Starter Award in ICT: Next Steps is one of three titles focusing on ICT for primary school children. Next Steps introduces children to the basic concepts of ICT and will help them to develop skills in this area. It is designed for use in the classroom and at home, and includes guidance for parents and helpers so that they can assist children who wish to practise their new skills on their home computers. All the activities in the book use the BlackCat Supertool CD-ROM, produced by Granada.

 

There are 66 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Cambridge University Press .

Jill Jesson is an experienced teacher working at a primary school in Rotherham. She has written books for children and teachers on science, design and ICT. She was, for many years, a regular contributor to art and design magazines and has had several of her poems included in anthologies for children. Graham Peacock is a principal lecturer in science education at Sheffield Hallam University. He was a deputy head teacher in a primary school and has taught at a number of schools both in Britain and the Far East. He has written books for children, university students and teachers. Graham Peacock is an experienced teacher, a well-published author of primary science texts including the 'Oxford Primary Science Dictionary' and an Inset Co-ordinator for Primary Science

This book has the following chapters: Introduction. USING GRAPHICS AND TEXT: 1. Writing a letter; 2. Selecting and changing; 3. Sorting and ordering; 4. Changing texts; 5. Set out writing; 6. Maps and plans; 7. Designs with words; 8. Newspapers and linked pages; INTRODUCTION TO SPREADSHEETS: 9. What is a spreadsheet? 10. Typing formulae; 11. Earning and spending; 12. Party food; 13. Solving problems; 14. Averages; INTRODUCTION TO DATABASES: 15. Fields and records; 16. Searching and sorting; 17. Charts and graphs; 18. Histograms; 19. Searches and questions; 20. Scattergrams and column graphs; 21. Animals; INTRODUCTION TO CONTROL: 22. Drawing letters and numbers; 23. Turtle repeats; 24. Repeats and sequences; PRESENTING INFORMATION: 25. Presenting information; 26. Food facts; 27. Presenting science; 28. Weather records; INTRODUCTION TO EMAIL: 29. Starting with email; 30. Email for a purpose; 31. Sending to groups