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The DiDA (Diploma in Digital Applications) suite offers students innovative ways to develop ICT skills across four GCSE-sized units, including Multimedia, Graphics, and ICT in Enterprise. Equivalent to up to 4 GCSEs, DiDA emphasizes independent work, e-portfolios, and controlled assessments. The program includes online support and assessment via Summative Projects (SPB), allowing students to collect and present digital evidence of their learning. Students will gain practical skills to create effective digital products and enhance their understanding of ICT applications.
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The DiDA suite four GCSE-sized units Graphics or or ICT in Enterprise Multimedia Using ICT Using ICT CiDA (equivalent to 2 GCSEs) DiDA (equivalent to 4 GCSEs) AiDA (equivalent to 1 GCSE)
A* Distinction Distinction A Merit Merit B Credit Credit C Pass Pass D E F G Level 2 Level 1 Levels & grades
control and monitoring Key Stage 3 ICT strategy DiDA AiDA CiDA eportfolio multimedia enterprise graphics
DiDA – an e-qualification • online SPB • assessment by eportfolio • on-screen moderation • on-line registration and entry • on-line support
The Summative Project • mini website • hosted by Edexcel • links to stimulus material and resources • Mark Alert! example
How are students assessed? • Summative Project Brief (SPB) • Separate SPBs for Levels 1 & 2 • Approximately 30 hours of work • Students must work independently • Controlled environment • Not a vehicle for teaching the course • Internally marked, externally moderated
develop and practise the skills STAGE 1 STAGE 2 work on the SPB build the eportfolio STAGE 3 The process
A DiDA eportfolio is • a collection of digital evidence • structured and organised • itself a piece of evidence • viewed on-screen • interactive and navigable • vehicle for moderation • stand alone example
Successful DiDA students can • gather, select and work with information • create products that are fit for purpose, • make constructive use of feedback • build and maintain an eportfolio • critically review their own and others’ use of ICT • plan and manage projects • evaluate outcomes and performance
Multimedia using MM Flash Web Media using MM Dreamweaver DiDA Web Graphics using MM Fireworks D201 + D202 D203 D202 Macromedia Associate Certification
Hardware • one multimedia work station per student • range of digital tools - cameras, microphones, headsets • reliable broadband internet access and email • individual storage area
Software • artwork and imaging • browser • database • email • mind mapping • presentation • spreadsheet • web authoring • word processing