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##how ICT has developed and
 
##how ICT has developed and
 
##how it has changed the way society is organized today
 
##how it has changed the way society is organized today
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##developing a historical perspective on technology
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##understanding technology as a human process
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##appreciation of the potential of ICT and what could be the problems using ICT
 
# Understanding about the ICT environment
 
# Understanding about the ICT environment
 
##Appreciating that a computer can do many things; unlike many other electronic appliances
 
##Appreciating that a computer can do many things; unlike many other electronic appliances
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#Discussion questions
 
#Discussion questions
 
#Subject integration
 
#Subject integration
#Assessment
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#Portfolio component
 
==={{font color|brown|Level 1 - 2 weeks}}===
 
==={{font color|brown|Level 1 - 2 weeks}}===
 
====How is a computer different from a fridge====
 
====How is a computer different from a fridge====
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#Project this for discussion and encourage students to classify the different things a computer does
 
#Project this for discussion and encourage students to classify the different things a computer does
 
#Introduce to the children that computer understands data and applications communicate data; distinguish between an operating system and application software
 
#Introduce to the children that computer understands data and applications communicate data; distinguish between an operating system and application software
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#In small groups encourage students to switch on the computer, get familiar with the various applications.
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#Show them some common applications like Text processor, Mind mapping tool, Painting tool, browser, etc.
 
#Help the students create their own folders in which they will save their work
 
#Help the students create their own folders in which they will save their work
 
#In small groups let the students talk about any application they are familiar with and list out the steps involved (this can be a flow chart or mind map).  This can be used to introduce the idea of computing - the ability to describe a process to get to an outcome.
 
#In small groups let the students talk about any application they are familiar with and list out the steps involved (this can be a flow chart or mind map).  This can be used to introduce the idea of computing - the ability to describe a process to get to an outcome.
 
#Student created mind maps can be digitized (you can take a photograph of their hand drawn map) and added to their cumulative portfolio.
 
#Student created mind maps can be digitized (you can take a photograph of their hand drawn map) and added to their cumulative portfolio.
#In small groups encourage students to switch on the computer, get familiar with the various applications.
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#Show them some common applications like Text processor, Mind mapping tool, Painting tool, browser, etc.
      
====What all can a computer do====
 
====What all can a computer do====