The S1-3 Computing course aims to cover the Computing Experiences and Outcomes from Level 3/4 in the Technologies curricular area of Curriculum for Excellence.Pupils will study Computing for two periods each week.The units of work in the course include:

  • Animation
  • Internet Safety
  • Programming with Scratch & Visual Basic 6
  • Game design using Kodu Game Lab & BYOB
  • Graphics using Serif Draw
  • Photo Editing using GIMP 2.6
  • Video Editing using Serif MoviePlus
  • Website Design using Serif WebPlus
  • Programming using Visual Basic
  • Databases
  • Spreadsheets
  • Computer Systems
  • Network Security Issues