Information Communication Technology
"that's computers to you and me!"

Our well equipped ICT room allow members to learn and develop basic to advanced skills in ICT through informal sessions as well as one to one tuition and own inititative learning sessions.

Informal group sessions – Wednesdays 11am - 4pm.
One to one tuition and own initiative work – Monday to Thursday 11am - 4pm.

Tutors - Gary Lewis

The centre realises that people's lives can go through transitional periods and these sessions allow members who might find it difficult to attend regular formal courses to drop in a learn or refresh basic computer skills when and as often as it suits them.

We offer modules through the Open College Network accredition scheme. Within each level, individual modules will gain you credits, which will build up to create a nationally accepted qualification. The units range from

• Absolute Beginners (Entry Level)
  Windows Based Operating Systems
  Basic Word Processing
  Internet Use

• Advanced Business Applications (Level Two/Three)
  Advanced Word Processing
  Spreadsheets
  Databases
  Internet and email
  Presentations

and can also include topics as varied as web design and the use of graphics software in art.

They will broadly follow our in house
"Dragon Arts and Learning Computer Skills Certificates"

based on the ECDL Certificate.

These comprise of the following certificates

Entry Level
Level 1
Level 2.

Carol Morgan with her Level one certificate - an ICT certificate under the new ILA Wales scheme. This scheme is being developed in accordance with OCN criteria.

See also Digital Photography

Dragon Arts and Learning
Entry Level “Basic Computer Skills” course comprises of these modules.

1. Computer Health and Safety
2. Starting up, Clicking around Shutting Down
3. Exploring Your Computer
4. Working with Folders and Files
5. Word Processing - Working with Folders and Files
6. Word Processing - Formatting, Positioning and Copying Text

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Dragon Arts and Learning
Level 1 “Basic Computer Skills” course comprises of these modules.

1. Word Processsing - Long Documents Little Details.
2. Word Processsing - Tables, Tabs and Graphics.
3. Spreadsheets - Your First Steps in Excel.
4. Spreadsheets - Arithmetic with Excel.
5. Spreadsheets - Functions, Formatting and Printing.
6. Spreadsheets - Inserting Sorting and Moving Cells.
7. Databases - Access; What is a database?
8. Databases - Building your access database.
9. Databases - Modifying Your Accesss Database.
10. Databases - Making Databases work for you.
11. Internet - Exploring the Web.
12. Internet - Finding Information within Websites.
13. Internet - Finding Information on the Web.
14. Internet - Email with Outlook Express.

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1. Basic Concepts of Information Technology
i) History
ii) Hardware
iii) Software and Data
iv) Networks
v) Uses for Computers
2. Word Processing - Mail Merge and Templates
3. Word Processing - File Formats and Imorting Spreadsheet Data
4. Spreadsheets - Inserting Sorting and Moving Cells
5. Spreadsheets - More about Numbers Text and calculations
6. Spreadsheets - Charting with Excell
7. Spreadsheets - File Formats and data importing
8. Databases - Working with Forms
9. Databases - Working with Reports
10 Presentations - Powerpoint Basics
11. Presentations - Working with Bullet points
12. Presentations - Formatting Presentations
13. Presentations - Graphics
14. Presentations - Tables and Charts
15. Presentations - Wowing your Audience
16. Presentations and File Formats
17. Internet - More about Outgoing emails
18. Internet - More about Incoming emails
19. Internet - Address Book and Contact Groups

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Soon we will be able to add Video Editing and Music Recording and Editing to the list.

Members can follow a series of 'lessons' based on the qualification "ECDL" or they can decide on their own learning project and follow it at their own pace. We are working towards being able to offer accredited training at the centre as well as the on-line training mentioned above.

Members were involved in the design of this web-site and we intend to enable members to develop their own web-sites in the future.

These topics are offered through the medium of English and Welsh. Although not all topics will have Welsh medium reference materials.

A Music Editing suite, and a Video Editing suite will also be added to our facilities when we have moved into our permanent home.

Word and Publisher

Members are given guidance and training in using both these Programs and use them regularly for writing letters, CVs Creative writing, publishing boolkets of their own stories and poems. creating posters for parties ... ... etc

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Excel and Access

Members can get an introduction to Databases and Spreadsheets using the popular Microsoft Excel and Access Packages - particulalrly useful starting point for those members who are looking to move towards office employment or simply to improve their computer skills.

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Powerpoint

Powerpoint presentations are used for all manner of purposes in the world of work. Members can familiarise themselves with thee basic functions.

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Web Design and internet use.

Internet use
Members are taught

How to set up webmail accounts
Safe and responsible internet uses - dos and donts for surfing, email, chatrooms, instant messageing
Downloading and running multimedia web based applications such as Flash or Shockwave.
How to use search engines effectively for research.

Web Design

Members are taught the basics of web design and are introduced to the most popular Web Design Prodcucts such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, or Macromedia Fireworks. Members can also learn about

Web page layout using

• Basic HTML ( the language Web sites are written in)
• Tables
• Frames
• Layers

Web-site issues

• Making it easy and clear to navigate the site with links
• Ensuring the home/ first page downloads quickly.
• Keeping a theme / look for the whole site
• Colour schemes
• Image / text balance / size

Making Graphics ready for the Web
(Choosing the size and format carefully)

Members can then advance to experiment with Java script, Java, Flash Applications and other ways of making a theirs an interactive, multi media site. Some of the effects seen on this page are achieved using javascript and java. -

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