Modified 09 June 2008
Theme 2 : Setting
up a home officeData for the Theme as a zipped file
| Pages covered and dates | Activity | What learner must do | Focus of exercise |
| 13 March | Practical Word test | Test | Counts for end of year |
| Improve readability Chapter 2.3 Page 181-193 Complete by 19 March
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1-Responsible use of computers | Print and put in portfolio | Orientation, margins, paragraph alignment, page break |
| 2-National anthem | Print and put in portfolio | Insert picture as background, Wordart aligned | |
| 3-Header/footer | Print ONE page and put in portfolio | Header, footer | |
| 4-Social implications | Print and put in portfolio | Header, footer/ odd, even | |
| 5-Responsible use of computers | Print and put in portfolio | Header, footer/ odd, even, page numbers (not pg 1) | |
| 6-My... | Print and put in portfolio | Bullets | |
| 7-1-Home computers | Print and put in portfolio | Bullets, sub bullets | |
| 7-2-Essential | Print and put in portfolio | Bullets, headings | |
| 8-Evaluate | Print and put in portfolio | Automatic numbering | |
| 9-How to handle disks | Print and put in portfolio. | Line spacing | |
| 10-Poem | Print and put in portfolio | Line spacing | |
| 11-Software piracy | Print and put in portfolio | Line spacing | |
| 12-Checklist | Complete Checklist and put in portfolio | Answer check list truthfully | |
| 13-Beat tension | Print and put in portfolio | All features mentioned above | |
| Application software Chapter 1.3 Page 101-107 Complete by 18 April |
14-Applications | Print and put in portfolio | |
| 15-Programs | Print and put in portfolio | Recognising software | |
| 16-Review | Print and put in portfolio | Review, Screen shot | |
| 17-Common options | Print and put in portfolio | Menus | |
| Introduction - Overview Chapter 4 Page 277-281 Complete by 25 April |
1-Working with information | Print and put in portfolio | Copy/paste |
| 2-Information sources | Print and put in portfolio | Sources of information | |
| Adding to your computer Chapter 1.2 Page 69-76 Complete by 2 May |
10-Advert | Print and put in portfolio | Frame, insert images, knowledge of hardware |
| 11-Errors | Print and put in portfolio | Underlining corrections | |
| 12-Wanted dead or alive | Print and put in portfolio | Using Paint | |
| 13-I/O devices | Print and put in portfolio | Mindmaping, autoshapes | |
| 14-Bulleted list | Print and put in portfolio | Bulleted list | |
| Structuring your work with tables Chapter 2.4 Page 195-213 Complete by 9 May |
1-National symbols | Print and put in portfolio | Tables |
| 2-Friends | Print and put in portfolio | Autoformatting table | |
| 3-2-Friends | Print and put in portfolio | Autoformatting table | |
| 4-Tea duties | Print and put in portfolio | Row formatting | |
| 5-Word search | Print and put in portfolio | Row and columns | |
| 6-Know provinces | Print and put in portfolio | Insert images into cells | |
| 7-National symbols | Print and put in portfolio | Alignment | |
| 8-Know provinces | Print and put in portfolio | Extra columns | |
| 9-CD cover | Print and put in portfolio | Sizing of table, CD cover | |
| 10-National symbols | Print and put in portfolio | Split cells | |
| 11-Friends | Print and put in portfolio | Borders | |
| 12-Groupwork | Print and put in portfolio | Merge cells | |
| 13-Research card | Print and put in portfolio | Merge cells | |
| 14-National symbols | Print and put in portfolio | Text wrapping | |
| 15-ExploreSort | Print and put in portfolio | Sorting in table, Formulas | |
| 16-Counter strike | Print and put in portfolio | Sorting different columns | |
| 17-Checklist | Complete Checklist and put in portfolio | Answer check list truthfully | |
| 18-Timetable | Print and put in portfolio | All table features mentioned above | |
| 18-Printers | Print and put in portfolio | Comparison via rows | |
| Encarta - Giving credit Chapter 4 Page 282-287 Complete by 6 June |
3-Crossword | Print and put in portfolio | Using Encarta for crossword |
| 4-1-World Heritage | Print and put in portfolio | Find information on the Internet | |
| 4-2-Extreme sport | Print and put in portfolio | Find information on the Internet | |
| 4-3-Map | Print and put in portfolio | Find information on the Internet | |
| 4-4-Tim Berners-Lee | Print and put in portfolio | Find information on the Internet | |
| 5-Assess advertisement | Print and put in portfolio | Provide poster with instructions for an advertisment | |
| 6-Plagiarism | Print and put in portfolio | Explain what is plagiarism | |
Page 14-16 Complete by 17 June |
Integrated task - On hardware and software including legal, ethical and social and environmental impact issues | Print and put in portfolio. Use checklist | Character formatting, Bullets and numbering, Page formatting, Graphics, Tables. Counts for end of year. |
| Buying and installing software
Chapter 1.3 Page 107-113 Complete by 20 June |
18-Licence agreement | Print and put in portfolio | Licence agreement |
| 19-SoftwareMove | Print and put in portfolio | Software legality | |
| 20-Legal | Print and put in portfolio | Software legality | |
| 21-Checklist | Complete Checklist and put in portfolio | Answer check list truthfully | |
| 22-1-Revise | Print and put in portfolio | Software revision | |
| 22-2-Revise | Print and put in portfolio | Software revision | |
| 22-3-Application software | Print and put in portfolio | Software revision | |
| Installing I/O devices Chapter 1.2 Page 76-83 Complete by 27 June |
15-Ports | Print and put in portfolio | List of ports |
| 17-True | Print and put in portfolio | Ports and hardware | |
| 18-Checklist | Complete Checklist and put in portfolio | Answer check list truthfully | |
| 19-Revise hardware | Print and put in portfolio | Revision of hardware | |
| Interaction with computers Chapter 1.1 Page 40-41 Complete by ? July |
3-Interacting | Print and put in portfolio | Interacting |
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