Project
Tools is a 3-part creative electronics teaching and learning
programme that may be used in conjunction with SmartStart /
Fasttrack hardware.
Its ready-to-use
design tools and fully-supporting PCB hardware makes the hands-on
delivery of the current National Curriculum and post 14 courses
easy-to-manage and more fun for the learners. |
Modular Programme |
In an everyday context, eight interactive tutorials cover the
basics of circuits and components. These comprise of: 32 interractive
activities, notes, diagrams and differentiated questions to
support learning.
Audio links are provided during the tutorials to provide optional
reading support if required.
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Interactive
Tutorials & Simulations |
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Tutorial
Assessment certificates showing progress and achievement can
also be generated automatically - These record overal percentage
scores, areas where difficulties encountered and basic, standard,
advanced levels of achievement |
Automatic
Assessment Certificate |
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QuickLink's presentation maker allows you to compile slide sequences
in seconds so you can demonstrate key electronic principles
to the class with minimal preparation time needed. |
QuickLink Presentation Maker |
The
unique "TrackLayer" tool introduces younger
students to the designing, planning and making of electrical
circuit boards: Students see how circuit board layouts can be
developed from circuit diagrams as they use virtual copper tracks
to plan their "PCB" designs.
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TrackLayer
Design |
Its
animated virtual feature shows the process of soldering as
they identify and select electrical connections that need
to be made.
Generated
project guides can be printed for practical projects and for
use with the "Communicating with Displays" DMA.
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Virtual
Soldering - No burns! |
Acorn
focused starter tasks introduce Systems and Control and components
via short hands-on activities.
Developer
packs build on the above Acorn tasks/themes
and easily allow student-driven creative outcomes to develop.
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Short
Focused Tasks |
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SmartStart icon design tools enable students to design
over 1000 circuits using 1 pcb layout; this simplifies the management
of electronic projects in the class and allows greater creativity
and varied outcomes to take place. Subsystem icons are simply
dragged and dropped to build up complete systems- when clicked
they show the associated circuits. |
SmartStart
Pictorial Circuit Views |
The
icons representing each available subsystem are shown on hardware
"Designer" cards (available from QuickLink Systems).
These may be distributed and controlled by the teacher to restrict
learners to a more limited range of options when using the SmartStart
design tool.
This method allows the teacher to more easily "manage"
design and creativity. |
Managing
Projects |
True sequential systems approach makes project circuits easier
to follow and fault-find with components logically laid out
on the screen and circuit boards.
By using common components, resourcing and component stock
is much cheaper and easier to manage. |
SmartStart
Circuit Diagrams |
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1000 SmartStart project guides can be generated and
printed showing:
-Block
Diagrams
-Table of required Components
-Pictorial Views of Circuit Boards
-Circuit Diagrams
-Making and Testing info
-Component Costs
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SmartStart
Project Guides |
Research section looks into input,process and output "subsystems"
and describes the components used and circuits that make them
work.
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Students can copy & paste all text and images for their
research work; this enables you to make hardcopy worksheets
using over 5000 files (see copyright details)
Developed and tested in schools over several years, so it
has fully considered the needs of the curriculum, student
and teacher.
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