INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

AIMS

TO ENABLE LEARNERS TO:

✓ appreciate the role and impact of ICTs as they apply to self, work and society
✓ develop an understanding of the operating skills required in a variety of technologies and acquire enterprise skills using ICTs
✓ be creative and innovative in solving problems through ICTs
✓ infuse ICTs in other learning areas across the curriculum apply moral and ethical approaches to the use of technology and create cultural heritage
awareness, its preservation and development using ICTs.
✓ manipulate data using ICTs
✓ apply the elements and principles of design
✓ present information in a variety of forms
✓ archive cultural information using ICTs
✓ infuse ICT into other learning areas
✓ demonstrate the effectiveness of computer use, safety and security.
✓ demonstrate enterprise skills

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
❖ Computer Software
❖ Safety and Security
❖ The World Wide Web and Online Collaboration
Week Topic/Content Assumed Objectives Competence/ Methodology/ Reference/ Evaluation
knowledge Skills Activities S.O.M /Media

1 COMPUTER Learners are By the end of the manipulative Introduction –Facilitator explain the key Information and
SOFTWARE aware of DSTVs lesson learners creativity words Communication
should be able to hand and eye Step 2 -learners name ICT appliances Technology Syllabus
Gr 3 page 6-7
-identify the ICT coordination that use software at home
Uses of software appliances that -I.CT tools
technological Step 3-Learners state the uses of
use software at - Intercom,
*Software in the home visual intercom,e-learning software,remote -computers, elearning
home
Critical thinking controls and life support systems at home software,
-describe the
Communication Step 4 Learners discuss the functions of -DSTV
functions of
computer identifying computer software at home
software at home observing Step5-In groups learners practice using
intercom,e-learning software,remote
Cross cutting issues controls and life support systems
Conclusion -oral discussions on the uses
-Collaboration
-Children`s rights and of software at home
responsibilities

2 COMPUTER Learners use --identify the ICT Critical thinking Introduction –Recap of the previous Information and
SOFTWARE computer appliances that Decision making lesson Communication
software at home use software at Leadership Step 2 -learners name ICT appliances Technology Syllabus
school Communication Gr 3 page 6-7
that use software at school
Uses of software -describe the Self management -I.CT tools
Step 3-Learners state the uses of
functions of - Intercom,
*Software in the school intercom,e-learning software,remote
computer Cross cutting issues -computers, elearning
controls and life support systems at shool software,
software at school
-Collaboration Step 4 Learners discuss the functions of -DSTV
-Children`s rights and computer software at school
responsibilities
Step5-In groups learners practice using
intercom,e-learning software,remote
controls and life support systems
Conclusion -oral discussions on the uses
of software at school
3 COMPUTER Learners are -identify the ICT Introduction –Recap of the previous Information and
SOFTWARE aware computer appliances that lesson Communication
softwares use software at Step 2 -learners name ICT appliances Technology Syllabus
workplace Gr 3 page 6-7
that use software in the work place
Uses of software -describe the -I.CT tools
Step 3-Learners state the uses of
functions of - Intercom,
*Software in the intercom,e-learning software,remote -computers, elearning
computer
workplace controls and life support systems in the software,
softwareat
work place -DSTV
workplace
Step 4 Learners discuss the functions of
computer software in the work place
Step5-In groups learners practice using
intercom,e-learning software,remote
controls and life support systems
Conclusion -oral discussions on the uses
of software in the work place
Week Topic/Content Assumed Objectives Competence/ Methodology/ Reference/ Evaluation
knowledge Skills Activities S.O.M /Media

4 COMPUTER Learners are able to By the end of the Problem solving Introduction –Facilitator explain the key Information and
SOFTWARE take photos using lesson learners Critical thinking words Communication
their smartphones should be able to confidence Step 1-Facilitator demonstrate inserting Technology Syllabus
-create a word- manipulative images to create a printable document Gr 3 page 6-7
Text input processing hand and eye Step 2-Learners name the ICT tools used to -I.CT tools
document coordination take images or photographs -computers
*Adding images -insert word art in a Communication -typing tutor
Step 3 -learners practise inserting images with
document Self management -Ms word
-edit document thehelp of the facilitator
-Word pad
using word Step 4 Learners individually insert images -printers
processing tools Cross cutting issues Conclusion -oral discussions
-Collaboration
-Children`s rights and
responsibilities

5 COMPUTER Learners are able to -design a document Critical thinking Introduction –Recap of the previous lesson Information and
SOFTWARE type some words with word art Decision making Step 1-Facilitator demonstrate typing a text Communication
Leadership and insert text boxes Technology Syllabus
Communication Gr 3 page 6-7
 Text input -edit document Self management Step 2-Learners use a mouse and a keyboard -I.CT tools
using word confidence to insert text boxes -computers
*Text boxes processing tools manipulative Step 3 -learners practise designing a document -typing tutor
hand and eye -Ms word
with word art
coordination -Word pad
Step 4 Learners individually insert text boxes -printers
Cross cutting issues Conclusion -oral discussions on designing
text boxes
-Collaboration
-Children`s rights and
responsibilities

6 COMPUTER Learners have types -design a document confidence Introduction –recap of previous lesson Information and
SOFTWARE short sentences with word art manipulative Step 1 Learners demonstrate designing a Communication
before hand and eye document with word art Technology Syllabus
-insert word art in a coordination Step 2 Learners name and identify font types Gr 3 page 6-7
Text input document Communication they know -I.CT tools
Self management -computers
Step 3 –learners in pairs practise designing a
*Word art -typing tutor
document with word art
Cross cutting issues -Ms word
Step 4 Learners individually practice
-Word pad
-Collaboration Conclusion -oral discussions on designing -printers
-Children`s rights and using the word art
responsibilities

Week Topic/Content Assumed Objectives Competence/ Methodology/ Reference/ Evaluation

knowledge Skills Activities S.O.M /Media

7 COMPUTER Learners have By the end of the Problem solving Introduction –Recap of the previous Information and
SOFTWARE lesson learners should Communication
saved photos in Critical thinking lesson
be able to Technology Syllabus
their smartphones Decision making Step 1 Facilitator demonstrate saving and
-edit and save Gr 3 page 6-7
confidence loading documents in the computer
Text input documents -I.CT tools
manipulative Step 2 -learners in pairs practise loading
hand and eye -computers
*Save and load their -load their and saving documents with the help of the -typing tutor
coordination
work document in the facilitator -Ms word
Communication
Step 3 Learners individually practice -Word pad
computer Self management
-printers
loading and saving documents
Cross cutting issues
 Step 4 - learners practice changing text
-Collaboration appearance with the help of the facilitator
-Children`s rights and
responsibilities Conclusion -oral discussions on saving
and loading of documents

8 COMPUTER Learners can -create a word – Typing Introduction –recap of previous lesson Information and
SOFTWARE identify key pads processing manipulation Communication
on the keyboard document hand and eye Step 1-Learners create a word-processing Technology Syllabus
Gr 3 page 6-7
Formatting text coordination document
-edit document -I.CT tools
Critical thinking Step 2 -learners practise typing their -computers
*Font size using word Decision making names and grade levels -typing tutor
processing Leadership Step 3 Facilitator demonstrate tying a -Ms word
*Font type Communication short paragraph putting font size,font type -Word pad
Self management -printers
and font colour
*Font colour Step 3 -In pairs learners practice typing a
Cross cutting issues
short paragraph putting font size,font type
-Collaboration and font colour
-Children`s rights and Step 4 –learners individually apply font
responsibilities
type,font size and font colour on their
short paragraph
Conclusion -oral discussions
9 COMPUTER Learners are -identify given manipulation Introduction –Facilitator shows learners a Information and
SOFTWARE aware of a storage devices hand and eye flash disk ,CD and DVD Communication
memory card,CD coordination Step 2 -learners identify and name the Technology Syllabus
-insert a storage Gr 3 page 6-7
File Management and DVD Critical thinking ICTtools shown on pictures
device -I.CT tools
*Memory cards Decision making Step 3 Facilitator demonstrate saving
-CD/DVDs
Leadership documents on the flash disk while -flash disk
-retrieve Communication
*CD/DVDs learners watch -computers
information from
Step 3 -In pairs learners practice saving
*Flash disk storage device Cross cutting issues their documents of a memory card,CD
-Collaboration orDVDs
 -Children`s rights and Step 4 –learners individually retrieve
responsibilities information from storage devics
Conclusion -oral discussions

Week Topic/Content Assumed Objectives Competence/ Methodology/ Activities Reference/ Evaluation

knowledge Skills S.O.M /Media

10 Learners have By the end of the Problem solving Introduction –Recap of the previous Information and
COMPUTER lesson learners should Communication
composed music Critical thinking lesson
SOFTWARE be able to Technology Syllabus
before Decision making Step 1-Facilitator demonstrate how to
-combine Gr 3 page 6-7
Leadership combine text ,sound and images to come
text,images and -I.CT tools
Multimedia Communication up with a multimedia file
sound -smart phones
Self management Step 2 -learners practise combining -computers
*Text -record and store text,sound and images to come up with
*Images Cross cutting issues a multimedia file -cameras
music ,voice and
*Sound Step 3 Learners record each other singing
video
-Collaboration
-Children`s rights and using a range of ICT tools
responsibilities Step 4 -In pairs learners practice
composing and recording basic rhythms
Conclusion –Learnerssing and dance to
the composed songs
11-14 END OF TERM By the end of the Problem solving INTRO
lesson learners should Step 1Recap of the covered concepts
CLUSTER Critical thinking
be able to Step 2.Learners pose questions on challenging topics
EXAMINATIONS Decision making
-answer at least 20 Step3.Individually learners write revision exercise
questions from all Step 4.Collecting answer sheet from learners
Step 5.Revising the test
the covered topics