ICT Rules and Standard Ways of Working

Why? Safety Right to learn Enjoyment Look after equipment Respect others Save time Be professional Help other subjects

Safety

Right to learn

Enjoyment

Look after equipment

Respect others

Save time

Be professional

Help other subjects

Before the Lesson Line up outside the ICT room before the lesson

Line up outside the ICT room before the lesson

Supervision Students may only enter an ICT room when a teacher is there

Students may only enter an ICT room when a teacher is there

Instructions Follow the teacher's instructions immediately

Follow the teacher's instructions immediately

Listening Be quiet and listen carefully to the teacher

Be quiet and listen carefully to the teacher

Seats Stay in your seat Always use the same workstation

Stay in your seat

Always use the same workstation

Bags Bags should be kept outside

Bags should be kept outside

Logging On and Logging Off Wait until the teacher tells you to log on Wait until the teacher tells you to log off

Wait until the teacher tells you to log on

Wait until the teacher tells you to log off

Secret Passwords Keep your passwords secret from other students. Only you should use your network account Other people can not use your network account You cannot log on to other people's accounts

Keep your passwords secret from other students.

Only you should use your network account

Other people can not use your network account

You cannot log on to other people's accounts

Looking After Equipment Don't eat, chew or drink Don't interfere with leads, plugs and switches Don't move computer equipment Ask for permission to print Leave system files, programs or computer settings alone Make sure your workstation is tidy at the end of the lesson Avoid damaging other students' work

Don't eat, chew or drink

Don't interfere with leads, plugs and switches

Don't move computer equipment

Ask for permission to print

Leave system files, programs or computer settings alone

Make sure your workstation is tidy at the end of the lesson

Avoid damaging other students' work

Homework Hand in homework on time

Hand in homework on time

Cheating Only hand in your own work. Don't cheat Reference other people's ideasInternet Safety

Only hand in your own work. Don't cheat

Reference other people's ideasInternet Safety

Language Use appropriate language in your ICT work

Use appropriate language in your ICT work

Internet Rules Avoid offensive language Avoid harassing, insulting or attacking others (bullying) Avoid damaging computers, computer systems or computer networks (hacking) Respect copyright laws Avoid using other pupils' passwords Keep your passwords secret from other students Only you should use your network account. Avoid letting anyone else use your user account Avoid using other students' network account Breaking the rules may result in an Internet ban and additional disciplinary action

Avoid offensive language

Avoid harassing, insulting or attacking others (bullying)

Avoid damaging computers, computer systems or computer networks (hacking)

Respect copyright laws

Avoid using other pupils' passwords

Keep your passwords secret from other students

Only you should use your network account. Avoid letting anyone else use your user account

Avoid using other students' network account

Breaking the rules may result in an Internet ban and additional disciplinary action

Standard Ways of Working

Managing and Organising Your Work Write the content first Work on fonts and images later. Use a maximum of 2 or 3 fonts in a document Save your work every few minutes Keep more than one copy of each piece of work Save your work in folders. Each subject needs it own folder. Each project needs a folder. All documents need a sensible filename, your name, date and title of the piece of work in the header

Write the content first

Work on fonts and images later.

Use a maximum of 2 or 3 fonts in a document

Save your work every few minutes

Keep more than one copy of each piece of work

Save your work in folders. Each subject needs it own folder. Each project needs a folder.

All documents need a sensible filename, your name, date and title of the piece of work in the header

Presenting Your Work Use fonts to fit your work Comic Sans is not suitable for formal reports Choose size 10 or 12 font for paragraph text Make titles standout so it is larger and bold Avoid underlining titles Only use Wordart for logos or posters Make fonts and headings consistent throughout the document

Use fonts to fit your work

Comic Sans is not suitable for formal reports

Choose size 10 or 12 font for paragraph text

Make titles standout so it is larger and bold

Avoid underlining titles

Only use Wordart for logos or posters

Make fonts and headings consistent throughout the document

Internet Safety Do not put personal information on public websites Do not share personal information with friends you have made on the Internet Check with your parents before you meet friends you have made on the Internet Check with your parents before you download or open files and programs Respect copyright If someone sends you an abusive or worrying message then tell your parents straight away

Do not put personal information on public websites

Do not share personal information with friends you have made on the Internet

Check with your parents before you meet friends you have made on the Internet

Check with your parents before you download or open files and programs

Respect copyright

If someone sends you an abusive or worrying message then tell your parents straight away

General Hints Use the outline tool to organise your PowerPoint slideshows Use formulae to make calculations in your Excel spreadsheets Make your picture files small for Internet use by saving them as gifs or compressed jpegs

Use the outline tool to organise your PowerPoint slideshows

Use formulae to make calculations in your Excel spreadsheets

Make your picture files small for Internet use by saving them as gifs or compressed jpegs

Lesson Plan Students' relaxation exercise - 5 Students' introduce themselves and say what they did over the summer - 10 Put students into groups and get notebooks - 5 Students check logins work for network, Email, Moodle, ELGG - 15 Groups brainstorm rules and good practices in bingo format - 15 Plenary: Check rules Preview of next topic

Students' relaxation exercise - 5

Students' introduce themselves and say what they did over the summer - 10

Put students into groups and get notebooks - 5

Students check logins work for network, Email, Moodle, ELGG - 15

Groups brainstorm rules and good practices in bingo format - 15

Plenary: Check rules Preview of next topic