Modified 12 December 2009
Theme 2 : Setting
up a home office| Pages covered and dates | Activity | What learner must do | Focus of exercise | Check / Signature |
| Improve readability Chapter 2.3 Page 151-163 Complete by 20 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 TWO pages and put in portfolio | Header, footer/ odd, even | ||
| 5-Responsible use of computers | Print TWO pages 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 | ||
| 14-School secretary | Type up answers and print | Revision | ||
| Application software Chapter 1.3 Page 70-76 Complete by 27 March |
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| 15-Programs | Print and put in portfolio | Recognising software | ||
| 16-Review | Print and put in portfolio | Review, Screen shot | ||
| 17-Software2 | Print and put in portfolio | Revision of applications | ||
| Adding to your computer Chapter 1.2 Page 36-45 Complete by 24 April |
8-Advert | Print and put in portfolio | Frame, insert images, knowledge of hardware | |
| 9-Compare | Answer the questions and print | Memory, storage, input and output | ||
| 10-Wanted dead or alive | Print and put in portfolio | Using Paint | ||
| 11-Hardware5 | Answer the questions and print | Revision of hardware | ||
| Structuring your work with tables Chapter 2.4 Page 165-183 Complete by 8 May |
1-National symbols | Print and put in portfolio | Tables | |
| 2-Friends | Print and put in portfolio | Autoformatting table | ||
| 3-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 | ||
| 18-1-Timetable | Print and put in portfolio | All table features mentioned above | ||
| 18-2-Printers | Print and put in portfolio | Comparison via rows | ||
| Buying and installing software
Chapter 1.3 Page 76-81 Complete by 5 June |
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| 18-Legal_Illegal | Print and put in portfolio | Software legality | ||
| 19-Software3 | Answer the questions and print | Revision of Software | ||
| 20-Checklist | Complete Checklist and put in portfolio | Answer check list truthfully | ||
| Installing I/O devices Chapter 1.2 Page 45-51 Complete by 12 June |
12-Ports | Explore | Ports | |
| 13-Hardware6 | Answer the questions and print | Revision of hardware | ||
| 14-Checklist | Complete Checklist and put in portfolio | Answer check list truthfully | ||
| Interaction with computers Chapter 1.1 Page 8-9 Complete by 12 June |
3-Interacting | Print and put in portfolio | Interacting | |
Page S12-S13 Complete by 25 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. |
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