Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 2

Electronic mail II

Term: 2nd Term

Week: 9

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Computer studies and ICT

Topic:-       Electronic mail II

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

  1. List the steps involved in opening an e-mail box,
  2. Explain how to send and receive e-mails using Yahoo

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, pictures, Data Processing for senior Secondary Education by Hiit Plc, WAPB Computer Studies for Senior Secondary II by Adekunle et  al, On-line Materials.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on Electronic mail

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

He lists the steps involved in opening an e-mail box

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

He also explains how to send and receive e-mails using Yahoo.

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

ELECTRONIC MAIL

STEPS INVOLVED IN CREATING AN E-MAIL ACCOUNT

Some websites provide users with free e-mail services e.g. Hotmail, Yahoo, Gmail, etc.

Step 1: Open your internet browser and navigate to the Yahoo! Mail website at www.mail.yahoo.com.

Step 2: Under “Don't have a Yahoo! ID, select sign up

Step 3: Enter you accurate detailed information

Step 4: Select any preferred e-mail address of your choice

Step 5: Enter the password(Use unique words - Don't use obvious words like "password", Have 12 or more characters - Longer passwords are more secure, Don't be obvious - Don't use personal information like your name, your Yahoo ID, birthday, etc)

Step 6: Access your new Yahoo Email account.

 

 

HOW TO SEND AND RECEIVE E-MAIL IN YAHOO

  1. Click Compose.
  2. In the "To" field, type the name or email address of your contact.
  3. In the "Subject" field, type a brief summary of the email.
  4. Type your message in the body of the email.
  5. Click Send

 

HOW TO REPLY TO AN E-MAIL IN YAHOO

  1. Open the message by selecting it in your Inbox.
  2. Select the R key. Alternatively, select Reply in Yahoo Mail's toolbar (arrow pointing to the left). ...
  3. Compose your message and select Send.

 

EVALUATION:   1. Create an e-mail for yourself on yahoomail 

  1. Send your teacher an e-mail on how excited you are      about learning how to create an e-mail address

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively