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Revision as of 05:33, 23 November 2016
The machine is using us
Objectives
- Developing an understanding of the role the Internet is playing in the society
- Understanding of the internet and the web
- Using the browser and accessing different web sites
What prior skills are assumed
- Skills of creating using multiple applications
- Familiarity with creating with different applications
- Familiarity with the ICT environment
Resources needed
- Computer lab with projection
- Access to Internet
- Pictures and videos
- Handout for Firefox
Digital skills
- Understanding of the physical infrastructure needed to connect to the internet
- An understanding of what is the internet
- Browsing the web
- Using the search engine
Description of activity with detailed steps
Teacher led activity
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Your teacher will show you this video in class.
Discuss with her the following: How is the text you write different from the text you type? How is the image you draw different when you do with digital art? We have seen earlier that you can use what is called the internet to access information not on your computer. How is this done? What is the internet and what is the web? What are the various kinds of information you can access on the internet? |
| Using a search engine, your teacher will open wikipedia. She will explain how the search engine works and she will demonstrate different kinds of websites on the internet. |
Student activities
- Your teacher demonstrated different kinds of websites above. In groups, look for websites in the different categories. In each group search and make a list of 3-5 websites. Enter these addresses in a text document and add to your folder.
- Make an infographic of the internet and what it means for you.
Portfolio
- You should have a text document with a list of websites that you would have accessed
- Your infographic digitized.