The Computing Progression Pathways suggests that at the pink level, on the theme of Information Technology, a student should demonstrate that he/she:
- Uses software under the control of the teacher to create, store and edit digital content using appropriate file and folder names. (Abstraction) (Generalisation) (Decomposition)
- Understands that people interact with computers.
- Shares their use of technology in school.
- Knows common uses of information technology beyond the classroom. (Generalisation)
- Talks about their work and makes changes to improve it. (Evaluation)
The following link to cs4fn articles that illustrate Information Technology – Pink Level
- Technology changes society. Whether fire, wheels, guns or skyscrapers, all have made a massive difference to the way we work, live and play. Computer technology is accelerating the change and raising whole new issues society has to tackle.
More of our resources, including linked computing ‘story’ booklets can be found in our resources section. You may also want to look at cs4fn’s teacher resources or browse the latest cs4fn magazine.
