Customizing Your Browser · B6 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.6.6.1.5 - Show how to set cookies demonstrate the steps in turning on cookies in a browser.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define what a cookie is in simple terms and explain its purpose in a web browser.
List the steps to turn on cookies in a browser using the Tools menu and Internet Options.
Identify the Privacy tab and the Advanced settings section within a browser’s options.
Locate and select the checkbox for “Always allow session cookies” through guided practice.
Demonstrate the complete process of enabling session cookies on a browser with minimal assistance.

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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: B6.6.6.1.5 - Show how to set cookies demonstrate the steps in turning on cookies in a browser.
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 6 (Week 30 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)

Guide learners to turn on cookies in a browser :
1. From the Tools menu, select Internet Options and enable session cookies, click the Privacy tab.
2. From the Settings section of the tab, click Advanced.
NB: Locate and click the checkbox next to Always allow session cookies.