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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 6

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Computer studies

Topic:-       ICT and the society

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. State the uses of ICT
  2. Discuss the impact of ICT on the society
  3. State the disadvantages of ICT

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on information evolution and communication

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She states and explains the uses of ICT

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She also discusses the impact of ICT on the society and its disadvantages

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

ICT AND THE SOCIETY

USES OF ICT

  1. Communication:Use of GSM (Global System of Mobile Communication) has made communication easier.
  2. Timing and Control: Traffic control, weather control, machine control and airplane control
  3. Information Processing and Management:

      (a) Database Management: Computers are used to prepare, store, edit, and retrieve record on an individual, organization or event.

      (b) Order Processing: Marketing, generation of payroll and accounting and banking can be carried out dues to ICT.

  1. Healthcare: Hospitals are computerized to facilitate patient care. Timely patient information is very valuable in medical emergencies.
  2. Airlines:Airline reservation agents communicate with a centralized computer via a remote terminal to update the database the moment a seat on any flight is filled or becomes available.
  3. Law:Lawyers can use keyword to search through massive full-text database containing a lot of cases
  4. Video and Tele-conferencing:Having meetings with various members of staff or board of directors in different locations, with the ability to view themselves.
  5. Email: Ability to send and receive mails through the internet.
  6. Multi-media communications:Various means of communicating with large audience.

 

IMPACT ON SOCIETY

  1. Latest news on different subject are gotten
  2. Employment patterns have changed. People can now work remotely
  3. Advertisement patterns have increased.
  4. Transactions of business have changed.
  5. Payment patterns have changed.

 

DISADVANTAGES OF ICT

  1. Computer viruses are contacted through the internet and this damages the files in the computer system.
  2. Youths often abuse the internet by using it mostly for watching pornographic shows and using it to commit crime.
  3. Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) such as painful eyes, backaches, etc are caused from prolonged use of computers.
  4. People can lose their jobs as a result of ICT. For example, you don't need a dispatch rider to send an email.

EVALUATION:    1. State six uses of ICT

  1. Discuss three impacts of ICT on the society
  2. State three disadvantages of ICT

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively