Lesson 1: Rules, Files, Folders & Organisation
In this lesson you will learn how to organise your files and folders, looking at suitable names for you documents and how to store them logically for easy retrieval. Sort your old documents and create subject folders.
Lesson 2: Baseline Assessment
Welcome to your first lesson of Computing. In this session you will complete a baseline assessment to test your current understanding and track your progression over the year. Attempt all the questions, if you don't know the answer then move onto the next question.
This covers all the content from the year and is used to measure how much you have learnt and progressed.
INSTRUCTIONS
This covers all the content from the year and is used to measure how much you have learnt and progressed.
INSTRUCTIONS
- Download the file below an answer the questions.
- Your teacher will enter the password to 'self mark' the questions.
- Hand in the final score to your teacher.
- Check sheet 2 to see how well you did and areas for improvements.
| Year 8 Baseline test |
Complete these tasks for extra credit:
Lesson 3: Introduction to Word Processing
One of the most important presentation based skills that you need to master is word processing You will use this to present reports, write letters, complete lesson and homework and much more. This lesson enables you to learn and practice the various skills that you may require and use.
Starter
Easy - Can you work out what these Icons mean?
Hard - Can you work out what these Icons mean without the picture?
Starter
Easy - Can you work out what these Icons mean?
Hard - Can you work out what these Icons mean without the picture?
Lesson 4: Email
In this lesson you will set up your email account and learn and practice the various features that the software has to offer.
First, try this starter quiz
Click here to load up and log into your email
Homework
Your HW is a project that will run for three weeks, you will create a model of a computer or a computing device. You can work as a team or individual and create your model from anything, paper, metal, cake, plastic spoons! To help you we will learn about the hardware and components that are inside a computer.
Your model will be judged on three areas:It's accuracy, the detail and the overall quality.
First, try this starter quiz
Click here to load up and log into your email
Homework
Your HW is a project that will run for three weeks, you will create a model of a computer or a computing device. You can work as a team or individual and create your model from anything, paper, metal, cake, plastic spoons! To help you we will learn about the hardware and components that are inside a computer.
Your model will be judged on three areas:It's accuracy, the detail and the overall quality.
Lesson 5: Computer Hardware
Lesson Starter: give these to the students as they enter.
In this lesson, you will learn about the parts of a computer, the hardware. Look at the part and see how many you can label.
Do you remember Beetle Drive? How about trying Computer Drive! (you will need some dice)
Now see how much you have learnt can you score some goals
Homework
Complete this crossword
Complete your model for next lesson
Extension Activity
In this lesson, you will learn about the parts of a computer, the hardware. Look at the part and see how many you can label.
Do you remember Beetle Drive? How about trying Computer Drive! (you will need some dice)
Now see how much you have learnt can you score some goals
Homework
Complete this crossword
Complete your model for next lesson
Extension Activity
Lesson 6: Inputs and Outputs
Lesson Starter: Bingo
Parts of the computer can be grouped into to Inputs and Outputs. In this lesson you will learn how to define them and how they interact with storage and processing.
Discuss what inputs and outputs are
See how much you have learnt, try one of these games, Game 1, Game 2, Game 3
Now you teacher will call out a piece of hardware, move to the left side of the room if you think it is an input or to the right if you think it is and output.
Complete the following worksheets
Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
Worksheet 3
Plenary: play a game of pictionary with computer hardware and I/O as the theme
Parts of the computer can be grouped into to Inputs and Outputs. In this lesson you will learn how to define them and how they interact with storage and processing.
Discuss what inputs and outputs are
See how much you have learnt, try one of these games, Game 1, Game 2, Game 3
Now you teacher will call out a piece of hardware, move to the left side of the room if you think it is an input or to the right if you think it is and output.
Complete the following worksheets
Worksheet 1
Worksheet 2
Worksheet 3
Plenary: play a game of pictionary with computer hardware and I/O as the theme
Lesson 7: Hardware and Networks
In the last few lessons you learnt about the hardware inside a computer, this lesson you will look are the hardware that makes up the Internet.
You have 7 minutes to sketch what you think the Internet looks like, Your teacher will help you learn the key types to computer Network.
Try some of these games (5 minutes on each)
Homework
Create a poster which includes everything you know and more about Computer Networks,
You have 7 minutes to sketch what you think the Internet looks like, Your teacher will help you learn the key types to computer Network.
Try some of these games (5 minutes on each)
Homework
Create a poster which includes everything you know and more about Computer Networks,