Yr8 Revision Unit

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Year 8 - Revision Unit

The Revision Unit during the first term of Year 8 recaps all the work that was gone over the previous year and introduces pupils to any changes that may have taken place. As Mount Tamar School prides itself in using ICT hardware and software which is as up to date as possible and as innovative as possible there are often new and exciting developments.

Course Outline

  • Week 1
    • Recap logging on and logging off the network
    • Initial look at the hardware
    • Initial look at the software
  • Week 2
    • Revise word processing
    • Revise text formatting
    • Revise adding images to documents
  • Week 3
    • Revise creating a simple presentation
    • Revise vector drawing
    • Revise pixel drawing
  • Week 4
    • Revise using the school intranet
    • Revise using the Internet
    • Look at copyright issues
  • Week 5
    • Look at local area network communications
    • Look at wide area (Internet) communications
  • Week 6
    • reminder of other software available
  • Week 7
    • Recap of all the work done


MTSOC Link

The following link is only available to the pupils doing the unit when the unit is being taught. Pupils will need to sign into MTSOC [1] to use the materials.

  • [2] MTSOC Link


Software

The software used by the pupils during this unit is:

  • [3] OpenOffice
  • [4] Mozilla Firefox


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