Removes-4 lessons

1. 1. 
Importance of Programmingand
Computing
A researchandpresentation/videotask
Reflectonplace programminghasin
today’ssociety
 Understandthatprogramming
languagesare howwe provide
instructionstocomputerstomake
themdo things
 Understand the range of
computersandrange of computer
controlleddevicesinthe world
today
 Understandhowspecific
instructionsneedtobe
ICT skills:
 Creatingpresentation – max 45
wordsperslide
 Whenpresentingdon’treadoff
the slide – use the notes
 Graphics– combiningtext,images
and numbers,using3-4coloursto
highlight
During this seriesof4 lessons,use the suggestedresources toprovide info
for students,thenset thema short researchtask to researchfurther.
Encourage studentsto make noteson Evernote,thenuse these notesto
produce the infographicsand presentations/videos
Resources:
Videoson:
 Robots in Amazonfulfillmentcentre
 Use of computersin bookingsystems
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmboJRnlef8)
 Will.I.amand hour of code
 Making of blockbusterfilmspecial effectssuchas Gravity
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJEkPq1WA3g)
 Making of computergames
(http://www.theguardian.com/technology/video/2013/may/22/call-of-duty-
ghosts-video - studentscan make noteson techniquesas theywatch
this)
Further research:
 Replacementofmanual jobs with computers
 Jobs in the programming industry
 The range of programming languages– whyso many?
 What comesfirst,the tech or the uses?
Create infographics/ range ofposterson importance of computersand
how theyease / simplifyour lives
Lessons1-4: research/class discussion/lesson4uploadtoslideshare
 F1 – watch TED TV videoon bigdata
 Researchskills
 Graphics
 Presentationskills
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2.  Communication– TV (newsprograms),social networking,online chat,
email
 Leisure activitiesofthemselves,theirfamiliesandfriends – tv,
computergames, music,DAB
 Films/ TV – special effects,animation