Bronze 2 Unit 1



Bronze 2 Unit 1

Improving Productivity Using IT

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The Apprentice Project

‘Will you be Hired or Fired?’

PROJECT:

The Apprentice INGOT Assessment Document

Name:__Uthman Mohammed _____________ Class__8AMI____

Assignment 1 – Plan the Use of IT to meet requirements

|No. |Criteria |

|1.1 |I can identify the advantages of using IT for the task. |

|1.2 |I can plan how to complete the task using appropriate IT systems and software. |

|1.3 |I can identify any safety and security issues affecting the use of IT for the task. |

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Introduction

You have been accepted on ‘The Apprentice Show’ run by Mr Slough in Small Heath School. Mr Slough needs an Apprentice to join him in achieving and improving the best for Small Heath School. If you win you will be given a ‘Life Time Achievement Award’ and will work closely with Mr Slough through out your School Career.

To show your excellence you will need to complete this Project to the best of your ability in order to become the Apprentice of Mr Slough.

1.1 I can identify the advantages of using IT for the task.

Task 1

Three English rooms in Upper School need a re-vamp. It would be a good idea to make a plan of this using the ‘Insert Shapes Menu’ in Microsoft Word.

A new setting would need to be created. Taking your role as a ‘Mini Architect’ you will need to look at the shapes menu below:

Task 2

You need to write an email to Miss Page about the new plans for the English department. Fill in the box below, saying what things you have to do before you email or post the letter:

|Sending an Email to Miss Page |Writing a Letter to Miss Page |

Which statement applies to the above:

Now answer which one is better and why?

Emailing is better because it’s faster and easier and it can get to the person quicker.

Task 3 – Copy and Paste or Using a Pen and Paper

OR

Copy and Paste the text below:

Small Heath School and Sixth Form Centre

Small Heath School and Sixth Form Centre

Why is Copy and Paste better than using a Pen and Paper?

Because copy and paste takes about one second and pen and paper take about 30 seconds and copy and paste is easier and you can copy complex pictures within a click of a button.

Task 4

Create a Plan for the English room using the ‘insert shapes’ menu. An example of the old English room plan is below:

The New English room Plan:

Create a new plan using the items on the right;

1.2 I can plan how to complete the task using appropriate IT systems and software.

Task 1 – How easy/hard was it to create the Plan

You need to write a brief description of how easy/difficult you found it when creating your plan:

I found it easy when creating my plan because you don’t have to do anything difficult you just move some things around.

Task 2 – Someone needs to give Feedback

Someone will need to give feedback on the plan you have created below:

What they think of your Plan:

I asked my friend what do you think of my plan and they replied ‘ It is good because it’s easy for most pupils to see the whiteboard except the children at the back.

Task 3 – What will you do to improve

Looking at the feedback, how will you improve your Plan?

I will change my plan in future so all the children can see the whiteboard.

Task 4

It is very important to keep Files organised, you will need to show evidence of how your files are organized in your (009078, H Drive).

An Example is below:

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Your example below:

Screenshot below (Remember to use the Print Screen Button on your keyboard and Paste in the box below)

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1.3 I can identify any safety and security issues affecting the use of IT for the task.

Small Heath School is very cautious about the use of IT for the safety and security of pupils.

You will need to fill in the blanks:

Small Heath School is a Technology College. The ICT Suites in Upper and Lower School are monitored by_CCTV________. This is to prevent any damage to the computer equipment. No student is allowed in ICT SUITES__________without a member of Staff. There are four main ICT Suites in Lower School; IT1, IT2, IT3 and IT4_______. In Upper school there are 3 main ICT Suites; GO5, B1, 117 as well as the Sixth Form IT Suite and DT4. There are four main ICT Teachers; Mr Lahel, Mr ___Mohr______, Mr Hussain and Mr Ali.

Pupils cannot change any___Computer Settings_____________, nor can they install any software. This is because untrusted software could contain _Virus_______and damage sensitive information on the school computers. An exe. File is an ___Excutable___________file which installs a program on a computer. Every pupil is given a username and password. Pupils should not give out their__Passwords__________.

Pupils can keep a different password for Upper, as it is another__Network_________. The Frog VLE and Student Email are set to the same password. Pupils can log in to Frog VLE at home and access GENDATA and their (009078, H Drive) as well as upload or download work/files.

The school does not allow pupils to go on inappropriate __Websites__________and has blocked certain websites such as Facebook, Youtube. The technicians and ICT Teachers keep a close on what pupils are accessing on computers using a program called___LANSchool__________. Teachers can block websites and take control of pupil’s computers using this program.

Assignment 2 – Use IT systems to complete planned tasks

|No. |Criteria |

|2.1 |I can use an IT system to complete planned tasks following identified safe practices. |

|2.2 |I can check that the outcome meets requirements. |

|2.3 |I can identify ways to improve the use of IT for the task. |

2.1 I can use an IT system to complete planned tasks following identified safe practices.

Task 1

Drag all the text boxes to the top that apply to the Word Processors below:

|Open Office Writer |

|Microsoft Word |

|Microsoft Works Processor |

Task 2 – Hint:- if you hover over these icons in Word – it tells you what each icon is

Label the Tool bar below:

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Task 3

Use the following formatting tools to the text below this sentence:-

➢ Highlight Pink

➢ Font Broadway

➢ Bold

➢ Right Align

Smallheathschool

Muntz street

B10 9RX

Task 3

Centre align the following text

The Apprentice INGOTS Assessment

Task 4

Right Align the following text by using the “Tab” key. Where is the tab key?

Smallheathschool

Muntz street

B10 9RX

Task 5

Drag the correct text box to the correct software:

|Microsoft Word |OpenOffice Writer |

Hint: Look in Literacy section at the end to find meaning of Open Source and Closed Source Software

2.2 I can check that the outcome meets requirements

You will need to complete a series of tasks for this criterion

Task 1 – Word processor Task

The Following Lower School Picture has been cropped by the road being taking off:

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You need to write what program has been used to crop both Pictures:

|What Program: Microsoft Word |What Program: Open Office Writer |

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Task 2 – Spreadsheets (Graphs)

Drag the correct chart name to the charts below:

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Task 3 – Drawing (Vectors and Bitmap)

Drag the drawing packages from below;

Task 4

Drag the correct meaning against the type of graphic;

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Task 5

Which image is Vector and which is Bitmap?

2.3 I can identify ways to improve the use of IT for the task.

Task 1

Fill out the table below which asks you about the most easiest and difficult software tools you have used i.e. cropping tool. Some suggestions have been put down;

|Software used |Tool used |Easy/Hard |Why? |

|OpenOffice Writer |Cropping |Hard |Difficult as the pointer cannot be used to crop, |

| | | |you have to insert in numbers i.e. how much |

| | | |centimetres/millimetres you would want to crop. |

|Paint |Using the Pen to draw |Hard |Because it is sometimes hard to control the mouse|

| | | |and you draw not good images |

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|Microsoft Word |Formatting text, bold, or font |Easy |Very Easy to find on menu. Highlight the word or |

| |change etc. | |sentence and click bold. |

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|Movie Maker |Inserting Sound |Hard |You have to save the sound first and then insert |

| | | |it. |

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|PowerPoint |Animations |Easy |You just go on PowerPoint and click on animations|

| | | |at the top. |

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Task 2

Drag the following software packages into the correct category below:

LITERACY ASSESSMENT

Using the ICT Dictionary and the Collins English Dictionary find meanings of the following words which have been used in the

Bronze 2 Unit 1 Assessment (Assignment 1 and 2).

Click here for ICT Dictionary (Remember to Hold control and click the link)

Click here for Standard Collins English Dictionary (Remember to Hold control and click the link)

1. Apprentice- Someone who works for a skilled person for a fix period of time in order to learn his or her trade.

2. Open Source Software- means that the source code is freely availible and anyone can access it.

3. Closed Source Software-means that nobody can get hold of the source code this is the opposite of Open Source Code.

4. Excellence- means good and if something is excellence it is very good.

5. Format- Format is how information or data is arranged either on a page or in a file format.

6. Re-vamp- to patch up or renovate.

7. VLE- Virtual Learning Education

8. Email- Electronic Mail

9. Advantage- a more favorable position or state

10. Feedback- information in response to an inquiry or experiment, considerable feedback from the customers

11. Security- precautions taken to ensure against theft, espionage, or other danger

12. Prevent- to keep (someone from doing something) circumstances prevented her from coming

13. Install- In computing terms, this means to load some particular software so that it will run on the computer.

14. Bitmap- A Bitmap image is made up of a large number of dots or pixels which look like a picture as long as you are sitting a reasonable distance away from the screen. As soon as you zoom in close or enlarge the image, you will see individual pixels.

15. Vector- A vector graphic is not made up of pixels like a bitmap, but is made up of a set of instructions to the computer of how to draw the image from scratch.

16. Word processor- An electronic machine for word processing, consisting of a keyboard, a VDU incorporating a microprocessor, and a printer.

17. Network- In general a network is a word to describe a collection of parts joined together by links of some kind. A network is as basic as two computers being connected together. A network can be any combination of LANs or WANs.

18. Executable- A file containing a program that will run as soon as it is opened.

19. Virus- A computer virus is a piece of program code that, like a biological virus, makes copies of itself by attaching itself to another program. The virus can waste the host's resources, and sometimes destroy or change files.

20. Website- A Website is a set of web pages that belong to each other as one group. A Website is viewed using a browser.

21. Program- A program is a set of instructions that enables the computer hardware to perform a task.

22. Requirement- Something that is demanded or something needed or wanted.

23. Formatting- ( in computing) Arrange or put into a format

24. Align- to place (two objects) in a particular position in relation to each other.

25. Software- Software is short for computer software. Software includes all the computer applications and operating systems used with computers.

26. Suggestion- Something that is suggested.

27. Web browser- A web browser is a software application that provides a way to view and interact with pages on the World Wide Web.

28. Desktop Publisher- As personal became more powerful, ‘Desktop Publisher’ software was developed that allowed you to lay out pages yourself on the computer monitor

29. Software Package – NONE found

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What shapes can you select from the menu below:

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Whiteboard

Door

Student desk

Teacher Desk

CCTV

ICT Suites

IT4

Mohr

Password

Computer settings

Virus

LANSchool

Executable

Network

Websites

End of Assignment 1

Adobe Photo shop

GIMP

MS Publisher

Microsoft Word

Open Office Calc

Inkscape

Microsoft Excel

Hi5

Bebo

Facebook

Mozilla Firefox

Internet Explorer

Paint

MySpace

Word Processors

End of Assignment 2

Social Websites

Spreadsheet

Web Browsers

Desktop Publishers (DTP)

Graphic Packages

Room

Door

Student desks

Whiteboard

Teacher’s Desk

Paste

Grow Or Shrink Font

Change Font Size

Change Font

Save

Shading

Font Colour

Align Text

Italic

Underline

Border

BOLD

Format Painter

Copy

Undo or Redo

Office Button

Indents

Cut

Bar Chart

Pie Chart

Colum Chart

Line Graph

Adobe Photoshop

Openoffice Writer

Corel Draw

Internet Explorer

OpenOffice Draw

Microsoft Word

Paint

Frog

Mozilla Firefox

Wikipedia

Inkscape

PowerPoint

Windows Media Player

Fireworks

Drawing Package

Vector Graphic

Bitmap Graphic

is the use of points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon(s). Picture becomes blurry when zoomed in.

The picture does not change or blur when zoomed in. It is a high quality picture.

Vector

Bitmap

You don’t need a stamp

You need the internet

You need the house address

You need the email address

You need a computer

You need an envelope

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Crop Pictures

Write Letters

Draw a Picture

Make text bold

Use as a calculator

Play a video

Listen to music

Insert Pictures

Go on a website

Use a Spell Checker

You have to buy

Is a Microsoft Product

Is free to download

It is illegal to download free

You don’t have to pay – its Free

Is Open Source Software

Is Closed Source Software

Is an OpenOffice Product

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