Computer Studies - Junior Secondary 3 - Digital divide

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Term: 1st Term

Week: 5

Class: Junior Secondary School 3

Age: 14 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Computer studies

Topic:-       Digital Divide

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

  1. Explain the meaning of old economy
  2. Enumerate the features of the old economy
  3. State the limitations of the old economy

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 digital divide

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines old economy

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She enumerates the features and limitations of the old economy

 

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

CONCEPT OF DIGITAL DIVIDE

OLD ECONOMY

Old economy is a term used for describing the economy in the early parts of the 21st century during the industrial revolution. The old economy relied on agriculture and later industrialization as a source of economic growth. The old economy made no use of ICT tool instead it was powered manual labour and steam engines towards the later part of the 21st century.

 

FEATURES OF OLD ECONOMY

  1. Labour based.
  2. Mechanical in nature.
  3. Slows communication.
  4. Times consuming.

 

LIMITATIONS OF THE OLD ECONOMY

  1. Higher cost of producing goods and services
  2. Dependencies on huge stores to store manufactured goods
  3. 12-hours work day which limits time for commercial transactions.
  4. Limited flow of information between consumers and producers.
  5. Business was focused usually towards satisfying local needs.

EVALUATION:    1. Define Old economy

  1. Enumerate four
  2. features of the old economy
  3. limitations of the old economy

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively