Cambridge IGCSEâ„¢ ICT Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)
Cambridge IGCSEâ„¢ ICT Coursebook with Digital Access (2 Years)
This coursebook with digital access strengthens practical skills and allows learners to apply theory to real-life scenarios, building core skills in all areas of life. A three-tiered approach to practical tasks develops fundamental skills with 'Getting started' and 'Practice' tasks, and stretches more confident students with 'Challenge' tasks. Students are given a taste of the industry through 'ICT in context', adding relevancy to students' learning. As well as this, learners develop autonomous learning skills through the 'Reflection' feature, encouraging students to assess and evaluate their learning journey. Answers are accessible to teachers for free on the Cambridge GO platform.
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Overview
This digital coursebook strengthens practical skills and allows learners to apply theory to real-life scenarios, building core skills they will use in all areas of life. A three-tiered approach to practical tasks develops fundamental skills with ‘Getting started’ and ‘Practice’ tasks, and stretches more confident students with ‘Challenge’ tasks. Students are given a taste of the industry through ‘ICT in context’, adding relevancy to students’ learning. As well as this, learners develop autonomous learning skills through the ‘Reflection’ feature, encouraging students to assess and evaluate their learning journey. Answers are freely accessible to teachers on Cambridge GO.
Features
- New ‘ICT in context’ feature brings information & communication technology to life and adds relevancy to students’ learning
- ‘Getting started’, ’Practice’ and ‘Challenge’ tasks throughout provide a tiered approach to practical tasks, building foundational skills and challenging more confident students
- New ‘Getting started’ activity at the start of each chapter helps teachers gauge students’ levels of understanding before beginning each topic
- A wealth of new exam-style questions in every chapter provides students with exam preparation activities throughout the course
- New ‘Reflection’ feature at the end of each chapter encourages students to assess and evaluate their own learning journey
- Source files for practical tasks are downloadable from the 'supporting resources' area of Cambridge GO, giving students the resources they need to develop ICT skills in-class or at home
- Access all your Cambridge GO resources anytime, anywhere and create your own collection in ‘My Resources’
Contents
- How to use this series
- How to use this book
- Introduction
- 1. Types and components of computer systems
- 2. Input and output devices
- 3. Storage devices and media
- 4. Networks and the effects of using them
- 5. The effects of using IT
- 6. ICT applications
- 7. The systems life cycle
- 8. Safety and security
- 9. Audience
- 10. Communication
- 11. File management
- 12. Images
- 13. Layout
- 14. Styles
- 15. Proofing
- 16. Graphs and charts
- 17. Document production
- 18. Databases
- 19. Presentations
- 20. Spreadsheets
- 21. Website authoring
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