Sunday, 28 September 2014

Year 12, Unit 1, Task 6, M3

Evaluation

Throughout this evaluation I will be discussing how different learning skills can aid personal development. I'll be explaining visual learning, verbal learning and aural learning. I will also explain which one I prefer. 

Visual learning is learning through pictures, colours, maps, objects etc. Some people consider to be more easy and effective. Visually being taught new information may be easy for a visual learner as they will have a picture in their head of what has just be taught rather than just being told the information without anything to put it to. Visual learners like to draw and scribble in order to learn new information. The especially use colours as it attracts them in and makes it more attractive.

Verbal learning is learning through written and spoken words. Some people tend to read over and over work/notes in order to get the information into their heads whereas others tend to remember it through just listening. Verbal learners are good listeners as they have to listen to what is being said in order to understand and take in information. This is a tough skill to have as information can be forgotten easily. However, verbal learners like playing on the meaning or sound of words, such as in tongue twisters and rhymes. They know the meaning of many words and most of the time make an effort to find the meaning of new words.

Aural learning is learning through listening. Aural learners must be good at listening as it is important that they gather all the information that is being told to them. A good way in which aural learners learn is through repeating what they have been told. They like to work with music and sound as it can help them to remember a certain topic if they listen to the song they were listening to when learning the topic. Aural learning is a hard skill to do as gathering a lot of information through simply listening makes it difficult to remember everything.

Out of the three learning skills, I prefer using visual learning. It helps me to picture in my head what was on the board or on a PowerPoint/Word document once being shown it. I also used aural learning and verbal, as its helpful being explained something rather than just being demonstrated something. It is good to have a range of learning skills as its helps to understand things more and make things a lot easier.  

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Year 12, Unit 1, Task 5, D1

In this report I will be discussing the different interpersonal and written communication skills I used during this project.

 Throughout this unit, I have been uploading my work to Google's blogger site. The reasoning behind this is because my teacher can access my work on my blogger as they are an author on my site. This therefore allows them to comment on my work, letting me know if I have successfully completely the task and feedback will also be given on what well went, and what could have been done better. It is an easy way to communicate and enables us to know what we have to do to improve our work. Blogger is used for all of my work, and if very useful and effective. Therefore I do not think there is any disadvantages in blogger.

 You can present work in a various ways using Microsoft Office documents. I used PowerPoint for Task 2. PowerPoint is a useful way to present work, through slides. I had to describe the main principles of effective communication, give the barriers to effective communication and explain what the mechanisms were which could reduce the barriers. PowerPoint was useful for my Task 2 as there was a lot for me to write, therefore I could split up the work onto different slides with headings making it easier to understand and read through without it being all together and getting complicated.

In task 3 we had to make a development plan and I used Google calender. On my development plan I had to chose dates to work on a skill that I wasn't sure on how to do effectively. I was able to edit my calender and what I was doing on each date to remind myself of how I done the skill by putting in where I got the information from. Google calender also reminded me when I had to do my skill which was good as that way I wouldn't have forgot to do it. The disadvantage of using Google calender was that I found it hard to upload it to Blogger and had to look on the internet on how to do it.

Finally, verbal communication has helped when trying to complete my project as if I didn't know what I was doing from just reading the task on the unit then I could ask the teacher. Although reading something it good as you can go back to it numerous of times, if you don't understand what it means then being told verbally makes the task more understandable. However, the disadvantage may be that you cannot remember what has just been said and this can cause you to either have to ask again or trying to work it out for yourself. Verbal communication is also good for feedback, we get feedback on Blogger, however, verbal feedback is good as well as you can be told more directing what you can do to improve. This helped me in task 2, when I was told what more mechanisms I could have used in order to reduce barriers to effective communication.
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Friday, 26 September 2014

Year 12, Unit 1, Task 4, P6




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Year 12, Unit 1, Task 3, P7, P8, P4, D2 - Calender is embedded onto my blogger.

BTEC National Skills audit : ICT

Trainee
 Abbie Attfield
School
The Kingswood School



Subject Audit:
This Subject Audit is designed to help you review your own ICT knowledge and to identify those areas where you anticipate that you may need support.  Throughout Unit 1 you will need to regularly review the development of your subject knowledge as a vital element in your training experience.

How to assess your knowledge:
In the spaces provided on the following pages please classify your status by ticking against the three point scale:

A
I
T
Advanced: can complete task without thinking
Intermediate: can complete task but has to think about it or ask teacher for a reminder.  This needs to be added to the training plan as a low priority Training need.
Training required: This needs to be added to the training plan as high priority training need.


Initial audit

A
I
T
Word Processing



Level 1



I can open a new document
Y


I can open an existing document
Y


I can save a new document
Y


I can save a document using the ‘save as’ facility and I understand why it is important to do so
Y


I can format a document
Y


I can change fonts
Y


I can spell check
Y


I can insert text
Y


I can insert images
Y


I can wrap around text
Y


I can use templates appropriately
Y


I can use headers and footers appropriately
Y


I can use the Thesaurus

Y

I can format the background

Y

Level 2



I can change the print/page setup
Y


I can paginate a document


Y
I can import external data from other packages


Y
I can use mail merge


Y
I can insert footnotes and end notes


Y
I can search and replace

Y

I can create/format tables
Y


I can use Styles
Y


I can use Word count
Y


Level 3



I can create a customised dictionary


Y
I can create an automatic table of contents
Y


I can create an index

Y

Spreadsheets



Level 1



I can open a new worksheet
Y


I can open an existing worksheet
Y


I can add new worksheets to exiting ones
Y


I can rename worksheets
Y


I can move or copy sheets
Y


I can add columns
Y


I can add rows
Y


I can delete columns
Y


I can delete rows
Y


I can enter data
Y


I can copy a formula or a data series along a row or a column
Y


I can sort data in ascending and descending order using primary and secondary sort functions

Y

I can format data to show different data types

Y

I can format data to show different data types, including date


Y
I can format data to show different data types, including percentage


Y
I can format data to show different data types, including currency


Y
I can format cells to show bold
Y


I can format cells to show italics
Y


I can format cells to show underline
Y


I can format cells to show font style
Y


I can format cells to show font size
Y


I can format cells to show cell border and shading
Y


I can format cells to show text alignment and positioning within a cell

Y

I can import data


Y
I can create formulas


Y
I can use functions


Y
I can select non-adjacent columns

Y

I can use Goal Seek


Y
I can create charts/graphs and modify them

Y

I can use filters and sort data into order

Y

I can amend data on the spreadsheet in order to get different results

Y

I can  change font size, type and colour in a cell and over a range of cells
Y


I can move cell contents by using the click and drag approach
Y


I can create and edit a graph using the chart wizard
Y


I can rename worksheets
Y


I know how to print formulae


Y
I can preview and print spreadsheets using the appropriate orientation
Y


Level 2



I can cut and paste data and graphs from spreadsheets into other applications
Y


Level 3



I can use absolute cell referencing


Y
I can use relative cell referencing


Y
I can group worksheets to allow consistent editing of cells in a work book


Y
I can use the Paste Special and the Paste Link commands


Y
I can use conditional formatting


Y
I can merge cell contents


Y
PowerPoint



Level 1



I can open a new document
Y


I can open an existing document
Y


I can save a new document
Y


I can save a document using the ‘save as’ facility and I understand why it is important to do so
Y


I can format a document
Y


I can change fonts
Y


I can spell check
Y


I can insert text
Y


I can insert images, change font and layout
Y


I can create and run a slide show
Y


I can add animation and transitions
Y


I can insert hyperlinks
Y


I can add timings and animations to a slide show
Y


I can add slides
Y


I can amend slides
Y


I can delete slides
Y


I can create my own backgrounds on a slide

Y

I can use backgrounds that are already created
Y


I can insert graphics
Y


I can use ClipArt
Y


I know how to use animations appropriately
Y


I know how to edit images by cropping
Y


I know how to edit images by resizing
Y


I can view a presentation on a mouse click
Y


I can set up a show to run automatically on timings

Y

I can insert transitions and animations
Y


Level 2



I can create a slide master

Y

I can import sound – KS 4 & 5

Y

I can import video – KS 4 & 5

Y

I know how to present printouts as handouts
Y


I know how to present printouts as notes pages
Y


Email



Level 1



I can send emails
Y


I can receive emails
Y


I can reply to emails
Y


I can forward emails to single recipients
Y


I can forward emails to multiple recipients
Y


I can attach a file to an email message
Y


I can attach multiple files to an email message
Y


I can appropriately set the importance of a message
Y


Level 2



I can use Cc


Y
I can use Bcc


Y
I can use an address book appropriately and can store an address
Y


I can use an address book appropriately and can retrieve an address
Y


I can use an address book appropriately and can use addresses
Y


I can create and use an email signature

Y

Internet



Level 1



I can navigate to known websites, and do basic searches
Y


I can save images from a website as required and use them appropriately
Y


I can save text from a website as required and use them appropriately
Y


I can connect to the internet using a URL
Y


I can navigate around a website
Y


I can access and download appropriate information from the internet
Y


I can bookmark websites and add to favourites
Y


I understand the restrictions of copyright
Y


I can use a URL to connect to a website from an intranet

Y

I can use a URL to connect to a website from favourites
Y


I can use a URL to connect to a website from bookmarks
Y


I can use a URL to connect to a website typing accurately
Y


Level 2



I can use Boolean Operators to undertake more accurate searches


Y
I can save video from a website as required and use them appropriately

Y

I can save animations from a website as required and use them appropriately

Y

Desktop Publishing (Publisher or Adobe Indesign)



Level 1



I can open a new document
Y


I can open an existing document
Y


I can save a new document
Y


I can save a document using the ‘save as’ facility and I understand why it is important to do so
Y


I can format a document
Y


I can change fonts
Y


I can spell check
Y


I can insert text
Y


I can insert images, change font and layout
Y


I can design documents from scratch
Y


I can decide which publication to use at the appropriate time; for example, newsletters, worksheets, brochures, etc.
Y


I can use text boxes
Y


I can use Word Art
Y


I can insert tables
Y


I can insert picture frames
Y


I can insert Clip Art
Y


I can use Shapes and Auto Shapes
Y


I can add text
Y


I can amend text
Y


I can delete text
Y


I can use colour
Y


I can format backgrounds
Y


I can format colours
Y


I can format images
Y


I can copy text and images
Y


I can paste text and images
Y


I can move text and images
Y


Level 2



I can use templates
Y


I can use text effects
Y


I can insert tables
Y


I can edit tables
Y


I can reposition tables
Y


I can resize tables
Y


Multimedia (cameras, scanners etc.)



Level 1



 I can use a digital camera
Y


I can use a digital camcorder
Y


I can transfer images from a camera to a computer and edit these images
Y


I can use software to import images into appropriate applications
Y


I can use software to import images into appropriate applications, including Moviemaker

Y

I can use software to import images into appropriate applications, including Publisher

Y

I can crop and change file size and format as appropriate to purpose, e.g. save as jpeg
Y


Level 2



I can use software to import images into appropriate applications, including Photo Editor

Y

I can recognise the difference between different image files, such as vector based

Y

I can recognise the difference between different image files, such as bitmapped

Y

I can use a scanner to import images into appropriate applications


Y
I can use a scanner to capture images

Y






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