1.

Word Processing:  

Microsoft Word :

Create, name and save new document

Change font style, size and colour

Cut, copy, paste, drag and drop

Use Undo, tabs and alignment function

Use numbers and bullets

Use Spellcheck

Add graphic object

Change format, page size, use columns, breaks

Add headers and footers

Use letter wizards, mail merge etc.

2.

Multimedia:  

Powerpoint:

Lay out a slide

Develop a sequence of slides

Add graphics

Use animation

Use transitions

Use timing / automatic presentation

3.

Graphics:

Adobe Photoshop:

Experiment with tools and functions

Use filters and views

Use actions and history

Use layers, channels and paths

Alter colour, swatches and brushes

4.

Windows and file management:  

Windows Explorer:

Make a new file, open and save

Organise file into subfiles

Locate files on a server

Change drives

5.

Spreadsheet:  

Microsoft Excel:

Make a new table, select a cell

Change width of columns and rows

Add and delete columns and rows

Print table with borderlines

Sort data

Make charts/ graphs

Make calculations, sum, average …

6.

Database:  

Microsoft Access:

Create, save and open database

Enter data, edit and delete

Find and sort records

Create a form

Create a query

7.

Subject based:  

Locate, open, and use commercial content based programs

8.

Internet:  

Open own internet account, send email

Use search engines, power search

Understand structure of URLS

Learn basic html

Make simple web page

9.

Programming:  

Logo:

Use basic Logo commands

Make squares, triangles, polygons, circles

Use repeat

Use procedure mode, new and edit

Work with more than one variable

Link shapes

Use colour

10.

Scanning and Image Editing:  

Adobe Photoshop:

Scan and modifying image

Use filters and other effects

11.

Animation:  

Flash and Ulead GIF Animator:

Creating an image

Animate and edit the image

12.

Hardware:  

Name basic components of the computer