Course Overview Year 8 ICT Gaining deeper familiarity with the tools of ICT and their skilful use

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Course Overview Review of the Schools Computer System Computer programming 1 Computer programming 2 Computer programming 3 Further Word Processing 1 Further Word Processing 2 Computer Aided 3D Design 1 Computer Aided 3D Design 2 Computer Aided 3D Design 3 Modelling and Simulations Modelling using spreadsheets 1 Modelling using spreadsheets 2 Modelling using spreadsheets 3 Digital Imaging 1 Digital Imaging 2 Digital Imaging 3 Digital Imaging 4 Hardware and Software The Internet, networks and communications Introduction to Control Systems Flowcharts and the CoCo software Planning and Building a Control System Building and Testing a Control System Presenting your Control System Introduction to databases Designing and building a database Querying a database Data Logging 1 Data Logging 2 Google Documents Advantages and disadvantages of the Internet and ICT Researching for a presentation Creating presentations Delivering the presentations

Overview of the years ICT syllabus; overview of the schools computer system; checking everyone can logon; organizing your ICT work - creating a filing system; health & safety points. Review Windows Explorer; icons, shortcuts; personal and shared folders; file and folder management; using USB drives; transferring files to/from school/home; review sending and receiving email, including attachments; using Help and finding things out. Learning the basics of computer programming with Scratch Creating animations with movement and sounds More advanced features of Scratch Review earlier skills, including spell checker, bullets, numbering, indents, etc. Further formatting: headers, footers, page numbering, page breaks, etc. Introduction to Google Sketchup; basics of design; viewing tutorials; downloading models More tutorials; designing your own room or home or vehicle or anything! Completing your models Introduction to computer-based modelling and simulations; trying some simulations; consider advantages and disadvantages Spreadsheet-based modelling; use a spreadsheet-based model to make predictions. Creating a model of a real thing (e.g. of a shop); investigate and modify formulae used; use spreadsheet features such as fill and absolute cell referencing. Making predictions; evaluate models, discuss limitations, accuracy, improvements, etc. Using a digital camera and scanner; editing images (e.g. cropping, rotating, altering colours) More advanced editing: layers, transparency, fine editing tools Creating an amazing image to enter in our competition Digital imaging competition! Types of computing devices; operating systems and applications; input, output and storage devices Computer networks and the Internet; analogue and digital communications; how email is transmitted; webpages (HTML) and web browsers Introduction to Control Systems: using computers to control equipment. Using flowcharts to plan a process; using the CoCo control system. Continue development of control system Continue development of control system Finish and present control systems Introduction to databases, concepts, terminology; introduction to MS Access Creating a database; entering, editing and displaying data Using the database to answer questions (queries); filtering and sorting. Overview of Data Logging; sensors and features of data loggers An experiment with a Data Logger; importing data into a spreadsheet and document Online storage; collaboration working on projects together; What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Internet and ICT, considering issues of privacy and safety, information vs. opinion, copyright and data protection? In teams, research and plan a presentation on The advantages and disadvantages of the Internet and ICT; consider your audience and your purpose; information vs. opinion; plagiarism; searching using search engines; sources of information Each person prepares some parts of the presentation, using Google Documents Delivering and evaluating the presentations

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