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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 |
| | + | ##developing a historical perspective on technology |
| | + | ##understanding technology as a human process |
| | + | ##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 | + | #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 |
| | + | #In small groups encourage students to switch on the computer, get familiar with the various applications. |
| | + | #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.
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| | ====What all can a computer do==== | | ====What all can a computer do==== |