Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Welcome to ICT with Miss Philbin


We are studying for a qualification in ICT. It is a BTEC First in ICT and is equivalent to GCSE. There will be no exam on this course. Instead you will be expected to complete coursework.

We will be studying the following units:

  • Unit 17 Website Development
  • Unit 1 Communicating in the IT Industry
  • Unit 2 Working in the IT Industry
  • Unit 3 Computer Systems


Each unit has a number of 'Pass' criteria and we label them P1, P2. P3 and so on. You need to pass every criteria to achieve a Pass overall equivalent to C's at GCSE level.

In our first lesson we started P1 - identify the hardware and software components which enable internet and web functionality

In today's lesson:

We are going to explain the purpose of five different types of websites using examples. (P3)

Tasks:

  1. First you will need to open Google Chrome.
  2. Next click here to log into Robert Clack Apps (use your school username and the password I will give you in class)
  3. Click on the Red Create Button and select Presentation.
  4. The title of your presentation is 'P3 - The Purpose of Websites'
  5. On a new slide find an example of a website that sells products and explain your example. How do visitors use the website? Why do companies have websites instead of or as well as shops?
  6. You will need slides and examples for the following:
    1. Websites that advertise
    2. Websites that inform
    3. Websites that train
    4. Websites for internal communication.
  7. This resource will help you.
  8. When you have finished click the blue Share button and add 'miss c philbin' to the people who can see your work. This video explains how to do it.