October 2007

ICT Competition

Winner

Patelsta

from

Brigshaw School

Patelsta wins £30 of High Street Vouchers

This entry was chosen because many students find the OSI model hard to remember and in particular the correct order of the seven layers.

Patelsta's mnemonic is cleverly written and catchy enough to remember.

Highly Commended

Paudie from

Southern Regional College

This is not strictly speaking a mnemonic but we thought it was extremely well written and highlighted the key points about Health and Safety in the ICT classroom.

Hide cables to avoid accidents.

Eating is not permitted in class

Assistants may need to help out.

Lighting of room should be set at a certain brightness.

Tell someone if you have an accident.

Health and safety is important in any class

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Seating must be comfortable

Area must be kept tidy at all times.

Fire extinguishers should be kept near by incase of a fire.

Exit the class in an orderly fashion

Tidy your things away after use.

You must not run in the class otherwise someone will get hurt.

Highly Commended

C8lin from

Bishops Castle Community College

Although this mnemonic wouldn't help you with your GCSEs, we thought it provided a really good insight into what the teach-ict website is about.

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Computer polls

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