FREE • FORM 1 • 30 LESSONS • 6 MODULES
Form 1 ICT
Start here. Health and safety, how computers work, your first documents and slide shows, the Web, first steps in Scratch, and being a good digital citizen. Work through the modules in order, or jump straight to the topic you are doing in class.
On this page: Module 1 · Module 2 · Module 3 · Module 4 · Module 5 · Module 6 · Other forms
Form 1 modules
Each card lists its lessons in order. The number in bold is the objective number in the curriculum.
MODULE 1 • FORM 1 • 3 LESSONS
Module 1: Health and Safety
Sit comfortably, spot the health hazards of screens and devices, and stay safe in the computer lab.
- 1.1 – Sit Right: Ergonomics at the Computer
- 1.2 – Computer Hazards: How Screens and Devices Can Hurt You
- 1.3 – Staying Safe Around Computers and Phones
More notes and exercises (3)
- 1.1 · Notes: Ergonomics
- 1.1 · Notes: Ergonomics – Accessing Content on 21st Century ICT
- 1.2 · Notes: Computer Hazards
Class recordings – oldest first (2)
- 1.1 · Video: Introduction, Ergonomics (live class, 1P) (class of 11 Sep 2025)
- 1.3 · Video: Safety Practices and Computer Tools (live class, 1P) (class of 23 Oct 2025)
Class handouts: C03 (1.3).
MODULE 2 • FORM 1 • 10 LESSONS
Module 2: Computer Fundamentals and Careers in ICT
What computers are, how they work, the different types, software, typing, files and folders, and keeping your computer and your work safe.
- 2.1 – IT, ICT or Computer Science?
- 2.2 – Input, Processing, Output and Storage
- 2.3 – Why Computers Are So Useful
- 2.4 – Taking Care of Your Computer
- 2.5 – Types of Computers: From Supercomputers to Smartwatches
- 2.6 – System Software vs Application Software
- 2.7 – Learning to Touch Type
- 2.8 – Organising Your Files and Folders
- 2.9 – Keeping Your Computer Healthy: Routine Maintenance
- 2.10 – Backing Up and Restoring Your Work
More notes and exercises (22)
- 2.1 · Notes: Computing Disciplines
- 2.2 · Notes: The Functions of the Main Components of a Computer System
- 2.2 · Notes: Data and Information
- 2.2 · Notes: What is hardware?
- 2.2 · Notes: Peripheral Device
- 2.2 · Video: Videos: The Major components of a computer system
- 2.4 · Notes: Physical Care for Computer Systems
- 2.5 · Notes: Categories of Computers – Introduction Discussion
- 2.5 · Notes: Categories Of Computers
- 2.5 · Notes: Comparison of computer types (updated image)
- 2.5 · Video: Videos: Categories of Computers (made for CSEC, also fits Forms 1–3)
- 2.6 · Notes: What is Software?
- 2.6 · Notes: Categories of Software
- 2.7 · Notes: Keyboards and Keyboard Layout
- 2.7 · Notes: Typing using a QWERTY Keyboard
- 2.7 · Notes: Computer Shortcut Keys A to Z
- 2.7 · Exercise: Typing – Practical Exercise (offline practical)
- 2.8 · Notes: File Management
- 2.9 · Notes: Data and Software Maintenance
- 2.10 · Notes: Secondary Storage (CSEC IT note)
- 2.10 · Notes: Local Storage and Cloud Storage (CSEC IT note)
- 2.10 · Video: Video: Cloud Storage
Class recordings – oldest first (6)
- 2.1 · Video: Computing Disciplines (live class, 1P) (class of 23 Oct 2025)
- 2.2 · Video: The Main Components of a Computer System (live class, 1P) (class of 23 Oct 2025)
- 2.5 · Video: Types of Computer Systems (live class, 1P) (class of 6 Nov 2025)
- 2.6 · Video: Categories of Software (live class, 1P) (class of 15 Jan 2026)
- 2.7 · Video: Introduction to typing (live class, online practical) (class of 13 Jan 2021)
- 2.8 · Video: File management, Coursework, How to use the material for revision (live class) (class of 29 Jan 2026)
Class handouts: C06 (2.3), C12 (2.10).
MODULE 3 • FORM 1 • 7 LESSONS
Module 3: Software Applications
Word processing, presentations and drawing
Make and format your first documents, build a slide show, and draw on the computer.
- 3.1 – Your First Word Document: Create, Edit, Save and Print
- 3.2 – Making Text Stand Out: Font Formatting
- 3.3 – Setting Up the Page: Margins, Orientation and Columns
- 3.4 – Inserting Tables, Pictures, Headers and Footers
- 3.5 – Making Your First Slide Show
- 3.6 – Bringing Slides to Life: Transitions and Animations
- 3.7 – Digital Drawing with Paint
More notes and exercises (10)
- 3.2 · Notes: Simple Text Formatting
- 3.2 · Notes: Justification – Word Processing
- 3.3 · Video: Formatting a letter – Text, Tables, Layout – Tutorial
- 3.3 · Video: Text And Graphics, Page breaks and Columns – Document Layout
- 3.4 · Video: Video: Word processing revision
- 3.4 · Video: Videos: Search/Replace, Tables, Columns
- 3.5 · Notes: Presentation Software – Classroom Instructions
- 3.5 · Notes: Presentation Software
- 3.5 · Video: Video Series: Using Powerpoint presentation Software
- 3.6 · Video: Video Series: Using Powerpoint presentation Software (transitions and animation)
Class recordings – oldest first (4)
- 3.1 · Video: Introduction To Wordprocessing Formatting and Layout (class video) (class of 3 Feb 2021)
- 3.1 · Video: Intro To Word Processing (live class, 1P) (class of 26 Feb 2026)
- 3.3 · Video: Multiple Sections with Different Headers and Footers – Word Processing (class video) (class of 5 May 2021)
- 3.7 · Video: Digital Drawing Lab Practical (recorded class) (class of 14 May 2026)
Class handouts: C14 (3.1), C16 (3.3), C16 (3.4).
MODULE 4 • FORM 1 • 3 LESSONS
Module 4: Internet and Web 2.0 Tools
Find your way around the Web, search well, and decide whether a website can be trusted.
- 4.1 – The World Wide Web: URLs, Links and Browsers
- 4.2 – Searching Smart with Search Engines
- 4.3 – Can You Trust This Website?
More notes and exercises (4)
- 4.1 · Notes: Introduction to the Internet, WWW and Hyperlinks
- 4.1 · Notes: Hyperlinks
- 4.2 · Notes: Search engines
- 4.3 · Notes: Reliability of information sources
Class recordings – oldest first (1)
- 4.1 · Video: Instructions – The internet, WWW, Information Sources (class video) (class of 27 Jan 2021)
MODULE 5 • FORM 1 • 2 LESSONS
Module 5: Programming Concepts and Computational Thinking
Give clear step-by-step instructions, then draw your first shapes in Scratch.
More notes and exercises (6)
- 5.1 · Exercise: Computational Thinking – A simple task! (Optional Class Activity)
- 5.1 · Notes: Problem Solving Discussion
- 5.2 · Notes: Introduction to Scratch Programming
- 5.2 · How-to: Installing Scratch 2 for a Better Help and Tutorial Experience
- 5.2 · How-to: How to share a Scratch Project
- 5.2 · Exercise: Scratch: Drawing a Square, Square Variable exercise
Class recordings – oldest first (1)
- 5.2 · Video: Form 1 N – Revision and Drawing Letters using the Broadcast System (class video) (class of 17 Jun 2021)
MODULE 6 • FORM 1 • 5 LESSONS
Module 6: Ethics in Technology
Good manners online, social media safety, cyberbullying, software licences, copyright and piracy.
- 6.1 – Netiquette: Good Manners Online
- 6.2 – Staying Safe on Social Media
- 6.3 – Cyberbullying: What It Is and What To Do
- 6.4 – Software Licences Explained
- 6.5, 6.6 – Copyright, Plagiarism, Piracy and Hacking
More notes and exercises (3)
- 6.2 · Notes: Creating and managing Passwords online.
- 6.5 · Notes: INFORMATION PROTECTION AND MISUSE
- 6.6 · Notes: INFORMATION PROTECTION AND MISUSE
Class handouts: C26 (6.1), C26 (6.2), C27 (6.3), C28 (6.4).
Form 1 revision
End-of-term revision, recorded in class: Revision of Entire Term, Last Class (live class, 1P) (class of 13 Nov 2025).
Other forms
FORM 2
Form 2 ICT
Spreadsheets, video creation, communicating online with email, blogs and shared documents, and making sprites draw and act in Scratch.
FORM 3
Form 3 ICT
Spec sheets and ICT careers, malware and computer crime, then algorithms, flowcharts, Scratch games and debugging.
FORMS 4–5
CSEC Information Technology
Finished Form 3? Carry on with the CSEC® Information Technology notes.
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