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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 2

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Computer studies

Topic:-       Internet/web browser

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

  1. Define internet/web browser
  2. List and explain the types of internet browsers
  3. Explain some internet terminologies

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 internet

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines internet browser

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She lists and explains the types of internet browsers.

She further explains some commonly used internet terminologies

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

INTERNET/WEB BROWSER

A web browser is a software program that allows you to access and view web pages. The web browser software is built on the hyperlinks, which allows users to point and click with a mouse in order to jump from one document to another in whatever order they desire.

 

TYPES OF WEB BROWSER

  1. MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER: Microsoft internet explorer is the most widely used by people around the world. It was developed by Microsoft in 1995 as a supportive package to the Microsoft windows operating system.
  2. MOZILLA FIREFOX: Mozilla fire fox is the second browser after the internet explorer. It can be used on many different operating systems including windows, Macintosh, OS/2 and UNIX. It supports tabbed browsing that allows user to open multiple sites in a single window.
  3. OPERA: Opera is a web browser that was developed by Opera software in 1996. It is a well known browser that is mainly used in activated mobile phone and smart phones. It is used with many operating systems like Linux, MAC OS and MS window.
  4. NETSCAPE NAVIGATOR: Netscape navigator was developed by Netscape Communication Corporation and was very popular in the 1990s. it was compatible with almost every operating system.

 

COMMON INTERNET TERMINOLOGIES
1. WEB PAGE

Web page is an electronic document on the World Wide Web. A web page consists of a HTML file in a particular directory on a particular machine (and in thus identification by a URL) a vast amount of information is provided by these web pages. The information may include graphics, sounds, or even movies. Usually, a web page contains links to other pages as well

  1. WEBSITE

A website is a collection of web pages. Most websites have a home page as their starting point, which frequently has a table of contents for the site. Users need a web browser and a connection to access a website.

  1. HOMEPAGE

Homepage is the first page retrieved when accessing a website. It serves as a table of contents for the rest of pages on the site and offers links to other websites. For example, a company’s welcome page typically includes the company logo, a brief description and links to the additional document available on that site.

  1. UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATOR

The uniform resource locator is the address that defines the router to a file on the web. URLs are typed into the browser to access web pages.

  1. HYPERLINKS

Web pages contain highlighted text or image, called hyperlinks, that connect to other pages on the web. A hyperlink allows you to easily move through vast amount of information y jumping from one web page to another. You can select a hyperlink to jump to a web page located on the same computer or on a computer across the city, country or world. You can easily identify a text hyperlink in a web page because it appears underlined and in color.

  1. WEB SERVER

A web server is a computer on the internet that stores web pages. A web page is available for other people to view, when it is stored in the server.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define internet browser

  1. List and explain three types of internet browsers
  2. Write short notes on the following;
  1. web server
  2. webpage
  3. website
  4. homepage

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively