Kings House IT Learning

Year 8

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Programming - The Microbit

Use Block Editor, Touch Develop, Java and Python
Design and create programs for the Microbit
Learn how to create functions, that perform a specific task and return a result
Use functions, global variables, forever loops and inputs

Robots – mBot – Sphero

Learn about mBot and Sphero’s sensors, buttons and switches
Learn how to use the software for these robots
Write programmes to control the robots

Networks

Understand about the hardware and software involved in networks
Use tools such as IPCONFIG and PING
Understand about security dangers such as spyware, viruses and worms and how to avoid them

Binary

Understand how numbers can be represented in binary
Be able to carry out simple operations on binary numbers - binary addition and conversion between binary and decimal
Understand how data of various types (including text, sounds and pictures) can be represented and manipulated digitally, in the form of binary digits

Create a website - Introduction to HTML

Plan and design a website - layout for each page, navigation, tables and hotspots
Test and evaluate website

Emerging Technologies

Understand how shops use technology to record stock levels and why they collect information about their customers
Investigate emerging technologies in shops
Understand what the Digital Divide is and how it affects people

Internet safety

Understand a range of ways to use technology safely, respectfully, responsibly and securely

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