Information Technology
Information Technology 1
Complete the following:
- Show that you can switch on and close down a computer safely.
- Show that you know what the following are:
- monitor
- mouse
- printer
- CD-ROM
- icon
- Use a piece of software of their choice to show that you can produce a poster to show others what they do in Scouting. It should include both text and graphics.
- Use a piece of painting software of your choice to produce a simple picture.
- Show you can use a piece of software that requires the use of a CD-ROM.
Information Technology 2
Complete the following:
- Produce a list of rules for using the internet safely.
- Show that you know the meaning of:
- modem
- browser
- search engine
- digital camera
- clip art
- scanner
- menu
- Show that you can save a file and open that file at a later date.
- Choose four additional activities out of:
- Access the internet safely, to find out as much as you can about a topic of their choice.
- Use a digital camera to take some digital photographs and use a piece of software to enhance or alter the original photographs.
- Use a piece of software of your choice to produce a set of matching stationery for an event, eg birthday, place cards, invitations, posters etc.
- Use a piece of simulation software and explain what you learned from it.
- Produce a series of newsletters for your section over a three-month period.
- Produce a simple pictogram or graph of something of interest to you or your section.
Information Technology 3
Complete the following:
- Show knowledge about the history of the Internet and how it works. Suggest how you think it may be used in the future.
- Describe the advantages of using IT compared to manual systems in two of the following:
- letter writing
- graphic art, design or drawing
- accounts
- library records
- newspaper layout
- passing messages
- news and weather
- information
- travel and holiday bookings
- Using email, demonstrate that you can:
- send an email
- reply to a sender
- reply to more than one sender
- open an attachment
- Explain what a computer virus is, the possible effects and how they can be prevented.
- Choose three additional activities out of the following:
- Use a piece of presentation software (eg Powerpoint) to give a presentation to an audience.
- Devise a simple database that could be used by your section for a particular purpose, eg camp records, general records.
- Produce a local map showing local facilities and places of interest.
- Produce a simple spreadsheet to record subscriptions and expenses.
Information Technology 4
Complete the following:
- Explain to the IT assessor the laws which concern the copying of software, access to computer systems and storage of personal information.
- Create a simple website for your section.
- Explain how an IT system is used by a major user, eg a supermarket chain or a bank.
- Show how that they have used IT in your daily life over a period of six months, eg email, weather forecasts etc.
- Explain the following terminology:
- macros
- web publishing
- video conferencing
- multi-tasking
- drag and drop
- Choose two additional activities out of the following:
- Evaluate a range of professional websites.
- Produce a range of information literature on an agreed theme, eg 'how to be more environmentally friendly' - leaflets, posters, fliers etc.
- Produce a complex database for a specific purpose.
- Take part in a video conference with a Scout from another part of the world.
- Demonstrate your ability to use a control programme, eg Lego Dacta, LOGO beyond a basic standard.
Information Technology 5
Complete the following:
- Design an integrated system using a number of pieces of software that, for example, a small company would need, such as a database, letters, invoices etc.
- Design a website that has a series of pages and which includes links to other sites of a similar nature.
- Reflect critically on the impact of IT on your own life and that of others - consider political, social, ethical, economic, moral and legal issues.
- Produce an 'internet guide' for children of a younger age.
- Produce a list of websites that would interest other Members of The Scout Association in the same section as you.
