Software Lesson Ideas

Worksheet 1

This worksheet provides a set of questions for students to answer about this topic.

It is designed to be used in conjunction with the PPT in the theory section. However, students could use the mini-website to help them find the answers.

Worksheet 2

This worksheet asks students to undertake some research about the most common software applications packages. They are expected to make short notes about each type of package and provide an example of use.

This could be used as part of a lesson or given for homework.

Created by Lucy Blachford of Kings High School for Girls, Warwick

Worksheet 3

This worksheet asks students to investigate the main categories of software and write brief notes about each.

A good revision aid or a quick memory jogger.

Worksheet 4

This worksheet asks students to write a brief set of notes for themselves onto 'post-it notes' about different types of software and programming languages.

Worksheet 5

What am I?

Students are given descriptions related to this topic and asked to identify what is being referred to.

Task - matching tasks to applications

Good to use as a starter/plenary activity or a short kinaesthetic activity during the lesson.

This task contains images of the most commonly used software applications. It also contains a list of common tasks.

Cut out the images and the tasks. Pair students up and ask them to match up the task to the correct software application.