If they can do it so can you!
Task 16 - ICT in the working world
The ability to quote real working world examples of ICT in your exam will make a big difference to your final grade in those longer essay style questions. As you get about (digitally and in person) be aware of those systems around you. Quote as many appropriate examples as you can in the exam. In this video The Traffic Police reveal some of the ICT technology they use on a day to day basis:
Task: Identify and describe an ICT system used by one of the other emergency services. Support your blog entry with appropriate pictures. (150-250 words)
Extended learning - Week 9
Consider how ICT is going to change the typical school in the future. What will classrooms be like in 20 years time when your kids are at school? What equipment will they be carrying around with them? Will they be laughing when you tell them about the phone you had, when you was their age?
Post your comment here:
Task: Identify and describe an ICT system used by one of the other emergency services. Support your blog entry with appropriate pictures. (150-250 words)
Extended learning - Week 9
Consider how ICT is going to change the typical school in the future. What will classrooms be like in 20 years time when your kids are at school? What equipment will they be carrying around with them? Will they be laughing when you tell them about the phone you had, when you was their age?
Post your comment here:
Task 15 - Social, Moral and Ethical
Listen to the 2 podcasts and respond to the 11 questions below (Click on the link and you should find the podcasts on that page. They each last about 10 minutes, pause them as necessary, you will need headphones.)
GCSE ICT Social Moral and Ethical Issues
GCSE ICT Social Moral Ethical 2: Social Issues
A number of issues are discussed in these podcasts. Copy each question below to a Word document and then make a comment on each topic, saying how you feel about it. Post the finished document to your blog.
1. Un-restricted Internet Access - Should Internet access be restricted in the UK as it is in some countries?
2. Copyright theft - should you be allowed to access and download music and films for free off the Internet?
3. ICT and job losses - how have computers changed the workplace?
4. CCTV and monitoring - Is it OK to have 'Big Brother' watching every move you make out on the street and on the Internet?
5. Pace of life - Has ICT made life too fast? Or do we need to chill out a bit?
6. Reading and writing - Does it matter that we are not reading and writing as much as people did a few decades ago. Should there be even less focus on skills like writing as many people rarely need to write anything (they type it all)? Should all exams be computer (typing) based?
7. Communication - How has it changed over the last 20 years? What effects has this had on society?
8. Fitness - Is the world of IT leading to more people being unhealthy? Will we all become massively overweight and rarely step out of our houses when computer games become nearly perfectly lifelike and most jobs can be carried out from home via the Internet?
9. Relying on IT - Do we rely on IT too much?
10. The price of technology - should everyone be given free access to computers? Should you all be given lap tops and free Internet access?
11. The digital divide - what can be done about the digital divide? Does it matter? What implications does it have? Are your grandparents computer savvy?
Extended Learning - Week 8
Add a comment to this post giving your opinion:
In 25 years time video games will be very different to what they are now because...
GCSE ICT Social Moral and Ethical Issues
GCSE ICT Social Moral Ethical 2: Social Issues
A number of issues are discussed in these podcasts. Copy each question below to a Word document and then make a comment on each topic, saying how you feel about it. Post the finished document to your blog.
1. Un-restricted Internet Access - Should Internet access be restricted in the UK as it is in some countries?
2. Copyright theft - should you be allowed to access and download music and films for free off the Internet?
3. ICT and job losses - how have computers changed the workplace?
4. CCTV and monitoring - Is it OK to have 'Big Brother' watching every move you make out on the street and on the Internet?
5. Pace of life - Has ICT made life too fast? Or do we need to chill out a bit?
6. Reading and writing - Does it matter that we are not reading and writing as much as people did a few decades ago. Should there be even less focus on skills like writing as many people rarely need to write anything (they type it all)? Should all exams be computer (typing) based?
7. Communication - How has it changed over the last 20 years? What effects has this had on society?
8. Fitness - Is the world of IT leading to more people being unhealthy? Will we all become massively overweight and rarely step out of our houses when computer games become nearly perfectly lifelike and most jobs can be carried out from home via the Internet?
9. Relying on IT - Do we rely on IT too much?
10. The price of technology - should everyone be given free access to computers? Should you all be given lap tops and free Internet access?
11. The digital divide - what can be done about the digital divide? Does it matter? What implications does it have? Are your grandparents computer savvy?
Extended Learning - Week 8
Add a comment to this post giving your opinion:
In 25 years time video games will be very different to what they are now because...
Task 14 - You be the teacher
Fancy being the teacher?
Prepare and deliver a lesson (5-30 minutes) on a GCSE ICT related topic of your choice.
You might do a demonstration to the group, a few class activities, a worksheet, or a blog task.
Do a good job and I'll reward you accordingly.
Prepare and deliver a lesson (5-30 minutes) on a GCSE ICT related topic of your choice.
You might do a demonstration to the group, a few class activities, a worksheet, or a blog task.
Do a good job and I'll reward you accordingly.
Task 13 - GCSE ICT Bitesize
Check out the GCSE ICT Bitesize website found here
Create a revision mindmap for ICT using the software found here (you dont have to use this software if you dont want to)
Post your finished mindmap to your blog - There will be a prize for the prettiest and a prize for the most detailed.
Extended Learning - Week 7
Download the ICT millionnaire game at home (its safe). Click here
First person to post a picture on their blog showing a win of £1000000 gets the prize.
Create a revision mindmap for ICT using the software found here (you dont have to use this software if you dont want to)
Post your finished mindmap to your blog - There will be a prize for the prettiest and a prize for the most detailed.
Extended Learning - Week 7
Download the ICT millionnaire game at home (its safe). Click here
First person to post a picture on their blog showing a win of £1000000 gets the prize.
First task today
Create one of these Voki's at http://www.voki.com/
Post the code to your blog. If it makes me laugh I'll count it as a task.
You can record your voice with a microphone or type in your message like I did.
Post the code to your blog. If it makes me laugh I'll count it as a task.
You can record your voice with a microphone or type in your message like I did.
Newsflash!
YouTube to block UK music videos
YouTube blocks access to premium music videos in the UK after failing to reach a licensing agreement with the Performing Rights Society.
Click here to read more...
YouTube blocks access to premium music videos in the UK after failing to reach a licensing agreement with the Performing Rights Society.
Click here to read more...
Task 12 - Computer Viruses
Watch the video (headphones required)
Use the presentation found here: http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/theory/virus/miniweb/index.htm to answer the following questions (copy and paste the questions into word, or if you are feeling brave straight to your blog). Post the answers to your blog.
1. In ICT terms, what is a virus?
2. When did the first ICT viruses appear and what did they do?
3. What effects can malicious viruses have?
4. What is the most common way to be affected by a virus?
5. What is anti virus software?
6. Give two examples of anti virus software
7. Why is it important to constantly update anti virus software?
8. Give three sensible precautions you can take, to stop the spreading of viruses
9. Describe what each of the computer pests do, and how they get onto your computer: Trojan, Worm, Adware/Spyware, and Logic bomb . You might need to surf the internet to find out about some of these.
Watch the video (headphones required)
Extended Learning Week 6 Name a recent computer virus that has hit the world. Explain how this virus has worked its way around the world and what the virus does to the systems it infects. In addition you will need to explain how this virus can be stopped.
Need help? Use the BBC news, CNN Technology and How Stuff Works website to search for information on computer Viruses. In the search facilities on all of these websites type in ‘Computer Viruses’. This will give you links to information, which will help you to answer the question.
Need a little light relief after all that hard work? Watch the little horror movie about a physical computer virus.
Need more?
Watch some of the video's on hacking and computer security here: http://www.teach-ict.com/news/news_features/crime/home_crime.html .
Use the presentation found here: http://www.teach-ict.com/gcse/theory/virus/miniweb/index.htm to answer the following questions (copy and paste the questions into word, or if you are feeling brave straight to your blog). Post the answers to your blog.
1. In ICT terms, what is a virus?
2. When did the first ICT viruses appear and what did they do?
3. What effects can malicious viruses have?
4. What is the most common way to be affected by a virus?
5. What is anti virus software?
6. Give two examples of anti virus software
7. Why is it important to constantly update anti virus software?
8. Give three sensible precautions you can take, to stop the spreading of viruses
9. Describe what each of the computer pests do, and how they get onto your computer: Trojan, Worm, Adware/Spyware, and Logic bomb . You might need to surf the internet to find out about some of these.
Watch the video (headphones required)
Extended Learning Week 6 Name a recent computer virus that has hit the world. Explain how this virus has worked its way around the world and what the virus does to the systems it infects. In addition you will need to explain how this virus can be stopped.
Need help? Use the BBC news, CNN Technology and How Stuff Works website to search for information on computer Viruses. In the search facilities on all of these websites type in ‘Computer Viruses’. This will give you links to information, which will help you to answer the question.
Need a little light relief after all that hard work? Watch the little horror movie about a physical computer virus.
Need more?
Watch some of the video's on hacking and computer security here: http://www.teach-ict.com/news/news_features/crime/home_crime.html .
Newsflash!
Mr S.Miles finally closes all three Warcraft accounts that his family has at home after reading the following report (and spending over 2000 hours playing it!):
Warcraft game is "like crack"
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2281902.ece
Any thoughts??? Go on tell me how sad I am...
Warcraft game is "like crack"
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2281902.ece
Any thoughts??? Go on tell me how sad I am...
Task 11 - Law, Law & More Law
You need to know about 3 laws for your GCSE ICT exam:
The Data Protection Act
The Computer Misuse Act
The Copyright, Designs & Patents Act
Complete the tasks below by carrying out your own research (click on the images to make them larger, print them out, fill them in and submit):
The Copyright, Designs & Patents Act:
The Computer Misuse Act:
The Data Protection Act:
Week 5 - Extended Learning
Watch the following video on the history of hacking. You will need to do this at home (there are six parts altogether, watch at least one, but dont get any ideas!):
The Data Protection Act
The Computer Misuse Act
The Copyright, Designs & Patents Act
Complete the tasks below by carrying out your own research (click on the images to make them larger, print them out, fill them in and submit):
The Copyright, Designs & Patents Act:
The Computer Misuse Act:
The Data Protection Act:
Week 5 - Extended Learning
Watch the following video on the history of hacking. You will need to do this at home (there are six parts altogether, watch at least one, but dont get any ideas!):
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