Introduction

Students are investigators representing the internet generation and are tasked with updating the world on the history of computer-based programs, their use, their benefits and potentially harmful effects on society. It seems that computer-based programs aid the community in functioning, working and communicating with one another. It seems that people are leaning to use more and more digital devices. Students should gather the information about the history of computer-based programs and functions using Internet resources.

Task

Each student will research the history and current use of computer-based programs. Further, after completing their research, students will be responsible for creating and delivering a 10-15 minutes presentation (or computerized) and report back to the class.

Presentation: Students will create some type of presentation to be done in front of the class. This can be done in PowerPoint and or with the use of handouts.

A presentation should include:

• Major components of the computer and how they work.

• Describe how computers change the ways in which people live, work, and communicate using computers.

• Finally, list some benefits and potential harmful effects computers may have on society.

Main Internet resources for a webquest:

http://www.computerhistory.org/

http://www.apple.com/

http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm

http://www.hitmill.com/computers/computerhx1.html

Evaluation

The tasks are assessed from the point of view of how well the research was carried out and how effective their presentation was in terms of grammar, use of active vocabulary, speaking skills.

Conclusion

During their research, students should think of how the different generations have used communication tools and how current technology differs from the past. How do different generations differ with respect to the different modes of computers and communication used?

Lesson 6

The lesson plan

• Test on homework (presentation on webquest) (90 min)

Test on homework

The task ROLE OF C OMPUTERS IN MODERN SOCIETY

Students had to research the history and current use of computer-based programs. Further, after having completed students research, they had to create and deliver a 10-15 minutes presentation (or computerized) and report back to the class.

A presentation should include:

• Major components of the computer and how they work.

• Describe how computers change the ways in which people live, work, and communicate using computers.

• Finally, list some benefits and potential harmful effects computers may have on society.

The task is assessed from the point of view of how well the research was carried out and how effective their presentation was in terms of grammar, use of active vocabulary, speaking skills.

Self-study maerials for section IV The Present Perfect Tense formation

Positive

subject	has/have	past participle
I
You We They	have ‘ve	lived here for 6 years. Been teaching for years. Studied a lot this term.
He	has
She	’s

Negative

subject	have not / has not	past participle
I
	have not
You	haven’t
We	’ve not	bought anything yet.
They		been teaching for long. Studied a lot this term.
	Has not
She	hasn’t
	’s not

Question

have / has	subject	(ever)	past participle
	I
Have	you		ridden a horse?
	We
	they	(ever)	read Harry Potter?
	He		met anyone famous?
Has
	she