ICT Education Curriculum Guide

(Second Year S & T Oriented High School)

ICT Education

Description

ICT education for the Second Year students of the S & T Oriented High School is
computer hardware and software management. The course shall cover installation and
operations of computer peripherals and basic troubleshooting, desktop publishing using
PageMaker, basic photo and video editing and advance web-page design using Frontpage. It
shall also develop the students’ artistic skills in graphics editing, comprehensive desktop
publishing and web-page design.
These topics shall serve as a tool for students to identify and implement hardware and
software solutions for a variety of learning environments.
This subject is allotted 240 minutes every week with 1.2 unit credits.

Content Outline

First Quarter

1. Basic Computer Maintenance/Servicing

1.1. Safety Precautions in handling computer parts
1.2. Procedures in computer maintenance
1.3. Installing/Uninstalling programs
1.4. Motherboard and its parts
1.5. Disassembling/Assembling a computer
1.6. Basic Troubleshooting techniques
2. ICT Peripheral Devices
2.1. USB drives/Storage
2.2. Scanner
2.3. CD/DVD Writer
2.4. Web cam
2.5. Video/Digital Cameras
2.6. LCD/DLP Projectors

Second Quarter

3. Comprehensive Desktop Publishing using PageMaker

3.1. Parts of PageMaker working environment
3.2. Creating/Saving/Opening/Exiting PageMaker
3.3. Working with Guides
3.4. Working with Grid
3.5. Inserting/Deleting/Rearranging Pages
3.6. Creating Master Pages
3.7. Using Toolbox
3.8. Drawing Lines/Polygons
3.9. Editing an Object
3.10. Creating/Editing Text Block
3.11. Placing/Importing Text Options
3.12. Creating/Editing Text Frame
3.13. Formatting Text
3.14. Formatting Paragraph
3.15. Setting/Editing Tab Stops
3.16. Creating/Editing Drop Cap

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3.17. Inserting/Editing graphics and images
3.18. Applying/Editing Colors
3.19. Defining/Editing a Style
3.20. Creating/Editing Layers

Third Quarter

4. Basic Graphics Editing using Adobe Photoshop/Corel Photo Paint

4.1. Graphics Overview
4.2. Parts of Adobe Photoshop/Corel Photo Paint Environment
4.3. Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop/Corel Photo Paint
4.4. Using the Toolbox
4.5. Working with Selections
4.5.1. Moving/Duplicating a selection
4.5.2. Adding/Subtracting selection
4.5.3. Transforming a selection
4.6. Cropping an image
4.7. Creating and Viewing layers
4.8. Selecting/Removing artwork on a layer
4.9. Rearranging Layers
4.10. Changing Opacity and Mode of a layer
4.11. Linking layers
4.12. Adding Gradient
4.13. Adding/Formatting Text
4.14. Applying layer style
4.15. Flattening and saving files
4.16. Strategy for retouching image
4.17. Adjusting tonal range
4.18. Removing color cast
4.19. Replacing colors in an image
4.20. Adjusting saturation and lightness
4.21. Removing/Replacing part of an image
4.22. Saving image for four-color printing

5. Basic Video Editing

5.1. Linear and Non-linear editing
5.2. Types of video format
5.3. Tips for smoother edits
5.4. Importing clips
5.5. Creating a rough cut
5.6. Previewing in the monitor window
5.7. Trimming clips in the monitor window
5.8. Adding audio
5.9. Trimming clips in the Timeline window
5.10. Adding Transitions
5.11. Previewing transitions and other effects
5.12. Splitting a clip
5.13. Changing speed of a clip
5.14. Adding special effects to a video clip
5.15. Superimposing an image
5.16. Animating a clip
5.17. Exporting a movie

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Fourth Quarter

6. Advance Webpage Design

6.1. Characteristics of good webpage design
6.2. Parts of Frontpage environment
6.3. Using toolbox and menus
6.4. Layouting/Formatting a page
6.5. Inserting/Editing buttons
6.6. Inserting Graphics
6.7. Formatting text
6.8. Adding Effects/Animation
6.9. Creating Links
6.10. Inserting Sounds
6.11. Inserting Forms
6.12. Uploading a webpage

ICT General and Specific Competencies

First Quarter

I. Basic Computer Maintenance/Servicing (Time Allotment: 36 hours)

1. Demonstrate skills in basic computer maintenance/servicing
1.1. Define the system
1.2. Relate components of a system to one another
1.3. Discuss safety precautions in handling parts of the computer
1.4. Recognize the importance of computer maintenance
1.5. Identify the different parts of the system unit and its peripherals
1.6. Discuss the procedures in computer maintenance
1.7. Discuss the methods of assembling and disassembling the computer
1.8. Analyze errors and defects of a computer
1.9. Apply basic troubleshooting techniques in computer errors
1.10. Identify a problem through gap analysis

II. ICT Peripheral Devices

2. Demonstrate skills in using the different multimedia devices in ICT
2.1. Recognize the value of technology in improving the quality of life
2.2. Discuss the Do’s and Don’ts in handling peripheral devices in ICT
2.3. Recognize the importance of USB drive/storage
2.4. Apply the correct procedures in using a scanner
2.5. Apply the correct procedures in using CD/DVD write
2.6. Show the proper use of a web cam
2.7. Show the proper way of using video and digital cameras
2.8. Downloading pictures and video clips from digital and video cameras
2.9. Apply proper procedures in using LCD/DLP Projectors
2.10. Follow the correct procedure in installing/uninstalling a program

Second Quarter

III. Comprehensive Desktop Publishing using PageMaker

3. Demonstrate skills in using PageMaker to create/edit publication
3.1. Describe the different parts of a PageMaker
3.2. Discuss how the concept of environment/ecology relate to the PageMaker working
environment

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3.3. Create samples of different types of publication
3.4. Create guides and grids
3.5. Insert, delete and rearrange pages
3.6. Create master page
3.7. Apply the proper procedures in using the toolbox
3.8. Apply the proper procedures in drawing lines and polygons
3.9. Show the correct procedure in editing an object
3.10. Analyze how to create and edit text block
3.11. Place and import text options
3.12. Construct and edit a text frame
3.13. Apply the correct procedure in formatting a text/paragraph
3.14. Apply the proper procedure in setting and edit tab stops
3.15. Create and edit drop cap
3.16. Insert and edit graphics and images
3.17. Apply and edit colors
3.18. Define and edit a style
3.19. Analyze how layers are created and edited
3.20. Apply proper procedures in printing a publication
3.21. Explain errors in following instructions can become disastrous

Third Quarter

IV. Basic Graphics Editing using Adobe Photoshop/Corel Photo Paint (Time Allotment: 36
hours)
4. Demonstrate skills in editing graphics using Adobe Photoshop/Corel Photo Paint
4.1. Describe the different types of graphics and digital images
4.2. Identify the parts of Adobe Photoshop/Corel Photo Paint environment
4.3. Explain logic and relate it to algorithm
4.4. Describe the different procedures in using the toolbox
4.5. Apply proper procedures in
4.5.1. moving and duplicating selections
4.5.2. adding and deleting a selection
4.5.3. transforming a selection
4.6. Describe the correct procedure on how to crop an image
4.7. Create, view and format layers
4.8. Discuss the procedure in formatting a text
4.9. Apply the correct procedure in making a layer style
4.10. Discuss the proper procedure on how flatten and save files
4.11. Apply the correct strategy in retouching an image
4.12. Apply the correct procedure in
4.12.1. adjust tonal range
4.12.2. removing color cast
4.12.3. replacing colors in an image
4.12.4. adjusting saturation and lightness
4.13. Describe the removal and replacement of a part of an image
4.14. Explain the procedure to show an image in four color printing

V. Basic Video Editing

5. Demonstrate skills in editing video clips
5.1. Differentiate linear from non-linear editing
5.2. Describe the types of video formats
5.3. Apply the correct methods in making smoother edits
5.4. Discuss the correct procedure in

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5.4.1. importing clips
5.4.2. creating rough cut
5.5. Describe the correct method of
5.5.1. previewing clips on the monitor window
5.5.2. trimming clips on the monitor window
5.6. Apply the correct procedure in adding audio
5.7. Explain how to trim clips in the Time Line Window
5.8. Discuss the correct procedure in
5.8.1. adding transitions
5.8.2. previewing transitions and other effects
5.9. Apply the correct procedure in
5.9.1. splitting a clip
5.9.2. changing speed of a clip
5.9.3. adding special effects in a video clip
5.10. Describe the correct method to superimpose an image
5.11. Explain the procedure on how to animate a clip
5.12. Describe the procedure in exporting a movie

Fourth Quarter

VI. Advanced Webpage Design

6. Demonstrate skills in advance webpage development
6.1. Describe the characteristics of a good webpage design
6.2. Discuss the features of Frontpage working environment
6.3. Discuss the correct procedure on how to
6.3.1. layout and format page
6.3.2. format and edit texts
6.3.3. insert buttons and graphics to a page
6.4. Explain the procedure in
6.4.1. applying in enhancements to a page
6.4.2. adding effects and animation
6.4.3. Creating fill in forms
6.4.4. Inserting sounds
6.5. Describe uploading a webpage

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