B5 Computing · Term 3 Week 1: Surfing the World Wide Web

Lesson notes

Indicator: B5.6.3.1.4 - Use the links toolbar.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the links toolbar in a web browser and describe its location and purpose.
Add a website to the links toolbar using the browser’s bookmark or favorites menu.
Navigate to a saved website by clicking a link on the links toolbar.
Organise the links toolbar by adding at least two useful websites and removing one that is no longer needed.
Explain how the links toolbar saves time when surfing the World Wide Web compared to typing full web addresses.

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Strand: Internet and Social Media (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Surfing the World Wide Web (6.3)
Content standard: B5.6.3.1 - Demonstrate how to use Favorite places
Indicator: B5.6.3.1.4 - Use the links toolbar.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 1 (Week 25 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 23
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Guide learners to use the links toolbar.
NB: This is to help the learner with the fundamental skills of surfing and navigating the internet.