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Spreadsheets

Monday, August 7th, 2006

Spreadsheets can be used for many applications from financial book-keeping to statistics. Spreadsheets are more than just rows and columns, a well designed spreadsheet should be “dynamic”. This feature of a spreadsheet means it will change and adapt according to the data input. If the data changes, so too does the results the spreadsheet calculates. […]

Creating A Newsletter With MS Word

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

Year 7/8
The next Computer Skills project for you to do is to crete a Newsletter using MS Word. Eventually this will involve formatting a page with a header and footer, re-sizing and inserting images, formatting text and creating text columns.
Here’s an example that I created…

Before you start you need to design the basic element of your […]

Internet Safety

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

Today we will look at Internet safety. Safety when using the Internet is important for all, especially young people.
The ‘Net can be used by people who may intend you harm. It is perfectly suited for people who whish to hide their identity. People WILL lie about their name, age, location, looks and their intentions.
BE SUSPICIOUS OF […]

Fastest mouse in the class?

Monday, January 30th, 2006

Year 7/8, here’s a challange for you all. How fast is your mouse? Click here and keep the red square away from the blue blocks and the side walls. First student to score 30 seconds will recieve 10 minute free-time credit. You will need to show me your score to claim the credit.