DIGITAL - Hodder International Computing for Lower Secondary Student's Book Stage 8 Boost eBook

Hodder International Computing for Lower Secondary Student's Book Stage 8 Boost eBook

Author/s: Siobhan Matthewson, Margaret Debbadi

Deliver an exciting computing course for ages 11-14, providing full coverage of Digital Literacy, Computer Science and Information and Communications Technology objectives.

The course covers the requirements of the national curriculum for England and is mapped to the Level 2 CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards and the Cambridge Assessment International Education Digital Literacy Framework for Stages 7-9.

Features:

• Ensure progression, with a clear pathway of skill steps building on previous experience and knowledge.
• Recap and activate students' prior knowledge and skills with Do you remember? panels.
• Demonstrate and practise new concepts and skills with Learn and Practice activities.
• Broaden knowledge and understanding with Go further activities that apply skills and concepts in different contexts.
• Introduce more challenging skills and activities with Challenge yourself! tasks.
• Allow students to demonstrate their knowledge and skills creatively with engaging end of unit projects.
• Develop computational thinking with panels throughout the activities.
• Provide clear guidance on e-safety with a strong focus throughout.
• Clear progression for students going on to study IGCSE Computer Science and IGCSE Information Technology.

Features of Boost:

• Personalise - Easily navigate the eBook with search, zoom and an image gallery. Make it your own with notes, bookmarks and highlights.
• Revise - Select key facts and definitions in the text and save them as flash cards for revision.
• Listen - Use text-to-speech to make the content more accessible to students and improve comprehension and pronunciation.
• Switch - Seamlessly move between the printed view for front-of-class teaching and the interactive view for independent study.
• Download - Access the eBook offline in school, at home or on the move – with the Boost Reader App.