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I am a versatile professional with a diverse skill set and a strong background in education and technology. As an accomplished Author, Teacher Trainer, Examiner, and certified Apple Teacher and VEX Robotics. I have honed my expertise in Computer Science and Mathematics education. Additionally, I hold the role of Curriculum Development Specialist, focusing on Computer Science, Engineering, and Microsoft Office. I am passionate about creating educational resources and assisting fellow educators.
I am a versatile professional with a diverse skill set and a strong background in education and technology. As an accomplished Author, Teacher Trainer, Examiner, and certified Apple Teacher and VEX Robotics. I have honed my expertise in Computer Science and Mathematics education. Additionally, I hold the role of Curriculum Development Specialist, focusing on Computer Science, Engineering, and Microsoft Office. I am passionate about creating educational resources and assisting fellow educators.
10.1 Data Types and Records:
Select and use appropriate data types for a problem solution
including integer, real, char, string, Boolean, date (pseudocode will use the following data types: INTEGER, REAL, CHAR, STRING, BOOLEAN, DATE, ARRAY, FILE)
Show understanding of the purpose of a record structure to hold a set of data of different data types under one identifier
Write pseudocode to define a record structure.
Write pseudocode to read data from a record structure and save data to a record structure
10.2 Arrays:
Use the technical terms associated with arrays (Including index, upper and lower bound)
Select a suitable data structure (1D or 2D array) to use for a given task
Write pseudocode for 1D and 2D arrays
Write pseudocode to process array data
Sort using a bubble sort
Search using a linear search
10.3 Files:
Show understanding of why files are needed
Write pseudocode to handle text files that consist of one or more lines
10.4 Introduction to Abstract Data Types (ADT):
Show understanding that an ADT is a collection of data and a set of operations on those data.
Show understanding that a stack, queue and linked list are examples of ADTs
Describe the key features of a stack, queue and linked list and justify their use for a given situation
Use a stack, queue and linked list to store data
(You will not be required to write pseudocode for these structures, but they should be able to add, edit and delete data from these structures)
Describe how a queue, stack and linked list can be implemented using arrays
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App Inventor is a free, cloud-based service that allows you to make your own mobile apps using a blocks-based programming language. You access App Inventor using a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari). With these beginner-friendly tutorials, you will learn the basics of programming apps for Android and iOS phones and tablets. you can use it for year 7 and 8
Please click the link below to use the tutorial
https://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/tutorials
Click the link below to start Beginner Tutorials
https://appinventor.mit.edu/explore/ai2/beginner-videos
You need to create a PowerPoint about online E-Safety and describe the online danger that can damage your devices and your health
There are others who use the internet for illegal and unsavoury purposes.
There are several dangers that we might come across when online:
Malware:
Click the link to show the students the video about Malware:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8mbzU0X2nQ
Phishing:
Click the link to show the students the video about Phishing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7zNlEMDmI4
Cyber bullying:
Click the link to show the students the video about Cyber bullying:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtfMzmkYp9E
Make you sure to open the E-Safety-1 PowerPoint presentation first before you attempt E-Safety-2 PowerPoint Presentation
Attached an example for you to follow on e safety 1 and 2 and how to prevent from malware/phishing and cyber bullying
Create a PowerPoint and a poster including the three parts above including the PC or laptop with the latest technology used on them such as hardware component (for example maximum storage devices HDD, CPU, RAM, Motherboard, ….etc), why some of the PCs or laptops are more expensive than others, what makes them so expensive in term of what ?
What are the main Components of a Computer System?
Gives and Example of Input and Output devises
Gives an example of an Operating Systems
After you create a PowerPoint and a poster, you should present and explain at the front of the class your project
In this chapter you will learn about:
1.3.3 Input devices
•• describe the principles of operation (how each device works) of these input devices: 2D and 3D scanners, barcode readers, Quick Response (QR) code readers, digital cameras, keyboards, mice, touch screens, interactive whiteboards, microphones.
•• describe how these principles are applied to real-life scenarios, for example: scanning of passports at airports, barcode readers at supermarket checkouts, and touch screens on mobile devices.
•• describe how a range of sensors can be used to input data into a computer system, including light, temperature, magnetic field, gas, pressure, moisture, humidity, pH and motion
•• describe how these sensors are used in real-life scenarios, for example: street lights, security devices, pollution control, games, and household and industrial applications.
1.3.4 Output device
•• describe the principles of operation of the following output devices: inkjet, laser and 3D printers; 2D and 3D cutters; speakers and headphones; actuators; flat-panel display screens, such as Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and Light-Emitting Diodes (LED) display; LCD projectors and Digital Light Projectors (DLP).
•• describe how these principles are applied to real-life scenarios, for example: printing single items on demand or in large volumes; use of small screens on mobile devices.
Describe the purpose of an operating system (You will be required to understand the purpose and function of an operating system and why it is needed. you will not be required to understand how operating system work.)
Show understanding of the need for interrupts
Show understanding of the basic Von Neumann model for a computer system and the stored program concept (program instructions and data are stored in main memory and instructions are fetched and executed one after another)
Describe the stages of the fetch-execute cycle, including the use of registers and buses
Learning objectives : VLOOKUP and HLookUp
Understand the use of the Vlookup function
Understand the use of absolute cell referencing.
Understand the use of an nested if statement.
Understand the used of the different count functions.
Understand the use of the sumif function.
• Understand the use of absolute cell referencing.
• Understand the use of simple functions (sum,max,min and average) in a spreadsheet.
• Understand the use of If statements including the logical, true and false statements.
• Understand how calculations can be used as True statements
• Understand the use of nested if statements including more than one true statement.
• Understand the use of count and sum if functions.
• Understand the need the need to present data in a graph format.
• Understanding the need to present information in different forms (graphs)
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Show understanding of the difference between: primary, secondary and off-line storage and provide examples of each, such as:
Primary: Read Only Memory (ROM) and Random Access Memory (RAM)
Secondary: hard disk drive (HDD) and Solid State Drive (SSD); off-line: Digital Versatile Disc (DVD), Compact Disc (CD), Blu-ray disc, USB flash memory and removable HDD
Describe the principles of operation of a range of types of storage device and media including magnetic, optical and solid state.
Describe how these principles are applied to currently available storage solutions, such as SSDs, HDDs, USB flash memory, DVDs, CDs and Blu-ray discs.
Calculate the storage requirement of a file.
Declare and use one-dimensional arrays, for example: A[1:n]
Show understanding of the use of one-dimensional arrays, including the use of a variable as an index in an array
Read or write values in an array using a FOR … TO … NEXT loop
Learning Objectives:
12.1 Program Development Life cycle
Show understanding of the purpose of a development life cycle
Show understanding of the need for different development life cycles depending on the program being developed (Including, waterfall, iterative, rapid application development (RAD)
Describe the principles, benefits and drawbacks of each type of life cycle
Show understanding of the analysis, design, coding, testing and maintenance stages in the program development life cycle.
12.2 Program Design
Use a structure chart to decompose a problem into sub-tasks and express the parameters passed between the various modules / procedures / functions which are part of the algorithm design
Describe the purpose of a structure chart
Construct a structure chart for a given problem
Derive equivalent pseudocode from a structure chart.
Show understanding of the purpose of state-transition diagrams to document an algorithm.
12.3 Program Testing and maintenance
Show understanding of ways of exposing and avoiding faults in programs.
Locate and identify the different types of errors:
syntax errors
logic errors
run-time errors
Correct identified errors
Show understanding of the methods of testing available and select appropriate data for a given method (Including dry run, walkthrough, white-box, black-box, integration, alpha, beta, acceptance, stub)
Show understanding of the need for a test strategy and test plan and their likely contents.
Choose appropriate test data for a test plan (Including normal, abnormal and extreme/boundary)
Show understanding of the need for continuing maintenance of a system and the differences between each type of maintenance (Including perfective, adaptive, corrective)
Analyze an existing program and make amendments to enhance functionality
11.1 Programming Basics
11.2 Constructs
11.3 Structured Programming
11.1 Programming Basics
Implement and write pseudocode from a given design presented as either a program flowchart or structured English
Write pseudocode statements for:
• the declaration of variables and constants
• the assignment of values to variables and constants
• expressions involving any of the arithmetic or logical operators input from the keyboard and boutput to the console.
Use built-in functions and library routines
Any functions not given in the pseudocode guide will be provided
String manipulation functions will always be given
11.2 Constructs
Use pseudocode to write:
• an ‘IF’ statement including the ‘ELSE’ clause and nested IF statements
• a ‘CASE’ structure
• a ‘count-controlled’ loop:
• a ‘post-condition’ loop
• a ‘pre-condition’ loop
Justify why one loop structure may be better suited to solve a problem than the others
**11.3 Structured Programming **
Define and use a procedure
Explain where in the construction of an algorithm it would be appropriate to use a procedure.
Use parameters: A procedure may have none, one or more parameters and A parameter can be passed by reference or by value.
Define and use a function
Explain where in the construction of an algorithm it is appropriate to use a function.
A function is used in an expression, e.g. the return value replaces the call.
Use the terminology associated with procedures and functions: including Procedure / function header, procedure / function interface, parameter, argument, return value
Write efficient pseudocode