Desktop Publishing (DTP) WJEC ICT Lessons 1 - 4

Starter www.teach- ict.com/gcse/software/dtp/students/s_dtp_quiz.htm (link in shared) OR www.reviseict.co.uk/games/results.shtml?searchQuery=DTP (link in shared)

Objectives Become familiar with DTP and its uses in society. Practice DTP skills. Apply DTP skills to a given scenario

DTP What is DTP? What is it used for? Who would use it in society? Examples of DTP

Unit 1 Exam: What you need to know Skill Spellchecking Use of online thesaurus Used style sheets Header and Footer Inserted Page Numbers Used templates Used appropriate fonts, styles and sizes Used appropriate justification (left, centre, full) Used clipart and images from the internet Imported text from a text file Used a table Used borders around objects Used appropriate line spacing (single / double) Altered image(s) (crop, resize, rotate, flip etc) Used auto shapes Used a watermark.

Demonstration Page borders Backgrounds Inserting Tables Linking text boxes Spell checking

LESSON 1 TASKS WJEC ICT  UNIT 1  Applications  DTP  WJEC DTP Practice Tasks (save a copy to your My Documents) Begin Task 1 Use the TEACH-ICT help videos to assist you. Update the skills checklist as you go through.

Using Templates (certificates) Mail Merging Demonstration Using Templates (certificates) Mail Merging

LESSON 2 TASKS Open your copy of: WJEC DTP Practice Tasks (saved in your My Documents) Begin Task 2 and 3 Use the TEACH-ICT help videos to assist you. Update the skills checklist as you go through.

Demonstration Creating a multi-page document Headers and footers Page numbers Watermarks Line spacing

LESSON 3/4 TASKS Open your copy of: WJEC DTP Practice Tasks (saved in your My Documents) Begin Task 4 Use the TEACH-ICT help videos to assist you. Update the skills checklist as you go through. It may be wise to draw a plan before making it.

Lesson 4 Evaluation It is now time to evaluate each others work. We do this by PEER ASSESSING. In the exam you will be expected to comment on DTP examples. Complete the PEER Assessment Sheet (open it on your computer and move to another persons to complete). WJEC ICT  UNIT 1  Applications  DTP  WJEC DTP Peer Assessment

Plenary www.teach- ict.com/gcse/software/dtp/students/s_dtp_quiz.htm (link in shared) OR www.reviseict.co.uk/games/results.shtml?searchQuery=DTP (link in shared)