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1.    Overall introduction to the different types of communication services. 

2.     Explain at least 2 - 3 different communication services

3.     Examples – Email , Blogs, Forums, Chat rooms, Twitter, Instant Messaging etc

4.     for both include:

a.     Intro to service

b. Target audience

c.     Advantages for service

d.     Disadvantages for service

e.     Conclusion – Fitness for purpose

5.     Reference any sources used in your bibliography (remember to use at least 4 different sources OVERALL in strand A in your bibliography

6.     Overall conclusion of communication

 

Communication Services (should)

 

7.     Reference any sources used in your bibliography (remember to use at least 6 different sources OVERALL in strand A in your bibliography

8.     No spelling or grammar errors – F7 spell check!

9.     Use a screen shot of one service discussed – label it to explain how it is used and what it offers the user

10. Detailed overall conclusion to section

 

Communication Services (could)

For marks in the higher marks bands you should do a comparison of one service of the three you have chosen (e.g. different providers for email or instant messaging etc).  An example would be comparing hotmail V Google mail for email services or instant messenger V face book chat for chat services. 

 

11. Show and explain an example of the same service by two different providers (e.g. hotmail V google mail)

12. Explain what they both offer and where they differ

13. Use labelled screen shots to show the differences

14. Explain which one is better and why?

15. Detailed overall conclusion to section using real examples (pros, cons, improvements for the future, overall)

16. All work should be detailed, clear and free from errors

 

Download Services (will)

1.     Overall introduction to the different types of download services. 

2.     Explain at least 2 different download services

3.     Examples – music, video, ebooks, software etc

for both include:

a.     Intro to service

b. Target audience

c.     Advantages for service

d.     Disadvantages for service

e.     Conclusion – Fitness for purpose

4.     Reference any sources used in your bibliography (remember to use at least 4 different sources OVERALL in strand A in your bibliography

5.     Overall conclusion of communication

Download Services (should)

6.     Reference any sources used in your bibliography (remember to use at least 6 different sources OVERALL in strand A in your bibliography

7.     No spelling or grammar errors – F7 spell check!

8.     Use a screen shot of one service discussed – label it to explain how it is used and what it offers the user

Download Services (could)

9.     Show and explain an example of the same service by two different providers (e.g. Itunes V Amazon)

10. Explain what they both offer and where they differ

11. Use labelled screen shots to show the differences

12. Explain which one is better and why?

13. Detailed overall conclusion to section using real examples (pros, cons, improvements for the future, overall)

14. All work should be detailed, clear and free from errors

Please ensure your ebook for strand A has been tested before you hand it in.  All links should work and all pages shouldload as expected.  Failure to do this will result in no feedback being given.  You can only upload the file as a completed SWF.

Education Services (will)

 

1.     Overall introduction to the different types of education services. 

2.     Explain at least 2 different educational services

3.     Examples – testing online , revision sites, online courses, VLE (like frog) etc

4.     for both include:

a.     Intro to service

b. Target audience

c.     Advantages for service

d.     Disadvantages for service

e.     Conclusion – Fitness for purpose

5.     Reference any sources used in your bibliography (remember to use at least 4 different sources OVERALL in strand A in your bibliography

6.     Overall conclusion of communication

 

Education Services (should)

 

1.     Reference any sources used in your bibliography (remember to use at least 6 different sources OVERALL in strand A in your bibliography

2.     No spelling or grammar errors – F7 spell check!

3.     Use a screen shot of one service discussed – label it to explain how it is used and what it offers the user

 

Education Services (could)

 

4.     Show and explain an example of the same service by two different providers (e.g. BBC bitesize V Teach-ICT)

5.     Explain what they both offer and where they differ

6.     Use labelled screen shots to show the differences

7.     Explain which one is better and why?

8.     Detailed introduction setting the scene

9.     Detailed overall conclusion to section using real examples (pros, cons, improvements for the future, overall)

10. All work should be detailed, clear and free from errors

Strand A – Entertainment Services

Entertainment Services (will)

1.     Overall introduction to the different types of entertainment services. 

2.     Explain at least 2 different entertainment services

3.     Examples – radio, video, TV, games etc

for both include:

a.     Intro to service

b. Target audience

c.     Advantages for service

d.     Disadvantages for service

e.     Conclusion – Fitness for purpose

4.     Reference any sources used in your bibliography (remember to use at least 4 different sources OVERALL in strand A in your bibliography

5.     Overall conclusion of communication

Entertainment Services (should)

1.     Reference any sources used in your bibliography (remember to use at least 6 different sources OVERALL in strand A in your bibliography

2.     No spelling or grammar errors – F7 spell check!

3.     Use a screen shot of one service discussed – label it to explain how it is used and what it offers the user

Entertainment Services (could)

4.     Show and explain an example of the same service by two different providers (e.g. Miniclip V ???)

5.     Explain what they both offer and where they differ

6.     Use labelled screen shots to show the differences

7.     Explain which one is better and why?

8.     Detailed overall conclusion to section using real examples (pros, cons, improvements for the future, overall)

9.     All work should be detailed, clear and free from errors

10. Detailed introduction setting the scene

 

 

Ebook – Introduction

 

Introduction to ebook  (will)

1.     Introduction to the ebook  - Introducing the idea of the internet and the range of services it offers us

2.     Explain different topics that will be covered in the section

3.     Explain  what year this is

 

Introduction to ebook (should / Could )

1.     Describe life today fully in the introduction and give ewxamples of the wide range of services.. 

2.     Explain who you are and who the book is for. 

3.     Describe what the book will cover.  Make it interesting like the blurb from a book.

4.     Include a video about life today

Real Time Services (will)

 

1.     Overall introduction to the different types of real time services. 

2.     Explain at least 2 different real time services

a.     Examples – weather , news, TV, travel

3.     for both include:

a.     Target audience

b.     Advantages for both services

c.     Disadvantages for both services

d.     Conclusion – Fitness for purpose

4.     Reference any sources used in your bibliography (remember to use at least 4 different sources OVERALL in strand A in your bibliography

5.     Overall Conclusion 

 

Real Time Services (should)

 

6.     Reference any sources used in your bibliography (remember to use at least 6 different sources OVERALL in strand A in your bibliography

7.     No spelling or grammar errors – F7 spell check!

8.     Use a screen shot of one service discussed – label it to explain how it is used and what it offers the user

 

Real Time Services (could)

 

1.     Show and explain an example of the same service by two different providers (e.g. hotmail V google mail)

2.     Explain what they both offer and where they differ

3.     Use labelled screen shots to show the differences

4.     Explain which one is better and why?

5.     Detailed overall conclusion to section using real examples (pros, cons, improvements for the future, overall)

6.     All work should be detailed, clear and free from errors

Strand A Introduction & Conclusion

Now that you worked through all of the areas covered by strand a you should be able to write an introduction to the section. 

Strand A Services  (will)

1.     Introduction to the section  describing services available today in general

2.     Overall conclusion of the current scope and limitations of the internet overall

Strand A Services (should / Could )

3.     Detailed Introduction to the section  describing services available today in general and what this section will cover

4.     Balanced overall conclusion of topics covered

5.     Explain current scope of that the internet has for change and growth in the future

6.     Explain current limitations the internet has that will prevent it from changing or growing in the future. (e.g. slow speeds, some areas have limited access, costs etc)

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/non-fiction/article3806571.ece

http://yupnet.org/zittrain/

Watch this http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8090538.stm

Here is an example of text in an ebook:

Three teenagers who founded and operated one of the world's largest English-language internet crime forums, described in court as "Crimebook", have been sentenced to up to five years in custody (1)

Reference where this information came from in your bibliography.

 

Example : Life

 

Number	URL	Format / Type	Where source comes from	Date
1	http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/mar/02/ghostmarket-web-scam-teenagers	Text	Newspaper	May 25 2011

 

 

You will find a template for your bibliography in:

 shared / ict / a level / research & bibliography  / bibliography

 

When researching your topics you are required to use six or more different sources:

 

Blogs	Forums	Internet sites	Statistics	Video, film or TV
News (online and paper)	Books	Quotes / personal communication	Magazines (online or paper)	Radio
Podcasts	Screenshots

 

Please use the strand B guide to help you with the written content.  Use this facility to upload the different stages of your work.  Each activity is numbered and you can find these in your guide.