» ICT Projects for Low Ability Students

LESSONS

• 7 LEARN THE LANGUAGE Students gain familiarity with the language used in ICT.
• 9 SHOW THE WORDS Students gain familiarity with the basic use of a draw and paint package.
• 11 WE NEED THE MONEY Students explore the most effective layout for a letter to raise money.
• 13 WHICH PEOPLE TO PICK? Students draft a letter of application, and explore the advantages and disadvantages of different styles and layouts.
• 15 PLEASE PICK ME Students take minutes of a meeting and explore effective ways of presenting the points made.
• 17 COME AND JOIN US Students use ICT to explore the use of visual aids and to identify different presentation resources.
• 19 HAVE AN ADVENTURE (1) Students are introduced to the use of a DTP package, working on the design and production of a handout.
• 21 HAVE AN ADVENTURE (2) Students use a scanner in order to add images to a handout produced using a DTP package.
• 23 WHO DO WE WANT? Students use a database to develop a simple questionnaire.
• 25 HOW DO I ASK THIS? Students produce a questionnaire using a database, deciding on the fields to use and how they are laid out.
• 27 SELECT THE BEST Students are introduced to the sort functions in a database.
• 29 FINDING FACTS Students are introduced to the idea of information CD-ROMs, and using them to find facts.
• 31 CHECK THE FORECAST Students are introduced to the idea of using a computer to collect large amounts of data.
• 33 LOG THE WEATHER Students gain familiarity with a datalogging program.
• 35 WEATHER MAPS Students produce a weather map using a paint or draw package.
• 37 WEATHER NEWS Students use a variety of resources to produce a comprehensive and sophisticated weather forecast.
• 39 FIND AND PHOTOGRAPH Students draw a simple map showing where to look for specific animals in a given area of Africa.
• 41 SNAP SHOTS (1) Students develop a simple system to control cameras using electronic sensors.
• 43 SNAP SHOTS (2) Students devise a system to control various items of equipment such as cameras, lights and sound recorders using control inputs from different electronic sensors.
• 45 ANIMAL REFLECTIONS Students learn to use a turtle in making a diagram showing how light is reflected.
• 47 ANIMALS IN FOCUS Students learn to use a turtle to show how light is reflected by a concave mirror.
• 49 STOP AND GO Students are introduced to the idea of using ICT to control traffic lights.
• 51 AIRLINE FOOD Students are introduced to the use of spreadsheets.
• 53 WHAT YOU NEED Students produce tables and charts using a word processing package.
• 55 COUNT THE COST Students use a spreadsheet to simulate equipping a trip.
• 57 PAYING THE BILLS Students review the use of spreadsheets and practise using graphs and charts.
• 59 FEEDING EVERYONE Students practise using a spreadsheet to calculate amounts and to handle changing variables.
• 61 CALORIE COUNT Students are given further opportunities for practising simple calculations using daily and weekly energy intakes.

Appendix

• 62 AFRICAN PHOTO-SHOOT Outlines the nature of the expedition on which many of the pages are based.
• 63 GROUPING BY FIELD OF STUDY Table showing which of the five ICT sections each of the sheets is in.
• 64 CORE SUBJECT GRID Table showing in which subjects the sheets could be used.
• 65 CALORIE COUNT SOURCE SHEET Sheet for use with page 61.