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Cambridge ICT Starters

Initial Steps Thir n
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Jill Jesson and Graham Peacock

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Introduction

Cambridge ICT Starters: Initial Steps has been written to support learners who are following the Cambridge ICT
Starters syllabus. It follows the syllabus closely and provides full coverage of all the modules. The sections of the
book correspond to the modules and follow the order in which the modules appear in the syllabus. The book builds
on keyboard skills and basic routines, such as emailing, handling data, basic spreadsheet management, creating
and editing written work and handling images.

The book provides learners and their helpers with:

• examples of activities to do
• exercises for practice
• instruction in using their computers
• optional extension and challenge activities

It is designed for use in the classroom with coaching from trained teachers. Where possible the work has been set
in real situations where the computer will be of direct use. The activities are fairly sophisticated yet simple enough to
be followed by adults as well as children!

Some exercises require the learners to open prepared files for editing. These files are available to teachers on
www.cambridgeindia.org website. The website provides useful graphics and templates for creating pictograms. Some
pictures and text files are also included to help young learners so that they can learn editing without first creating the
files required.

The activities in this book use Microsoft Office 2007 software, Paint, Wikipedia, Microsoft Outlook Express 2007
and MSWLogo. However, the syllabus does not specify any particular type of software in order to meet the learning
objectives.

Please note that when learners view the screen shots contained in this book on their computer screens, all the type
will be clearly legible.

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Contents

INITIAL STEPS
Module 1 Starting with Text
1.1 Letters ............................................................................................ 2
1.2 Words ............................................................................................. 3
1.3 Capital letters ................................................................................. 4
1.4 Sentences ...................................................................................... 6
1.5 Save ............................................................................................... 7
1.6 Writing poems ............................................................................... 9
1.7 Changing a story .......................................................................... 10
1.8 Selecting and changing ................................................................ 12
1.9 Editing ........................................................................................... 15
Optional extension and challenge activities ................................. 18
Module 2 Starting Images
2.1 Paint ............................................................................................. 21
2.2 More tools .................................................................................... 23
2.3 Duplicating images ...................................................................... 25
2.4 Pictures from shapes ................................................................... 26
2.5 More skills .................................................................................... 27
2.6 Editing pictures ............................................................................ 29
Optional extension and challenge activities ................................. 31
Module 3 Starting Graphs
3.1 Pictograms ................................................................................... 34
3.2 Survey .......................................................................................... 36
3.3 Column chart ............................................................................... 37
3.4 3-D column chart ......................................................................... 40
3.5 Comparing charts ........................................................................ 42
Optional extension and challenge activities ................................. 44
Module 4 Starting Control
4.1 MSWLogo .................................................................................... 46
4.2 More commands .......................................................................... 49
4.3 Drawing pictures .......................................................................... 50
4.4 Recording commands .................................................................. 52
Optional extension and challenge activities ................................. 54
Module 5 Starting Searches
5.1 Using buttons and hotspots ......................................................... 57
5.2 Index and hyperlink ...................................................................... 58
5.3 More searches ............................................................................. 59
5.4 Keyword ....................................................................................... 60
5.5 Finding information ...................................................................... 61
Optional extension and challenge activities ................................. 63
Module 6 Starting Email
6.1 Email account .............................................................................. 65
6.2 Replying ....................................................................................... 66
6.3 New message .............................................................................. 67
6.4 Email folders ................................................................................ 68
6.5 Forward and Cc ........................................................................... 70
Optional extension and challenge activities ................................ 72

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