Starter quiz
- Which of these is an example of information technology?
- a lamp ✓
- a tablet
- a bicycle
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- Information technology includes ...
- only computers.
- computers and things made to work with computers. ✓
- only things made to work with computers.
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- Why do people use information technology?
- It can be beautiful.
- It can help with jobs. ✓
- It can be very small.
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- Which task does not use information technology?
- playing a game on a tablet
- switching on a light ✓
- creating a digital artwork
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Exit quiz
- Which of these is not information technology?
- a light switch ✓
- a tablet
- a computer
- an interactive whiteboard
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- What does interactive mean?
- something that is turned off
- something that is a different colour
- something we use to perform digital tasks ✓
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- Who uses information technology in a school?
- teachers ✓
- students ✓
- staff ✓
- police officers
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- What would happen if a school had no information technology?
- Students couldn't read books.
- Teachers couldn't write on paper.
- Schools couldn't use computers to track students' information. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Tablets, computers and interactive whiteboards are all information technology.
- IT can be used for different purposes.
Common misconception
IT is only used by teachers in schools.
IT is used by everyone in schools, including students (e.g. on tablets or computers) and other staff (e.g. librarians using scanners).
Keywords
Computer - a machine that can follow a program
Interactive - something that reacts when you use it
Purpose - why something is used or what it is for
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