S1 ICT

Pupils will learn how to use the school's IT system for completing their ICT work.

This is important, as it will help pupils understand how to create folder and new documents for other subjects across the school.

Pupils will learn how to use the basic functions of presentation software.  This includes:

• Creating a new presentation

• Adding new slides

• Design features 

• Using bullet points

• Adding graphics

• Using animations and transitions

Progress Check

Pupils will have an opportunity to show their understanding of this unit at an apporpriate point set by their class teacher.  The progress check is desigend to show what pupils have learnt, and can do, unaided.

Pupils will learn how create the following professional documents:

• Posters

• Menus

• Letters

Pupils will learn how to use the basic functions of word processing software.  This includes:

• Using spellcheck

• Using the toolbar

• Text alignment

• Text formatting

• Using headers/footers

• Using WordArt

• Inserting graphics

• Adding page borders

• Editing documents

Progress Check

Pupils will have an opportunity to show their understanding of this unit at an apporpriate point set by their class teacher.  The progress check is desigend to show what pupils have learnt, and can do, unaided.

Pupils will learn the basic of how to use the Microsoft Access Database software.  This will include:

• Creating a new Database file

• Editing an existing file

• Changing data types 

• Adding new records

• Sorting a Database file on one field

Pupils will learn the basics of how to use the Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet software.  This will include:

• Creating a new Spreadsheet

• Using headers/footers

• Formatting cells

• Using basic formulae (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, SUM)

• Printing

Pupils will have an opportunity to show their understanding of all units at an apporpriate point.

Progress checks dates will be set by their class teacher, when they feel the class are ready for this. 

Progress checks are desigend to show what pupils have learnt, and can do, unaided.  It should not be viewed as a "high stakes" assessments.