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#You gather data when ______________________     

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Gathering data from the environment, analyzing and understanding and decision making are important for survival.  Imagine human beings hunting and roaming in the forests - if they see a wolf, they should process the data and quickly run for cover.  So, gathering data and using for decision making is not new for human beings.   

Gathering data from the environment, analyzing and understanding and decision making are important for survival.  Imagine human beings hunting and roaming in the forests - if they see a wolf, they should process the data and quickly run for cover.  So, gathering data and using it for decision making is not new for human beings.   

Can you guess what may be different about this unit? Yes - you are correct! Digital technologies have changed the way we are gathering data and representing data.  Discuss with your friends, in groups, all the word that come to your mind when you say data.   

Can you guess what may be different about this unit? Yes - you are correct! Digital technologies have changed the way we are gathering data and representing data.  Discuss with your friends, in groups, all the word that come to your mind when you say data.   

Now look at the following and identify whether the following are data or not.  

Now look at the following and identify whether the following are data or not.  

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File:Mass Balance Change over India from GRACE.ogv

File:Mass Balance Change over India from GRACE.ogv

File:Double rainbow, Graz, Austria, 2010-05-30.jpg

File:Double rainbow, Graz, Austria, 2010-05-30.jpg

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File:8-cell-simple.gif

File:8-cell-simple.gif

File:Sachin_Tendulkar_cricket_centuries_against_countries.JPG

File:Sachin_Tendulkar_cricket_centuries_against_countries.JPG

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=== How is this unit organized ===

=== How is this unit organized ===

As in the previous unit, there are three levels of activities, to match roughly to classes 6-8.  This is the first unit in which you will be interacting with different ICT applications and will be getting introduced to [[Learn Ubuntu|basic digital literacy]]. In this unit, one of the first things you will learn is to type in the local language.   

As in the previous unit, there are three levels of activities, for classes 6,7 and 8 respectively.  This is the first unit in which you will be interacting with different ICT applications and will be getting introduced to [[Learn Ubuntu|basic digital literacy]]. In this unit, one of the first things you will learn is to type in the local language.   

# At the first level, the focus will be on reading data in different formats, organizing data, analysing and making meaning.  You will be introduced to concept mapping and text editing as a method of documenting your analysis.

# At the first level, the focus will be on reading data in different formats, organizing data, analysing and making meaning.  You will be introduced to concept mapping and text editing as a method of documenting your analysis.

# At the second level, you will learn to use spreadsheet for data collection, organizing and analysis.

# At the second level, you will learn to use spreadsheet for data collection, organizing and analysis.

# At the third level, which will be in the third year, you will be introduced to making multi-page communication documents.   

# At the third level, which will be in the third year, you will be introduced to making multi-page documents to communicate your ideas.   

At each level you will be exploring new things about ICT; you will also be creating your outputs and building your digital portfolio. This portfolio will include your outputs; they will be such that you will know what you have learnt and you will also know the method of learning.  At the end of the year, your teacher will assess your portfolio.

At each level you will be exploring new things about ICT; you will also be creating your outputs and building your digital portfolio. This portfolio will include your outputs; they will be such that you will know what you have learnt and you will also know the method of learning.  At the end of the year, your teacher will assess your portfolio.

The examples will be drawn from your textbook and will be related to different topics you have studied.   

The examples will be drawn from your textbook and will be related to different topics you have studied.   

As explained earlier, for each topic/theme, we will have activities at 3 levels in this book, for classes 6,7 and 8 respectively, the links are provided below.  

The links to each of the units are provided below.  

==== [[ICT student textbook/Data representation and processing level 1|Level 1]] ====

==== [[ICT student textbook/Data representation and processing level 1|Level 1]] ====