FORTY WEEKS FORTY TASKS
Free things you can do with the internet
A - Design
Design a color scheme
Download Google Sketchup and create a 3D design
Get some mood board ideas
B- Graphics and imaging
Use PIXLR to edit an image
Create graffiti logos and writing
Create logo (use print screen to save it)
Turn a picture into a miniature
Create a 'photo spread' collage
C- Web design
Download NVU and create web page
See who won web site awards
Create pixel buttons for a web page
D - Multimedia
Design and ride a rollercoaster
Make a PREZI presentation
Create PIVOT animation
Create slide show with music in Movie maker
E - Gaming
Download scratch and create game
Create a strategy game in Powerpoint
Create a simple battleships game in Excel
F - Health and safety
Prevent RSI with these exercises
Think you know - find out how to stay safe online.
G - DTP and word processing
If you have not got Office, download Open Office and keep on working
Download free DTP software and create a magazine, poster, leaflet..............
Create a word search
H - ICT and society
Hole in the wall (children and computers in the slums of India)
Polar bear trackers (can the internet save the polar bear?)
Bows for laptops (protecting the rainforest)
World community grid (join a global computing project)
I - Programming
Program (Logo) and draw shapes
Can you complete LightBot?
Try Ruby (Japanese programming language)
Python (for power programmers only!)
J - Revise for GCSE
Revision games for GCSE ICT
Revise online with BBC ICT Bitesize
Listen to a revision podcast
K - Google
Learn search tips and tricks with Google
Create a personal Google map
Sign up to Google docs and create documents
What is the most popular search term (try mac and pc)
L - Sound and music
Download Audacity and make a recording (like the ones below)
Turn text to speech
Try a new type of sequencer and produce a tune
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