This is our last lesson on this activity, please try and complete your leaflet today.

Task 1: Most of you have finished this now. If not, continue with points 1-4 (see previous blog): Creating a spreadsheet to identify costs. Then:

5. Print out your spreadsheet ON ONE PAGE with the numbers showing.  Add your NAME, FORM / GROUP and DATE to the header and PAGE NUMBERS to the footer.  

6. Print out your spreadsheet ON ONE PAGE with the formulas showing (Tools-Options-Formulas) as well as gridlines and row and column headings.

for the RANK information, you may fnd this tutorial helpful:

http://www.teach-ict.net/software/excel/with_sound/formula/rank.html

For a quick overview of showing formulas: AVERAGE, RANK and SUM,  and tips on how your spreadsheet should look, please see this screencast.

 www.screencast.com/t/ZjZmN2MyMT

TASK 2: Developing your pictures: You ned to create a leaflet that looks profession. This can be achieved by being consistent: Using the same font, colour scheme, background etc. For information on developing your pictures (using adobe photoshop) to create a professional look in the leaflet see:

www.screencast.com%2Ft%2FY7gTGDxn2lv

GOOD LUCK and Happy Christmas!

continuing last lesson…

Print your Text document. 

Print preview your work BEFORE you print it.  Check that your NAME is in the header.  Have you included:

• BEFORE – with web address. 
• CHANGES – font type, size, style, colour and (MOST IMPORTANT) wording
• AFTER  – Text wich will be included in your leaflet.  

NOW print your work to the KC2mono printer.

LESSON 4

Starter: What do you know about spreadsheets? Try this QUIZ  to find out. 

Task C – Developing numbers

1. From the website catalogue and the printed catalogues you have found, identify a selection of outfits which will be suitable for a teenager to attend a formal event. 

2. In MS Excel, open a new spreadsheet and save it with a sensible name (e.g. “Cost of Formal Outfit for Teenager”) and put a suitable heading at the top (e.g. “Cost of Formal Outfit for Teenager”). 

3. For each of your shops you need to list the items and their prices which you have chosen for the outfit (e.g. hat or other head wear, dress, suit or other suitable attire, footwear, outer clothing such as a coat, jacket if required, other accessories such as handbag or bouquet if required). 

4. You will need to calculate;

• a total for each using =SUM 
• an average cost across the outlets using =AVERAGE 
• rank the total costs using =RANK

5. Print out your spreadsheet ON ONE PAGE with the numbers showing.  Add your NAME, FORM / GROUP and DATE to the header and PAGE NUMBERS to the footer.  

If time… (or else we will continue next lesson)

6. Print out your spreadsheet ON ONE PAGE with the formulas showing (Tools-Options-Formulas) as well as gridlines and row and column headings.

continuing lesson 3…

Printing your evidence document. 

Print preview your work BEFORE you print it.  Check that your NAME is in the header.  Have you included:

1. KEYWORDS
2. RESULTS (HITS)
3. HOMEPAGE
4. OUTFIT (Main item of outfit e.g. dress, suit, etc)
5. PRICES
6. CONTACT DETAILS
7. OTHER – MAP, VIRTUAL TOUR
8. SELECTION of IMAGES (e.g. Logo, banner, etc)

NOW print your work to the KC2mono printer. 

LESSON 3 

Starter: What do you know about webpages? Try this SPOT the TEACHER quiz to find out. 

Developing Text for the Leaflet

 

1. Either by copying or pasting from the internet or writing in your own words, in Word write a few short paragraphs about your Retail Outlets. Call this document Text Information about my Retail Outlets; add your NAME, FORM / GROUP and DATE to the header and PAGE NUMBERS to the footer.   Write this in plain text; don’t use headings or bullet points at this stage. 
2. Print out your paragraphs and then annotate them to show which words you will change, how you will create headings, formatting you might apply and where you will insert bullet points etc. 

EXTENSION TASK

What have you learned about websites?  Click here to test yourself.  If you get them all correct then try this.

STARTER: What do you know about the reliability, validity and bias in information or data?  Click here to find out!!!  

Activity Brief 1: Retail Clothing Outlet Leaflet

Your job is to research different clothes shops in order to provide an outfit for a teenager who is going to attend a formal event.

You will be required to produce a folded information leaflet which provides details of at least four clothes shops in an area of your choice.  You will need to collect information about your chosen clothes shops and this information could be found on the internet, in a printed catalogue provided by the shop, written notes made by you in the shop or any combination of these sources.

Your leaflet should contain; contact details for each shop, a brief description of the type of clothing they provide, pictures which will have been amended and developed by you, maybe a map of the area highlighting the location of the shops, a selection of clothes from each shop which would provide an outfit for a teenager who is going to attend a formal event, the total cost of the outfit from each shop, the average cost of the outfit for the teenager, a total cost ranking for each shop with 1 being the cheapest and 4 being the most expensive.

Tasks you need to complete for activity 1

Task A – Collecting printed information

1. Visit your chosen shops and pick up their catalogues or make some written notes about clothes and how much they cost.  Remember you need at least four shops.  You might decide to focus on one type of outfit e.g. daywear (for a wedding, christening, garden party, fete) or evening wear (for a prom ball, “leavers” dinner or concert) or a selection of both types of clothes. 

Task B – Searching the internet for information and developing your text

1. Using a search engine on the internet, search for retail clothing outlets. This should be a multiple criteria search so, for example, “Clothing” AND “Formal wear” AND “Shrewsbury” should be typed in.  Using the advanced search option may help. 

2. Take a screen shot of the search results page making sure that it includes evidence of your multiple criteria search.  Add this screenshot to a word document.  Name this document Internet Search Evidence for Activity 1, add your NAME, FORM / GROUP and DATE to the header and PAGE NUMBERS to the footer. 

3. You are aiming to find out as much as you can about each shop so you might need to follow some of the links on your search page – take screen shots of various pages that will be useful and add these to your word document.  Useful pages on websites might include; contact details, descriptions of the shop, catalogues

4. Print out your screenshots and along with the printed information from your shop (you may want to scan or photocopy this information), highlight the information that you think will be useful for your leaflet.  You should highlight text, pictures and figures that you might use and write next to them why they will be useful. 

5. Either by copying or pasting from the internet or writing in your own words, in Word write a few short paragraphs about your shops. Call this document Text Information about my Retail Clothing Outlets; add your NAME, FORM / GROUP and DATE to the header and PAGE NUMBERS to the footer.   Write this in plain text; don’t use headings or bullet points at this stage. 

6. Print out your paragraphs and then annotate them to show which words you will change, how you will create headings, formatting you might apply and where you will insert bullet points etc.