FORM 1 Information Technology – Course Outline - Academic year 2018-2019
WATERLOO SECONDARY SCHOOL
COURSE CONTENT
TERM 1
1. Health and Safety
Ergonomics, Health Hazards
2. Software Application - Word
Processing
Creation of a simple document, Basic
file operations, Common formatting
tools and editing features.
Page formatting, Tables, Inserting and
editing images,
RESOURCES
1. INTERACT WITH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Book 1by Roland Birbal & Michele Taylor
2. 1 flashdrive
3. Computer with internet connection
4. E-mail address - gmail
FORM 1
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
TERM 2
1. Computer Fundamentals and Careers
in ICT
Definitions of Information Technology
(IT), Information and Communication
Technology (ICT) and Computer
Science; Components of a computer
system, Functions of computers,
Computer care, Types of computers
Types of Software. Keyboarding File
Maintenance, Computer maintenance,
Saving/Protecting data, File backups
and cloud computing
2. Ethics in Technology
Netiquette
3. Internet and Wed 2.0 tools
Introduction to the Internet, Internet
browsing, Search Engines,
Hyperlinks, Internet Information
Sources, World Wide Web
4. Software Application - Presentation
Creation of a simple presentation,
Manipulating a presentation,
Saving/Printing a presentation.
Creation of a simple slideshow,
formatting, Working with images
Animation, Working with Graphics
1 Provided byMrs. M. Persad- Lulkool
TERM 3
1. Software Application -
Drawing
Creation of a digital drawing,
Save/Print drawing,
Open/Close drawing file,
Manipulate drawing,
Formatting
2. Ethics in Technology
Data Protection and Physical
and Software Security issues
Plagiarism, Copyright,
Freeware, Shareware, Piracy
3. Health and Safety
Safety precautions, Green
Computing, Disposal of
equipment
4. Programming Concepts and
Computational Thinking
Information gathering,
Brainstorming, Decision
Making, Information
Evaluation