Ratcliffe-College-Key-Stage-3-Handbook-2016-2017

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Information Communication Technology (ICT) What you will study: During Key Stage 3 the aim of the ICT course is to improve existing skills and also introduce new ideas and concepts. We use the material developed from a number of resources as the basis for much of the work. Students will learn how to use a variety of programming languages, both graphical and text-based, as well as non-Microsoft software. In Year 7 you will spend time becoming familiar with E-Safety as well as using the Internet and Microsoft products effectively. Database software is introduced and students will learn how to create, populate and interrogate a database to find information relating to a crime. There is a project where the students will work on the design and development of a maze game suitable for 4- 6 year olds introducing the concepts of planning and programming. At the end of the year, students will be taught how to encrypt and decrypt information using computers. The start of Year 8 brings a revision of effective Internet use and how bias can affect the information presented. Students will again be reminded how to use Microsoft products before they begin the project work for the year. The project is based around the support an up-and-coming band (The Shakes) require; modelling costs of producing CDs and going on tour using spreadsheet software, producing marketing and advertising posters for the tour and finally investigating the designs of websites before creating their own. There will be an opportunity to learn how to program using an application called Sonic Pi to create music – uploading the music they create to their website or to an Android application they have made. Year 9 will provide the opportunity for each student to complete an extended project, and put their programming skills to the test. “Mission to Mars” will put students in charge of a mission to colonise Mars. This requires the ability to use the following types of software – word processing, spreadsheet and database, plus more creative tools, including web design, and the use of programming software to control their own version of the Mars Rover – via Robomind software. During this year the students will study for their Digital Literacy exam which will give them the European Computer Driving Licence qualification. Teaching approaches: ICT is a very practical subject and you will spend most of your time in lessons working at your own computer station. Throughout the three years you will be able to learn new skills in a variety of ways including whole class teaching, group discussion, individual and paired work. Demonstrations, help videos, tutorials and worksheets are used to reinforce practical work carried out in lessons – this 87
work will be available through the College’s VLE as well as shared through cloudbased applications. In Years 7 and 8, you will finish with a portfolio of several different projects, each based on a challenging theme. Extension activities will be made available to students, in all topics to allow them to reach their potential. How you will be assessed: Project work, prep and presentations are used for assessment throughout the year and you will record and evaluate your progress, as well as any targets in your online ICT Folder. How you will be grouped: You will be taught within your normal teaching group; but you will work at your own pace on individual computers, with support if needed. 88
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