Year 8 Computing

Term 

What are we learning 

1 

Digital Literacy: Word and Powerpoint 

Learning and practicing the skills necessary to take students from basic documents and presentations to professional examples using advanced tools and functions in Word and Powerpoint.  

2 

E-Safety: Social Engineering 

Understanding different forms of Cyberattacks. 
Recognising, avoiding and mitigating social engineering attacks.  
Learning about the wider impacts of computing.  

3 

Programming: Python Basics 

Learning the basics of programming fundamentals. 
Understanding the Python programming language and practicing how to make simple programs which use inputs and outputs, calculations and selection. 

Links 

https://replit.com/ 

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