Computer and
Operating Systems
- Save to a computer
directory and to floppy disk.
- Navigate to find
specific items in another directory (to insert into their work).
- Use folders to
organise files.
- Use keyboard shortcuts/right
click options according to own preference.
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Peripherals
and Multimedia
- Use digital video
camera to make simple movies and import into the computer.
- Use digital still
camera, import photos into the computer to edit with a photo-editing
program.
- Use a scanner to
scan an image into the computer.
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Word
Processing
- Produce documents
with appropriate font styles and layout, text wrap on images and
photos, independent spelling and grammar checking, simple use of a
table.
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Publishing
- Produce simple cards
or a brochure with the aid of help and software wizards, which
includes text and picture frames with photos, clip art, text with
fonts suited to purpose.
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Spreadsheet
- Interact with simple
spreadsheets which include text boxes, clip art and basic
calculations.
- Produce a simple
spreadsheet with guidance, suited to a particular purpose.
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Database
- Interact with a
simple database to add, find, edit and extract information. Create a
simple database with support from teacher for a particular purpose.
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Drawing/Painting
- Saving drawings and
imported/changed images in different formats for particular
purposes.
- Aligning and manipulating objects including text boxes to combine into a
single image.
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Problem
Solving
- Use a mind-mapping
program as part of a group activity to map out an issue or project.
- Use simulation
software to produce a solution to a given problem.
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Presentation
- Produce a guided individual project
(or take part in a small group project) as a slide show or interactive presentation which
includes, sound, voice recording, photos, animations and movies.
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Web Publishing
- Create a simple web
page or a series of simple pages with software wizard help/teacher
support.
- Use a paint
program/drawing tools in Web Page software to manipulate images for
web pages.
- Web pages include
text, photos, clip art and own style of background.
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Internet/Communication
- Conduct a guided, safe search for a useful web materials -
copy/paste from web, save images.
- Understand the need
for observing copyright with materials accessed from the
web.
- Send an email,
reply to a message.
- Take part in a collaborative email project with other
schools with a group of students/whole class.
- Undertake a
curriculum-related web quest as part of a small group.
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