Module :

Patch Studies
ICT Skills

The following table is a skills analysis as experienced by a teacher in undertaking one of the patch studies. As you can see the study and the presentation of the topics and themes was an ideal way of bringing together a wide range of ICT skills.

  Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4
Revision of Email Skills        
Receiving, reading & printing emails   X X  
Composing, saving & sending an email   X X  
Attaching a file   X X  
Use of an Address Book   X X  
Revision of Database Skills        
Compile a simple database on paper X      
Revise relevant ICT vocabulary X      
Read information from a table X      
Open/Close/Save database in Microsoft Access X      
Enter field names and data X      
Insert/Delete records and fields X      
Edit and Replace data X      
Sort numerically and alphabetically X      
Format table X      
Use Print Preview and Print X      
Revision of Internet Skills (Use of ??.)
Vocabulary and meaning     X  
Type in address of web site (URL)     X  
Use navigational icons such as Back, Home     X  
Use links     X  
Print a web page     X  
Access a known search engine e.g Alta vista     X  
Practice narrowing searches     X  
Add web page to Favourites folder     X  
Revision of Word Processing Skills
Open/Close/Save document in Microsoft Word   X    
Type short text & edit   X    
Use tools such as B, I, U.   X    
Change font style, size, line spacing, justification   X    
Use Shift, Return, Insert Symbol where necessary   X    
Insert WordArt and ClipArt   X    
Use Print Preview and Print   X    
Revision of Desktop Publishing Skills
Open/Close/Save/Retrieve/Print file in Publisher       X
Create frame       X
Enter/Edit text       X
Select font/style/size       X
Utilise other word processing tools e.g B I U       X
Create Headings/headlines       X
Insert picture from ClipArt       X
Import a scanned image       X
Move/Resize frames       X
Select frames to delete/copy/paste       X
Use a wizard       X
Use WordArt       X
Create a table       X
Use foreground and background       X
Collate document and refine presentation       X
Use of German Language Software        
Talk Now!/Junior talking Dictionary etc.     X X
Digital Camera
Take Photos     X  
Create folder on hard disk on PC     X  
Connect camera to PC     X  
Use software to download images into folder     X  
View and Rename photos     X  
Print or access on network neighbourhood     X  

 

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