LESSONS

SECTION 1: TEACHER SUPPORT NOTES

• 8 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS
• 9 APPLYING ICT TO OTHER CURRICULUM AREAS
• 10 USING THE INTERNET IN CLASS
• 11 POTENTIAL PROBLEMS OF APPLYING ICT
• 12 GUIDELINES FOR WEB-BASED HOMEWORK
• 13 USEFUL WEBSITES FOR DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY
• 14-15 D&T PROGRAMMES OF STUDY
• 16 ICT PROGRAMMES OF STUDY

SECTION 2: WORKSHEETS TO AID COMPUTER-BASED RESEARCH

• 21 RESEARCH 1: WHAT'S ON THE NET? Students become acquainted with the main Internet applications..
• 23 RESEARCH 2: SEARCH ME! This page aims to provide students with an introduction to using search engines, focusing on the different techniques available and on how search engines compare with CD-ROM.
• 25 RESEARCH 3: INTERNET AND CD-ROM Students make a systematic comparison between information gathering on CD-ROM and Internet, and thereby make their own assessments of each.

SECTION 3: WORKSHEETS APPLYING ICT TO D&T

• 31 FASHION PARADE Through the use of a combination of software applications, students design patterns for clothing.
• 33 COMPUTER PLAYTIME Students investigate how to create an interactive computer game that will help young children to learn to read.
• 35 THE GOOD SPICE GUIDE Students research spices using CD-ROM and the Internet, then wordprocess a guide to good spices.
• 37 MAKING ROOM Students learn to present information using a CAD or drawing program to design a tidy bedroom.
• 39 THEME PARK Students learn to use a CAD/drawing application to design a theme park ride and e-mail their advertisement for their product.
• 41 TONY'S BAKERY Students learn to use CAD/drawing packages to design and build a mass production template of an unusually shaped cake box.
• 43 READY STEADY A control application enables students to create a hand-eye co-ordination game.
• 45 GO WITH THE FLOW Students learn to design flow charts, using suitable software applications.
• 47 TOO HOT TO HANDLE Students learn information-handling and spreadsheet skills, in order to compare the energy conservation properties of two materials.
• 49 'PEN-U-LIKE' Students learn to carry out a product evaluation using a word processor to design a questionnaire.
• 51 LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR Students investigate how they can use a simulation application to design real-life procedures for watering plants in a greenhouse.
• 53 LEAD CARRIER BAGS Students assess the appropriateness of materials through disassembling discarded objects.
• 55 SHOEPHONE LTD Students use CAD/CAM skills to design a shoe-shaped mobile phone.
• 57 LEAVE A LIGHT ON Using a control or simulation application, students design a system for deterring casual burglars.
• 59 TASTY ADDITIONS Students use the Internet to research and produce a hand-out on food additives.
• 61 DIRTY PUDDLE Using a CAD or drawing application, students design a specific style of CD cover.
• 63 TESTING TRAINERS Students design and produce a postal questionnaire, in order to gather market intelligence.
• 65 JUNGLE CRUNCHIES Students use CAM tools to design an interlocking puzzle aimed at young children.
• 67 THE ONE-SIZED GLOVE CO. Using a spreadsheet, students create a table to record hand measurements.
• 69 MASTER CHEF Students use data-handling skills to create a Gantt chart, displaying the timing of a roast dinner.

71-93 SECTION 4: SHEETS PROVIDING GENERAL ICT SUPPORT