Friday 14 December 2012

End of Unit Assessment


In today's lesson:

We are going to test our knowledge of searching the internet by:

  • taking a quiz
  • making sure we have completed all our classwork
  • making sure we have attached all class work to our eportfolio.

    Tasks:

    1. Click on your class name below to take the quiz:



    2. Once you have finished and submitted your quiz, go to your eportfolio and check that you have all your work from this unit linked to your Internet Researcher page..

    3. Make sure you have written about what you have learned in this unit on the Internet Researcher page.

    Friday 7 December 2012

    Lesson 6 - Reliability, Accuracy and Relevance


    Let's play....


    In today's lesson:

    We are learning to understand how text and images may be altered using ICT and be able to cite sources when you take information from the web.

    Tasks:


    1. You have been asked by a vegetarian organisation to create a document which lists some of the negative aspects of eating meat.

    2. Using a search engine, find three facts that you could include from three different websites.

    3. Try to choose one fact from a reliable website and two from less reliable sites.

    4. Copy and paste the facts into this worksheet (remember to make a copy first!)

    5. Make sure that you cite your sources.

    6. Use http://search.creativecommons.org/ to find your sources.

    7. Share your work with me and add it to your eportfolio.

    Friday 30 November 2012

    Lesson 5 - Assessing Reliability


    Let's play....



    In today's lesson:

    We are learning what URL stands for and whit it's different parts mean and how to assess a website in terms of it's reliability.

    Tasks:

    1. Go to www.123-reg.co.uk and type your first name into the search bar to see if you can find a domain name that is free.
    2. In groups using the cards put the URL into the correct order.
    3. Make a copy of the URL worksheet and fill it in.
    4. Look at this website British Stick Insect Foundation Does the information seem true?
    5. Find three things on the page that might indicate reliability and three that suggest unreliability.
    6. Finally add an answer to this wall: 




    Thursday 22 November 2012

    Lesson 4 - Searching for Evidence




    Let's play....


    Last lesson we learned how to use filters on a search engine results page, and what each type of filter can do to your search query.

    In today's lesson:

    We are learning how to apply what we have learned about using a search engine to a research project of our own and identify what sources can help us find the answers we need.

    Tasks:

    1. Make a copy of this worksheet 'Searching for Evidence'
    2. Answer the questions.
    3. Make sure you have added all your classwork so far to your eportfolio for marking.


    Friday 16 November 2012

    Lesson 3 - Narrowing a search to get results



    Let's play....



    Last lesson we looked at all the parts of a search results page and how they can help us make effective decisions about the information we choose.

    In today's lesson:

    • We are learning about all the Filters on the Google Search Results Page.
    • You will be able to identify the parts of this page and be able to use all the parts to help you make decisions about what search result will help you.

    Tasks:

    1. Go to www.google.com and conduct a search for the query [stonehenge]
    2. Log into Robert Clack Apps
    3. Create a presentation
    4. Give it the title: How to Use Google Search
      1. Explain how to search for a result effectively (remember keywords, missing words, etc, from lesson 1)
      2. Explain all the parts of the search results page.
      3. Explain how to use filters.

    Homework: 

    Think of a topic that you want to create a research project around. For example (Is there life on other planets?)

    Use a google search for your research project and print the first page of the google results page and bring it next lesson. Ask some of your subject teachers for ideas for research topics.

    Highlight the search Query you have used.

    Friday 9 November 2012

    Vote for Miss Philbin


    TalkTalk’s search for the nation’s Digital Heroes have short listed Miss Philbin as a finalist in the London area, who will now go head to head to win a £5,000 technology grant to help further ICT in the local community. And from today people in London are being urged to vote for their favourite Digital Hero http://www.talktalk.co.uk/digitalheroes/region.php?region=london

    The TalkTalk Digital Heroes Awards, in conjunction with Citizens Online, is the only awards of its kind to celebrate outstanding people who are using digital technology to benefit their local communities. Miss Philbin has been nominated for her work on a project designed to inspire working class girls into IT, Technology, Science and Engineering subject areas http://www.geekgurldiaries.co.uk Miss Philbin needs all the votes she can get to further her project, the ‘Geek Gurl Diaries’. It would be great to see the £5,000 technology grant go to a local project and help benefit our local community.

    To vote for Miss Philbin follow this link: http://www.talktalk.co.uk/digitalheroes/region.php?region=londonJon Cruddas the Local MP for Dagenham and Rainham has shown his support; “I fully support this scheme and think it is a worthwile initiative. MIss Philbin has my vote, it would be great to see this local project get the recognition and investment it deserves.”

    Lesson 2 - Understanding Search Results


    Let's play....



    In the last lesson, you developed queries using key search terms tied to your research projects. In this lesson, you will eventually type in these queries and examine a search results page. Today we will look at search results pages and learn what information they give to help guide you through the research process.

    In today's lesson:

    • We are learning about the Google Search Results Page.
    • You will be able to identify the parts of this page and be able to use all the parts to help you make decisions about what search result will help you.

    Tasks:


    1. Go to www.google.com and conduct a search for the query [nautilus pompilius]
    2. Look at the search results page with a partner, discuss the results the page has given you. 
      1. Are the results all the same or are they different?
      2. What on the page gives you more information about the result?
    3. Make a copy (File>Make a copy) of the Understanding search results worksheet and complete it. This presentation will help you.
    Homework: Research project: Is there life on other planets?


    Thursday 25 October 2012

    Lesson 1 - Picking the right search terms

    Let's play....



    In today's lesson:

    • We are learning to understand that the words we choose to type into a search tool like Google can affect the results it generates.
    • You will be able to identify effective search terms and queries for use on your own research projects.



    Tasks:

    1. You will be put into groups by your teacher.In your group you will be given some questions. 
      1. Using a yellow pen highlight the keywords.
      2. Underline any maybe words
      3. Add any missing words in blue.
      4. Draw a line through any unnecessary words.

    1. Make a copy (File>Make a copy) of this worksheet and answer the questions.
    2. Don't forget to share the worksheet with your teacher and add it to your eportfolio. 

    Homework: 

    Practice on a Google a Day to get a better score at least once before next lesson.


    Thursday 18 October 2012

    End of Unit Assessment


    In today's lesson:

    We are going to test our knowledge of e-safety by:

    • taking a quiz
    • making sure we have completed all our classwork
    • making sure we have attached all class work to our eportfolio.

    Tasks:

    1. Click on your class name below to take the quiz:



    2. Once you have finished and submitted your quiz, go to your eportfolio and check that you have all your work linked to your E-Safety page.

    3. Make sure you have written about what you have learned in this unit on the E-Safety page.


    Thursday 11 October 2012

    Lesson 4 - How to stay in control online


    In today's lesson:

    We are going to create a poster to show other students at Robert Clack how to stay safe online using the five rules you created in the last lesson.

    Tasks:

    Create a new presentation.
    Using one slide of your presentation create your poster.

    Checklist:

    At the end of the lesson ask yourself:
    • Have you you included 5 rules?
    • Have you laid out your design in a clear way?
    • Have you used images?
    • Have you used easy to read fonts?
    • Have you shared your poster with your teacher? (Miss Philbin)
    • Have you attached all your work from this unit to your eportfolio?

    Friday 5 October 2012

    Lesson 3 - What can go wrong and how to report it


    In today's lesson:


    We are learning to understand what can go wrong if we do not use the internet safely, and we are going to plan a poster to remind people how to stay safe.


    Tasks:


    1. In your groups,
    2. Read your scenario
    3. List what could go wrong on the paper provided
    4. List ways that these problems could be avoided on the paper provided
    5. Together in your group, create 5 rules that people should follow when using the internet.
    6. Log into Robert Clack Apps and Create a Document, write your rules onto the document and share it within your group.


    Friday 28 September 2012

    Lesson 2 - Communicating Safely Online

    Do Now Task:

    1. Log into a computer
    2. Click on Email
    3. Send an email to your teacher (cphilbin)

    In today's lesson you will:

    • Know how to send and reply to an email.
    • Understand the advantages and disadvantages of different forms of online communication.
    • Be able to advise a friend on how to use the internet in a responsible way. 
    Faster, better and easier communication is one of the great advantages of computers and the internet. Nowadays there are many different ways of contacting and communicating with people all over the world. This is good, but what are the risks?


    In pairs, list all the activities, websites, and programs that explain your life online.

    Tasks:

    1. Log into Robert Clack Apps
    2. Make a copy of the worksheet 'Communicating Safely Online' - Click on file and make a copy
    3. Complete the worksheet.
    4. Remember to Share it with your teacher (Miss C Philbin)
    5. And then attach it to your e-portfolio.

    Extension:

    1. Log into Robert Clack Apps
    2. Create a new document by clicking Create document.
    3. Write a pretend diary entry for the boy we saw in the film. 
    4. It should start: The cyber bullying in my school could have been avoided if my school had taught us tips on how to communicate online properly. Tips such as…
    5. It should include netiquette tips that he thinks could have made a difference if he and his year group had been taught them in school. 

    Homework:

    Watch this video in preparation for next lesson:





    Friday 21 September 2012

    Lesson 1 - Cyberbullying

    In today's lesson:

    We are learning what the term cyber bullying means and to understand ways to protect ourselves against cyber bullying.




    ‘netiquette’ is a set of agreements about how to behave in online communication.

    Tasks:

    1. Open Google Chrome
    2. Log into Robert Clack Apps
    3. Make a copy of the Netiquette worksheet by clicking File and Make a Copy.
    4. Add your worksheet to your eportfolio.

    Extension Task:

    1. Log into Robert Clack Apps
    2. Create a new document by clicking Create document.
    3. Write a pretend diary entry for the boy we saw in the film. 
    4. It should start: The cyber bullying in my school could have been avoided if my school had taught us tips on how to communicate online properly. Tips such as…
    5. It should include netiquette tips that he thinks could have made a difference if he and his year group had been taught them in school. 

    Friday 14 September 2012

    Creating an ePortfolio


    In today's lesson we are learning: 

    • What an ePortfolio is, 
    • How we are going to use one in ICT lessons
    • and how to setup your ePortfolio for the first time.

    Tasks:

    1. First you will need to open Google Chrome by clicking on Start, All Programs, and Google Chrome.
    2. Next go to www.ictwithmissp.co.uk
    3. Click on the Robert Clack Apps button, then click Robert Clack Sites.
    4. or if you are already in google chrome click here.
    5. You need to log in to Robert Clack Apps using the password given to you by your teacher.
    6. Next watch these videos to help you setup your ICT ePortfolio correctly.

    Video 1

    Video 2

    Homework:

    Log into your ePortfolio outside of class, either at home or at lunchtime in ICT Club and add an element to it:
    • An image
    • Some text
    • A link
    Remember you will need to load Google Chrome first, so you may need to install this onto your computer at home.

    Thursday 6 September 2012

    Welcome to ICT Lessons at Robert Clack


    Class rules:

    • We are silent when the teacher is speaking.
    • We are polite, pleasant and respect everyone.
    • We save our food and drink for meal times.
    • We arrive on time to our lesson.
    • We come into the classroom quietly, log on and start any tasks displayed on the screen or board.
    • We only play games at home, not in ICT lessons.


    During our lesson today you will have:


    • logged in to the school network for the first time
    • and changed your password.


    Homework due next lesson:

    Take this survey.