This is an excellent (unfinished) example of Unit 4 (or unit 17) coursework. Lots of information here, with teacher feedback in the comments. Student Example – (.docx) Student Example 2 – (.doc)
This is an excellent (if I say so myself) presentation. Combined with work from my Colleague at the time (Kenny Sharpe), and my own twist, it was a really great lesson that allowed students to help understand the basic and advanced versions of these tools. PERT+CPA Presentation – (.pdf) Student Handouts – (.pdf)
Again, designed for Unit 4 of the ‘old’ pre 2010 specification. Most still applies for unit 17, but re-map accordingly. My fourth lesson. This covers most management tools. Management + Tools – (.pdf)
Again, this was designed for the old unit 4 project, pre 2010 BTEC specification, and the changeover to the ‘easier’ unit 17 changeover. My third lesson. This concentrated on: LO1: Students will acquire theknowledge of projectSpecification and who it affects. LO2: Students will evaluatepotential boundaries, scope andrestraints for their project. Overview of a [...]
This was used for my second lesson, introducing the Systems Life Cycle. Very similar to A Level ICT, but more focused on practical, specific implications, rather than the broad A Level version. [box] LO1: Students will acquire the knowledge of the stages that should be followed when developing a system.[/box] [box] LO2: Students will [...]
This Unit was (pre 2010) Unit 17 – The IT Project. Post 2010, it has been converted into one unit, not one double-unit. http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/BTEC%20Nationals%20from%202010/Unit-17-Project-Planning-with-IT.pdf Consequently, the criteria you need to meet has shrunk, and so my paperwork and resources are slightly out of date. Here is the pre 2010 paperwork, with the pre 2010 [...]
LO1: Students will describe theadvantages and disadvantages ofencoding data LO2: Students will describe and giveexamples of a range of validationmethods and their purpose We collect data for a purpose. If the data that has been collectedcannot be organised in such a waythat it can be used for the originalpurpose then it is worthless. [...]
LO1: Students will compare the use of staticinformation sources with dynamic sources LO2: Students will describe the effects of quality ofinformation produced: accuracy, relevance, age,completeness, presentation, level of detail An information source is arepository of data that can beaccessed when required. There are two main types of information source: static and dynamic [...]
My first day with the Chromebook. An adjustment or rather a paradigm shift to the normal constructed view of how we use everyday computers. The focus of the Chromebook is not the platform or the hardware itself, but the in the infrastructure the Chromebook delivers, not a wondrous new device that will revolutionise the way [...]
At last, Easyspace have fixed the problem: (A bit late!). After escalation to our senior technicians it appears that there was a block initiated on the domain in November 2011 when the site was archived after it had been used to send large amounts of spam (ticket ref XXXXXXXXX). This bock is the reason [...]
This is a short video I used to help students to understand filtering and sorting data. The video also includes VLOOKUP. I used this spreadsheet for the practical part. Purple Spiders – Excel
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Apologies for the delay in adding new ‘stuff’ here. I’m hoping to get all of my A Level ICT (OCR) presentations and resources on here during January 2012. The next plan is to put all of my GCSE ICT (EdExcel) presentations and resources on here during February 2012. That is the plan at least [...]
A2 Level ICT 01 – The systems cycle > Lesson 01 LO1: Students will acquire the knowledge ofdifferent methods that can be used to gatherthe information during the investigation andanalysis stage LO2: Students will evaluate & improve softwaredevelopment methodologies: prototyping andrapid application development (RAD) Download the lesson plan Different approaches.pdf
AS Level ICT 01 – Data information knowledge and processing > Lesson 03 LO1: Students will acquire the knowledge and be able to describe different data types(Boolean, real, integer, string, date/time) LO2: Students will describe different sourcesfrom which data can be derived and explainthe advantages and disadvantages Download the lesson - Data Types.pdf [...]
AS Level ICT 01 – Data information knowledge and processing > Lesson 02 LO1: Students will acquire the knowledgeand be able to discuss representationmethods to convey meaning LO2: Students will describe what is meantby the term knowledge and distinguishbetween information and knowledge Download the lesson - Knowledge + Meaning PDF