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{{font color|brown|'''<big>The global digital library'''</big>}}<br>
 
{{font color|brown|'''<big>The global digital library'''</big>}}<br>
{{font color|brown|In this activity, you will be introduced to methods of [[Learn Ubuntu|accessing, evaluating and organizing information]] from the internet.}}
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{{font color|brown|In this activity, you will be introduced to methods of accessing, evaluating and organizing information from the internet.}}
    
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==={{font color|purple|Check your readiness}}===
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=== Objectives ===
#You must be able to work with different applications - [[Learn LibreOffice Writer|text editor]], text processor, [[Learn Freeplane|mind mapping]] tool, independently
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# Understanding that the internet is a network of computers
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# Understanding that the world wide web is a global digital library
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# Getting familiar with using the web for accessing, downloading and organizing resources
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===What prior skills are assumed===
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#You must be able to work with different applications - text editor, text processor, mind mapping tool, independently
 
#You must be able to access, open, create and save files in your folder
 
#You must be able to access, open, create and save files in your folder
 
#You must have an understanding of the internet and be able to browse the web
 
#You must have an understanding of the internet and be able to browse the web
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==={{font color|purple|What resources do you need}}===
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===What resources do you need===
#Computer lab with projector
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# Working computer lab with [[Explore a computer|projector]]
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# Computers installed with [[Learn Ubuntu|Ubuntu Operating System]]
 
#Access to the internet
 
#Access to the internet
 
#Handout for [[Learn Firefox|Firefox]]
 
#Handout for [[Learn Firefox|Firefox]]
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==={{font color|purple|What digital skills will you learn}}===
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===What digital skills will you learn===
 
#Accessing the internet, searching for information
 
#Accessing the internet, searching for information
 
#Downloading information  
 
#Downloading information  
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#Understand safe and ethical ways of using the internet
 
#Understand safe and ethical ways of using the internet
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==={{font color|purple|Description of activity with detailed steps}}===
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===Description of activity with detailed steps===
 
====Teacher led activity====
 
====Teacher led activity====
'''Demonstration 1'''<br>
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'''Demonstration 1'''<br>Your teacher will demonstrate for you how to access and organize information on the folder: follow along as she does the following
#Your teacher will demonstrate for you how to access and organize information on the folder: follow along as she does the following
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#Use a search engine to search for information - discuss with your teachers what happens when we do not give good key words
##Use a search engine to search for information - discuss with your teachers what happens when we do not give good key words
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#Open the pages returned on each search
##Open the pages returned on each search
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#She will demonstrate how to search for images, videos and text
##She will demonstrate how to search for images, videos and text
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#Download the resources accessed - the entire web page, image, videos, etc
##Download the resources accessed - the entire web page, image, videos, etc
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#Your teacher will discuss with you how to legally download materials from the internet and how to use it correctly.
##Your teacher will discuss with you how to legally download materials from the internet and how to use it appropriately.
   
'''Demonstration 2'''<br>
 
'''Demonstration 2'''<br>
 
#Watch your teacher search for the following,  "giraffe", "evolution of giraffe", "miraculous evolution of giraffe"
 
#Watch your teacher search for the following,  "giraffe", "evolution of giraffe", "miraculous evolution of giraffe"
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#Does this tell you anything about how a search engine works? How can you search more effectively?
 
#Does this tell you anything about how a search engine works? How can you search more effectively?
 
====Student activities====
 
====Student activities====
This is an activity to be done in groups.  If  adequate bandwidth internet access is available, individual activities may be done.
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This is an activity to be done in groups.  If  adequate internet access is there, individual activities may be done.
#Make a [[Learn Freeplane|mind map]] for the topic or issue you want to research about.
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#Make a concept map for the topic or issue about which you want to research.
#In groups, [[Learn Firefox|access the internet]] and download information relevant to your topic.
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#In groups, access the internet and download information relevant to your topic.
 
#Organize your downloaded information into folders
 
#Organize your downloaded information into folders
#In a text document summarize what you have found on your topic. In your document, also give a ranking for your resources, based on the importance and relevance of the resource for your learning, and give the reasons for your ranking; this analysis of resource accessed is called meta data of a resource. You can also type in your own comments and ideas about the topic in the same text document.
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#In a text document summarize what you have found on your topic. In your document, also give a ranking for your resources and give the reasons for your ranking; this analysis of resource accessed is called meta data of a resource.
 
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===Portfolio===
==={{font color|purple|Portfolio}}===
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#You would have developed a concept map for the topic that you want to research on.
#You would have developed a concept map for the topic that you want to research onn
   
#Your text document summarizing your internet research, which should contain links to web pages you have accessed
 
#Your text document summarizing your internet research, which should contain links to web pages you have accessed
 
#Your resource folder which should contain your concept map, text document with a summary of resources, images downloaded and web pages saved on the computer.
 
#Your resource folder which should contain your concept map, text document with a summary of resources, images downloaded and web pages saved on the computer.
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[[Category:Level 3]]
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[[Category:What is the nature of ICT]]

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