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Computing teacher and a PT at Coltness High School.
3. Multimedia, Computing Higher

Multimedia Introduction

We started off looking at WYSIWYG, Text editors, Presentation and Authoring software.

There was a lot to get through in one period but we managed to cover the multimedia development cycle (ADITDEM) before getting started on some practical.

The practical looked at a piece of wireframe software called Moqups and Icon based multimedia package Kodu.

Remember for this unit you will want to use the Scholar website after class to go back over the lesson, or you could use it before class so you can ask better question.

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3. Multimedia, Computing Higher

Multimedia Content

You will have noticed that I have started to post multimedia FAQs, these are pre planned posts and will activate over the next few weeks. This may mean you have to look back a page or two to catch posts you missed. Remember Twitter is your friend, if you follow @CHSPTICM twitter will notify you about all new posts.

Here is a list of the content we will be covering in the next few weeks, you can find the text of this in the pages above.

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1. Computer Systems, Computing Higher

Computer Software (Part 1)

Today we looked at operating systems, I made quite a comprehensive post on this last year. The key item from today was not the fact that I described BBC Master computers as the iPad of their day, it is the functions of a single user OS

  • interpreting users commands (User Interface)
  • file management
  • memory management
  • input/output management
  • resource allocation
  • managing processes (Kernel)

Create a mnemonic to help you remember this. I heard a great one the other day for the parts of a processor in Int 2. “C U, Ah Luv U, Right” (Control Unit, Arithmetic and Logic Unit, Registers). Who can come up with the best for OS functions don’t be shy to post your answers, but keep it clean.

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Computing Higher, Not in the exam

Degrees in Computing

Motherwell College is now offering the following degree courses in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University:
  • BSc IT Management
  • BSc Interactive Media Design
  • BEng Computing
  • BEng Computer Security and Forensics
The school leaver entry requirements are a minimum of CCC at Higher Grade*.
The first two years of each course will commence in August 2013 and will run at Motherwell College with year 3 (and possibly year 4) at Edinburgh Napier University. During the first two years there will be opportunities for students to visit the University.
*subject to approval
Computing Higher

NAB catchup day

It was a little frantic in class today as pupils looked for work for submission. Remember that file management is one of the jobs of the operating system.

I have created a shared presentation and emailed the whole class the link. Each pupil was then allocated 2 or 3 topics to prepare slides on. The whole task should be finished for Friday.