Sorting and ordering

A use or a feature?

Sort into a USE of desktop publishing vs a FEATURE of a DTP app — reinforcement / recap. Desktop Publishing L3.

Basic 2d shape sort

Build the word: cat

Build the word: cat — CVC — Reading & Writing L1 — Building words — sequence.

Building a Poster — Sort It Out

Group-sort for the poster document: what every poster needs (title, picture, what/when/where) versus the Word tools you build it with (text box, WordArt, SmartArt, wrap text, landscape). Poster, event notice, layout, WordArt, text box.

Bullets or numbers?

Sort ten real lists: does each need bullets (any order) or numbers (the order matters)? Word Processing L3, Week 7. Bullets, numbering, lists, sort.

Canva Doc text toolbar — what does each button do?

Place each job on the right button of the real Canva Doc text toolbar (top row = left end of the bar, bottom row = right end). Desktop Publishing L3, Week 6, LO3.

Computer Literacy L3 — Application or System Software?

Sort each programme into application software or system software. Word, Excel, a browser, a game, Windows, macOS, Android, drivers. Software terminology, Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881.

Computer Literacy L3 — Better or Worse for the Environment?

Sort each action into Better for the environment or Worse. Standby, printing, repair, recycling cartridges, WEEE, screen brightness. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, environmental impact reduction, adult education.

Computer Literacy L3 — Browser or Search Engine?

Sort each one into browser or search engine, the distinction that catches everybody out. Edge, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Google, Bing. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, the internet.

Computer Literacy L3 — eCommerce: Good or Bad?

Sort each statement into a positive or a negative effect of buying and selling online. Choice, price, convenience against postage, trust, returns and the town. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, LO1.

Computer Literacy L3 — eGovernment: Good or Bad?

Sort each statement into a positive or a negative effect of eGovernment. Open all hours, no travelling, less paper, against no contact with a person, no use without internet, and everything stopping at once. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, LO1.

Computer Literacy L3 — eLearning: Good or Bad?

Sort each statement into a positive or a negative effect of eLearning. Any time, own pace, repeat it, no travelling, against nobody beside you, self-motivation, connection needed and computer skill needed. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, LO1.

Computer Literacy L3 — Health, Safety or Hygiene?

Sort each consideration into Health, Safety or Personal hygiene. The three strands the QQI descriptor assesses separately. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, adult education, Tipperary ETB.

Computer Literacy L3 — How a Connection Works

Put the steps in order, from the internet to the laptop on your table: provider, line, modem, router, wifi, device. Also the order of switching a computer and its equipment on. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, the internet, adult education.

Computer Literacy L3 — Input, Output or Storage?

Sort eighteen devices into input, output and storage. Keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, speakers, scanner, webcam, USB memory stick, hard disk. Hardware, Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, adult education.

Computer Literacy L3 — Safe to Share?

Sort each piece of personal information by whether it is reasonable to give a website. Name, email, address, date of birth, PPS number, card details, passwords. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, LO4.

Computer Literacy L3 — Set Up Your Desk Safely

Sort each statement into Good practice or Bad practice at a computer workstation. Posture, screen height, cables, sockets, drinks, breaks. Health and safety, ergonomics, Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, adult education.

Computer Literacy L3 — Shutting Down in Order

Put the steps of shutting a computer down correctly into the right order. Save, close, Start, Power, Shut down, wait, switch off at the socket. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, operating computer hardware.

Computer Literacy L3 — Social Media: Good or Bad?

Sort each statement into a positive or a negative effect of social networking. The QQI criterion asks for both sides. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, LO1.

Computer Literacy L3 — Strong or Weak Password?

Sort each password habit into strong or weak. Length, three unrelated words, birthdays, reusing the same one, sharing. Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881, information security, LO4.

Computer Literacy L3 — Which Computer for Which Job?

Sort each job under the type of computer that suits it best: desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone, mainframe, network computer or server. Computer types, terminology, Computer Literacy Level 3, 3N0881.

Computer Skills L2 — Address Bar or Search Box?

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 group sort activity: sorting statements into the address bar and the search box. Where a web address goes, what a search box does, top of the window versus middle of the page. Internet skills, LO5, Week 20.

Computer Skills L2 — Capital Letter or Not?

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 group sort activity: sort words into needs a capital letter and does not need one. Names, places, days, months, ordinary words. Shift and Caps Lock, typing skills, LO2, Week 6.

Computer Skills L2 — Computer Benefits or Internet Benefits?

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 group sort activity: sorting good things into keeping work on a computer and using the internet. Space, finding it again, copies, news, opening times, maps, shopping, talking to people. Benefits of electronically stored information, LO6, Weeks 33 and 34, practice for Assessment Brief 2 Part C.

Computer Skills L2 — Getting to a Website, In Order

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 sequence order activity: the steps for going to a website, put in order. Open Edge, click the address bar, type the address, press Enter. Internet skills, LO5, Week 20, practice for Assessment Brief 2 Part B.

Computer Skills L2 — Good File Name or Bad File Name?

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 group sort activity: sort file names into good and bad. Clear names that tell you what the file is, versus Document1, aaa and Untitled. File management skills, LO3, Weeks 8 and 10.

Computer Skills L2 — How to Print, In Order

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 sequence order activity: put the steps for printing a document into the right order. Save first, File, Print, Print Preview, check the printer, collect the page. Word processing skills, LO3, Week 9.

Computer Skills L2 — How to Save, In Order

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 sequence order activity: put the steps for saving a Word document into the right order. File, Save, Documents, file name, Save button. Also the save close reopen loop. Word processing skills, LO3, Week 8.

Computer Skills L2 — Making Words Bold, In Order

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 sequence order activity: making words bold and underlined in Microsoft Word, put in order. Select first, Home tab, click B, click U. Word processing, formatting, LO3, Week 17, practice for Assessment Brief 1 Part B.

Computer Skills L2 — One Click or Two Clicks?

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 group sort activity: sort things on a Windows screen into one click or two clicks. Taskbar buttons take one click, desktop icons and files take a double click. Trackpad and mouse skills, LO4, Week 3.

Computer Skills L2 — One Internet Job, In Order

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 sequence order activity: doing one internet job from start to finish, put in order. Type the address, press Enter, find the information, write the answer, check the print preview, print. Internet skills, LO5, Weeks 31 and 32, practice for Assessment Brief 2 Part B.

Computer Skills L2 — Printing From the Web, In Order

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 sequence order activity: printing a page from the internet, put in order. Ctrl and P, check the print preview, count the pages, print. Internet skills and printing, LO5 and LO3, Week 22.

Computer Skills L2 — Putting a Picture In, In Order

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 sequence order activity: inserting a picture into a Word document, put in order. Insert tab, Pictures, This Device, the Pictures folder, Insert. Word processing, LO3, Week 22, practice for Assessment Brief 1 Part B.

Computer Skills L2 — Selecting Text, In Order

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 sequence order activity: the steps for selecting text in Microsoft Word, put in order. Double-click a word, click and drag, Ctrl and A, unselect. Word processing, formatting, LO3, Week 16, practice for Assessment Brief 1 Part B.

Computer Skills L2 — Turning the Computer On and Off, In Order

Computer Skills Level 2 M2T11 sequence order activity: put the start-up steps and the shutdown steps of a Windows laptop into the correct order. Power button, sign in, login, desktop, Start, Power, Shut down. Safe start-up and safe shutdown, LO1, Week 1.

Contents of a first-aid kit

Copy of 2D shape sort

Copy of Capital cities of Europe

Copy of christmas room

Copy of Lunch Shapes

Copy of Number match!

Copy of Safe or Unsafe? (2)

Copy of Sun Safety

Copy of tall or small

Days of the week in order

Days of the week in order — Days — Reading & Writing L1 — Local calendar & events — sequence.

Describing or reflecting?

Describing or reflecting? — Reflective writing. sorting, sort into groups, reflection. Sort each line into describing or reflecting. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Writing. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Reflective writing.

Easter eggs - match the colours

Easter picture - label the items

Fact or opinion?

Fact or opinion? — Fact, opinion & bias. sorting, sort into groups, fact and opinion. Sort each Our Place statement into fact or opinion. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Reading. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Fact, opinion & bias.

Fill an online form safely

Fill an online form safely — Messaging & online services. put in order, sequence, online services. Put the steps for filling an online form safely in order. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Writing. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Messaging & online services.

Find the funeral time on RIP.ie

Find the funeral time on RIP.ie — Finding information. put in order, sequence, obtain information from sources. Put the steps in order to find a funeral time on RIP.ie. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Reading. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Finding information.

Formal or friendly?

Formal or friendly? — Formal letters. sorting, sort into groups, formal tone. Sort each line into formal or friendly. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Writing. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Formal letters.

Garden jobs — in order

Garden jobs — in order — Problem Solving sequence activity. sequencing, put in order, ordering, first next last, steps in order. Put the garden jobs in order. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), solve a problem with support. Topics: Problem Solving, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.147.

Grow a plant — in order

Grow a plant — in order — Problem Solving sequence activity. sequencing, put in order, ordering, first next last, steps in order. Put growing a plant in order. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), solve a problem with support. Topics: Problem Solving, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.136.

Halloween Picture Find

Hazards in the Bathroom

Healthy or sometimes?

Healthy or sometimes? — Food & Drink sort activity. sorting, sort into groups, categorise. Sort food into healthy and sometimes. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), identify options and consequences. Topics: Food & Drink, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.107.

How to plan a Canva project

Desktop Publishing L3 sequence-order — put the steps of planning a publication in order: purpose, audience, content, colours, steps, timescale.

Identify Health and Safety hazards

Identify the Hazards

Identify the office hazards at work

Is this website trustworthy?

Is this website trustworthy? — Online safety & AI. put in order, sequence, obtain information safely. Put the checks in order to decide if a website can be trusted. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Reading. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Online safety & AI.

JPG, PNG, PDF or DOCX? Sort the jobs

Sort 12 real jobs into JPG, PNG, PDF or DOCX. Some are closer calls than others.

Layout tab: what does each button do?

Place each job on the right button in the real Page Set-up group of the Word Layout tab. Word Processing L3, Week 8. Margins, orientation, size, columns, breaks.

Linear VS Non-Linear Patterns

LONG vs. SHORT objects

Make a cup of tea — in order

Make a cup of tea — in order — In order — Reading & Writing L1 — First, next, last — sequence.

Make a cup of tea — steps in order

Make a cup of tea — steps in order — Animals sequence activity. sequencing, put in order, ordering, first next last, steps in order. Put making a cup of tea in order. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), organise information. Topics: Animals, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.70.

Making a publication — the steps

Put the steps in order — making a publication, and the improve-a-publication skills-task steps. Reinforces the routine. Desktop Publishing L3.

Microsoft Edge Window

Name the country (Europe)

Narrow or Wide objects

Pack for a day out

Pack for a day out — Community sort activity. sorting, sort into groups, categorise. Choose what to take on a day out. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), identify options and consequences. Topics: Community, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.98.

Paragraph buttons: what does each one do?

Place each job on the right button in the real Paragraph group of the Word Home tab. Word Processing L3, Week 7. Alignment, bullets, numbering, indent, spacing.

Plan a poster in order

Plan a poster in order — Visual communication. put in order, sequence, planning a visual. Put the steps for making a poster in a sensible order. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Interpersonal. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Visual communication.

Plant, animal or weather?

Plant, animal or weather? — Nature sort activity. sorting, sort into groups, categorise. Sort nature into plant, animal and weather. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), identify options and consequences. Topics: Nature, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.102.

Portrait or landscape?

Sort ten real documents: does each stand up tall (portrait) or lie on its side (landscape)? Word Processing L3, Week 8. Orientation, page set-up.

PPE - Label worker

Put it in order: columns and borders in Canva

Two short jobs from Week 6. Put the steps in the right order. Desktop Publishing L3, Week 6, LO6.

Put it in order: phone photo to Canva card

Three short jobs from Week 8. Put the steps in the right order. Desktop Publishing L3, Week 8, LO4 and LO6.

Put the brown bread in order

Put the brown bread in order — Writing instructions. put in order, sequence, clear instructions. Put the recipe steps in the right order. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Writing. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Writing instructions.

Put the letters in order

Put the letters in order — Alphabet — Reading & Writing L1 — Letters around the town — sequence.

Put the numbers 1 to 5 in order

Put the numbers 1 to 5 in order — Numbers — Reading & Writing L1 — Who to call locally — sequence.

Put the numbers in order

Put the numbers in order — Numbers sequence activity. sequencing, put in order, ordering, first next last, steps in order. Put the numbers in order, one, two, three, four, five. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), organise information. Topics: Numbers, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.34.

Put the steps in order: a title and two lists

Put the steps in the right order to centre a title and make a bulleted list and a numbered list. Word Processing L3, Week 7. Sequence, order the steps.

Put the steps in order: card and printing

Put the steps in order to set up a folded card page, and to print with confidence. Word Processing L3, Week 8. Sequence, order the steps.

Revision Safe or Unsafe?

Safe or risky online?

Safe or risky online? — Online safety & AI. sorting, sort into groups, online safety. Sort each action into safe or risky. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Reading. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Online safety & AI.

Safe or unsafe at work?

Safe or unsafe at work? — At Work sort activity. sorting, sort into groups, categorise. Sort into safe and unsafe. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), organise information. Topics: At Work, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.81.

Safe unsafe recap

Same shape, same colour

Sort 12 shapes into stars, hearts, diamonds and triangles — even when they are turned, bigger or smaller. Workbook pp.22–23.

Shape sort - Square, Circle, Rectangle

Skills Demonstration — Put the Steps in Order

Put the Skills Demonstration steps in the right order — open, type, edit, spell-check, margins, Save As, print, close. A calm rehearsal for Brief 3. Skills demonstration, order the steps, sequence, Brief 3.

Sort food and drink

Sort food and drink — Food & Drink sort activity. sorting, sort into groups, categorise. Sort the pictures into food and drink. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), organise information. Topics: Food & Drink, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.47.

Sort shapes by colour

Sort shapes by colour — Colours sort activity. sorting, sort into groups, categorise. Sort the shapes into the colour boxes. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), organise information. Topics: Colours, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.15.

Sort the 2D shapes

Sort the Icons: File-Handling vs Formatting

Group-sort of Word icons into file-handling vs text-formatting — LO3 icon knowledge. Sort icons, Ribbon, Home tab, file handling, formatting.

Sort the Pattern

Sort the shapes

Sort 12 shapes into circles, squares and triangles. Look at the shape, not the colour. Like the shape sorter on workbook p.20.

Sort the washing

Sort the washing — Colours sort activity. sorting, sort into groups, categorise, laundry, socks. Sort the socks into the matching colour baskets. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), organise information. Topics: Colours, problem solving, everyday life. Workbook pp.7 & 9.

Sort the washing (copy)

Sort the washing — Colours sort activity. sorting, sort into groups, categorise, laundry, socks. Sort the socks into the matching colour baskets. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), organise information. Topics: Colours, problem solving, everyday life. Workbook pp.7 & 9.

Sun Safety (2)

Take a phone message

Take a phone message — Note & message taking. put in order, sequence, take notes and messages. Put the steps for taking a phone message in order. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Reading. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Note & message taking.

Tell it in order

Tell it in order — Narrating. put in order, sequence, telling a story. Put the parts of a good told story in order. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Interpersonal. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Narrating.

test - group sort

The Skills Demonstration — the steps

Desktop Publishing L3 sequence-order — the order of the Skills Demonstration: open the supplied publication, improve text and images, proofread, save for print, print.

The writing loop in order

The writing loop in order — Writing foundations. put in order, sequence, the writing process. Put the four steps of the writing loop in order. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Writing. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Writing foundations.

Unjumble Out Walking Safety Statements

Wash your hands — in order

Wash your hands — in order — The Home sequence activity. sequencing, put in order, ordering, first next last, steps in order. Put the hand-washing steps in the right order. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), organise information. Topics: The Home, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.61.

Washing Hands

Website, post or message?

Website, post or message? — Reading on a screen. sorting, sort into groups, text types on screen. Sort each on-screen text into the right group. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Reading. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Reading on a screen.

What does a dog need?

What does a dog need? — Animals sort activity. sorting, sort into groups, categorise. Sort what a dog needs. Problem Solving Level 1 (M1N09), organise information. Topics: Animals, problem solving, numeracy. Workbook p.72.

Where would you hear it?

Where would you hear it? — Public-context vocabulary. sorting, sort into groups, vocabulary for public places. Sort each word into where you would meet it. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Interpersonal. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Public-context vocabulary.

Which publication is it for?

Desktop Publishing L3 group-sort — match details and features to a poster, a flyer, a newsletter or an invitation.

Which way is it pointing?

Sort 12 arrows, hearts and triangles by the way they point: up, down, left or right. Workbook p.23.

Words or without words?

Words or without words? — Factors in communication. sorting, sort into groups, verbal and non-verbal. Sort each one into spoken words or body language. Communications Level 3 (3N0880), Interpersonal. Theme: Our Place. Topics: Factors in communication.