Unit 1 - Assessment Reflections

Lesson Objective
To review the assessment of Computer Systems 
To identify areas for improvement

Starter
Look at your assessment paper answers and reflect on your marks.

Red Task

Find 3 questions where you lost marks and copy them in to your book.

With the help of a partner re-write your answers in your book.



Amber Task
Green Pen Books
Swap your book with a partner and use the mark scheme and a green pen to write some feedback. 

You should include:

• Comments on SPAG
• Attitude Grade (E,C,I,P) for presentation and effort
• 1 Target for each piece of work

Green Task

Update Revision Notes in your books using the following links to help you:

Introducing Computers
- Revise
- Quiz

Reliability and Backing Up
- Revise
- Quiz

Ethics and Law
- Revise
- Quiz

Plenary
Talk to your partner about what you will do to improve your marks next time we sit an assessment.

Sound & Graphics Cards

Lesson Objectives

To identify the basic function of the graphics/video and sound card

Outcome

Add some notes and images to your blog of graphics/video and sound cards

Starter

Guess the date - HERE

Main

Red Task:

 

Sound Card....

Graphics Card...

Orange Task

Use the internet to make some notes on your Blog about Sound and Graphics Cards

Useful Websites
 - Sound Card

 - Graphics Card

Green Task

Peripheral Devices - HERE


Extension

How many new words can you make from the word:

     
eg lap, pile.....

Plenary

Complete the Practise Hardware Test

Changing Worlds: Menu in Game Maker

Lesson Objectives
Develop a user interface for a game using GameMaker

Starter

a) Copy a game template from the folder from here:

\\files.wildern.hants.sch.uk\read\ICT\Mrs Palmer

b) Save and rename it as the name of your game in your Sites > Product > Game

Main
Red Task

Add menu screen to game





Amber Task

Create a button (Sprite and Object) to Start Game





More detailed help if needed (courtesy of Mr Smith - Wildern School):

Green Task

Add in screens for instructions and back-story

Extension

Create Sprites and Objects for other buttons on game
Add screens for Win and Lose

Plenary
Swap places with a partner and test their menu screen and other options they may have included

Leave some feedback on a Sticky Note

Unit 1 Computer Systems Assessment

Log on to ICT Workout - www.ictworkout.co.uk

Today you will be sitting an assessment on what you have covered so far in Computer Science:

Creating a Blog - Using Blogger

Lesson Objective

Demonstrate web-authoring skills using online tools 

Starter

1. Go to hubit.net

2. Have a look at a few of the ICT teacher blogs that are linked on the menu

3. These were all made using Blogger, but all have their own unique style and structure

Main

In this lesson you will be creating your own ICT blog

Task 1:
a) Go to www.blogger.com
b) Log in using your Wildern details (email is: username@wildern.hants.sch.uk)
c) Set up a blog for your ICT lessons

This video may help you if you are stuck:

Task 2:
a) Customise your blog to a style that you like using these options:

b) Create a new blog post explaining why you have made the design choices you have



Use the guide linked here to find out and try a new skill



Task 3:Add the following blogs to your Reading List

Click on reading list link below

To add these blogs to your reading list simply copy the URL and click follow 


The ICT Department
http://wildernschoolict.blogspot.co.uk/

Wildern eSafety

http://wilderne-safety.blogspot.co.uk/

Your ICT teacher
http://slpwildern.blogspot.co.uk/

Wildern Radio
http://wildernradioheads.blogspot.co.uk/

Your House
http://alba-house.blogspot.co.uk/

http://bedford-house.blogspot.co.uk/

http://driscollhouseblog.blogspot.co.uk/

http://jubilee-house.blogspot.co.uk/

http://paxtonhouse.blogspot.co.uk/

http://sovereign-house.blogspot.co.uk/

Plenary

Look at a friends blog.

Tell them one thing you like about it and one thing you think they could add/improve

Unit1 Computer Systems - L3

Ethics, Environment, Legal Aspects

Lesson Objectives

 - Learn the Laws relating to Computing
 - Understand the need for and benefits of recycling old computers
 - Identify what is meant by Computer Ethics, with examples 

Starter

Copy the following diagram into your book:

             

Main

Red Task:

Spend 10 minutes seeing what you can learn about each of the acts above by playing the following games:

Data Protection Act - click HERE

Computer Misuse Act - click HERE

Copyright Act - click HERE 




Amber Task
Fill in the sheet given by your teacher. Use the internet to help you.


 - Data Protection Act - HERE
 - Computer Misuse Act - HERE
           - Health and Safety - HERE
           - Copyright, Design and Patents Act - HERE

Green Task

Have a go at some of the ICT & The Law quizzes HERE            

Plenary

Add something to your Blog relating to today's lesson

Computer Systems - Unit 1 Lesson 3

Ethics, Environment, Legal Aspects

Lesson Objectives

 - Learn the Laws relating to Computing
 - Understand the need for and benefits of recycling old computers
 - Identify what is meant by Computer Ethics, with examples 

Starter

Look up the following 3 acts of Law relating to Computing:

Main

Red Task:

In your book make some notes on each of the Acts of Law:

 - Data Protection Act
 - Computer Misuse Act
 - Copyright, Design and Patents Act

Use the presentation below to help you if needed.

Orange Task

 

Green Task

Find some statistics about the amount of waste that is created each year from Computing.

                 

Plenary

Have a go at some of the ICT & The Law quizzes HERE

Homework

Add something to your Blog relating to today's lesson

CPU & Motherboard

Lesson Objectives

To identify the basic function of the CPU and motherboard 

Starter
Watch the videos on CPUs and motherboards 

 
Main Task 

Answer the following questions on your blog:

1. What does CPU stand for?
2. What does the CPU do?
3. What are the different parts of the CPU?
4. What do these different parts do?
5. What is the clock speed? How is it measured?  
6. Any useful facts / images about the CPU that you can find


7. What is the motherboard?
8. What is the purpose of the motherboard? 
9. A diagram showing the different parts of the motherboard labelled
10. Any useful facts / images about the motherboard that you can find


These websites might be useful if you need help:

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/hardware/0inputandoutputdevicesrev3.shtml
• http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/guides/zmb9mp3/revision/2
• http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse_new/computer%20systems/cpu/miniweb/index.htm
• http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-is-a-motherboard-definition-function-diagram.html#lesson

Extension
Create your own dingbat game using keywords for motherboard and CPU

See example dingbats below to help you.

Plenary

Test your knowledge HERE

GameMaker Introduction - Tutorials

RED TASK

• Copy the Tutorial 1 - Click on the Fruit folder from my area on the read drive
• \\files.wildern.hants.sch.uk\read\ICT\Mrs Palmer\DA204 - Game Play
  (Copy and paste the text above into Windows Explorer to find the files quickly)

AMBER TASK

• Add sprites into your game
• Create objects 
• Create and populate a room

GREEN TASK

• Add music and sound effects
• Add bombs
• Add instructions

DA204 - Gaming - Portfolio Links

CIDA Unit4

SPB Code: DA204 add name of scenario here

Name: your name
Candidate Number: your number
Centre Name: Wildern School
Centre Number: 58243

Game Overview

Moodboard
Moodboard Annotations & Feedback

Assets Table

Rules Log

Storyboards
Loading Screen
Title Screen
Main Menu
Instructions Screen
Level1
Level2
Level3
Level4
Level5
Win Screen
Lose Screen

Development Logs
Section A - Formative Testing
Section B - User feedback
Section C - Teacher comments
Section D - Design Changes

Final Game

Instructions Manual

Game Promo

Game Review