Author Archives: beststudymethods

Introduction…. Today, you are going to…. Your teacher will explain to you the functions of all these keys… 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 10. Complete the following tasks online to test your knowledge on what you have learnt so far about the keyboard of your laptop.Continue reading “Laptop Keyboard”

THIS PAGE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION… Today, you are going to…. 1. Discussion: How much time do you spend on screens? What do you do online? 2. Complete the quiz below. It shows you various activities (e.g., playing outside, watching TV , etc.). You need to decide if it’s too much time spent, or balanced.Continue reading “Y3: 26. Cyber Safety V – Balancing Screen Time”

Today, you are going to…. 1. Cyber Security for kids. (4:09 minutes long) 2. Have you ever heard of cyberbullying? What does it mean? 3. What’s Cyberbullying? (1:44 minutes long) 4. We will now read a few short stories about cyberbullying. Story 1: 5. Discussion Points: This story helps us to understand what cyberbullying looksContinue reading “Y3: 25. Cyber Safety IV – Cyberbullying Awareness”

Today, you are going to…. 1. Child Focus ‘E-safety’. (1:52 minutes long) 2. Let’s talk about what makes a website look safe. 3. Which of these websites do you trust? Website 1 Website 2 Website 3 4. We will now consider what makes a website safe: Things That Make a Website Safe: The Website StartsContinue reading “Y3: 24. Cyber Safety III – Identifying Safe & Unsafe Websites”

Today, you are going to…. 1. What does “personal information” mean? Here are some examples of “personal information”: 2. Complete the following Quizzes. You need to sort the different pieces of information into “Safe to Share” and “Not Safe to Share.” 3. In pairs, you are going to practice responding to an online situation whereContinue reading “Y3: 23. Cyber Safety II – Personal Information & Privacy”

Today, you are going to…. 1. Internet Safety Tips for Kids. (2:08 minutes long) 2. What do you know about using the internet? 3. This video teaches children about the importance of online privacy and offers tips on staying safe while using the internet. Online Privacy for Kids – Internet Safety and Security for Kids.Continue reading “Y3: 22. Cyber Safety I – Introduction to Online Safety”

Today, you are going to…. 1. You are going to create a simple bouncing ball! Read through the instructions provided. The use it to create codes in Scratch for your “Bouncy Ball Project”. 2. Access SCRATCH here. 3. RIGHT-mouse click on the cat and select ‘delete’. 4. Click on the ‘new sprite’ button. 5. SelectContinue reading “Y3: 21. The Bouncy Ball Project”

Today, you are going to…. 1. Go to Scratch. Access SCRATCH here. 2. Click “create”. 3. Close this box: 4. Delete the Scratch character (“sprite”). 5. Choose the Crab character: (You need to click on this “sprite” button on the screen.) 6. Also make a blue crab, by clicking on “costumes”. 7. Change the colourContinue reading “Y3: 20. The Crabby Project”

Today, you are going to…. 1. In coding, a loop is a command used to repeat a part of code until the desired process is complete. Programmers can use infinite loops, and count-controlled loops. 2. Complete this worksheet to test your knowledge of block coding: ANSWERS 3. Use the worksheet to create codes in Scratch forContinue reading “Y3: 19. The Rocket Project”

This lesson is based on teachcomputing.org lessons. Today, you are going to…. 1. In coding, a loop is a command used to repeat a part of code until the desired process is complete. 2. Programmers can use infinite loops, and count-controlled loops. Do you know what ‘infinite’ mean? ‘something that is infinite has no limit orContinue reading “Y3: 18. Scratch Loops”

This lesson is based on teachcomputing.org lessons. Today, you are going to…. 1. Computer programmers use codes and algorithms to tell computers what to do. One type of coding that we can use is called “block coding”. 2. The videos below explain what block coding is. ALL Scratch Blocks Explained in 2 Minutes. (2:10 minutesContinue reading “Y3: 17. Introduction to Scratch”

Today, you are going to…. 1. The videos below explain what block coding is. What is Block-Based Programming? | Block Coding for Kids. (1:44 minutes long) Block Coding for Kids. (3:53 minutes long) 2. Remember: 3. We will now complete worksheet to learn how block coding works. The worksheet shows us how to draw picturesContinue reading “Y3: 16. Introduction to Coding Blocks”

Today, you are going to…. 1. Algorithms are instructions given in a specific sequence. The video below explain sequencing. Sequencing | Coding & Computer Science Song. (3:53 minutes long) 2. Use this “6-squares worksheet” to draw paths from A to A, B to B, C to C, and D to D. 3. The video belowContinue reading “Y3: 15. Algorithms II”

Today, you are going to…. 1. Watch video below. It explains what an algorithm is. BBC Learning What Is An Algorithm. (1:07 minutes long) 2. Also watch this video to learn more about what algorithms are.  Introduction to Algorithms | All About Computers | Tynker. (4:48 minutes long) 3. A student will now demonstrate howContinue reading “Y3: 14. Algorithms I”

Today, you are going to…. 1. ICT Tasks for Christmas…. Decorate a Virtual Christmas Tree You need to decorate the virtual Christmas tree by dragging ornaments. Skills Developed: Basic mouse skills, & creativity. Christmas-Themed Games Play online Christmas-themed educational games like matching games, jigsaw puzzles, or memory games. Skills Developed: Problem-solving & cognitive skills. DecorateContinue reading “Y3: 13. Christmas Creations II”

Today, you are going to…. 1. ICT Tasks for Christmas…. Decorate a Virtual Christmas Tree You need to decorate the virtual Christmas tree by dragging ornaments. Skills Developed: Basic mouse skills, & creativity. Christmas-Themed Games Play online Christmas-themed educational games like matching games, jigsaw puzzles, or memory games. Skills Developed: Problem-solving & cognitive skills. DecorateContinue reading “Y3: 12. Christmas Creations I”

Today, you are going to…. 1. This song tells you more about the keyboard: 2. What is on the keyboard? And what is AltGr? 2. Let’s learn a bit more about the position of our hands and fingers on the keyboard! (Click on the image below to learn more…) 3. Let’s practice our typing skills!Continue reading “Y3: 11. Keyboard Skills”

This is Lesson 6 on Computing Systems & Networks – the Internet, taken from teachcomputing.org. Today, you are going to…. 1. Revision… A website is a set of web pages located under a single name, typically produced by a single person or organization. Basically, it is a place you visit on the internet, like aContinue reading “Y3: 10. Can I believe what I read?”

This is Lesson 5 on Computing Systems & Networks – the Internet, taken from teachcomputing.org. Today, you are going to…. 1. Revision… A website is a set of web pages located under a single name, typically produced by a single person or organization. Basically, it is a place you visit on the internet, like aContinue reading “Y3: 9. Who owns the Web?”

This is Lesson 4 on Computing Systems & Networks – the Internet, taken from teachcomputing.org. Today, you are going to…. 1. Revision… The World Wide Web is part of the internet. The World Wide Web refers to all the websites or pages that users can access on their local computers and other devices through theContinue reading “Y3: 8. What is a website?”

Today, you are going to…. 1. Finish any tasks from previous lessons that you have not completed yet. 2. Now you may use the links below to play some educational games on the internet: Click on the button below for more games: The following games can only be used in the UK: 3. If notContinue reading “Y3: 7. Educational Games I”

This is Lesson 3 on Computing Systems & Networks – the Internet, taken from teachcomputing.org. Today, you are going to…. 1. Can you remember what the Internet is? The internet is a network of networks, connected by lots of routers. The World Wide Web is part of the internet. On the world wide web weContinue reading “Y3: 6. Sharing Information”

This is Lesson 2 on Computing Systems & Networks – the Internet, taken from teachcomputing.org. Today, you are going to…. 1. Can you remember what a computer network is? A computer network is a set of computers sharing resources.  2. Here is a reminder: The internet is a worldwide system of interconnected computer networks, that communicateContinue reading “Y3: 5. What is the internet made of?”

This is Lesson 1 on Computing Systems & Networks – the Internet, taken from teachcomputing.org. Today, you are going to…. 1. The internet is a worldwide system of interconnected computer networks, that communicate with each other.  Sometimes the internet is simply called the net. 2. What is a network? A computer network is a set ofContinue reading “Y3: 4. Connecting Networks”

Today, you are going to…. 1. Can you remember the different parts of a computer? Here is a video to remind you… 2. Let’s draw a computer! How To Draw A Computer Step By Step. (1:54 minutes long) 3. Can you name / label the different parts of the computer? ANSWERS 4. Complete this onlineContinue reading “Y3: 3. Computer Parts II”

Today, you are going to…. 1. 2. 3. Your teacher will guide you through this article about “Parts of a Computer”. 4. Complete the task from the previous lesson. 5. 6. Additional Information: (WordPress advertisements may appear below.)

Introduction…. Today, you are going to…. 1. Your teacher will explain to you the functions of all these keys… 2. Make a Word document about yourself. Below are some ideas… 3. So, let’s start with the task! Open the document that the teacher has prepared for you to use in this lesson. It is inContinue reading “Y3: 1. Introduction”

THIS PAGE IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION… Today, you are going to…. 1. Discussion: How much time do you spend on screens? What do you do online? 2. Complete the quiz below. It shows you various activities (e.g., playing outside, watching TV , etc.). You need to decide if it’s too much time spent, or balanced.Continue reading “Y4: 26. Cyber Safety V – Balancing Screen Time”

Today, you are going to…. 1. Cyber Security for kids. (4:09 minutes long) 2. Have you ever heard of cyberbullying? What does it mean? 3. What’s Cyberbullying? (1:44 minutes long) 4. We will now read a few short stories about cyberbullying. Story 1: 5. Discussion Points: This story helps us to understand what cyberbullying looksContinue reading “Y4: 25. Cyber Safety IV – Cyberbullying Awareness”

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION Today, you are going to…. 1. Carefully examine the websites allocated to you on the following document: 2. Use these four categories to judge each of the websites: 1. visual appeal 2. usability 3. content quality 4. functionality 3. You’re going to record some data in aspreadsheet. On GoogleContinue reading “Y6: 25. Rating Websites”