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KS3
E-safety and file management booklet This is an outstanding stand-alone resource which could be used with your new year 7 students. The resource is a 16 page electronic booklet which students complete individually. There are links to useful websites and videos. There are a wide range of tasks for students to work through at their own pace. I can't recommend this highly enough!	workbook lesson objectives
Starter / plenary for spreadsheets This is an excellent resource which will help to reinforce students' understanding of cell references.
Databases A two page workbook that gives students the opportunity to think about how databases are used in real-life. There are links to news stories, a fill-in-the-gaps exercise, a true/false quiz and the opportunity for students to design a database table on paper.	workbook
Social Networking and blogging An 11 page workbook which will guide students through a series of tasks which should make them think about the positives and negatives of social networking and blogging

KS4
Audience and purpose This worksheet provides students with guidance about how products are targetted at difference audiences. It then gives students the opportunity to consider different audiences and purposes of products. Useful for Functional Skills and OCR Nationals.
Safety at work This excellent resource could be printed out and displayed as posters in the classroom. It could also be used for OCR Nationals, unit 1, Functional Skills or ICT GCSE / A Level.
Vector Vs Bitmap This three slide PPT clearly explains the difference between vector and bitmap images. It also demonstrates what happens to image files when they are compressed.

OCR Nationals
Unit 2 (legacy) This assessment grid makes it extremely easy to record students progress throughout this unit
Web site design proposal page A template which can be used to students to help them plan out their web site design
Web site font styles This worksheet encourages students to think about the use and meaning that different font styles convey
Web site elements - drag and drop This great little Flash resource checks that students understand the different elements which make up a web page

Miscellaneous
Fireworks - penguin A step-by-step guide with screenshots which shows you how to create a simple penguin vector graphic
Fireworks - stick lady A step-by-step guide with screenshots which shows you how to create a simple stick lady vector graphic
MonkeyJam A step-by-step guide with screenshots which explains how to use the stop motion software, MonkeyJam
Random name generator A brilliant way to get even the quieter students to answer questions. Type all of the names from your different classes onto one worksheet and then use the random name generator to pick a student's name. You will need to activate macros to enable this tool to work.