I have over 20 years experience as a lecturer/teacher and also assessor and internal verifier. I currently moderate and test assessments for an awarding body and am a member of SET (Society for Education and Training). I write English, Maths, Food Hygiene and Safety, Food Technology, Online Safety and ICT resources and also computing resources for key stages 2, 3 and 4, GCSE and adults (ECDL etc). I also write and teach botany and ecology courses.
I have over 20 years experience as a lecturer/teacher and also assessor and internal verifier. I currently moderate and test assessments for an awarding body and am a member of SET (Society for Education and Training). I write English, Maths, Food Hygiene and Safety, Food Technology, Online Safety and ICT resources and also computing resources for key stages 2, 3 and 4, GCSE and adults (ECDL etc). I also write and teach botany and ecology courses.
This 30 page worksheet/activity is an extract fom a Functional Skills ICT Level 1 and Level 2 Activity Wrkbook (by te same author) which can be used fo a whole lesson or broken into 3 sessions. The activity comprises clear explanations and examples of formatting, editing and layout and 'how to' Help Sheets with training instructions on how to apply techniques using Office 2010. The resource also contains activities to test knowledge (match makers and multichoice) and 7 practical exercises to test the learner's skill in applying editing, formatting and layout techniques. The resource covers editing and formatting and document layout such as tables, templates, columns.
This 13 page worksheet/lesson/activity is an extract from Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Activity Workbook (by the same author) which covers the Internet, the WWW, Search Engines and URLs, Boolean Oerators and other search techniques, currency, relvance, bias, copyright.
The worksheets/activity can be used for a whole lesso and consists of theory, activities to test knowledge (matchmaker and multi-choice) and also 6 practical exercises to test skill.
Answers are included.
These worksheets/activities are an extract from a Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Activity Workbook (by the same author) and cover file storage, file extensions, file compression, recycle bin, file and folder sizes, file properties, types of storage media, The resource can be used for a whole lesson and contains theory, activities to test knowledge (mix and match/multi-choice) and also 'how to' help sheets for saving, compressing, renaming, deleting and restoring files, plus creating folders, view properties, copy and move files. There are also 4 Practical Exercises for learners to attempt to test their skills.
Answers are included.
This 18 page resource is an extract from a Functioal Skills ICT Level 2 Activity Workbook (by the same author) and covers software applications, using nterface features and adjusting system settings. The activity resource contains theory for each of the subjects, followed by multi-chioce and matchmaker activities to test knowedge. Also included are 'how to' help sheets for opening an aplication, installing and uninstalling software and managing unresponding applications. This worksheet/activity includes answers.
This 11 page resource is an extract from Functional Skills ICT Level 2 and covers Online Security, Viruses, Staying Safe and Respecting Others, Responding to ICT Problems. Each subject starts with a page on theory, folllowed by an activity to test knowledge (in the frm of multi-choice questions and mix and match activity.
Answers are included.
This 11 page resource is an extract from a Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Training Guide and is based on the Using ICT, Plannng Solutions to Complex Tasks By Analysing the Necessary Stages part of the Functional Skills ICT specifications.
The resource consists of the theory behind planning complex tasks and the types of planning techniques available, such as schedules, timetables, Gannt charts, heirarchical charts, storyboards, spreadsheets, websites and mind maps. The theory section is followed by activities and multi-choice revision questions. Answers are included. This resource would be useful for a range of programmes which require the learner to understnd planning techniques.
This resource helps to bridge the gap between initial learning and final assessment and cvers all aspect of the Entry level ICT specifications. The first build-up exercise includes handy tips to guide the learner through the exercises and each question is labelled with the Entry level. The second build-up exercise is designed to test the learner's skills and knowledge without any tips/hints. There are separate tasks designed for each Entry level (stage 1, 2 or 3). You will also need to download the data files and worked copies. The build-up exercises cover 23 single-sided A4 pages and cover the following:
Keeping safe and secure
Working with files
Creating a poster
Spreadsheets
Combining information
Find and select information
Label an image
Search a list of information
Email
Contacts
Presentations
This is a handy reference guide for students following a Level 2 Functional Skills ICT course. It covers 42 A4 pages and consists of 'how to' help sheets ro cover the Functional Skills ICT specification at level 2. The guide covers planning and timetabling, software, interface features, responding to IT probems, managing system settings, viruses, manageinformation storage, the Internet, select infomation, editing, fomatting and layout techniques, graphics, drawing tools, presentations, numerical data, graphs and charts, databases, search and sort data, email, stay safe and respect others, online security, combine and pesent, checking and evaluation techniques.
This is a handy reference guide for students following a Level 1 Functional Skills ICT course. It covers 28 A4 pages and consists of 'how to' help sheets ro cover the Functional Skills ICT specification at level 1. The guide covers planning and timetabling, managing system settings, data storage, computer security, finding and selecting information, editing, fomatting and layout techniques, graphics, drawing tools, presentations, numerical data, graphs and charts, databases, email, stay safe and respect others, output, checking and evaluation techniques.
This guide covers 16 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover the most useful and popular operations within the Outlook 2013 software application that a user might need to know and is presented in 10 steps per operation (e.g. Basic operations, Formatting, Editing etc). The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using Outlook 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL, Functional Skills and other L1/L2 ICT qualifications).
The guide covers basic operations, (opening, creating a new message, forward, reply, cc and bcc, sending, closing etc), editing folders and emails, work with email messages (attachments, priority, flag, signatures,), work withcontacts, appointments and meetings and calendars.
This guide covers 20 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover the most useful and popular operations within the Access 2013 software application that a user might need to know and is presented in 10 steps per operation (e.g. Basic operations, Formatting, Editing etc). The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using Access 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL and other L1/L2 ICT qualifications).
The guide covers basic operations (openng, creatng a new database/table, closing, printing etc), editing a database, working with tables, relationships, queries, wildcards, forms and reports.
This guide covers 20 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover the most useful and popular operations within the PowerPoint2013 software application that a user might need to know and is presented in 10 steps per operation (e.g. Basic operations, Formatting, Editing etc). The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using PowerPoint 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL, Functional Skills and other L1/L2 ICT qualifications).
The guide covers the basics (opening, closing, create a new presentation, saving printing etc), editing a presentation and using a master slide, formatting slides, slide setup, inserting images, tables and charts.
This guide covers 28 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover the most useful and popular operations within the Excel spreadsheets 2013 software application that a user might need to know and is presented in 10 steps per operation (e.g. Basic operations, Formatting, Editing, formulaes etc). The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using Excel 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL and other L1/L2 ICT qualifications). The guide covers:
BASIC OPERATIONS (opening, closing, saving, printing etc)
EDITING (insert and edit data, undo/redo, search/replace, selecting, switching between worksheets)
FORMATTING (fonts, sizes, colours, alignment, borders/shading, number/date formats, AutoFill, sorting, cell orientation and wrapping)
MANAGE WORKSHEETS (working with rows and columns, managing worksheets)
USING FORMULAS AND FUNCTIONS (BODMAS, arithmetic operators, cell references, ranges and functions)
PAGE LAYOUT (margins, orientation,, headers/footers, paper size, row/column headers, gridelines, title rows, preview etc)
CREATING CHARTS (pie, line, column, editing and formatting etc)
This guide covers 28 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover the most useful and popular operations within the Word 2013 software application that a user might need to know and is presented in 10 steps per operation (e.g. Basic operations, Formatting, Editing etc). The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using Word 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL and other L1/L2 ICT qualifications).
A step-by-step guide to Entry Level Functional Skils ICT in Office 2010 and Windows 7 with handy training notes, help sheets and revision tips, and activities. This guide has 63 single side A4 pages and comprehensively covers the Functional Skills ICT specifications for Entry 1, 2 and 3.
The training guides are supplied in colour for the user to print on A4 paper and are created using a visual style with images and callouts. The resources can be used as a handy reference guide for ECDL and ICT programmes, including Functional Skills L1/L2. The Office 2013 Quick Step Guides cover - Word Processing, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint Presentations, Access Databases and Outlook email. The guides are designed to cover the most useful and popular operations for each software application that a user might need to know and are presented in 10 steps per operation. The set of guides costs £10.
The full guide (WP, SS, DB, PP and Email) contains 56 pages if printed double-sided.