Additional Homework Additional Homework Year 8s ICT Department

Additional Homework Information Point Unit Additional Homework (Basic task) – Describe the key features of the following types of information Points Information Point Unit Could Self Diagnosis App could save your life? New AliveCor Health Monitor App Traditional Systems used to monitor heart conditions For:Against:For:Against: Click her to Access the Mail Online News Report!

Additional Homework Information Point Unit Additional Homework (Intermediate task) – Formula 1 Dashboard -Information Point Unit What do all the buttons do?

Additional Homework Information Point Unit Additional Homework (Advanced task) – The Personal Shopper Experience -Information Point Unit Meet Mono the worlds smartest personal shopper! Book your own personal stylist via The Debenhams website! Which is better? Debenhams Personal Stylist Vs The Mono Personal Shopper! Task: Write a Newspaper report giving arguments for and against hiring a personal stylist or using a smart personal shopping tools like Mono! Click here to watch video!

Additional Homework Additional Homework (Basic task) – Visualise your ideal home – Grand Designs What materials would you use ? What items would you include in the house? What are the key features of your property i.e. rooms; garage? What the are cost implications for adding these features? What luxury appliances would you include? TV etc…

Additional Homework Additional Homework (Intermediate task) – Planning for your tasks – Grand Designs Planned Tasks for Grand Designs Project What software would you use for each task? Why? Planning, using a Gantt Chart Creating a Company logo Creating a database of employees Tracking the expenses and income involved Preparing a presentation for a Board of Directors Creating an Accurate 3D model Creating Advertisements for the new development Submitting a detailed planning permission proposal to the council

Additional Homework Additional Homework (Advanced task) – Evaluate the two websites below – Grand Designs Rightmove What are the main types of products sold? List the primary colours used in this website design? Can you see the business’ logo on the page? (Copy and paste the logo) Is it easy to search for products on the website? How have they made this possible? Do you get a clear description of the product? And how? What do you think about the website? What points do you not like about the website? And how could these be improved? Rate the website out of 10 for its design. Tepilo What are the main types of products sold? List the primary colours used in this website design? Can you see the business’ logo on the page? (Copy and paste the logo) Is it easy to search for products on the website? How have they made this possible? Do you get a clear description of the product? And how? What do you think about the website? What points do you not like about the website? And how could these be improved? Rate the website out of 10 for its design. Click here to access the website!

Additional Homework Additional Homework (Basic task) – Explaining the basics – Scratch What is a sprite? In what menu will you find the command? What does this command do?

Additional Homework Additional Homework (Intermediate task) – Explaining the Code – Scratch Explain what each line of the code does? Explain what each line of the code does? Here is an animation that has been created using Scratch software. You are to write out what each piece of code does for each part of the animation.

Additional Homework Additional Homework (Advanced task) – Drawing the Shape – Scratch Task 1: Follow the code and draw the shape that will appear on the screen starting at the cat sprite. Task 2: Follow the code and draw the shape that will appear on the screen starting at the cat sprite. Extension Activity: Use the space below to create the code in order to draw the following shape:

Additional Homework Additional Homework (Basic task) – Key Board Short Cuts Matching Up Task Choose a presentation display mode Clear away everything & show the desktop Minimize and maximize The window Compare and contrast Open task manager Switch between open windows

Additional Homework Additional Homework (Intermediate task) – Key Board Short Cuts Copy a selected item: Paste a selected item Cut a selected item Undo an action Redo that thing I just undid Select everything Print Task: Match the descriptors on the right to the short cuts on the right!

Additional Homework Additional Homework (Advance task) – Designing a school network Draw a layout of an ideal ICT room Draw a layout of an ideal ICT room, your room should include the following devices  20 student computers  1 teacher computer  1 colour printer  1 black and white printer  1 scanner  1 interactive white board Describe how the peripherals (printers, scanner) are connected to the computer devices wired method (e.g. USB Fire wire) or Wireless methods (e.g Wifi, Bluetooth, infrared), give reason for your answer. Classroom layout Connection description and reason