Range of Communicating Tasks

The tasks below will enable you to make a judgement about the activity level you wish to support with your training.

Novice Task:

Decide on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.

Become familiar with the program.

Using the word processor of your choice, demonstrate to pupils how to:

• insert images into text
• edit images
• save, retrieve and amend work

Prepare differentiated, cross-curricular tasks/activities, which will allow pupils to:

• edit images and text
• save and retrieve work

Learning Outcomes for the Teacher

Using the program, know how to:

• insert images into text
• edit images and text
• save, retrieve and print

Resources

• word processor/DTP software
• computer
• printer
• images

Prior to Commencing the Novice Task...

Intermediate Task:

Decide on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.

Using the word processor of your choice, demonstrate to pupils how to:

• extract images and text from CD-ROMs/WWW
• insert images into text
• edit images and text
• use effects, including creating and editing text frames and text flows
• save, retrieve and amend work
• prepare e-mails

Prepare differentiated, cross-curricular tasks/activities, which will allow pupils to:

• extract and use relevant resources from CD-ROMs/WWW
• create and edit text frames and text flows
• edit images and text
• save, retrieve and amend work
• prepare e-mails

Learning Outcomes for the Teacher

Using the program, know how to:

• extract images and text from CD-ROMs/WWW
• insert images into text
• edit images and text
• use effects, including creating and editing text frames and text flows
• save, retrieve and amend work
• prepare e-mails

Resources

• word processor/DTP software
• computer
• printer
• CD-ROMs
• Internet access with suitable adult supervision

Prior to Commencing the Intermediate Task...

Advanced Task:

Decide on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.

Using the word processor of your choice, demonstrate to pupils how to:

• extract images and text from CD-ROMs/WWW
• insert images and text into a DTP package
• create and edit text frames and text flows
• plan the outline and design of book/web pages
• consider the audience
• create individual pages and form links between them
• save, retrieve and amend work
• prepare e-mails with attachments

Prepare differentiated, cross-curricular tasks/activities, which will allow pupils to:

• extract and use relevant resources from CD-ROMs/WWW
• create and edit text frames and text flows
• either create links between individual pages to produce multimedia documents or create WWW pages for Intranet and Internet
• prepare e-mails with attachments - eg. images/documents
• edit their work
• save and retrieve work

Learning Outcomes for the Teacher

Using the program, know how to:

• extract images and text from CD-ROMs/WWW
• insert images and text into a DTP package
• create and edit text frames and text flows
• plan the outline and design of book/web pages
• consider the audience
• create individual pages and form links between them
• save, retrieve and amend work
• prepare e-mails with attachments - eg. images/documents

Resources

• word processor/DTP software
• computer
• printer
• CD-ROMs
• Internet access with suitable adult supervision

Prior to Commencing the Advanced Task...