Unit 1 Task 3 P7/P8

BTEC National Skills audit : ICT

Trainee

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	A
I can open an existing document	A
I can save a new document	A
I can save a document using the ‘save as’ facility and I understand why it is important to do so	A
I can format a document	A
I can change fonts	A
I can spell check	A
I can insert text	A
I can insert images	A
I can wrap around text	A
I can use templates appropriately	A
I can use headers and footers appropriately	A
I can use the Thesaurus	A
I can format the background	A
Level 2
I can change the print/page setup	A
I can paginate a document			T
I can import external data from other packages	A
I can use mail merge			T
I can insert footnotes and end notes	A
I can search and replace	A
I can create/format tables	A
I can use Styles	A
I can use Word count	A
Level 3
I can create a customised dictionary			T
I can create an automatic table of contents			T
I can create an index	A
Spreadsheets
Level 1
I can open a new worksheet	A
I can open an existing worksheet	A
I can add new worksheets to exiting ones	A
I can rename worksheets	A
I can move or copy sheets	A
I can add columns	A
I can add rows	A
I can delete columns	A
I can delete rows	A
I can enter data	A
I can copy a formula or a data series along a row or a column	A
I can sort data in ascending and descending order using primary and secondary sort functions	A
I can format data to show different data types	A
I can format data to show different data types, including date	A
I can format data to show different data types, including percentage	A
I can format data to show different data types, including currency	A
I can format cells to show bold	A
I can format cells to show italics	A
I can format cells to show underline	A
I can format cells to show font style	A
I can format cells to show font size	A
I can format cells to show cell border and shading	A
I can format cells to show text alignment and positioning within a cell	A
I can import data	A
I can create formulas	A
I can use functions	A
I can select non-adjacent columns	A
I can use Goal Seek	A
I can create charts/graphs and modify them	A
I can use filters and sort data into order	A
I can amend data on the spreadsheet in order to get different results	A
I can  change font size, type and colour in a cell and over a range of cells	A
I can move cell contents by using the click and drag approach	A
I can create and edit a graph using the chart wizard	A
I can rename worksheets	A
I know how to print formulae	A
I can preview and print spreadsheets using the appropriate orientation	A
Level 2
I can cut and paste data and graphs from spreadsheets into other applications	A
Level 3
I can use absolute cell referencing	A
I can use relative cell referencing	A
I can group worksheets to allow consistent editing of cells in a work book	A
I can use the Paste Special and the Paste Link commands	A
I can use conditional formatting	A
I can merge cell contents	A
PowerPoint
Level 1
I can open a new document	A
I can open an existing document	A
I can save a new document	A
I can save a document using the ‘save as’ facility and I understand why it is important to do so	A
I can format a document	A
I can change fonts	A
I can spell check	A
I can insert text	A
I can insert images, change font and layout	A
I can create and run a slide show	A
I can add animation and transitions	A
I can insert hyperlinks	A
I can add timings and animations to a slide show	A
I can add slides	A
I can amend slides	A
I can delete slides	A
I can create my own backgrounds on a slide	A
I can use backgrounds that are already created	A
I can insert graphics	A
I can use ClipArt	A
I know how to use animations appropriately	A
I know how to edit images by cropping	A
I know how to edit images by resizing	A
I can view a presentation on a mouse click	A
I can set up a show to run automatically on timings	A
I can insert transitions and animations	A
Level 2
I can create a slide master	A
I can import sound – KS 4 & 5	A
I can import video – KS 4 & 5	A
I know how to present printouts as handouts	A
I know how to present printouts as notes pages	A
Email
Level 1
I can send emails	A
I can receive emails	A
I can reply to emails	A
I can forward emails to single recipients	A
I can forward emails to multiple recipients	A
I can attach a file to an email message	A
I can attach multiple files to an email message	A
I can appropriately set the importance of a message	A
Level 2
I can use Cc	A
I can use Bcc	A
I can use an address book appropriately and can store an address	A
I can use an address book appropriately and can retrieve an address	A
I can use an address book appropriately and can use addresses	A
I can create and use an email signature			T
Internet
Level 1
I can navigate to known websites, and do basic searches	A
I can save images from a website as required and use them appropriately	A
I can save text from a website as required and use them appropriately	A
I can connect to the internet using a URL	A
I can navigate around a website	A
I can access and download appropriate information from the internet	A
I can bookmark websites and add to favourites	A
I understand the restrictions of copyright	A
I can use a URL to connect to a website from an intranet	A
I can use a URL to connect to a website from favourites	A
I can use a URL to connect to a website from bookmarks	A
I can use a URL to connect to a website typing accurately	A
Level 2
I can use Boolean Operators to undertake more accurate searches	A
I can save video from a website as required and use them appropriately	A
I can save animations from a website as required and use them appropriately	A
Desktop Publishing (Publisher or Adobe Indesign)
Level 1
I can open a new document	A
I can open an existing document	A
I can save a new document	A
I can save a document using the ‘save as’ facility and I understand why it is important to do so	A
I can format a document	A
I can change fonts	A
I can spell check	A
I can insert text	A
I can insert images, change font and layout	A
I can design documents from scratch	A
I can decide which publication to use at the appropriate time; for example, newsletters, worksheets, brochures, etc.	A
I can use text boxes	A
I can use Word Art	A
I can insert tables	A
I can insert picture frames	A
I can insert Clip Art	A
I can use Shapes and Auto Shapes	A
I can add text	A
I can amend text	A
I can delete text	A
I can use colour	A
I can format backgrounds	A
I can format colours	A
I can format images	A
I can copy text and images	A
I can paste text and images	A
I can move text and images	A
Level 2
I can use templates	A
I can use text effects	A
I can insert tables	A
I can edit tables	A
I can reposition tables	A
I can resize tables	A
Multimedia (cameras, scanners etc.)
Level 1
I can use a digital camera	A
I can use a digital camcorder	A
I can transfer images from a camera to a computer and edit these images	A
I can use software to import images into appropriate applications	A
I can use software to import images into appropriate applications, including Moviemaker	A
I can use software to import images into appropriate applications, including Publisher	A
I can crop and change file size and format as appropriate to purpose, e.g. save as jpeg	A
Level 2
I can use software to import images into appropriate applications, including Photo Editor	A
I can recognise the difference between different image files, such as vector based	A
I can recognise the difference between different image files, such as bitmapped	A
I can use a scanner to import images into appropriate applications	A
I can use a scanner to capture images	A

Unit 1 Task 3 P4

Within the first two purple blocks I will learn how to do two tasks making the total 4. In the last hour I will learn how to complete another task.

Unit Task 2 M1

Unit 1 Task 2 P3

Unit 1 Task 2 P2

unit 1 task 1 p1

unit 30, task 7a, D1

D1

Vinyl cutters and Laser cutters for signage -

Vinyl cutters use a small knife to precisely cut out an outline of a picture to put on a vinyl sheet. Laser cutters work by a laser beam which cuts out the thing that you need. Vehicle wrapping is a non-permanent process which many companies use to advertise their businesses. The graphics are printed onto an adhesive vinyl and placed onto the vehicles. The image file for vehicle wrapping would be bitmap so the pixels in the image were not distorted.Illuminated shop signs are created by laser cutters. Opaque acrylic material is usually used. The process of this is to get the shop sign cut out by a laser, then lights are placed behind the opaque acrylic which makes signs illuminate at night. This would be a vector image file. Over the past 10 years, these cutters have developed massively as bigger laser and vinyl cutters are available.

Inkjet & wide format printing for bitmap displays and posters -

Inkjet printers is a type of computer printing that creates a digital image by propelling the drops of ink onto substances such as wood and plastic. The droplets are between 50 and 60 microns in diameter and images can have resolutions of up to 1440x720 droplets per inch. This gives images higher resolutions. Before inkjet printing was available you would have to print the image onto an adhesive roll and then stick it to the material which you wanted the image, for example on wood. Now you can do this automatically without using an adhesive roll on any material up to 50mm thick. RIP software would be ideal for this type of printing for bitmap displays.

Laser printers for leaflets and flyers -  

Laser printers work by sending a laser beam from side to side of the page and scanning the document. This can then be transformed into a toner and then transferred onto the paper.Adobe Illustrator is a good program to use for laser printing.  Duplex printing is a new type of printing that has been developed within the last decade. It allows you to print on two sides of the paper without removing the paper and having to turn it over, they can be printed in colour too. The printer can collate the documents together making sure that everything is in the correct order and can be stapled together into a little booklet. This is all done inside the printer making it very practical and less time consuming.

3D printing -

3D printing has been developed within the last 5 years. 3D printing begins by making a virtual design of the item and is made in CAD file using a 3D modelling program. A 3D scanner can also be used to scan the object and makes a digital  copy of it. This is also put into a 3D modelling program. A layering method is used to build up the object when printing. Thousands of layers can be used and are built up horizontally. Once the whole object has been printed you cannot see the individual layers as they are blended together during the printing. New ways to develop 3D printing have already been suggested such as selective laser sintering.