SUBJECT: DIGITAL LITERACY TEACHER: MKALA CLASS: 02

TOPIC: Technology DATE: 10/10/2023 of week 6

SUBTOPIC: Uses of Technology DURATION: 60 minutes

LESSON OBJECTIVES: PREPARATIONS

Understand that technology can be used to communicate  A homemade telephone (2 plastic cups and a length of
locally and globally. string).
 Pictures of various types of communication technology.
Two sorting circles, overlapped.

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TEACHING AND LEARNING OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION: Time allocation: 10minutes
Ask
How do we communicate with our friends at school?
Elicit that, while we are together, we usually speak face to face. This communication is generally either through spoken or sign
language.

Would this be a good way to speak to a family member who lives in a different country?
Discuss why this would not work. Support the discussion by sending a learner out of the room and by having another learner attempt to
conduct a conversation through a closed door.
MAIN LESSON: Time allocation: 40minutes
Demonstrate how using a homemade telephone helps communication when there is a physical barrier, such as a door. This telephone
should consist of:
• 2 plastic cups, each with a hole in the center of the base
• a piece of string which joins the two cups and is attached to each cup through the hole in their base.
Allow time for each learner to experience using this device.

What other technology do we use to communicate with people who are either close by or around the world?
Elicit that there are many ways to communicate, both locally and globally.

Display to learners pictures of different types of technology used for communication. These could include:
• voice calls
• video calls
• text messages
• blogs
• email.
Ensure that learners understand how each type works, the benefits and drawbacks of each, and that they are all forms of technology.
PLENARY: Time allocation: 10minutes
Would email be a good way to communicate locally or globally?
Place learners into pairs and provide each pair with a template for a Venn diagram with two overlapping circles. One of the circles
should represent ‘local communication’ and the other ‘global communication’.

Each pair should discuss the pictures of types of communication and put each into the correct circle, or in the overlapping section if
discussions lead to a decision that it would be effective for both.
MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT DIFFERENTIATION
Key Vocabulary Flash Cards Base Activity: Support less confident leaners by showing photos of
 communicating areas where technology is used and their devices used.
 networks (in terms of groups of people)
Extended Activity:
 local/global Ask learners to identify the problems when communicating through
 strangers technology.
 risks/benefits
online accounts

REFERENCES HOMETASK
Click start international book 2 Worksheets
Oxford International book 2 Learners to find out the types of digital devices used at home when
https://youtu.be/kCevXookfRs communicating with family members from other countries.