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Overview
Children learn what it means to communicate, recognize the computer as a
communication invention, and plan their own way to communicate a message.
Objectives
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Define "communicate" |
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Describe communications inventions |
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Recognize the computer as a device used to communicate |
ISTE® National Technology Standards
Site Preview
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No Internet site is used in this lesson. |
Online Resources
Materials
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Activity sheet (1) |
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Crayons |
Introduce
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Pose the following to children: Our school's principal
has some very exciting news to tell. How will he communicate the news
to children? To teachers? To parents? To the neighborhood?
List children's ideas about which communications methods to use, encouraging
them to consider the best method for each audience. |
Teach 1
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Have children reflect on the story about the principal's news and
tell what the word "communicate" means. Summarize responses that reflect
the conveying of information (for example: to tell, to announce, to
speak, to write). |
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Ask: How do we communicate
in our classroom? (by speaking; by writing; by drawing; by
raising our hands; by smiling or other facial expressions) |
Teach 2
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Have children plan a way to communicate something exciting to the
whole school. (Children might enjoy creating a "pretend" event such
as a horse visiting the school.) Tell children they must communicate
the news without speaking, but can use their faces, hands, other parts
of their body, or special tools. |
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As a class, plan how they will communicate their message. Have
them consider how they will deliver their message around the school. |
Teach 3
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Distribute the activity sheet. |
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For each picture, Ask: What
is this invention called? How is it used to communicate? Many
children think of the computer as primarily a device for playing games.
Encourage them to think of it as a communication device, like a telephone. |
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Invite children to color the picture of the child using the computer.
As they do, explain that computers can be used to send messages from
one person to another. Invite children to share their knowledge of
E-mail. |
Close
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Ask: What does "communicate" mean? |
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Ask: What kinds of inventions are used to communicate? |
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Ask: How is a computer used to communicate? |
Extend
The following activity can be added for children who completed this lesson
in a previous grade.
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Have children draw or cut out pictures and use them to make a collage
showing a variety of inventions used to communicate (for example,
telephones, computers, cell phones, beepers, letters, radios, televisions,
and posters). |
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