B6 Computing · Term 3 Week 2: Favourite Places and Search Engine

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.6.4.1.4 - Use the links toolbar and Favourite Places.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the links toolbar and the Favourite Places (Bookmarks) panel in a web browser and explain the difference between them.
Open a website by clicking a link saved on the links toolbar.
Open a website by selecting a link from the Favourite Places panel.
Move a saved favourite link from the Favourite Places list onto the links toolbar.
Explain two situations where using the links toolbar or Favourite Places is faster than typing a web address.

Sign in with your phone number to read the full note and download the GES plan - free.

Sign in with phone number

Curriculum details

Strand: Internet and Social Media (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Favourite Places and Search Engine (6.4)
Content standard: B6.6.4.1 - Demonstrate searching for information on the Web.
Indicator: B6.6.4.1.4 - Use the links toolbar and Favourite Places.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 2 (Week 26 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. 47
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Guide learners to use the links toolbar.
NB: This is to help the learner with fundamental principle of problem solving skills and creativity in computing and computer science.