WELCOME Level 2 Extended Certificate Information and Creative

WELCOME Level 2 Extended Certificate Information and Creative Technology

Use the Q&A to register So that I know who has attended this session – please put your name, followed by your personal email address – and so that I can send any files to you for future reference.

Basic Rules of the session You can use the chat feature to make relevant comments or ask questions If you have a comment , please ask it properly and not in leetspeak – my age is a barrier! The Use of emojies is okay – don't overdo them I will look at the questions periodically and will answer them when I can.

Key Dates Enrolment from 21 August 2020 • Enrolment details will be sent to your personal email and via letter at least 2 weeks before this date – call the College if you do not receive anything – 01476 400200 Induction week commences 3 September 2020 • You will need to have completed the Co. Vid 19 booklet and sign the form in it before you are allowed anywhere on Grantham College premises College Calendar dates can be found on the College website • https: //www. grantham. ac. uk/our-college/college-calendar/

Timetable – Thursday or Friday Blended Learning approach – 6 hours on College premises – maximum of 9 people in the classroom 3 hours Remote Learning led by the tutors – these will be timetabled sessions to fit in in with Maths and English (GCSE or Functional Skills) 1 hour Directed Study - Remotely 1 Hour ILP - Remotely

Level 2 IT Teaching Team Debi Wood – Course Tutor Returned to education in 1993 to update her skills, and found that she had an aptitude in using the computer, this started her learning journey at Grantham College and went on to complete her HND in Computer Science in 1998, In 2009 she completed her teaching qualification in FE. In early 2018 she taught at NCS in Stamford, before returning to Grantham College 2019. Her skills are in the use of application software and information systems. Roy Clarke A former Chemist that moved into electronics while doing research at Durham University, then into computing while working as a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds, he have now been lecturing for over 20 years. His specialist areas are Computer Architecture, Computer Hardware, Networking, Systems Analysis, Low-level and Procedural Programming, Control Systems and Computer Games Chris Lewis Graduated from University of Reading with BSc in Cybernetics with computer science. A software developer who has a real interest in artificial intelligence and creating software tools to use in the education environment. He has taught at Grantham College for just over 13 years – Chris teaches on the HNC/D Computing also.

COVID 19 Rules and Regulation Booklet • Booklet to be issued to all staff and learners • Signature required prior to coming on site • Any questions at this point?

Unit 1 – Online World and Unit 2 – Technology Systems • These modules have 30 guided learning hours and we use a variety of resources to help our learners • Knowitall. Ninja – a website that is specifically purchased for our learners and helps with questions that might appear in the exam • Kahoot! – fun quizzes done to help learn the key terms – usually an activity set at the end of the lesson • Quizlet – another fun learning app that you can use to learn key terms • Online Exam – 1 Hour – booked usually around end of December 2020 or early January 2021 – I will need to know very early on if you have extra time allocated so I can get that organsied

Online World • We cannot underestimate the impact that recent pandemic will have on the globe • It has already made significant changes on how people have had to work from home • This has made changes to the user demographic • In September 2019, the BBC reported that 20% of British population did not use Internet – this was a survey of 2000 • A news item last week reported how older users are getting to grips with applications such as Skype and Zoom

Disadvantage - Digital Poverty • Increased need for technology to access the online world comes with its own problems. • BBC Clip on Digital Poverty

Internet of Things (Ubiquitous Computing) • Io. T technology enables users, systems, and devices, to connect to a wide range of networks, thus expanding the connectivity between the physical and the digital. As more organizations and governments make digital transformation a priority, the adoption of Io. T technology increases. The below statistics show the continuous penetration of Io. T technology. • How many Io. T devices are installed worldwide: • In 2018—there were 7 billion Io. T devices in 2018 • In 2019—the number of active Io. T devices reached 26. 66 billion • Every second— 127 new Io. T devices are connected to the web • During 2020—experts estimate the installation of 31 billion Io. T devices • By 2021— 35 billion Io. T devices will be installed worldwide • By 2025—more than 75 Io. T devices billion will be connected to the web

What devices do you have? • Think about your home and all the devices/items that you might have that is linked to the Io. T (Internet of Things) • Do they talk to each other? • Summer Task • I would like you to create a leaflet on a Io. T technology device that you might use or are interested in – this could be an Xbox, a Switch, a doorbell, a car, Home. Hub. It will need to contact the following: • • Short introduction How does it work? Advantages Disadvantages • Once completed send to me via email dwood@grantham. ac. uk by August 21 2020

Contact Details • ceyre@grantham. ac. uk Caroline Eyre – Student Mentor • dwood@grantham. ac. uk Debi Wood – Level 2 Course Leader