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I have over 20 years experience as a lecturer/teacher and also assessor and internal verifier. I currently moderate and test assessments for an awarding body and am a member of SET (Society for Education and Training). I write English, Maths, Food Hygiene and Safety, Food Technology, Online Safety and ICT resources and also computing resources for key stages 2, 3 and 4, GCSE and adults (ECDL etc). I also write and teach botany and ecology courses.
Microsoft Office 2013 Quick Steps Training Guides
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Microsoft Office 2013 Quick Steps Training Guides

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The training guides are supplied in colour for the user to print on A4 paper and are created using a visual style with images and callouts. The resources can be used as a handy reference guide for ECDL and ICT programmes, including Functional Skills L1/L2. The Office 2013 Quick Step Guides cover - Word Processing, Spreadsheets, PowerPoint Presentations, Access Databases and Outlook email. The guides are designed to cover the most useful and popular operations for each software application that a user might need to know and are presented in 10 steps per operation. The set of guides costs £10. The full guide (WP, SS, DB, PP and Email) contains 56 pages if printed double-sided.
Functional Skills ICT Entry Level:  Specimen Practice Papers (for Edexcel)
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Functional Skills ICT Entry Level: Specimen Practice Papers (for Edexcel)

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These practice papers (23 pages) are written to follow the style of the Edexcel Functional Skills ICT Entry Level assessment and are split into Entry 1, Entry 2 and Entry 3 papers (so they get progressively harder). There are 2 papers per entry stage (6 overall). The papers cover the following: ENTRY 1 Open an email Make changes to a document (e.g. flyer/poster) Label an image ENTRY 2 Email reply Edit, format a document and insert an image ENTRY 3 Email reply and new email Create a poster and a newsletter work with spreadsheets Internet search and downloading There are data files and solutions/worked answers for each of the papers
Access Databases 2013 Quick Steps Training Guide
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Access Databases 2013 Quick Steps Training Guide

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This guide covers 20 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover the most useful and popular operations within the Access 2013 software application that a user might need to know and is presented in 10 steps per operation (e.g. Basic operations, Formatting, Editing etc). The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using Access 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL and other L1/L2 ICT qualifications). The guide covers basic operations (openng, creatng a new database/table, closing, printing etc), editing a database, working with tables, relationships, queries, wildcards, forms and reports.
Functional Skills ICT Level 2:  Specimen Practice Papers (for Edexcel)
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Functional Skills ICT Level 2: Specimen Practice Papers (for Edexcel)

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These practice papers (29 pages) are written to follow the style of the Edexcel Functional Skills ICT Level 2 assessment and cover the following: Use the internet and download information Use a spreadsheet and charts Create a newsletter Create a leaflet Create a presentation Use email Use compression Evaluation questions There are data files and worked answers for each of the papers
Functional Skills ICT Level 1:  Specimen Practice Papers (for OCR)
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Functional Skills ICT Level 1: Specimen Practice Papers (for OCR)

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This 16 page resource of three practice papers is written to match the style of the OCR Functional Skills Level 1 assessment and covers: Using the Internet Creating presentations Creating a flyer Creating a letter Using email Evaluation questions (security) Using spreadsheets Password protection Read Only File management There are data files and worked copies/solution for each paper
Functional Skills ICT Level 1 Build-Up Exercises Office 2010
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Functional Skills ICT Level 1 Build-Up Exercises Office 2010

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These exercises bridge the gap between initial learning and assessment. There are two exercises covering 32 pages - the first exercise guides the learner through the tasks and provides handy tips, using Office 2010, on how to do each of the tasks and the second exercise allows the learner to attempt the tasks without tips or help. There are data files and worked answers for each exercise. The exercises comprehensively cover the Functional Skills ICT specifications at Level 1 and include the following Files & folders Using the Internet Using email Creating a logo Create a leaflet Create a newsletter Create a letter Create a presentation Spreadsheets Databases Combing information Evaluation questions
Plan Solutions to Complex Tasks
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Plan Solutions to Complex Tasks

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This 11 page resource is an extract from a Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Training Guide and is based on the Using ICT, Plannng Solutions to Complex Tasks By Analysing the Necessary Stages part of the Functional Skills ICT specifications. The resource consists of the theory behind planning complex tasks and the types of planning techniques available, such as schedules, timetables, Gannt charts, heirarchical charts, storyboards, spreadsheets, websites and mind maps. The theory section is followed by activities and multi-choice revision questions. Answers are included. This resource would be useful for a range of programmes which require the learner to understnd planning techniques.
Manage File Storage
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Manage File Storage

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These worksheets/activities are an extract from a Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Activity Workbook (by the same author) and cover file storage, file extensions, file compression, recycle bin, file and folder sizes, file properties, types of storage media, The resource can be used for a whole lesson and contains theory, activities to test knowledge (mix and match/multi-choice) and also 'how to' help sheets for saving, compressing, renaming, deleting and restoring files, plus creating folders, view properties, copy and move files. There are also 4 Practical Exercises for learners to attempt to test their skills. Answers are included.
Use Software, Interface Features and Adjust System Settings
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Use Software, Interface Features and Adjust System Settings

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This 18 page resource is an extract from a Functioal Skills ICT Level 2 Activity Workbook (by the same author) and covers software applications, using nterface features and adjusting system settings. The activity resource contains theory for each of the subjects, followed by multi-chioce and matchmaker activities to test knowedge. Also included are 'how to' help sheets for opening an aplication, installing and uninstalling software and managing unresponding applications. This worksheet/activity includes answers.
Apply Editing, Formatting, and Layout Techniques
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Apply Editing, Formatting, and Layout Techniques

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This 30 page worksheet/activity is an extract fom a Functional Skills ICT Level 1 and Level 2 Activity Wrkbook (by te same author) which can be used fo a whole lesson or broken into 3 sessions. The activity comprises clear explanations and examples of formatting, editing and layout and 'how to' Help Sheets with training instructions on how to apply techniques using Office 2010. The resource also contains activities to test knowledge (match makers and multichoice) and 7 practical exercises to test the learner's skill in applying editing, formatting and layout techniques. The resource covers editing and formatting and document layout such as tables, templates, columns.
Create and Edit Images and Shapes
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Create and Edit Images and Shapes

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This 17 page worksheet/activity is an extract from the Functional Skills ICT Level 1 and Level 2 Activity Workbook (by the same author) and is suitable for use as a class activity to cover a whole lesson or broken into two sessions (e.g. Images and Drawing Shapes). The worksheet/activity contains clear explanations of image resolution, resizing, cropping, creating and formatting shapes, ordering, grouping, positioning, wrapping etc and also provides 'how to' Help Sheets in Office 2010. There are activities to test knowledge in the form of matchmaker and multiichoice questions and practical exercises to test skill. Answers to multi-choice questions are included.
The Internet and Search Techniques
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The Internet and Search Techniques

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This 13 page worksheet/lesson/activity is an extract from Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Activity Workbook (by the same author) which covers the Internet, the WWW, Search Engines and URLs, Boolean Oerators and other search techniques, currency, relvance, bias, copyright. The worksheets/activity can be used for a whole lesso and consists of theory, activities to test knowledge (matchmaker and multi-choice) and also 6 practical exercises to test skill. Answers are included.
Word 2013 Quick Steps Training Guide
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Word 2013 Quick Steps Training Guide

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This guide covers 28 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover the most useful and popular operations within the Word 2013 software application that a user might need to know and is presented in 10 steps per operation (e.g. Basic operations, Formatting, Editing etc). The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using Word 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL and other L1/L2 ICT qualifications).
Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Reference Guide
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Functional Skills ICT Level 2 Reference Guide

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This is a handy reference guide for students following a Level 2 Functional Skills ICT course. It covers 42 A4 pages and consists of 'how to' help sheets ro cover the Functional Skills ICT specification at level 2. The guide covers planning and timetabling, software, interface features, responding to IT probems, managing system settings, viruses, manageinformation storage, the Internet, select infomation, editing, fomatting and layout techniques, graphics, drawing tools, presentations, numerical data, graphs and charts, databases, search and sort data, email, stay safe and respect others, online security, combine and pesent, checking and evaluation techniques.
Functional Skills ICT Level 1 Reference Guide Office 2010
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Functional Skills ICT Level 1 Reference Guide Office 2010

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This is a handy reference guide for students following a Level 1 Functional Skills ICT course. It covers 28 A4 pages and consists of 'how to' help sheets ro cover the Functional Skills ICT specification at level 1. The guide covers planning and timetabling, managing system settings, data storage, computer security, finding and selecting information, editing, fomatting and layout techniques, graphics, drawing tools, presentations, numerical data, graphs and charts, databases, email, stay safe and respect others, output, checking and evaluation techniques.
Outlook Email 2013 Quick Steps Training Guide
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Outlook Email 2013 Quick Steps Training Guide

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This guide covers 16 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover the most useful and popular operations within the Outlook 2013 software application that a user might need to know and is presented in 10 steps per operation (e.g. Basic operations, Formatting, Editing etc). The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using Outlook 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL, Functional Skills and other L1/L2 ICT qualifications). The guide covers basic operations, (opening, creating a new message, forward, reply, cc and bcc, sending, closing etc), editing folders and emails, work with email messages (attachments, priority, flag, signatures,), work withcontacts, appointments and meetings and calendars.
PowerPoint Presentations 2013 Quick Steps Training Guide
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PowerPoint Presentations 2013 Quick Steps Training Guide

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This guide covers 20 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover the most useful and popular operations within the PowerPoint2013 software application that a user might need to know and is presented in 10 steps per operation (e.g. Basic operations, Formatting, Editing etc). The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using PowerPoint 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL, Functional Skills and other L1/L2 ICT qualifications). The guide covers the basics (opening, closing, create a new presentation, saving printing etc), editing a presentation and using a master slide, formatting slides, slide setup, inserting images, tables and charts.
Using ICT Securely
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Using ICT Securely

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This 11 page resource is an extract from Functional Skills ICT Level 2 and covers Online Security, Viruses, Staying Safe and Respecting Others, Responding to ICT Problems. Each subject starts with a page on theory, folllowed by an activity to test knowledge (in the frm of multi-choice questions and mix and match activity. Answers are included.
Word 2013: Advanced Text Wrapping Options in easy steps
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Word 2013: Advanced Text Wrapping Options in easy steps

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This guide covers 3 A4 pages (single-sided) printed in colour using a visual style with images and callouts. The guide is designed to cover advanced text wrapping techniques in Word 2013 and is presented in 6 steps. The guide is useful for anyone wanting to get their heads around using text wrapping options in Word 2013 and as a handy reference guide for ICT programmes of study (e.g. ECDL Advanced and other L2/L3 ICT qualifications). The guide covers: Quick Text Wrapping Options Using the Ribbon to Wrap Text Positioning Edit Wrapping Points Text Wrapping for Drawn Objects and Charts Text Wrapping and Positioning for Tables