Lesson 1: Technology in our

classroom
Year 1 – Computing systems and networks – Technology around us
 Objectives

Lesson 1: Technology in our classroom

Lesson objective: To identify technology
● I can explain technology as something which help us
● I can locate examples of technology in the classroom
● I can explain how this technology helps us

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 Introduction

What does the word technology mean?

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 Introduction

Here are some examples of technology

What would we use these things for?

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 Introduction

What does the word technology mean?

Technology is anything made by people to

help us.

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 Activity 1

Is this technology?

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 Activity 2

Technology hunt

What examples of technology can

you find around the classroom?

Explorer task: Which examples of

technology contain a computer?

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 Activity 3

How technology helps us

Technology Helps us to...

● Keep food cold

● Write down my ideas

Pencil ● Get to school

● Talk to people

● Write on a piece of paper

Mobile phone ● Play football

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 Plenary

Here are some examples of technology

Do any of these items have anything in common?

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 Assessment

How confident are you? (from 1 to 3)

● I can explain technology as 3 = very confident

something which help us
● I can locate examples of technology
in the classroom 2 = unsure

● I can explain how this technology

helps us
1 = not confident

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 Summary

Next lesson
In this lesson, you… Next lesson, you will…

Learned what the word technology means Learn how to use technology and find the
main parts of a computer
Found examples of technology in our
classroom

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