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

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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

Print

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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