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An introduction. “ We have to ensure these ‘screenagers’ are going to be active participants, not just passive recipients. Dame Enid Bibby, Headteacher at Wood Green School. ”. Up-to-date content Innovative assessment Meeting the needs of 21 st century learners Flexible, modular, structure
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“We have to ensure these ‘screenagers’ are going to be active participants, not just passive recipients. Dame Enid Bibby, Headteacher at Wood Green School ”
Up-to-date content Innovative assessment Meeting the needs of 21st century learners Flexible, modular, structure Links to industry
ICT in Enterprise The Active Web Graphics Digital Game Authoring Multimedia Using ICT The DiDA units
The DiDA suite • AiDA - the Award (1 GCSE) • CiDA - the Certificate (2 GCSEs) • CiDA+ - the Extended Certificate (3 GCSEs) • DiDA – the Diploma (4 GCSEs)
National ð Strategy ð ICT ð Key Stage 3 ð Unit 1 second unit third unit fourth unit SPB SPB SPB SPB Time allocation
A* Distinction Distinction A Merit Merit B Credit Credit C Pass Pass D E F/G Level 2 Level 1 Levels & grades
Which level? • Level 1 • Needs help to get started and get work finished • Requires guidance to make choices • Level 2 • Able to work independently • Able to make choices and explain justifications
72 Distinction Pass / Dist 60 Merit Merit 48 Credit Credit 36 Pass Pass 30 24 18 Mixing and matching D101 Pass (18 UMS) + D202 Pass (36 UMS) + D203 Dist (72 UMS) + D104 Credit (24 UMS) Level 2 Diploma (150 UMS)
The Summative Project • Mini website • Hosted by Edexcel • Links to stimulus material and resources • Mark Alert!
Key success factors • SMT ‘buy-in’ • Sensible time allocation • Realistic expectations • Resources & training
A DiDA eportfolio is • self-contained • stand alone • viewed on screen • collection of evidence • a showcase of achievement
Key success factors effective prototyping and testing sense of audience and purpose (SoAP) using the medium to showcase achievements using the context pages to ‘fill in the gaps”
Hardware • one multimedia work station per student • range of digital tools - cameras, microphones, headsets • internet access and email • individual storage area
Software for DiDA • office • browser • email • image editing • sound editing • web page creation • file converting • screen recording • mind mapping • multimedia authoring • graphics
The teacher’s toolkit • DiDA microsite – email alerts • Unit specification • Chief Moderator’s report • Assessment guidance notes • SPB, Support Notes and ‘walk-through’
OSCA • Provides access to exemplar material and commentaries • Confers accreditation for accurate assessment • Is free of charge
Admin registration (qualification not level) entry (unit and level) submit marks (and SPB ref) submit requested sample cash-in (qualification(s)and level)
The complete DiDA course from the experts at Edexcel Edexcel’ ResourcesSeries Editors: Ann Weidmann & Elaine Topping Written by Edexcel to give you complete confidence in the specification coverage Inspires students with engaging ICT resources on ActiveTeach and ActiveBook Creates intelligent users of ICT who can produce publications fit for both audience and purpose Instant access to source files, activities and skills checks all in one place with ActiveBook Sample Summative Project Brief (SPB) activities help students maximise their marks FREE Evaluation or demonstration available on request!