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| − | # | + | #Understanding that the internet is a resource for accessing information |
| − | # | + | #Accessing the internet, searching for information |
| − | # | + | #Evaluating the information and creating a personal digital library for self learning |
| − | # | + | #Understand safe and ethical ways of using the internet |
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| | =What prior skills are assumed= | | =What prior skills are assumed= |
| − | # | + | #Familiarity with the ICT environment |
| − | # | + | #Organizing files and folders |
| − | # | + | #Accessing the internet and browsing |
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| − | '''Hardware, software, Files'''
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| − | =Digital skills= | + | ===Resources needed=== |
| − | # | + | #Computer lab with projection equipment |
| − | # | + | #Access to the internet |
| − | #Link to tool page as needed
| + | #Handout for [[Learn Firefox|Firefox]] |
| − | #Link to tool page as needed | |
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| − | =Description of activity with detailed steps= | + | ===Digital skills=== |
| − | ==Teacher led activity== | + | #Accessing information on the internet |
| − | # | + | #Downloading and creating resource folders |
| − | # | + | #Evaluating information on the internet |
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| − | =Portfolio= | + | ===Description of activity with detailed steps=== |
| − | # | + | ====Teacher led activity==== |
| − | # | + | '''Demonstration 1''' |
| − | # | + | #Your teacher will demonstrate for you how to access and organize information on the folder: follow along as she does the following |
| | + | #Use a search engine to search for information - discuss with your teachers what happens when we do not give good key words |
| | + | #Open the pages returned on each search |
| | + | #She will demonstrate how to search for images, videos and text |
| | + | #Download the resources accessed - the entire web page, image, videos, etc |
| | + | #Your teacher will discuss with you how to legally download materials from the internet and how to use it correctly. |
| | + | '''Demonstration 2''' |
| | + | #Watch your teacher search for the following, "giraffe", "evolution of giraffe", "miraculous evolution of giraffe" |
| | + | #Did you see any difference in the pages returned by the search? |
| | + | #Does this tell you anything about how a search engine works? How can you search more effectively? |
| | + | ====Student activities==== |
| | + | This is an activity to be done in groups. If adequate internet access is there, individual activities may be done. |
| | + | #Make a concept map for the topic or issue you want to research about. |
| | + | #In groups, access the internet and download information relevant to your topic. |
| | + | #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 and give the reasons for your ranking; this analysis of resource accessed is called meta data of a resource. |
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| | + | ===Portfolio=== |
| | + | #Your concept map for the topic you want to search information on |
| | + | #Your text document summarizing your internet research |
| | + | #Your resource folder |
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| | =How to use the template= | | =How to use the template= |