ICT is a doing subject. You will not learn to use a computer by reading about it, just as you cannot learn to ride a bicycle from a book. Every lesson has a "Try this" box: do it on a computer if you can reach one (at school, at an internet café, at a relative's home), and on a phone if you cannot. Most steps work on both.
Do not be afraid of breaking the computer by clicking. Almost everything can be undone with Ctrl + Z, and a file in the Recycle Bin can be restored. What really causes damage is water, dust, rough handling and switching off at the socket without shutting down, so be careful with those, and be brave with everything else. When something does not work, read the screen slowly: it usually tells you what it needs.
Study a little and often: one lesson a day of about 15 to 20 minutes is better than five lessons on Sunday night. Keep an ICT notebook for new words, shortcuts and the answers to your practice tasks, answer the quick checks honestly before looking at the answers, and finish each topic with the Activity of Integration, which asks you to use what you learnt to solve a real problem.
- 💧 A glass of water before you start
- 📵 Phone on silent, one subject at a time
- ⏱️ About 25 minutes, then a 5-minute break
- ✍️ Keep an exercise book for the “Try this” tasks
Term 1 1 topic
1Introduction to ICTWhat ICT is, the common ICT tools and their uses in everyday life and work, how data becomes information, and how to use ICT tools safely.
- What is ICT?15 min
- Common ICT tools and how we use them15 min
- ICT in different fields of work15 min
- The information processing cycle15 min
- Safety precautions and computer laboratory rules20 min
- AOIActivity of Integration · auto-marked
Term 2 2 topics
2Computer Hardware and System Start-upThe physical devices of a computer system, how each one works, how to connect them into a working computer, how to start and shut it down safely, and how to use printers, scanners and projectors.
- The parts of a computer system15 min
- Input and output devices: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers20 min
- Inside the system unit: processing, memory, storage and ports15 min
- Assembling a computer and starting it up20 min
- Shutting down safely and using peripheral devices20 min
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3File and Folder ManagementThe different storage media, how to create, name, save and organise files and folders, how to move and copy them between devices, and how to convert units of data storage.
- Types of storage media20 min
- Files, folders and file paths15 min
- Creating, saving, naming and renaming files and folders20 min
- Moving and copying files between storage media20 min
- Units of data storage and conversions20 min
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Term 3 1 topic
4Word Processing IUsing a word processor such as Microsoft Word to create, edit, format, lay out, insert objects into and print documents.
- Opening a word processor and knowing its interface15 min
- Typing and editing a document20 min
- Formatting text and paragraphs20 min
- Page layout and inserting objects20 min
- Previewing and printing a document15 min
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