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Information Technology

Grade  9

Grade 10

IT at IISA aims to develop the Basic ICT (Information and communication technology) skills of our students and then go beyond that limit in introducing advanced Computer studies skills to enhance students integration of IT into their daily classroom tasks and later on into their future life.

 The basic learning tasks of Grade (9) IT class is as follows

-         Introducing advanced skills of Web designing and website management.

-         Discussing and clarifying the Ethical and moral side o0f the use of Telecommunication.

-         Mastering the basic knowledge of Databases

-         Developing basic programming skills.

-         An introduction to Macromedia Flash.

-         An introduction to Digital multimedia (Basics)

Marking scheme will depend on several elements

-         The fulfillment and application of instructions of rubrics (which will be handed in prior to defined projects) where it will contain detailed explanation of required elements within the project.

-         Written tests and quizzes that will measure the knowledge of basic skills.

-         Class participation and teacher's observation of the continuous advanced in learning and applying specific tasks.

 Topics covered during the school year 2003/2004 

-          Photoshop -------------------------- Image Ready

-          Advanced Photoshop plug-ins

-            Html

-            Embedding Java scripts ----------- FrontPage

-          FrontPage & Photoshop

-          Telecommunications   

-          Hardware & Driver installation

-          Software applications formatting, uninstalling, NTFC, Fat32, IRQ & Operating systems

-          Information technology & society 

-          Computers & communication

-          Plagiarism, Registration  and legal issues

-          Computer viruses and Solutions

-          Access

-          Macromedia Flash

-          Digital Multimedia  (Mediator) / Digital Multimedia ( Movie maker)

-          Digital Multimedia  ( Premiere )

-          Introduction to programming / Variables, conditions

-          Visual Basic

 Grade 10

Educational perspective

To achieve the minimum knowledge which would help students to be able to use IT based methods in life and especially throughout other educational subjects.

Minimum requirements expected from all students:

-          Advanced knowledge of using MS office tools.

-          The ability to develop the skill of applying various IT programs to achieve a certain task.

-          The ability of creating WebPages and developing simple websites.

-          Knowing basic computer concepts (components).

-          Showing the ability of using computers in creating advanced graphic posters and displays.

-          Developing the knowledge of creating digital multimedia skills.

-          Knowing how a computer works (Hardware & Software).

-          Data bases.

-          Ethical and legal IT related concepts.

Marking scheme will depend on several elements

-         The fulfillment and application of instructions of rubrics (which will be handed in prior to defined projects) where it will contain detailed explanation of required elements within the project.

-         Written tests and quizzes that will measure the knowledge of basic skills.

-         Class participation and teacher's observation of the continuous advanced in learning and applying specific tasks.

Topics covered during the school year 2003/2004

-         MS Word revision &  PowerPoint

-         Html

-         MS FrontPage  

-         Embedding Java script

-         MS Office  Excel

-         Hardware  

-         Ethics and concepts

-         Software and Drivers/Settings/Formatting 

-         Introduction to networks

-         Graphic design – Photoshop (Tool, Menu bars File saving, Settings, size and quality)

-         MS Office  Access

-         Digital Multimedia (Mediator)

-         Digital Multimedia (Movie Maker)

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