B5 Computing · Term 3, Week 4

Customizing Your Browser

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B5.6.6.1.2 - Show how to set homepages.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

  1. Explain what a browser homepage is and state at least two reasons why someone would want to set a specific homepage.
  2. Identify the homepage settings location in at least two different web browsers (for example, Chrome and Firefox).
  3. Demonstrate the step-by-step process of setting a homepage in a web browser.
  4. Apply the skill of setting a homepage to open a preferred website every time the browser launches.
  5. Discuss the benefits of setting a homepage for personal convenience, quick access, and safe browsing.

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
Customizing Your Browser (6.6)
Content standard
B5.6.6.1 - Show how to Customize a Browser
Indicator
B5.6.6.1.2 - Show how to set homepages.
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. 25

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Guide learners to set homepages.