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Compute-IT will help you deliver innovative lessons for the new Key Stage 3 Computing curriculum with confidence, using resources and meaningful assessment produced by expert educators. With Compute-IT you will be able to assess and record students'attainment and monitor progression all the way through to Key Stage 4. Developed by members of Computing at School, the national subject association for Computer Science, and a team of Master Teachers who deliver CPD through the Network of Excellence project funded by the Department for Education, Compute-IT provides a cohesive and supportive learning package structured around the key strands of Computing. Creative and flexible in its approach, Compute-IT makes Computing for Key Stage 3 easy to teach, and fun and meaningful to learn, so you can:Follow well-structured and finely paced lessons along a variety of suggested routes through Key Stage 3Deliver engaging and interesting lessons using a range of files and tutorials provided for a range of different programming languages Ensure progression throughout Key Stage 3 with meaningful tasks underpinned by unparalleled teacher and student support Assess students'work with confidence, using ready-prepared formative and summative tasks that are mapped to meaningful learning outcomes and statements in the new Programme of StudyCreative and flexible in its approach, Compute-IT makes Computing for Key Stage 3 easy to teach, and fun and meaningful to learn. This is the first title in the Compute-IT course, which comprises three Student's Books, three Teacher Packs and a range of digital teaching and learning resources delivered through Dynamic Learning.

Covering the most popular optional units for the 2007-specification BTEC National for ICT Practitioners, this textbook and the companion Core text form the perfect support material for students. Containing a range of exercises, case studies and exemplar material, each topic is addressed using clear language and understandable concepts. Opportunities for self-assessment will allow a student, as well as a teacher, to chart progress.An enclosed CD-ROM will give access to real-time demonstrations of particular software skills, and will also provide sample code for students to download and use.The following optional units are covered in the book (with the remaining units being covered in the core text):Unit 4 IT Project Unit 5 Database SkillsUnit 6 Advanced Spreadsheet SkillsUnit 10 Client Side Customisation of Web PagesUnit 13 Human Computer InteractionUnit 19 Web Server ScriptingUnit 21 Website Production and ManagementUnit 23 Installing and Upgrading SoftwareUnit 24 Digital Graphics and ComputersUnit 25 Object Oriented Programming