Wed May 22 2013

Pupils in Year 8 will be set ICT: Computer Studies homework once a week. They will be expected to spend about 45 minutes working on these activities, which are also listed below. Due to timetabling and holidays on certain dates it is possible that your child will not have all of these activities set for them, or the date of the homework may vary slightly from that listed below, the activities are listed here mainly as an aide memoire for any pupil who does not have their homework written down in their planner in full. For project based homework your child should have created a plan listing the activity which will be their homework focus and have emailed this to themselves which should help you support your child's learning. All homeworks are expected to be completed for the next lesson after which they were set.

Should there be an issue with Internet use or home access for these activities then pupils are encouraged to attend ICT Homework club on Thursday between 12:55 and 13:25 in ICT1. If you have any further queries please contact your child's Computer Studies teacher or Miss Sugg, Leader of ICTAC

Week Date Unit Homework Task
1 10th Sept Target Setting Email everyone in their ICT set to find specific information e.g. Favourite colour. Send completed email info to teacher
2 17th Sept Presenting Numeric Data Complete classwork explanation of how formatting can enhance meaning of data
3 24th Sept Presenting Numeric Data Complete advice sheet with top tips for presenting numeric data and email to teacher
4 1st Oct Creating Books Create a poster with 3 consecutive letters of the alphabet to help young children learn them. Include and explanation of the choices you have made and your presentation
5 8th Oct Creating Books Plan text of own story for Children's book
6 15th Oct Creating Books Write blurb and review quotes for your book
7 22nd Oct Creating Books Write a dedication page for your book to include in the finished version
8 5th Nov Creating Books Complete picture book so that it can be printed next lesson
9 12th Nov Creating Books Ask someone from home to review your picture book and give their opinion on its success. Add this to your final review of work and email to teacher
10 19th Nov Using and Assessing ICT Complete magazine cover improvements from class work
11 26th Nov Using and Assessing ICT Complete 5 tips for improving our environment work, including reference list of sources used
12 3rd Dec Websites Bring in ingredients for making signature sandwich for your sandwich shop ready to make and photograph in lesson
13 10th Dec Websites Complete website plan
14 17th Dec Websites Ensure that all contact information is planned for your website and that it is realistic (correct telephone code, postcode accurate etc)
15 7th Jan Websites None
16 14th Jan Websites None
17 21st Jan Reliability and Bias Email your teacher with your own definition of what a Wiki is and explain why they might not always be reliable
18 28th Jan Reliability and Bias Email your teacher with a website you feel provides reliable information on John F. Kennedy
19 4th Feb Biggleswade Presentations Complete all necessary research for Biggleswade project
20 11th Feb Biggleswade Presentations Which tourist attraction in the UK would you most like to visit? Email a website link to your teacher and explain your choice
21 25th Feb Biggleswade Presentations Send an email to your teacher saying which presentation from the class you thought was most successful and explain why
22 4th Mar Spreadsheet Order Forms Create a formatting trail in Excel, similar to the ICT starter from today's lesson
23 11th Mar Spreadsheet Order Forms Work on Order Form independently
24 18th Mar Creating Mimics Sketch your hall mimic, with inputs and outputs noted on it, as a neat plan
25 25th Mar Creating Mimics Typing practice, choose an activity from the Year 5 page which focuses on the areas you need to improve
26 15th Apr Theme Park Hotel Project Selecting Appropriate Images.pptx complete the activities on each slide
27 22nd Apr Theme Park Hotel Project Pupil defined homework on project according to Gantt plan
28 29th Apr Theme Park Hotel Project Pupil defined homework on project according to Gantt plan
29 6th May Theme Park Hotel Project Pupil defined homework on project according to Gantt plan
30 13th May Theme Park Hotel Project Pupil defined homework on project according to Gantt plan
31 20th May Data Protection Write a brief explanation of how loyalty cards benefit supermarkets and consumers. Email to your teacher
32 3rd Jun Visual Basic What was the first programming language for modern computers?
33 10th Jun Visual Basic Sort through your personal area and ensure all work for keeping is in Digital Portfolio
34 17th Jun Game Making What different types/genre of computer game are there?
35 24th Jun Game Making Complete Game Brief and plan for game from class work
36 1st July Game Making None set
37 8th July Game Making None set
38 15th July Game Making None set