Consider all reasons - starter

Software (subscription only)

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Software, operating systems, user interfaces and utility applications (subscription only)

Operating systems mnemonic

Students often find it hard to remember some of the tasks that the operating system performs. This task should help them.

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Exam question - what is wrong? Utility Software

Students are given a genuine answer written by another student in response to an exam style question. They have to determine what is wrong with the answer and then write a better one themselves (subscription only)

Crossword (differentiated)

Students are given a crossword to solve with clues relating to key words for this topic.

There are three differentiated versions to allow students to choose the best level of difficulty for themselves.

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Mind Map Task

Students are given the basic structure of a mind map for this topic. They are asked to complete the mind map by adding extra branches.

Mind maps are a useful tool to use as a revision aid.

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Tick the Answers Task

Students are given a list of different items. They have to identify which category each item belongs to.

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Correct the Teacher Task

Students are given a piece of text written by a teacher. The text contains a number of mistakes. They are asked to read the text and correct any mistakes they find.

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Prioritise Task

Students are given a set of terms related to this topic. They are asked to prioritise them in order of importance.

NOTE: there is no one correct answer. The aim is to encourage higher order thinking skills and to get students to think about and justify their decisions with a partner.

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100 words

Students have exactly 100 words to summarise the key points about this topic

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Important questions

Students are given a scenario.

They work in pairs to consider the questions that should be asked in order to fulfil the scenario.

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News Case Study and answers

Time to upgrade your software (subscription only)

News story task

Microsoft launches latest browser (subscription only)

News story task

UK government backs open source (subscription only)

News story task

Google to launch operating system (subscription only)