7/30/2019 CIE Starters Factsheet

1/2

Cambridge ICT Starters

What is Cambridge ICT

Starters?

Inormation and Communications

Technology (ICT) is now part o the

educational experience o children

in most parts o the world. Taught

as both a discrete subject and

embedded within the curriculum,

ICT is regarded as a new literacy,alongside reading, writing and

numeracy.

Cambridge ICT Starters is designed

to introduce students, within Primary

and Lower Secondary education,

to the key ICT applications they

need to acquire that literacy and to

understand the impact o technology

on our daily lives.

Areas o study

The syllabus provides a curriculum

ramework in which ICT competence

is developed. Modules are delivered

according to the needs o each

learning situation and age o the

students across the curriculum or

as a separate course o study.

Students use ICT to communicate,handle inormation, model and

control. Through Cambridge ICT

Starters, they develop key ICT skills

in a range o applications including:

word processing, computer graphics,

databases, spreadsheets, email,

internet, presentations, control

technology, video/animation and

web authoring. They also learn to

consider the wider issues o working

with ICT such as adapting their workaccording to the particular audience

and internet saety.

Key benefts

Cambridge ICT Starters are:

Thelearningandteachingtools

o the 21st century helping

students to:

learn across all curriculum

subjects and prepare better or

the workplace

gather and analyse

inormation

communicate and share ideas use ICT eectively or particular

purposes

reect on their use o ICT and

the eectiveness o ICT in the

wider world

Valuedandacceptedthroughout

the world or their high standards

o assessment

Softwareindependent,allowing

students to learn techniques and

skills that are transerable to

a range o sotware, rather than

specifc programs

AvailableinEnglishandSpanish

7/30/2019 CIE Starters Factsheet

2/2

Further inormation

*5118670975*

About CIE

University o Cambridge

InternationalExaminations(CIE)

is the worlds largest provider o

international qualifcations or 14-

19yearolds.CIEsbroadrangeof

qualifcations are recognised by

universities, education providers

and employers across the globe.

Initial Steps Next Steps On Track

Stage 1 Stage 1 Stage 1

Starting Text

learn how to create and edit text

Exploring Documents

learn how to create documents with text

and images or a specifc audience

Documents or a Purpose

develop urther skills in word processing

using page ormatting options and adding

tables

Starting Images

use graphical tools to create and edit

pictures

Exploring Images

create pictures and designs with an

increased variety o graphical tools

Multimedia or a Purpose

develop skills in using presentation

sotware to include appropriate transition,

build eects and animation

Starting Graphs

present inormation in charts or graphs

and use these to answer questions

Exploring Spreadsheets

learn how to create spreadsheets using

ormulae and begin to model scenarios

Spreadsheets or a Purpose

develop, test and modiy a spreadsheet

with a real-lie purpose

Exploring Databases

learn how to enter and edit data in

databases and create search criteria

Databases or a Purpose

design, create, develop and test a database

or a real-lie purpose

Stage 2 Stage 2 Stage 2

Starting Control

control a screen turtle by series o

instructions

Exploring Control

control a screen turtle using the repeat

command and named procedures

Control or a Purpose

design a control system using sequencing

o events to activate multiple devices

Starting Searches

learn appropriate search techniques onCD-ROMs or the internet

Exploring the Internet

use the internet to browse, search or andretrieve relevant inormation

Website Design or a Purpose

learn how to create connected web pagesincluding links and images

Starting Email

learn how to send, reply and orward

email messages

Exploring Email

extend knowledge o email applications

Networks or a Purpose

design simple networks and consider

issues associated with network

management

Exploring Multimedia

use multimedia authoring sotwareand

create presentations

Video or Animation or a Purpose

use ICT to create a simple video or

animation or specifc audiences

Assessment

The qualifcation oers a structured

scheme o assessment, operating at

three levels:

InitialSteps

NextSteps

OnTrack

Ateachlevel,aCambridgeICT

starters Stage 1 or Full Certifcate is

available. To gain a Full Certifcate,

students must achieve all modules

at both Stage 1 and Stage 2 o their

chosen level.