*LAST FEW WEEKS*

By now you should all have the following assignments completed, printed and handed up to me:
- SuperSavers webpage (on LNI)
- Report on how you made the SuperSavers webpage
- Health & Safety (when using ICT) Guide for SuperSavers staff
- Report on how you made the Health & Safety Guide
- SuperSavers Health & Safety (when using ICT) Presentation
- Report on how you made the Health & Safety Presentation

If any of these are missing / incomplete you MUST get them finished this week.

Today you will start working on the SuperSavers Data Collection form.
Info on the datapool:
S:\ICT\GCE APPLIED ICT\AS Modules 1-2-3\Module 1\Assessment Part 2 - Documents\Data Collection

You will use the advanced features of Word to produce a professional looking Data Collection form to be used when collecting details of new Savers, to be added to the SuperSavers database.
Document & Report on how you made it to be completed for this day week (Mon 23rd April)

Checklist

SuperSavers Health & Safety Booklet Draft Submission

You should have completed your "SuperSavers Health & Safety Booklet" for last friday.
You were to have it 'printed' as a PDF file.
Today you will submit it electonically.

1) Go to www.c2kni.net
2) 'Learning Services for Schools'
3) 'Learning NI'
4) Log in using your c2kusername and password (write your c2k username in the book if you don't know your password)
5) Click on the 'Y13 Applied ICT' course at the bottom left of the screen.
6) Click on 'Workspace' (top right of the screen)
7) Click on 'Coursework Upload'
8) Upload your PDF into the area (Add > Local File)

Information & Data Theory cntd

On Friday we had presentations from Philip, Oran and Emmet.
Today we will have Aaron and others presenting their material.

For Thursday you should have caught up on all the homeworks set (I will be checking!) and continued to work on the Health & Safety booklet for "SuperSavers Administration staff".

You must have the 1st draft of your booklet completed for FRIDAY of this week.
This counts as COURSEWORK and *MUST* be submitted on time.

This draft will be submitted electronically - no paper version to be printed.
When you go to Print the document, choose "PDFCreator" from the available printers.
Give your file the following name:
c2kusername_HSBooklet_Draf1_02Mar07.pdf
e.g. ebarr599_HSBooklet_Draft1_02Mar07.pdf

You must also create a report on how you made the booklet (for next Monday), so you should be taking screenshots as you go along.

Module 1 >>> Assignment 2 <<<

You have already been told about The FIRST part of your coursework assignment:
- Comparing & Contrasting Business Documents (Based on London Olympics Theme)
- If you have not already done so, get a selection of documents from 2 business to compare.

The SECOND PART involves the CREATION of business documents.
You have to use your ICT skills and knowledge of information & data theory to produce:

• A Report / Booklet
• A Data Collection Form
• An Online Document
• A Multimedia Presentation

You will use the SuperSavers Case Study to base your documents on. (This is the Case Study your Module 2 Computer based exam will be on, NOT ROCKETSHAKERS)

Files relevant to Part (ii) are in the Datapool:

S:\ICT\GCE APPLIED ICT\AS Modules 1-2-3\Module 1\Assessment Part 2 - Documents

Today you will begin working on the REPORT.

You will produce an 8 page booklet aimed at SuperSavers Administration staff explaining "Health & Safety Issues when using Computers".

You will demonstrate use of all the word processing features we have covered:

• Table of Contents
• Header / Footer
• Headings
• Integrated graphics (use suitable photos, images from the Internet, OWN GRAPHICS)
• Use of bullet points / lists / nested lists
• Suitable image / text wrapping
• Use of appropriate font styles, sizes and effects.
• Use of columns / text boxes where appropriate
• Arrows etc to highlight key points
• Your booklet should look PROFESSIONAL, not like a 1st year produced it!

Your booklet should cover all relevant Health & Safety issues (including Legislation) when using a PC in an office environment.

You then need to produce a 'How I made it' report describing the different software techniques used.

Get cracking!

And we're off...!!!

Today we started our class Peer Teaching exercise.
Our first speakers presented their slides and gave you short homeworks to do.
We heard from the following students:

• Darren - Data Info & Knowledge
• Garrett - Data Info & Knowledge in Action
• John Clift - Value of Information
• John Coyle - Quality of Information (Part 1)

All 4 speakers should have published their slides on their own blogs (check the sidebar to get to their blogs >>>).

The (short!) homeworks they set are to be completed and published to your blog.

Presenters tomorrow will be:

• Aaron
• Paul
• Christopher E
• Possibly David

*EVERYONE* should be ready to present their slides incase someone is off.

Parent's Evening Tomorrow Night

By the end of this class you are to have your blog up-to-date and PRINTED, STAPLED and LEFT ON MY DESK.

PS Could everyone PLEASE make sure they have created a GOOGLE ACCOUNT to use when they sign in. You will need one of these accounts later in the course.

Thanks,
E Barr

Another Friday afternoon...

Gentlemen,

I know that the 'net connection appears to be slow this afternoon, however I still want you to try and update your blogs so they suitably demonstrate work you have completed for my classes.
You should have (at least)
- the Introductory post you were supposed to do (from the letter you sent at the start of the year)
- A post describing the spreadsheet work we completed during November.
- A post evaluating your performance during the first term.
- A post describing the topic you are to 'teach' to the rest of the class.
- THE WORK YOU WERE TO COMPLETE THIS WEEK i.e. uploading screenshots
- Also: screenshot of your completed class lesson plan; uploaded images from the ppt you will 'teach' to the rest of the class (export your ppt slides as individual jpeg's); Description of the homework exercise you will be giving your classmates.
- You must ensure that the link from this main blog to your own blog WORKS. Make sure you have given me the correct web address for it.

Don't cry at me about logging in to the blog - it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. Use a bit of initiative and sort it out yourself. You can't go through life having people fix all your problems for you!

Module 2 Exam Screenshot Evidence

Complete the task started on Monday:
- Upload screenshots showing evidence of how completed each Task in the Jan 06 Module 2 exam to your blog (remember: log in via the 'Old Blogger' option).
- Paste screenshot into Paint> Save as jpg > upload to post.
- You should have a NEW POST for EACH TASK.

This to be completed for Friday 2nd Feb! (You had all week!!!)

By the way lads, your blogs generally reflect the amount of effort you have put into my class.
I will be printing these off for Open Night as evidence of what you have / haven't done...

Module 2 Exam (Jan 06) Exercise

Gentlemen,

For Thursday 1st Feb you are to have uploaded your answers as screenshots & explanations in INDIVIDUAL POSTS for each Question.
e.g. You would create a New Post for Task DB1 and in this upload your screenshot of the Agegroup table. You should then describe how this answers the question asked.

To upload images you will need to copy them from the Word document you saved them in so far into 'Paint' (in 'Core Programs'). Save it then as a PNG or JPEG file and you can upload it to the blog.

Please write if you don't understand / can't do a particular question rather than leaving it blank.
I can't help you if I don't know what you have problems with!

We will start the 'Class Teaching' exercise next Monday.

Sep <=> Dec 2006 Reflection

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Today you will reflect on your academic performance and conduct in my class during the first term.
At the start of Sep you signed a school Learning Agreement which stated you would work and behave to the best of your ability during your time here.
You also wrote a letter to me stating how well you would conduct yourself in this class.

So did you?

You will write AT LEAST 100 words on each of these topics:
- Attention / Conduct in Class (up to now - did you carry on / mess about / distract others?)
- Academic Performance (in class tests etc)
- Practical Skills Acquired (methods of using software, did you practice enough?)
- Time Spent Out of Class (home, study, library - did you make the best use of time / resources)
- Responsibility for Own learning (did you come to class not knowing your password for the network / C2K / Blog? Did you forget books / homeworks? did you come to work in my room during your study periods? did you ask the teacher or check the blog for work you missed due to absence? etc)

Anyone who can't get on the network / online PLEASE write your username in the book and I will get passwords sorted out.
I can't help you with forgotten Blogger passwords & usernames - THAT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to remember...