged to express opinions particularly on more
controversial or sensitive matters where role-play in front of peers would
be too embarrassing.
[P] Moving On: Unit 1; Joanne’s Profile storyboard
[S] Learning from Religion: Religion and Forgiveness; Personal;
Neighbours 1 storyboard.
8. Presenting research findings
The software allows learners to communicate understanding gained from
research in an engaging manner. The storyboards can provide varying
levels of support for learners who need extra help.
[P] Understanding Religion: Unit 4; Activity 1; Inspirational People
storyboard
[S] Normans: Church and State: Activity 10; Daily Life storyboard
4. Interviews
Learners can be asked to research people from history
or fiction and supply the answers to ready made
questions. They can extend the questions with ideas of
their own.
[P] Tudors: English Activities; Activity 6; Ask
Shakespeare storyboard
[S] World War 1: Activity 1; Tribunal storyboard 8
9. Exploring or comparing points of view/interpretation
Learners can be encouraged to empathise with characters with opposing
or differing points of view. In addition they can present the same
information for different purposes and audiences.
[P] Local Democracy: Unit 1; Activity 1; Charity Planning storyboard
[S] World War 1: Activity 3; Life in the Trenches and Fighting for
Your Country storyboards
10 Summative tests
The ready made activities contain summative tests to check
understanding of the concepts and information introduced.
[P] Local Democracy: Unit 1; Who Decides? storyboard
[S] Normans: Quiz: Activity 12; Odd One Out storyboard
11 Summarising
Learners can be asked to summarise key points in a specified number of
frames, thus encouraging them to concentrate on the most salient
points.
[P] Understanding Religion: Unit 2; Activity 2; My Explanation
storyboard
[S] Much Ado About Nothing: Section 1; Activity 1; Bones storyboard
12 Explore text
Learners can be directed to engage with key extracts from literature or
non-fiction texts.
[P] Reading and Writing Stories: Unit 3; Openings storyboard
[S] Much Ado About Nothing: Section 2; Activity 7 Brothers
storyboard
Embedding Kar2ouche in TeachingExemplar Storyboard Types - continued
14 Starter storyboards
For learners who find it hard to begin tasks, storyboards can be
used to provide a starting point and ideas to act as stimuli.
[P] Speaking and Listening; Reading and Writing: Unit 1;
Activity 1; Colonel Fazackerley storyboard
[S] Criminal Law: In Court; Prosecution Lawyer’s Starter
storyboard
15 Contextualising
Storyboards can help learners see how abstract ideas apply in real
life situations.
[P] Maths and Problem Solving: Year 3 Activities; Activity 1; How
Much is That? storyboard
[S] Political Awareness and Citizenship: Unit 1; Activity 1; No
Rules storyboard
16 Hypothesising
Storyboards allow learners to consider how things might be, by
presenting situations and enabling them to predict what might
happen next or how someone might respond.
[P] Moving On: Unit 2; Concerns storyboard
[S] Drug Awareness: Activity 2; 1b Party Animal storyboard
17 Stimulating Creativity
Images, texts and audio can be used to stimulate creative skills as
learners are encouraged to develop their own ideas.
[P] Reading and Writing Stories: Unit 5; Storm Brewing
storyboard
[S] Rehearsal Room: Key Stage 3 Activities; Activity 1 Remote
storyboard
13 Empathising
Learners can be encouraged to consider how individuals or
fictional characters might feel in a particular situation and
provide evidence for their views.
[P] Victorians: History Activities; Activity 1; Victoria’s
Reign storyboard
[S] Twelfth Night: Section 2; Activity 10; Look at Me
storyboard9
Embedding Kar2ouche in TeachingMy Ideas for Storyboards
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Embedding Kar2ouche in TeachingMy Lesson Plan
Class (Year / Key Stage & Ability) Subject / Topic Date of lesson
Learning Objectives Outcomes Resources (including pre-made storyboards)
Starter PlenaryDevelopment
Formative Assessment Summative Assessment
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