ICT Resources

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A lovely, very topical set of Functional Skills tasks about the UK digital TV switchover that began in 2009 and finishes in 2012.

The task sheet covers reading comprehension, research, and ICT skills such as finding and selecting information, saving and printing files.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Functional English reading
ICT
Functional Skills ICT: Finding and selecting information
Functional Skills ICT: Using ICT
Context
Electrical, Electronics & Technology
Art Film Media Music Radio TV

Lovely interactive crossword. 13 clues. Would make a good group activity on an interactive whiteboard.

To run, unzip the file (select “Extract all files”) into a new folder and click on *partsofspeechhotpotcrossword *to run.

Created with the excellent freeware program Hot Potatoes http://hotpot.uvic.ca/
Please see Karen’s separate “How to use Hot Potatoes to make a crossword” ICT guide for further information.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
Use knowledge of grammar
ICT
General ICT resources

A set of 3 web research task sheets. Choose between rugby team, football team or favourite singer / group. Provides practice in web research, skimming, scanning and reading comprehension.

Level
Entry Level 3
Level 1
English
Adult literacy: reading comprehension (Rt)
ICT
General ICT resources
Context
Art Film Media Music Radio TV
Sport and fitness

A very useful sheet (best used on-screen) providing online links to a range of mouse exercises where learners can learn about right and left clicking, double clicking, drag and drop, etc. Activities range form straightforward tutorials to ‘Dress the Eggplant’, Join the Dots and a bubble game. Many also provide very useful practice on reading instructions.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
AL Rt/E2.1 Follow main points of short texts
AL Rt/E3.1 Understand longer texts
ICT
Entry 1 and 2 ICT
General
Study Skills and General Teaching