OCR Level 3

• email
• chatroom
• online whiteboard  Scriblink
• blog
• social network
• instant messaging
• Intranet
• Reviewing tools in MS Word

See below an example of a intranet for you to use in either task 1 or 2 or both. This particular intranet is a staff intranet from school and its main function is to share files.

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Organise yourselves into groups of four and set up a blog which you all can contribute to.
You will present the majority of evidence for Unit 1 in this blog.


In your groups you have to work together to plan the insert for the newsletter. The following things have to be decided:

Task 1

Which topic each person will cover and what will be include in the topic. You will have to include various types of information in the insert such as text, graphs, photographs and diagrams.
You will need a written description as well as using bubbl.us to make your own mind map with an overview of the project.

Task 2

Set up a time plan for completing the project including researching, creating, reviewing and improving the insert.  Use Excel to make a Gantt chart showing the timescale of the project.

Task 4

Make up a list of success criteria by which you will be able to measure the success of the project.

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Task 1

Describe the health and safety issues related to the use of ICT and explain how you use them at all times.

Task 2

Organise your work in to the correct folders and show using screenshots.
Use version numbers on files and take a screenshot explain why it is good practice to do this.
Use a password to keep a file secure. (use the word 'password' to avoid the moderator not being able to open it)
Describe the different access permissions that can be applied to a file.

Task 3

Describe the secure back up that you use regularly. (the college system is very secure and reliable)

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Task 1

Set up a template for a folding leaflet (save as a Publisher template and save in AO3):

Task 2

Use the template to produce an information leaflet for cube systems staff about six security issues relating to documents and computers in the workplace. For each one describe in detail ways that these issues can be avoided.

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Task 1

Send an email to tnunn@ems.hartlepool.sch.uk include your name in the subject. These will be put in the shared area for use in the lesson.

Task 2

Add all of the email addresses into your contacts.
Use the following standard features of email software to send 'business like' emails. Take screenshots as evidence. Always include a subject and a sensible message:

• Use of cc and bcc
• High and low importance
• Levels of confidentiality
• Adding contacts
• Create a professional signature

Task 3

Use the following advanced features of email software and take screenshots as evidence:

• Multiple attachments/zipped files
• Folders to organise emails
• Group distribution list
• Spam
• Auto reply

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The evidence for AO4 will be:

1. The business report on communication systems - using the report template
2. The presentation on aids and barriers of effective communication - using the presentation template
3. The folding leaflet on document and computer security - using the leaflet template (you will make this for AO6)
4. The business letter - using the business letter template

• tables
• bullets
• auto numbering
• columns
• text boxes

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The evidence for AO3 will be screenshots of how you set up the different font styles for the templates. Also the style set that you made. The folder should also contain each of the templates you make.

Task 1
Set up a folder for AO3
Place the document showing how you made the styles into it.
Check you have all the evidence in the document

Task 2
Copy the report template and the Powerpoint template into the folder.

Task 3
Make a business letter template.
Check the exemplar work for layout and contents required.

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