Year 7 - Computing
Creating a slide deck
Clear messaging in digital media
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils will use a range of skills across several pieces of software. They will work between applications to create a poster and slides on a given theme. The unit is designed so that pupils can apply skills that they may have previously learnt as well as those learnt in the unit.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create content for a digital product to meet specified criteria.
Key Notes
- Content should be carefully chosen to engage an audience and communicate with clarity.
- Information found on the internet may not be accurate or reliable.
- Planning can be used to help structure and focus the creation of content.
- Content can be added to a template.
Vocabulary To Learn
- search: to actively look for something
- licence: to allow certain permissions to do something
- reliability: how accurate and trustworthy a source of information is
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All content found on the World Wide Web is free to reuse.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Describe the system or process from this lesson in clear steps.
Content should be carefully chosen to engage an audience and communicate with clarity. Information found on the internet may not be accurate or reliable.
2. Define this computing term and give one practical example. 'search'
to actively look for something. Add one real device or system example to prove understanding.
3. Correct this common computing misconception.
Mistake: All content found on the World Wide Web is free to reuse. Correction: Content on the World Wide Web is subject to copyright and can be reused subject to licence agreements. Content found on the World Wide Web should be carefully chosen to ensure it is trustworthy and accurate.
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