KS3 Scheme of Work: Control / Scratch

Irene McCormack Catholic College

Year 8 - Information Technology

Course Outline 2017

Year 8 Information Technology 1 IMCC

Term 1
Week / Teaching Focus / Content Addressed / Assessment /
1 / Digital Literacy
This course is designed to give learners a basic introduction to key Information Technology skills through using Microsoft Office tools. This includes attaching files and using OneNote, writing a formal business letter in Word, use of interactivity in PowerPoint and basic formulas and graphs in Excel.
Expected Pupils’ Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson pupils should have learnt to:
ü  Create a folder for each subject and save today’s work with a sensible name in the correct folder then submit it using OneNote.
ü  Create a copy of your timetable using Microsoft Word and colour-code it by using cell shading.
ü  Add suitable clipart to match each of your subjects. / ü  Collects, organises and presents data and information in digital content.
ü  Creates digital content to achieve a given goal through combining software packages.
ü  Makes appropriate improvements to solutions based on feedback received.
ü  Can comment on the success of the solution.
ü  Makes judgements about digital content when evaluating and repurposing it for a given audience.
ü  Recognises the audience when designing and creating digital content.
ü  Uses criteria to evaluate the quality of solutions.
ü  Can identify improvements making some refinements to the solution and future solutions.
Digital Technologies – Processes & Production Skills
Investigating and defining
ü  Investigate a given need or opportunity for specific purpose
ü  Evaluate and apply a given brief
ü  Consider components/resources to develop solutions, identifying constraints
Designing
ü  Design, develop, evaluate and communicate alternative solutions, using appropriate technical terms and technology
ü  Produce a simple plan designed to solve a problem, using a sequence of steps
Producing and implementing
ü  Safely apply appropriate techniques to make solutions using a range of components and equipment
Evaluating
ü  Develop contextual criteria independently to assess design processes and solutions
Collaborating and managing
ü  Plan, publish and manage projects, collaboratively and/or individually,
considering safety, specific task requirements, time and other required resources / Learners are assessed based on the completion of tutorials, exercises, portfolio of work and project diary file. Students update their project diary at the end of every lesson that shows evidence of their work using screenshots of their work. Students explain the skills they have learned and what they could improve in their learning and skills.
2 / Expected Pupils’ Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson pupils should have learnt to:
ü  Create a business letter with some suitable suggestions which is mostly laid out correctly.
ü  Create a business letter with lots of suitable suggestions with everything laid out correctly and a sensible font used.
ü  Create a suitable logo to display at the top of the letter. / ü  Collects, organises and presents data and information in digital content.
ü  Creates digital content to achieve a given goal through combining software packages.
ü  Makes appropriate improvements to solutions based on feedback received.
ü  Can comment on the success of the solution.
ü  Makes judgements about digital content when evaluating and repurposing it for a given audience.
ü  Recognises the audience when designing and creating digital content.
ü  Uses criteria to evaluate the quality of solutions.
ü  Can identify improvements making some refinements to the solution and future solutions.
Digital Technologies – Processes & Production Skills
Investigating and defining
ü  Investigate a given need or opportunity for specific purpose
ü  Evaluate and apply a given brief
ü  Consider components/resources to develop solutions, identifying constraints
Designing
ü  Design, develop, evaluate and communicate alternative solutions, using appropriate technical terms and technology
ü  Produce a simple plan designed to solve a problem, using a sequence of steps
Producing and implementing
ü  Safely apply appropriate techniques to make solutions using a range of components and equipment
Evaluating
ü  Develop contextual criteria independently to assess design processes and solutions
Collaborating and managing
ü  Plan, publish and manage projects, collaboratively and/or individually,
considering safety, specific task requirements, time and other required resources / Learners are assessed based on the completion of tutorials, exercises, portfolio of work and project diary file. Students update their project diary at the end of every lesson that shows evidence of their work using screenshots of their work. Students explain the skills they have learned and what they could improve in their learning and skills.
3 / Expected Pupils’ Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson pupils should have learnt to:
ü  Create two information slides aimed at adults.
ü  Create two additional slides aimed at children.
ü  Clear differences between the styles used for adults and those used for children. / ü  Collects, organises and presents data and information in digital content.
ü  Creates digital content to achieve a given goal through combining software packages.
ü  Makes appropriate improvements to solutions based on feedback received.
ü  Can comment on the success of the solution.
ü  Makes judgements about digital content when evaluating and repurposing it for a given audience.
ü  Recognises the audience when designing and creating digital content.
ü  Uses criteria to evaluate the quality of solutions.
ü  Can identify improvements making some refinements to the solution and future solutions.
Digital Technologies – Processes & Production Skills
Investigating and defining
ü  Investigate a given need or opportunity for specific purpose
ü  Evaluate and apply a given brief
ü  Consider components/resources to develop solutions, identifying constraints
Designing
ü  Design, develop, evaluate and communicate alternative solutions, using appropriate technical terms and technology
ü  Produce a simple plan designed to solve a problem, using a sequence of steps
Producing and implementing
ü  Safely apply appropriate techniques to make solutions using a range of components and equipment
Evaluating
ü  Develop contextual criteria independently to assess design processes and solutions
Collaborating and managing
ü  Plan, publish and manage projects, collaboratively and/or individually,
considering safety, specific task requirements, time and other required resources / Learners are assessed based on the completion of tutorials, exercises, portfolio of work and project diary file. Students update their project diary at the end of every lesson that shows evidence of their work using screenshots of their work. Students explain the skills they have learned and what they could improve in their learning and skills.
4 / Expected Pupils’ Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson pupils should have learnt to:
ü  Create two information slides aimed at adults and two aimed at children which are hyperlinked from the main menu.
ü  Add suitable transition and animation effects to enhance the presentation.
ü  Completed evaluation of the interactive presentation. / ü  Collects, organises and presents data and information in digital content.
ü  Creates digital content to achieve a given goal through combining software packages.
ü  Makes appropriate improvements to solutions based on feedback received.
ü  Can comment on the success of the solution.
ü  Makes judgements about digital content when evaluating and repurposing it for a given audience.
ü  Recognises the audience when designing and creating digital content.
ü  Uses criteria to evaluate the quality of solutions.
ü  Can identify improvements making some refinements to the solution and future solutions.
Digital Technologies – Processes & Production Skills
Investigating and defining
ü  Investigate a given need or opportunity for specific purpose
ü  Evaluate and apply a given brief
ü  Consider components/resources to develop solutions, identifying constraints
Designing
ü  Design, develop, evaluate and communicate alternative solutions, using appropriate technical terms and technology
ü  Produce a simple plan designed to solve a problem, using a sequence of steps
Producing and implementing
ü  Safely apply appropriate techniques to make solutions using a range of components and equipment
Evaluating
ü  Develop contextual criteria independently to assess design processes and solutions
Collaborating and managing
ü  Plan, publish and manage projects, collaboratively and/or individually,
considering safety, specific task requirements, time and other required resources / Learners are assessed based on the completion of tutorials, exercises, portfolio of work and project diary file. Students update their project diary at the end of every lesson that shows evidence of their work using screenshots of their work. Students explain the skills they have learned and what they could improve in their learning and skills.
5 - 6 / Expected Pupils’ Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson pupils should have learnt to:
ü  Accurately record the data for each question.
ü  Use a formula to calculate the totals for each question.
ü  Apply suitable formatting by using cell shading and borders. / ü  Collects, organises and presents data and information in digital content.
ü  Creates digital content to achieve a given goal through combining software packages.
ü  Makes appropriate improvements to solutions based on feedback received.
ü  Can comment on the success of the solution.
ü  Makes judgements about digital content when evaluating and repurposing it for a given audience.
ü  Recognises the audience when designing and creating digital content.
ü  Uses criteria to evaluate the quality of solutions.
ü  Can identify improvements making some refinements to the solution and future solutions.
Digital Technologies – Processes & Production Skills
Investigating and defining
ü  Investigate a given need or opportunity for specific purpose
ü  Evaluate and apply a given brief
ü  Consider components/resources to develop solutions, identifying constraints
Designing
ü  Design, develop, evaluate and communicate alternative solutions, using appropriate technical terms and technology
ü  Produce a simple plan designed to solve a problem, using a sequence of steps
Producing and implementing
ü  Safely apply appropriate techniques to make solutions using a range of components and equipment
Evaluating
ü  Develop contextual criteria independently to assess design processes and solutions
Collaborating and managing
ü  Plan, publish and manage projects, collaboratively and/or individually,
considering safety, specific task requirements, time and other required resources / Learners are assessed based on the completion of tutorials, exercises, portfolio of work and project diary file. Students update their project diary at the end of every lesson that shows evidence of their work using screenshots of their work. Students explain the skills they have learned and what they could improve in their learning and skills.
7 / Expected Pupils’ Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson pupils should have learnt to:
ü  Create a graph for each question and copy this into a report in Word.
ü  Give each graph a suitable title and axis labels and explain each one in a report in Word.
ü  Report in Word is well presented and each graph / ü  Collects, organises and presents data and information in digital content.
ü  Creates digital content to achieve a given goal through combining software packages.
ü  Makes appropriate improvements to solutions based on feedback received.
ü  Can comment on the success of the solution.
ü  Makes judgements about digital content when evaluating and repurposing it for a given audience.
ü  Recognises the audience when designing and creating digital content.
ü  Uses criteria to evaluate the quality of solutions.
ü  Can identify improvements making some refinements to the solution and future solutions.
Digital Technologies – Processes & Production Skills
Investigating and defining
ü  Investigate a given need or opportunity for specific purpose
ü  Evaluate and apply a given brief
ü  Consider components/resources to develop solutions, identifying constraints
Designing
ü  Design, develop, evaluate and communicate alternative solutions, using appropriate technical terms and technology
ü  Produce a simple plan designed to solve a problem, using a sequence of steps
Producing and implementing
ü  Safely apply appropriate techniques to make solutions using a range of components and equipment
Evaluating
ü  Develop contextual criteria independently to assess design processes and solutions
Collaborating and managing
ü  Plan, publish and manage projects, collaboratively and/or individually,
considering safety, specific task requirements, time and other required resources / Learners are assessed based on the completion of tutorials, exercises, portfolio of work and project diary file. Students update their project diary at the end of every lesson that shows evidence of their work using screenshots of their work. Students explain the skills they have learned and what they could improve in their learning and skills.
8-9 / Expected Pupils’ Outcomes:
By the end of the lesson pupils should have learnt to:
ü  Choose Publisher template options
ü  Create a flyer from a template
ü  Open and modify a publication
ü  Replace Publisher template text
ü  Replace a graphic
ü  Change publication properties / ü  Collects, organises and presents data and information in digital content.
ü  Creates digital content to achieve a given goal through combining software packages.
ü  Makes appropriate improvements to solutions based on feedback received.
ü  Can comment on the success of the solution.
ü  Makes judgements about digital content when evaluating and repurposing it for a given audience.
ü  Recognises the audience when designing and creating digital content.
ü  Uses criteria to evaluate the quality of solutions.
ü  Can identify improvements making some refinements to the solution and future solutions.
Digital Technologies – Processes & Production Skills
Investigating and defining
ü  Investigate a given need or opportunity for specific purpose
ü  Evaluate and apply a given brief
ü  Consider components/resources to develop solutions, identifying constraints
Designing
ü  Design, develop, evaluate and communicate alternative solutions, using appropriate technical terms and technology
ü  Produce a simple plan designed to solve a problem, using a sequence of steps
Producing and implementing
ü  Safely apply appropriate techniques to make solutions using a range of components and equipment
Evaluating
ü  Develop contextual criteria independently to assess design processes and solutions
Collaborating and managing
ü  Plan, publish and manage projects, collaboratively and/or individually,
considering safety, specific task requirements, time and other required resources / Week 9