1. Subjects >
  2. Computing >
  3. Key stage 2 >
  4. Year 4 >
  5. Computing systems and networks: Collaborative learning >
  6. Google: Computing systems and networks: Collaborative learning >
  7. Lesson 1: Teamwork

Learning objective

  • To understand that software can be used to work online collaboratively.

Success criteria

  • I understand I can work with a partner
Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

  • Understand
Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

Cross-curricular links

RSE

Respectful Relationships

Pupils should

Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

Before the lesson

Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

Lesson plan

Recap and recall

Before starting this unit, check that the children can recall: Touch typing is the fastest way to type. Computers often work together. Log in and log out mean beginning and ending a connection with a computer. Creating something on a computer can be more easily saved and shared than a paper version.

Learning objective

Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in
Extended-mode explainer videos

How to extend your display to view the lesson page and presentation mode simultaneously. Choose your operating system below to watch the video

Mac

Windows

If you need further support with extending your display,
please contact [email protected].

Extended-mode explainer video: For Mac

Extended-mode explainer video: For Windows

Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support

Could have help rephrasing a statement to make it quicker and easier to type.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should be encouraged to type longer and more detailed sentences for either the rules or lines in the story.

Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: understanding the need to be thoughtful

Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

Vocabulary definitions

  • collaborate

    Working with others to achieve a specific goal.

  • document

    Text that is written and stored on a computer.

Lock

This content is for subscribers only. Join for access today.

Join Log in

In this unit

Assessment - Computing Y4: Collaborative learning

Lesson 1: Teamwork

Lesson 2: Sharing a document

Lesson 3: Slide presentations

Lesson 4: Google Forms

Lesson 5: Shared spreadsheets

Originally created by:

Cat Lamin

Computing specialist

Cat Lamin Specialist Profile Picture April 2021
Cat is a former primary school teacher with 12 years of teaching experience. She has a passion for coding and computer science and specialises in supporting teachers who are getting started on their journey into using technology in the classroom. In 2017 she…
Find out more
Cat Lamin Specialist Profile Picture April 2021

Maintained by: Kapow Primary team

Last update: 17th January, 2026

_
Assessment – Computing Y4: Collaborative learning Previous Lesson
Lesson 2: Sharing a document Next Lesson

Related content

Please don’t screenshot or copy images from this page.
Kapow Primary resources are created by teachers and protected by copyright. Copying images or slides into your own presentations (for example using the Snipping Tool) counts as reproducing the resource and isn’t permitted under the Kapow licence.
This resource is being accessed through your school’s Kapow licence.
Thank you for respecting the work of the teachers who create these materials.