B6 Computing · Term 3 Week 4: Customizing Your Browser

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.6.6.1.1 - Identify reasons for customising a web browser.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State at least three reasons why someone would customise a web browser.
Explain what browser customisation means using their own words.
Match browser customisation features (such as bookmarks, themes, toolbar settings) to the reason they serve.
Discuss how customising a browser can save time and make browsing more enjoyable.
Give one example of a customisation they would personally like to make and justify why.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Internet and Social Media (Strand 6)
Sub-strand: Customizing Your Browser (6.6)
Content standard: B6.6.6.1 - Show how to Customize a Browser
Indicator: B6.6.6.1.1 - Identify reasons for customising a web browser.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 4 (Week 28 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. 49
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Discuss the reasons needed for customising an item (i). to gain access to quick commands or information (ii) for side by side browsing (iii) for beautifications