Thomas Telford School Online is the country's leading provider of a complete set of online course materials to cover Edexcel's Vocational ICT courses.
The DiDA course is designed as a flexible replacement to the GNVQ, with a value of between 1, 2 or 4 GCSE's, dependent upon the units taken.
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The Online DiDA Materials
Media-rich materials for four units covering:
AiDA, CiDA, DiDA courses (Worth 1, 2 or 4 GCSEs Grade A* - G)
Comprehensive guidance to support teachers through the qualifications
Extensive course materials promoting independent learning
Materials updated to support each new SPB
Regular bulletins available to keep teachers informed
Project management skills
Communication skills
Decision-making skills
Modern content fit for the 21st century
Very practical and skills based units
Copyright-free image gallery included
Heavy focus on development and application of skills:
- E-portfolio building
- Planning and project management
- Research skills
- Web authoring
- Graphics
- Multimedia
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Units
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Notes
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D201
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Using ICT |
When completed on it's own, this results in a student achieving an Award in Digital Applications (AIDA), worth one GCSE (this unit is mandatory before completing D202, D203 or D204)
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D202
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Multimedia |
When completed alongside D201, this results in the student achieving a Certificate in Digital Applications (CIDA), worth two GCSE's.
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D203
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Graphics
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When completed alongside D201, this results in the student achieving a Certificate in Digital Applications (CIDA), worth two GCSE's.
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D204
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ICT and Enterprise
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When completed alongside all three of the above units, this results in the student achieving the Diploma in Digital Applications (DIDA), worth four GCSE's.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Q - When can my school begin this award?
A - The DiDA Course was accredited for schools to start teaching from September 2006.
Q - How do I join?
A - Seminars to view the new interactive course will be held throughout 2006/2007. For more details visit the Seminar and Training page
Q - How much time per week will the new diploma take?
A - Edexcel recommend that 90 guided learning hours are provided for each unit.
Q - What are the requirements for delivering the Dida course?
A - Download this pdf to view all requirements. Dida Requirements
Q - What are the costs?
A - Thomas Telford School intends to maintain it's annual Licence Fee of £3000, in order to subscribe to the DIDA Online Course.
Q - What training is available?
A - Thomas Telford School will continue to work in close partnership with Edexcel to ensure that subscribing schools are properly trained for this new course. An entertainment of four training days over two years, at Thomas Telford School, together with 24-hour email response support, in included in the subscription fee.
Please note that schools, which already subscribe to the GNQV course and wish to begin the DIDA course, will only be charged one single fee of £3000 in their transfer year.
Schools wishing to register their interest to begin the DIDA course should return the Course Agreement Form to Michelle St John, at Thomas Telford School, Old Park, Telford, Shropshire TF3 4NW.
Click here to download the Course Agreement Form
Minimum Hardware/Software Requirements
PC with 1GHz or higher processor clock speed recommended with Internet access
512 megabytes (MB) of RAM
1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available hard disk space
Super VGA (1024x768) or higher-resolution video adapter and monitor
CD-ROM or DVD drive
Sound Card
Keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device
Headphones
A4 Colour Scanner
Digital Video Camera
Digital Still Camera
Digital Voice Recorder
Graphics Tablet
Internet Explorer 6 or above
Operating Systems
• Microsoft Windows 98SE
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Office Professional 2003*
Contact your software supplier for costs
• Access
• PowerPoint
• Word
• Excel
Schools may use Microsoft Office 2000, however, there will be some differences in the supporting tutorial material which may cause difficulties for some students.
Macromedia Studio MX 2004
£1,995 School Site License (Edexcel may be able to offer additional discounts)
• Dreamweaver
• Flash
• Freehand
• Fireworks
• Shockwave
Flash Paper 2 or Adobe Acrobat (Full)
Flash Paper 2 - £49.00 per seat. Contact your software supplier for Adobe costs
• Required to produce .pdf files
RealPlayer 10 or above
Basic free player or full version.
Content must be submitted to the exam board via an e-portfolio. Only the following formats will be permitted.
(Microsoft PowerPoint) .ppt
(Adobe Acrobat) .pdf
(Macromedia Shockwave) .swf
(Web Pages) .htm and html
ePortfolio .zip
Optional but recommended software
Microsoft Movie Maker (MS Windows XP only)
Free download - http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/21/intro.mspx
• Audio and Video Capture Software
An alternative will be required for other operating systems
Useful Links
Edexcel course information
DiDA specification
2006 summative project brief (SPB) for D201