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SPIRIT in ICT
Departmental Expectations
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The following table is taken from the Edexcel
GCSE ICT syllabus:-
| LO5
Use major applications packages to solve problems and describe
their purpose and key features. |
| Word
processing: |
editing,
cut and paste, formatting, spellcheck, mail merge. |
| Database: |
record,
field, key field, file, sorting, searching (including use of AND,
OR and NOT), updating, reports. |
| Spreadsheet: |
cell,
row, column, formulae, recalculation, replication, cell format,
graph plotting. |
| Desktop
publishing: |
frames,
fonts, text size, styles, import of text and graphics, sources
of graphics, resizing of graphics. |
| Graphics: |
drawing,
painting, CAD, bitmapped images, vector graphics. |
We are going to produce a web site that
demonstrates your knowledge of these features.
This assignment will be broken down into
the following sections:-
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation
Planning
Produce a thumbnail diagram of the pages
that you will have on your web site. Here is an example of a thumbnail
diagram:-
For each page, you should show:
- The name that you will save the page
as (this should be shown above the thumbnail – in this case it is
"index.htm")
- The Title
- Any sections of text, name fonts, sizes
and colours
- Any images
- What links will appear on your page,
and where will they go.
Implementation
In this section we will actually produce
our web pages.
- Create a new folder inside your GCSE
ICT folder, name it "Applications". Save all the files for
your web pages inside this folder.
- Load Dreamweaver
- Use "Windows, properties"
to open the properties inspector.
- Use "Insert Table" to add
a table to your page. You may find that tables are a good way of displaying
information. The table can have the border set to "0" so
that it doesn’t actually show on your web page, but still controls
the layout of the page.
- Be consistent in your choice of fonts
and styles. Always use the same colours and sizes for headings, text
etc.
- Choose your colours and combination
of colours carefully. (Have a look on the school web site, GCSE ICT
section for a link to high contrast colours)
- Use images wherever appropriate.
- Save Early, Save Often!
Evaluation
Add another page to your web site, called
"evaluation.htm" Try to answer all of these questions in detail:-
- Look back at the specification from
the Syllabus, will you be able to find out every fact from your web
pages?
- How well does your web pages communicate
the information that they contain?
- Is there anything that you would do
to improve the presentation?
- What do you think is the best feature
of your web pages? Why?
- What can be improved? Why?
Once you have completed your website, printout
each page and bind them with an attractive front cover. The cover should
have your name, a title, and the subject. The date should be shown as
"October 2002" Have a look at the poster in room 24 about
how your document should be assembled.
Homework (Wednesday’s lesson to be handed
in on Thursday)
Look at the features that are listed for
a spreadsheet.
Attempt to define each feature in at least
one sentence.
I would like this work completed as a hard
copy, preferably word processed.
You may find the "Strict" area
of the school web site useful when you complete this homework.
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