ICTClasses1

//The following is a typical course that Year 7/Grade 6 students may experience in schools now. Please update by deleting, changing and adding content to reflect the course/ICT education that students may be offered in 2013://

Go here for Paul's jazzy kid tech [|pic!] Please do yor homework Paul. Don't be lazy!!!!  Each student has one 80 minute Information and Communication Technology lesson each week with an ICT specialist. The computer laboratories used for teaching are equipped with windows-based PCs. Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, Assess, Publisher, FrontPage and PowerPoint are used in a large number of the units offered. Students will have hands-on experience with the Macromedia suite of programs including Flash for 2D Animation, Fireworks for image editing and Dreamweaver for web design. Students will be allocated with a username, file space and email account for school-related purposes. Students are expected to have suitable portable devices for transferring files from and to school. //**General Skills **//  //**Curriculum Integration **// There will be opportunities throughout the key stage for integration with other subject areas. These opportunities may be included in the units and as ‘mini' joint projects when required. Student will develop lifelong Word Processing skills which will allow them to create and present documents efficiently using a variety of tools. Students will explore the range of electronic resources available today which may include the internet, on-line databases, CD-ROMs. Students will develop techniques for efficient and effective research. Students will create basic spreadsheets using simple formulae for modelling in addition to graphing and charting techniques. Students will use spreadsheet models and to explore patterns and relationships, and make predictions about the consequences of their decisions.
 * use of email and netiquette
 * the use and misuse of the internet
 * understanding multimedia file formats
 * transferring files between home and school
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">printing and scanning
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">use of other computer operating systems other than Windows-based computers
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Unit 1 - Word Processing Skills **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Unit 2 - Research Techniques **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">
 * <span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Unit 3 - Introduction to Spreadsheets **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">