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:

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