Information Technology 1
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Information Technology 2
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Information Technology 3
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Information Technology 4
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Information Technology 5
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Complete the following:
- Show that you can switch on and close down a computer safely.
- Show that you know how to use the following:
- monitor
- mouse
- printer
- DVD Drive
- Icon
- Web cam
- Microphone
- USB Drive
- Use a piece of software of your choice to show that you can produce a poster to show others what you do in Scouting. It should include both text and graphics.
- Use a piece of painting software of your choice to produce a simple picture.
- Show you can use a piece of software that requires the use of a CD-ROM.
Information Technology 2
Complete the following:
- Produce a list of rules for using the internet safely and what dangers can be found on the internet (resource packs are here)
- Describe what you would use each of the items listed in Stage 1 for.
- Show that you can save a file and open that file at a later date.
- Choose two additional activities out of:
- Access the internet safely, to research a topic of your choice and create a short presentation using the software of your choice
- Use a digital camera to take some digital photographs and use a piece of software to enhance or alter the original photographs
- Use a piece of software of your choice to produce a set of matching stationery for an event, eg birthday, place cards, invitations, posters etc
- Produce a series of newsletters for your section over a three-month period
Information Technology 3
Complete the following:
- Show knowledge about the history of the Internet and how it works. Suggest how you think it may be used in the future.
- Describe the advantages of using IT compared to manual systems in two of the following:
- Banking
- Keeping in touch with friends
- Shopping
- Keeping up with the news and weather
- Research
- Using email, demonstrate that you can:
- send an email
- reply to a sender
- reply to more than one sender
- open an attachment
- Explain what computer virus, malware and spyware are, the possible effects and how they can be prevented.
- Choose three additional activities out of the following:
- Use a piece of presentation software (eg Powerpoint) to give a presentation of your choice to an audience.
- Devise a simple database that could be used by your section for a particular purpose, eg camp records, general records.
- Produce a local map showing local facilities and places of interest.
- Describe the environmental impact of a PC
- Produce a storyboard for a game idea you might have, include any key features and describe how the game is completed/won
Information Technology 4
Complete the following:
- Explain to the assessor the laws which concern the copying of software, access to computer systems and storage of personal information.
- Create a simple website for your section.
- Explain how an IT system is used by a major user, eg a supermarket chain or a bank.
- Show how that you have used IT in your daily life over the last six months, eg to research, download music etc.
- Explain the following terminology:
- macros
- web publishing
- video conferencing
- multi-tasking
- drag and drop
- Choose two additional activities out of the following:
- Evaluate a range of professional websites.
- Produce a range of information literature on an agreed theme, eg 'how to be more environmentally friendly' - leaflets, posters, fliers etc.
- Produce a complex database for a specific purpose.
- Take part in a video conference with a Scout from another part of the world. (An idea opportunity would be Jamboree on The Internet which happens every October)
- Demonstrate your ability to use a control programme, eg Lego Dacta, LOGO beyond a basic standard.
- Create a list of social networking sites, list what you use them for and how you use them and the internet safely
Information Technology 5
Complete the following:
- Design an integrated system using a number of pieces of software that, for example, a small company would need, such as a database, letters, invoices etc.
- Design a website that has a series of pages and which includes links to other sites of a similar nature.
- Reflect critically on the impact of IT on your own life and that of others - consider political, social, ethical, economic, moral and legal issues.
- Produce an 'internet guide' for children of a younger age.
- Produce a list of websites that would interest other Members of The Scout Association in the same section as you.