Areas to be covered in Form 1 Area Secondary ( ICT Area Secondary Schools Syllabus ECDL Start)

1. ECDL Module 2 – Using the computer and managing files – Skills module

1.1. MF1

1.1.1. Start, shut down, restart the computer

1.1.2. GUI environment – the desktop, taskbar, recycle bin, icons, folders

1.1.3. Windows environment – parts of a window (title bar, toolbar, menu bar, status bar, scroll bars, border, corner), reduce, enlarge, re-size, restore, scale, move, close window, dialogue box (OK, Cancel, Apply)

1.1.4. Recognise icons for HDD, FDD

1.1.5. Using an application (notepad) – interface window parts, manipulating the application window, opening and saving an existing file using a path, creating a new file, printing

Suggested Tasks:

(Preferably use this module in relation to other school subjects or projects to enhance/integrate ICT across the curriculum Please remember that you can also merge modules to tackle a single project.)

· Production of labelled chart of the desktop.

· Fill-in exercise of window’s features.

· Type a list of computer hardware in a simple text editing application (notepad) and save it in an existing folder.

· Use of educational game (downloaded from Internet) related to topic.

· Other practical tasks are integrated within the module specifications.

2. ECDL Module 3 – Word Processing – Skills module

2.1. WP1

2.1.1. Use and advantages of WP

2.1.2. Open application, the WP interface, exit

2.1.3. Open existing document, creating new document, modifying, saving to HDD, closing the document

2.1.4. Inserting/overtyping, editing and formatting of text – backspace/ delete keys, highlighting (character, word, paragraph, whole document), cut, copy, paste, undo, font type and size, bold, italic, underline, text colour, text alignment, subscript/superscript, case changes

2.1.5. Inserting an object in document – image files, chart, clipart, WordArt, moving, resizing and deleting objects

2.1.6. Setting up for printing – margins, orientation, paper size, preview and print to installed printer

Suggested Tasks:

· Provide a short paragraph on a disk for editing and formatting purposes. Insert a fancy title (WordArt) and a related image.

· Create a simple poster/flyer and insert an image.

· View the default settings for printing.

· Other practical tasks are integrated within the module specifications.

3. ECDL Module 4 – Spreadsheets – Skills module

3.1. SS1

3.1.1. Use and advantages of SS

3.1.2. Open application, the SS interface, exit

3.1.3. Open existing workbook, modifying, creating new workbook, rows, columns, cells, active cell, saving to HDD and floppy, closing the workbook.

3.1.4. Distinction between workbook and worksheets

3.1.5. Contents of cell – values (numbers), labels (text), simple formulae

3.1.6. Use of + , - , / , * in formulas

3.1.7. Inserting, editing and formatting of text – entering data above, selecting a cell or adjacent cells

3.1.8. Cut, copy, paste (in worksheet & between worksheets), delete, undo

3.1.9. Changing font type and size, font colour, bold, italic, underline, double underline

3.1.10. Changing background colour, column width, row height

3.1.11. Use of Format Painter

3.1.12. Setting up for printing – margins, orientation, paper size, display gridlines, row/column headings for printing, preview and print to installed printer

Suggested Tasks:

· Identify components of spreadsheet interface.

· Use a simple pre-prepared spreadsheet to identify cell contents.

· Use simple arithmetic operators (+, -, *, /) on two values.

· Find area, perimeter, volume. Convert Centigrade to Fahrenheit.

· Create a simple invoice, use editing and formatting features listed above, print.

· Other practical tasks are integrated within the module specifications.

4. ECDL Module 7 – Information and Communication – Skills module

4.1. INT1

4.1.1. Basic network concepts: LAN, WAN

4.1.2. Distinguish between WWW and Internet

4.1.3. Hardware requirements (multimedia computer system, modem, telephone line, ISP)

4.1.4. Logon – username, password

4.1.5. Open web browsing application, display a given web page, close

4.1.6. Browsing a specified site - Open a given web page, use a hyperlink, an image link. Return to original page (navigation forward/backward; return to homepage, refresh)

4.1.7. Setting up for printing – preview, print web page, print a frame

4.1.8. Search engines – using a single keyword

4.1.9. E-mail – advantages of web-based email, logon, open an e-mail application, open mailbox, open message, close application, create new message, saving, insert address in ‘mailto’ and subject, delete message, printing

Suggested Tasks:

· Produce a labelled chart showing the hardware required to connect to the Internet.

· Visit a specific site (school web site if available) and navigate through it

· Conduct a search on a specific topic and print a page of required information.

· Open, read, delete a received message and send a new one.

· Other practical tasks are integrated within the module specifications.

5. Graphics (Paint and Presentation)

5.1. GR1 (Paint)

5.1.1. Open application, the application interface, exit

5.1.2. Creating simple drawings, new page, save/save as to different file formats (bmp, jpg)

5.1.3. Use of toolbox, rectangle/ellipse/line/polygon/pencil/curve/paintbrush/airbrush tools

5.1.4. Changing tool colour

5.1.5. Lines – freehand, horizontal, vertical, diagonal – different thickness

5.1.6. Editing tools - select, cut, copy, paste, eraser, undo.

5.1.7. Printing

Suggested Tasks:

· Draw a colourful border using basic shapes and lines of different thickness.

· Draw the shape of a tree using: the curve tool for the trunk (thick lines) and branches (thin lines), the spray tool to represent the foliage in different shades of green, select and copy the tree to create the effect of a group of trees.

· Other practical tasks are integrated within the module specifications.

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