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01 - 'What and Why' in the use of Internet

Objectives
This lesson encourages students to examine the reasons behind their Internet usage and how they spend their time online in order to raise awareness and self-criticism.

Description

Activity	Approx Time Needed
Activity - The Ultimate Website Award (P.4 - S.3)	25 minutes
Activity - The Cyber Ethics Survey (P.4 - S.3)	40 minutes

1) Activity - The Ultimate Website Award (P.4 - S.3)

Approximate time needed: 25 minutes

Aim:
To review on students' favourite Internet usage.

Procedures:
Step Duration(minutes)
1 Each student propose one of his/her favourite websites. 5
2 Students browse through the websites and select their favourite ones. Using a voting ballot, they should provide three interesting aspects of the nominated websites. 5
3 The teacher should count the votes and announce the winning website (the "Ultimate Website"). The student who made the winning website's nomination should be presented with a gift. 5
4 The teacher can then lead a wrap up discussion. 10

Analysis:
The teacher should pay attention to the students' reasons regarding their choices.

Resources:

2) Activity - The Cyber Ethics Survey (P.4 - S.3)

Approximate time needed: 40 minutes

Aim:
To have students self-examine their state of mind while engaging in the Internet activities.

Procedures:
Step Duration(minutes)
1 Divide the students into 8 groups (approximately 5 students per group). 2
2 Each group is provided with an A3 paper and a worksheet with the heading "Why is the Internet attractive to me?" 3
3 Each group should write down as many attractions as possible. 5
4 The group with the most points is the winner and would be presented with a gift. 5
5 Each group is required to comment on their own answers. Students are encouraged to share their views. 20
6 Teachers can then lead a final wrap up discussion. 5

Analysis:
Teachers should review students' sharing and make a final wrap up analysis.

Resources:

Remarks
This lesson acts as a warm up for the following CESY lessons. Teachers may complete both of the activities or select one activity for the purpose of arousing students' interest in discussing their Internet experiences.