ICT Skills Training

	Objective(s):	1.To equip pupils with IT skills which will be useful in their learning and project work.
	Day:	During curriculum time.
	Time:	During curriculum time.
	Venue:	3 Terabyte
	Teacher(s)-in- charge:	IT Trainer - Mdm Mohanraj Vasantharany

Synopsis
Primary 1
Skills	Objectives
Basic Operations of a PC 1 Week	Understand the basic functions of a PC. To type BC no, password, URL of LEAD, turn on PC and shut it down
Touch Typing 3 weeks	Type with proper positioning of the fingers
SDL & CoL 1 week	Create a Linoit account. Use Linoit to write comments and post.
Tuxpaint 5 weeks	Create a drawing using the program, Tuxpaint.
Assessment	Write a story (Topic: Trip to Peranakan Museum) and illustrate it using Tuxpaint. (English, SS and Art) Draw a picture using Tuxpaint for Art assessment

Primary 2

Skills

Objectives

Touch Typing

1 to 2 weeks

· Type with proper positioning of the fingers (recap).

· Use the TAB, CAPS LOCK, SHIFT and BACKSPACE keys.

MS Word

2 weeks

· Create a document.

· Type a short text.

· Change the font size, type and colour.

· Insert pictures.

Use MS Word to create a poster on Good Eye Care Habits.

SDL & CoL

1 to 2 weeks

In Google Docs,

· Create a document.

· Type a short text.

· Change the font size, type and colour.

· Insert Pictures.

· Share and edit document sent by teacher.

· Save and close doc.

· Use Google Docs to do a group project on ‘Trip to Jacob Ballas’.

Sumo Paint

5 weeks

Create a drawing using the program, Sumo Paint

Assessment:

· A poster design on Good Eye Care Habits. (HE)

· A poster on ‘Trip to Jacob Ballas’. (SS)

Primary 3

Skills

Objectives

MS Powerpoint

4 weeks

Type sentences and edit sentences.
Copy and paste pictures into slides.
Create simple animation for their presentation
Insert music for their presentation.

SDL & CoL

1 week

Send Email and send attachments, Forum and Blog in LEAD

Cyberwellness : What to comment and what not to comment

Corel Painter

5 weeks

Create a drawing using the program, Corel Painter

Assessment:

PowerPoint presentation based on trip to Chinatown (SS)

Primary 4
Skills	Objectives
MS Excel /MS Word 2 to 3 weeks	To carry out a simple experiment for data collection. To represent data in a table form. To format tables. To create pie and bar graphs. To use mathematical formulae.
SDL & CoL 2 to 3 weeks	Use of Google Docs Create a document. Type a short text. Change the font size, type and colour. Share and edit document sent by teacher. Create tables in Excel. Share and edit document sent by teacher in Excel. Upload documents to share and edit with classmates. Close and save docs for MS Word and Excel.
Photostory (and camera) 2 weeks	To type their reflections. To record their voice. To insert music. To insert pictures of the learning journey
Corel Painter 5 weeks	Create a drawing using the program, Corel Painter
Assessment	Create a graph based on the data collected. Create a Photostory presentation on reflections to their learning journey to Little India.

Primary 5
Skills	Objectives
Web Design – MS Frontpage 3 weeks	Insert text, pictures and sounds. Change the font size, type and colour. Change the colour and style of the background of webpages. Create hyperlinks. Create webpages based on the theme, Malay Culture
SDL & CoL 2 weeks	Use of Google Site to create a site for their LJ
Photoshop 5 weeks	Create a drawing using the program, Photoshop
Assessment:	Create a Webpage based on their Kampong Glam

Primary 6
Skills	Objectives
Video Editing - Windows Movie Maker	1.Operate a digital camera. 2.Record sounds. 3.Basic photo editing. 4.Combine the digital photos into a video.
Assessment	Video clip for class