Cambridge ICT Starters: On Track, Stage 1

Cambridge ICT Starters: On Track, Stage 1

Cambridge ICT Starters: On Track, Stage 1

3rd Edition
Jill Jesson, Graham Peacock
July 2013
Print
9781107625198

A complete ICT course for children from five years of age.

Overview

Cambridge ICT Starters: On Track, Stage 1 has been designed to support learners who are following the Cambridge Information and Communication Technology Starters syllabus. This book provides full coverage of all the modules. The sections of the book follow the order in which the modules appear in the syllabus. It builds on creating and formatting documents; planning, creating and organising multimedia presentations, incorporating audio and animation effects; designing and creating, testing, modifying and evaluating spreadsheets and graphs; creating, developing and testing databases; and maintaining data security.
The activities in the book use Microsoft Office ® 2007 and Windows ® 7.

Contents

  • Module 1. Documents for a Purpose:
  • 1. Formatting text
  • 2. Paragraph break
  • 3. Inserting images
  • 4. Tables
  • 5. Numbering and bullets
  • 6. Page setup
  • 7. Revision exercises
  • Optional extension and challenge activities
  • Module 2. Multimedia for a Purpose:
  • 1. Planning
  • 2. Preparing the storyboard
  • 3. Slide transition
  • 4. Automated presentation
  • 5. Sound effect
  • 6. Timing
  • 7. Annotation
  • 8. Printing
  • 9. Evaluation
  • Optional extension and challenge activities
  • Module 3. Spreadsheets for a Purpose:
  • 1. The purpose
  • 2. Formulas
  • 3. Testing the formulas
  • 4. Displaying formulas
  • 5. Graphical presentation
  • 6. Conditional formatting
  • 7. Evaluation
  • Optional extension and challenge activities
  • Module 4. Databases for a Purpose:
  • 1. Databases
  • 2. Data structure
  • 3. Primary key
  • 4. Query
  • 5. Exporting information
  • 6. Data security
  • Optional extension and challenge activities.

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