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Year 7

Year 7 ICT Content Overview

Unit

Tasks

Term
Introduction Network,  File management/ Review of Year 6/ Skills Checklist

1
Unit 1 & 2: Information and Presentation, Using ICT Leaflet (DTP skills): Internet safety, Research skills,

1
Unit 3: Spreadsheets Models, Rules and Investigations Spreadsheets: Commendation totals / School Shop

1
Unit 4: Processing Text and Graphics Presentation: Promoting a charity, Research skills

2
Unit 5: Data Handling Data Handling: United Nations

2
Unit 6: Control Introduction to control in everyday life e.g. Traffic lights & Robot project

3
Review: Class wiki Creation of class wiki site to review work/ skills checklist / extra material

3

 

Brief summary of the syllabus:

The course aims to ensure that pupils are confident users of ICT to at least National Curriculum level 4. They will be able to word- process documents, manipulate data using spreadsheets and databases, write sequences of instructions, present information in a variety of ways and retrieve information effectively. The National Curriculum programme of study for ICT in Key Stage 3 groups the knowledge, skills and understanding students need to acquire into themes. These themes, which characterise what people normally do when they work with ICT, are:

  • Finding information
  • Developing ideas
  • Communicating information
  • Evaluating

What skills and attributes are being developed and examined?

Pupils will become increasingly independent users of ICT tools and information sources. They will have a better understanding of how ICT can help their work in other subjects and develop their ability to judge when and how to use ICT ad where it has its limitations. They will become more focused, efficient and rigorous in their use of ICT, and carry out a range of increasingly complex tasks. They will think about the quality and reliability of information. Pupils will be taught key skills in ICT. Pupils will learn to apply their skills to familiar and unfamiliar situations. All of the skills and attributes will be tested through class work, homework, tests and assignments.

What can parents expect to see in class work and homework?

In class work and homework parents should expect to see a variety of activities aimed at developing their child’s knowledge and skills in ICT, including the preparation of presentations using the computer, annotation of work, and printing of presentations. Presentations will include documents, spreadsheets, databases, web pages, and multimedia presentations. Evidence of proofreading should be expected.

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What can parents do to help in their subject at this stage?

Encourage your child to practise their ICT skills so that they is able to apply them to familiar and unfamiliar situations. Encourage the production of a high standard of work through the consideration of layout, formatting and audience. Encourage pupils to proofread their work, checking the content and layout before printing and submitting. Encourage your child to submit all work on time and catch up on all work missed as a result of absence. Ensure that your child keeps a backup of their ICT work by saving it to a home computer, the school computer and a memory device, such as a memory stick.

Discourage your child from breaching copyright and plagiarising. All work they completes must be their own and there are stiff penalties for those who copy other peoples’ work. Encourage safe working practices by ensuring your child takes breaks from using the computer and avoids long periods of repetitive game- playing which can lead to RSI. Check that your child is using their time on the computer wisely as it is very easy to become distracted by other activities when using a computer.

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