Technology in… · B3 Our World And Our People

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.5.4.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain the importance of technology in communication using at least three reasons (faster, cheaper, easier).
Compare traditional ways of communicating (storytelling, gesturing, conversations) with modern technological ways (mobile phones, radios, computers).
Demonstrate how to protect technology tools such as mobile phones from damage.
Practise making and receiving phone calls politely in role-play activities.
Discuss how technology helps people in their community stay connected with family and friends.

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Curriculum details

Strand: My Global Community (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Technology in Communication (5.4)
Content standard: B3.5.4.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the use of technology in the community (communication)
Indicator: B3.5.4.1.1 - Identify the importance of technology in communication
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 11 (Week 35 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: Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 57
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Learners talk about ways of communicating with others e.g. Story telling, conversations, gesturing etc.
Learners talk about the importance of technology in communication, e.g. it is faster, it is saves money, it makes us contact people easily.
Learners talk about how to protect technology tools in communication, e.g. handling with care, not leaving them in the Sun, cleaning them regularly.
Learners practise how to use mobile phone to communicate politely e.g. how to make a call and how to receive a call. Learners talk about how to speak on phone politely.