ICT Resources
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Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
ICT: Developing, presenting and communicating information
Free tags: childrens, scheme, Story
Context: Health, Social care, Early years
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: Lesson plan, Scheme of work
This is a scheme of work I have used in EBD schools to get the pupils engaged with English. It is a 7 week scheme of work aimed at between E3-L2, as it can be differentiated. I have also included the lesson plans that go with the scheme.
Editor’s note
Although written for a Key Stage 3/4 school setting this would work well as a way of embedding Functional English into a vocational childcare course or a family learning situation.
ICT: Entry 3 ICT, Developing, presenting and communicating information
Context: Art Film Media Music TV
Level: E3, L1
Resource type: ICT task sheet
Activity to get students using Word and some of its applications by designing a poster for a gig.
Literacy: Functional Skills English, General literacy / English
ICT: Finding and selecting information, Developing, presenting and communicating information
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Context: Sport
Resource type: Discussion points, ICT task sheet, Investigation or project, Listening and/or speaking activity, Worksheet or assignment
Level: E3, L1, L2
Learners must choose the next manager of the England football team. Using the task sheet to guide them, they must research, collate and present information for five candidates and then make the final choice.
There is scope for plenty of lively discussion around the choices made and also about what the manager’s job entails.
A Power Point presentation is included as an example, but can also be printed out to use in some of the additional activities described.
Numeracy: Functional Maths
Literacy: Functional English - reading
ICT: Finding and selecting information
General: Generic resources for literacy, numeracy and beyond
Free tags: Diamond Jubilee
Context: Art Film Media Music TV, Leisure Travel Tourism
Resource type: Investigation or project
Level: E3, L1
A topical investigation that can be used as a group or individual task. Learners imagine they have won tickets in the ballot and must plan their trip to Buckingham Palace.
Ideal for E3-L1 Functional maths, English and ICT but could be easily adapted for higher or lower levels.
Literacy: General literacy / English, Functional English - reading, Functional English - writing
ICT: Finding and selecting information
ESOL: General ESOL
Context: Leisure Travel Tourism
Resource type: Investigation or project, Worksheet or assignment
Level: L1
A short project for L1 Functional Skills or ESOL, wherein students research aspects of a foreign holiday destination and produce a piece of persuasive advertising based upon findings.
ICT: Developing, presenting and communicating information
General: Aims & objectives, ILPs, reflections
Context: Catering Food Nutrition
Resource type: Assessment material, Tracking or mapping
Level: E1, E2
First used with a group of E1-E2 numeracy students who had done an ICT based project involving cookery work and visiting a cafe to buy a snack. Print on A4 and fold into a very nice A5 leaflet.
The self assessment check boxes focus on basic money skills (recognising coins, giving change – but also slecting items from a list, weighing, etc.) but there is also the opportunity to link learning to numeracy at home or at college. Ideal for Entry Functional maths / catering / hospitality students.
ICT: General ICT resources, Developing, presenting and communicating information
General: Study Skills and General Teaching
Level: E3, L1, L2
Resource type: Handout or guide, Informative presentation
A demonstration of how not to make a PowerPoint. This has been used for all levels as an extreme example of the worst PowerPoint ever.
Literacy: Functional English - reading, Reading: text focus (comprehension), Functional English - writing
ICT: Functional ICT
Free tags: Remembrance day
Context: History, Voluntary & Charity
Level: E2, E3, L1
Resource type: ICT task sheet
A series of clear tasks that works well for a wide ability range (E2-L1).
Includes: resizing pictures, creating and saving folders and files, web research and poster design.
ICT: Entry 1 and 2 ICT, Using ICT, Developing, presenting and communicating information
Resource type: Handout or guide
Level: E2
Useful 1 page handout. Very simple instructions on how to correct a mistake made when typing in Microsoft Word. First used with residents at a clinic who have learning difficulties but ideal for any beginner.
Numeracy: Functional Maths - data handling, Collect organise represent, Averages and range
ICT: Developing, presenting and communicating information
Free tags: Smarties & Love Hearts
Resource type: ICT task sheet, Investigation or project
Level: L1, L2
Here is another Level 1-2 variant on the classic ‘Smarties’ investigation which incorporates the use of a PC and Excel. I stopped using Smarties and Skittles because of the health and hygiene issues.
I stumbled upon the Foam squares at www.craftpacks.co.uk ‘Giant Jar of Foam Squares for £4.75 + 20% VAT. The exercise is in two parts: the first part a bit like Smarties and then the second part covers ‘mean, mode, median and range’.