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What's New - January 2008
29/01/08 |
Added a new resource to design a data collection form. Suitable for KS3 or KS4 and can be done either on the computer or on paper. Kindly contributed by Mustafa. |
28/01/08 |
Added the weekly ICT news quiz for w/c 21/01/08 Added a superbly designed certificate which can be given to students for a particular piece of work or sustained effort. Kindly contributed by Mustafa |
24/01/08 |
Added the following terms to the glossary: Attachment Text Editor Thin Client VLOOKUP Wireless Application Protocol |
23/01/08 |
Added the following resources which were kindly contributed by Jon Bridgeman: Spreadsheet exercise 1: Easy as Pie Spreadsheet exercise 2: Online Auctions Spreadsheet exercise 3 Absolutely Relative Spreadsheet exercise 4 - Count IFula Spreadsheet exercise 5 INTeresting T-shirts Spreadsheet exercise 6: TEXT me Spreadsheet exercise 7 and 8: Hogwarts 1 and 2 Spreadsheet exercise 9: SORT it ahht
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22/01/08 |
Added a link to the BBC News Video, 'Mobile link to disturbed sleep'
Added the following terms to the glossary: Image Input mask Integer Menu MySpace Piczo Real Number Social Networking Site Translator Troubleshooting Turtle Typical Data
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21/01/08 |
Added the weekly ICT news quiz for w/c 14/01/08
Added the following terms to the glossary: Bebo Custom written software Frame rate Front end Function key Fuzzy logic Gamma GNU Gopher Greyscale Hamming Code Hashing Hard Code Hexadecimal Hit Host Hot fix Hotmail Hue |
20/01/08 |
Added a resource covering Excel basic and advanced skills. Kindly contributed by Mustafa Added a resource which provides students with ample opportunity to construct graphs and charts in Excel. Kindly contributed by Mustafa |
18/01/08 |
Added links to the following BBC News Videos: Advanced computer unveiled Apple's new ultra-think laptop Keyboard could cut MRSA cases Police probe MoD laptop theft Kids plagued by cyber bullies Concern over online plagiarism Robots battle in title fight RAF's unmanned spy plane
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17/01/08 |
Added the following video tutorials for Excel 2003 - with sound: Using named cells in formulae Setting the text alignment in cells Setting the 'auto-save' feature Setting the start-up default options Using the 'Find and Replace' tool Using the 'Go To' tool
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16/01/08 |
Added the following video tutorials for Excel 2003 - with sound: Setting up a basic pivot table Creating a macro to print a specific area of the worksheet How to view your macro code How to write an IF..OR formula How to write a Nested IF formula VLOOKUP tutorial amended
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15/01/07 |
Added the following video tutorials for Excel 2003 - with sound: Adding an average line to a chart How to format chart legends How to add a shadow to a chart outline How to create a professional looking chart Using the concatenate function Using the countblank function Using the randbetween function Using the round function Using the roundup and rounddown fuction Using the cos function Using the tan function Using the date function to show today's date Using the day of the week function to show the day for any date Using the median function Using the mode function
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14/01/08 |
Added the weekly ICT news quiz for w/c 07/01/08
Added links to the following BBC News Videos: The many uses of the iBar Council tackles air pollution New technology in the classroom New tactics to fight ID theft Next generation video games Technology replaces post TV health breakthrough Bid to track lost children Cow herd tracked from space Venice showcase of digital art Merging visual techniques Computers driving TV news Iron's virtual manager Talking plant asks for water How police track number plates Big Brother bins hit Sussex Eye controlled PC helps boy New healthcare system piloted VOIP IRIS installed at Gatwick Technology to beat exam cheats Future without rush hour Police target car criminals London given 3D treatment Faster X-Ray diagnosis An electronic clothes future? Mobile boarding pass invented Technology to fight dementia Music site names that tune New gadget to stop truancy Feeding our appetite for storage Wi-fi illness concerns Helmet cameras help police Tongue technology aids blind South Korea's home of the future Sharp increase in online fraud Surfing opportunity for disabled UK is a surveillance society Film security becomes reality in school Hackers hit every 12 minutes College installs cow milking robot Online movie piracy Photos turned into 3D models Top simulator tests pilots |
13/01/08 |
Added links to the following BBC News Videos: Digital home of the future? Switch on to 3D TV New USB devices examined Nano chip developer Sand to silicon chips Lecturers turn to technology Wii technology in a cube Technology protects heritage Fingerprint checks go mobile Scheme offers shoppers relief Mobiles used as tube ticket
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12/01/08 |
Added links to the following BBC News Videos: Europe sat-nav system approved How hackers can access unprotected systems Web buyers' festive warning Fingerprint shopping takes off Super body scanner unveiled Cabling up the sewers Super-speed broadband school Violin playing robot launched Online retail complaints rise Support for dementia tagging Patients' details go online Radio service for the deaf Japan's smallest wearable TV Sony PSP becomes a videophone Video cameras for wardens University's Facebook worry
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10/01/08 |
Added links to the following BBC News Videos: Over-the-phone lie detector Could data loss be prevented? Social network security fears Critics turn on baby cams Smart CCTV in action Next generation wafer-thin TVs A look at video gaming history Personal broadcasts on TV service New media replaces old Gadgets disturbing teen sleep Spying flying saucer Mobile banking's rise Advertising with Bluetooth Tools of the spying trade revealed Voicemail to text Bank pins 'to be replaced' |
09/01/08 |
Added links to the following BBC News Videos: Intel plug Wimax technology Firms eye mobile web market Warning about Wiki accuracy Nicer speed camera invented Finger-touch phone on sale Resort trials solar powered bins Traffic cameras track cars Gadgets 'threatening energy' 3D heart probe helps surgeons Queen gets internet channel Airport's driverless transit Tour of Amazon's distribution centre Adverts target children on the net Robotic cockroaches take power Computers through the ages Chip and Pin security warning
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08/01/08 |
Added links to the following BBC News Videos: Technology that drives communicating cars Card details leaked to web Computer tracking reviewed Gates' vision for education Firms limit web usage Call to expand DNA database Wi-fi bridges digital divide Cancer doubt over mobiles A cyberstalking nightmare Crackdown on cyber bullies How to avoid falling victim to ID theft CCTV at risk of hacking Sat-nav helps African tribe Focus on child online safety Apple Leopard's new features Microsoft Vista's features Satellites celebrate 50 years Online self-diagnosis warning Japan stages robot Olympics New brain imaging technique Britons send 1bn texts a week On board the GPS mapping van Satnav blamed for lorries getting stuck Satnavs direct drivers to footbridge Galileo versus US navigation system
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07/01/08 |
Added the weekly ICT news quiz for w/c 31/12/07
Added links to the following BBC News Videos: UK Broadband must speed up Police warn over wi-fi 'theft' Wi-fi surfing in the city Tackling Britain's wi-fi crime Checking out wi-fi connections 'Breathing' android created Brain controls video game Schools wi-fi health warning Police unveil drone spyplane How to destroy a hard drive Robots help autistic children Alarm over shopping radio tags Microsoft holds Innovation Day Motion-sensitive PC tested Shop of the future opens Going online, on holiday DIY adverts sweeping the web Networking site privacy fears Guide to the $100 laptop |
06/01/08 |
Added links to the following BBC News Videos: China's e-waste trade Rome 'brought back to life' Concerns over data protection Milestone for bionic hand Soldier fitted with bionic arm Bamboozled by hi-tech phones 'Elderly phone' gets the thumbs up 'Technophobes' get own mobile Apple iPhone pros and cons Text and go: mobiles pay for parking New records system for NHS T-rex would outrun most humans Technology changing UK habits Pay-by-phone scheme criticised Back to the future of mobiles Search site privacy fears
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05/01/08 |
Added links to the following BBC News Videos: Computer security threat guide Mini PCs unveiled Fraudsters target web users Warning over direct debits Robojet controlled from skies Big Brother gets a new voice Robotic advances spark fears Robot performs surgery Hi-tech 'eco house' on show Websites must act on bullies
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04/01/07 |
Added a new section to the site which will include a comprehensive set of links to BBC news story videos. Added links to the following BBC News Videos: Using fingerprints to pay for school dinners Joy of texting for older people Sony joins virtual community Chip and pin leads to fraud reduction Ebay seller's story of being conned by fraudsters in Nigeria Hackers hit TK Maxx firm Avoid falling victim to viruses How viruses and worms attack computers Risk of web identity theft Mobile T.V. Video games appeal broadens Bionic Eye implants Hand-held brain scanner Thought control for gadgets Chips that can pass on your shopping data Robot teaches itself to walk Robots as therapists Student develops beer robot Online security guide Vista has a raft of security systems aimed at protecting personal data Using sensors to help with parking cars Talking toilet warns off drink-drivers
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03/01/08 |
Increased the number of questions available in the GCSE revision quiz from 900 to now over 1200 |
02/01/08 |
Added a paper-based starter/plenary activity to KS3, Unit 7.1, called 'Hieroglyphics' Added a paper-based starter/plenary activity to KS3, Unit 7.2, called 'Hieroglyphics' Added a paper-based starter/plenary activity to KS3, Unit 7.3, called 'Hieroglyphics' Added a paper-based starter/plenary activity to KS3, Unit 7.4, called 'Hieroglyphics' Added a paper-based starter/plenary activity to KS3, Unit 7.5, called 'Hieroglyphics' Added a paper-based starter/plenary activity to KS3, Unit 7.6, called 'Hieroglyphics' Added a paper-based starter/plenary activity to KS3, Unit 8.1, called 'Hieroglyphics' Added a paper-based starter/plenary activity to KS3, Unit 8.2, called 'Hieroglyphics' Added a paper-based starter/plenary activity to KS3, Unit 8.3, called 'Hieroglyphics' Added a paper-based starter/plenary activity to KS3, Unit 8.4, called 'Hieroglyphics'
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01/01/08 |
Increased the number of questions available in the ECDL Module 1 revision quiz from 400 to almost 500 Added a new 'add a caption' competition for January. Added a new 'Hot Topic' about changes to the English language which have been brought about by the use of technology.
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