I know that I am at LEVEL 1 because

·         I know that there are different sorts of information, such as writing, pictures, and sounds.

·         I have begun to use a computer to show people things and talk about my ideas.

·         I know that I can give signals and instructions to many devices I use everyday (such as televisions, microwave cookers, music players, etc). I know that giving different instructions and signals will make them do different things.

·         I can tell other people how I use computers.

 

 

I know that I am at LEVEL 2 because

·         I can write something on the computer and change it around so that it makes sense and looks good.

·         When I learn new things, I can add this to work I have already done.

·         I can save my work and get it back again, whenever I want to.

·         I know how to show things that I have made to other people.

·         I can make and share pictures, tables, sounds, and words when I need to.

·         I have used computers to explore adventure games and puzzles and I can talk sensibly about the things I have found.

 

 

I know that I am at LEVEL 3 because

·         When somebody asks me a question, I can find out what I need using the internet or computer encyclopaedias.

·         Most of the time I can tell the difference between useful information and information that isn’t helpful.

·         I can make a piece of work on a computer, think about it, and improve it so that other people can understand it.

·         I know how to control some electronic devices by giving them lists of instructions.

·         I can use a computer game or simulation to find out how things work or to solve “what if…” questions.

·         I can talk confidently about how I use computers, telephones, the internet, and other areas of ICT when I am at home and when I am in school.

 

I know that I am at LEVEL 4 because:

·         I understand that when I am looking for information, I must be very careful about the questions I ask. I know that some questions will not give me sensible answers and that others will give me information that does not matter.

·         When computers give me information, I can say what it means. For example, I can look at graphs and charts and talk sensibly about them. I don’t always believe what the computer says. I know that if I put untrue or stupid information into a computer, I will get untrue or stupid answers.

·         I can put together different types of information and present the results in different ways. For example, I can put graphs, pictures, writing and sounds that I have made into a PowerPoint presentation.

·         I think carefully about the people who will see my work. I make sure that it will give them the sorts of things they will need.

·         I know how to give a computer instructions so that it can work another device. (For example, traffic lights.)

·         I know that a computer can record things that have happened automatically. For example, my class have done things such as record the movements of the class gerbil over a weekend.

·         I can use more complicated simulations and models and I can talk sensibly about the things that might happen if I change the way that it works.

·         I can talk in an interesting way about how I use ICT and why it might be better or worse than other ways of doing things.         

 

I know that I am at LEVEL 5 because:

 

·         I can choose the information I need to do a number of tasks without being told. I can organise projects which need a number of ICT tools and use them to as and when they are needed.

·         I can make sensible decisions about whether information is accurate or not.

·         I can organise information so that a computer can process it.

·         I think very carefully about the way that my work will be seen by others and design things with specific reasons and people in mind.

·         I share my work with other people in a number of ways including e-mail.

·         I know how to give a computer instructions so that it can work other devices. I know that careful instructions, which do things efficiently, are better than many “loose” ones.

·         I can use a computer to record events automatically. For example I can use a data logger to record temperatures overnight.

·         I think carefully about the work that I have done. I am able to use what I have learned in one piece of work to improve the next.

 

 

 

I know that I am at Level 6 because

·         I develop and refine my work and I use information from many places to do so.

·         I know how to use complex searches to test if my ideas are true or false.

·         I know how to present my ideas in many ways (for example, as a spreadsheet, graph, report, or animation).

·         I am very keen to make sure that the way I present things fits exactly with the people who will see it.

·         I can work out complex sequences of instructions for controlling, monitoring, and measuring multiple events. I understand about efficiency.

·         I can predict what is going to happen when I make a computer-based model.  I can change the rules and make it operate differently if I wish.