Online Resources – Grade 10

Theory

Theory is mainly based on the textbook Via Africa Computer Application Technology, with occasional additional notes and tasks. You can submit your work via Google Classroom, WhatsApp photos of your work, or keep them safe to bring to school on the first day back.

Topics and Activities:

• Networks and Network Concepts (Pg 76-78)
  • Activity 1
• Social Implications & Types of Networks (Pg 79-81)
  • Activity 2: Presentations on devices/equipment needed, general overview (no deep technical details)
• Network Devices (Pg 82)
  • Activity 3: Q2 – Use the internet to research devices, providing the full name, picture, price in Rand, and references
• Questions (Pg 85)
  • Question 1 and Question 5
• Social Implications of Computers
  • Complete the activity at the end of the attached notes
• Internet and WWW (Pg 88-92)
  • Write a list of terms and definitions from these pages
  • Activity 1: Explain the topics each webpage covers and the specific homepage headings (no need to create the brochure)
• Browsing and Search Techniques (Pg 94-95)
  • Write a cheat sheet with search tips
  • Define download and upload
• Types of Websites (Pg 96-97)
  • Create a bullet-point summary
• Email (Pg 98-102)
  • Create a word search where the clues are definitions, and terms are hidden within the puzzle
  • Include at least 20 terms, a list of clues, and a solution key
• Netiquette (Pg 103)
  • Create a colorful and attractive poster/meme for classroom use about polite email etiquette
  • Complete Activity 10

  Helpful Resources:

  • Netiquette: Watch Video
  • Netiquette Guide: Read Here
• Malware
  • Watch this video: Watch Video
• Email Threats (Pg 104-105)
  • Activity 11: Create a list of terms and definitions
• Other E-Communications (Pg 106-109)
  • List e-communication apps currently used in South Africa
  • Answer questions on page 108 covering the entire chapter
• Screen Components (Pg 112-113)
  • Make a list of terms, describe each component in your own words, and state where it is found on the screen

Practical

If you have a computer, follow along with the tutorial videos and complete the associated tasks. If not, watch the videos and create summaries as study notes.

• Click and Drag Activity
  • Find the names in your textbook or research online
• Word Processing Tutorials:
  • Word Basics
  • Page Setup
  • [Select, Copy, Paste, Find & Replace](https://youtu.be/TMVkm1s-M0Y, https://youtu.be/LwbDMezd8MI)
  • Screenshot & File Explorer
    • Take a screenshot of a folder and insert it into a Word document
    • Sort files by name, size, and show/hide file extensions, then take screenshots
• Text Formatting Activities:
  • Fonts – Do TextBook Activity 5 (Pg 120)
  • Paragraph Formatting – Do Activities 6, 7, and 8 (Pg 123)
  • AutoCorrect – Do Activities 9, 10 (Pg 125/126)
• Document Layout Features:
  • Styles
  • Cover Page
  • Captions
• Final Task:
  • Create a Microsoft Word document:
    • Page 1: Table of figures
    • Page 2: Four pictures of your activities during the lockdown, numbered with titles using captions
      • At least one picture must be original
      • At least one picture must be downloaded (include a full Harvard-style reference)
    • Page 3: List all references, ensuring captions link to sources

Resource for Guidance:
IT & CAT in EC

Example Summary (Views Video – Watch)

• Adding ruler: View tab
• Grid lines: View tab – used for alignment
• Navigation pane: View tab – outlines document structure if headers are used
• Different views:
  • Read Mode: Book-like format
  • Web Layout: Adjusts text wrapping for web display
  • Outline View: Uses styles to show/hide details
  • Draft View: Displays text without full formatting
• Arranging Multiple Documents:
  • Arrange All: Displays multiple documents at once
  • Split View: Shows two different sections of the same document
  • View Side by Side: Compares two documents with synchronized scrolling

Example of summary the Views (https://youtu.be/KEFbOwWyRiI) video

• Add ruler to page : View tab

• Grid lines : View tab – used to align objects

• Navigation pane : View  tab – if document has used styles like header 1 – this creates outline of document – can click in navigation pane and move there

• Different views –

  • read mode – looks like a book and turn pages using arrows. View-edit to get out

  • Web layout – can’t see page. Text wraps differently

  • Outline – als needs styles – can hide and show detail between headings

  • Draft  – shows text only – no formatting

• Can arrange multiple documents to be on the screen at the same time : View tab->arrange all

• View tab->split : can see different place of the same document at the same time; Remove split to get rid of it

• View tab-> view side by side allows 2 documents to be next to each other (or 2 of same document) can scroll together or separately by clicking Synchronous scrolling