POINT FORTIN WEST SECONDARY SCHOOL

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

LESSON PLAN

TEACHER’S NAME: Carla Lewis SUBJECT: Information Technology

DATE: Thursday 17th September 2015 CLASS: Form 4 Group 1

TIME: 6th and 7th period 12:45 – 1:55 LENGTH OF PERIOD: 70 mins

Syllabus: CSEC Information Technology

Unit Title: Fundamentals of software
Lesson 3: Systems Software

RESOURCES

Teacher Resources Student resources

 Laptop  Laptops/tablets
 Projector
 Power point presentation
 Quizz
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE - Students should:
● Have research skills
● Know how to use a web browser
● Know the what is application software
● Know the two types of software

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OBJECTIVES

Cognitive Psychomotor Affective

At the end of the lesson Form 4 students will: At the end of the lesson Form 4 students will:
1. Explain orally the relationship between 1. Have participated in class discussions
systems software, application software (responding to phenomena)
and hardware devices when asked.
2. Have made a presentation to the
2. Present to the class their understanding class(responding to phenomena)
of a type of system software given a
particular presentation technique

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY with Objective

Cognitive Assessment Strategy Affective Assessment Strategy

1. Explain orally the relationship Activity:
between systems software,
application software and
hardware devices when asked.
2. Present to the class their
understanding of a type of
system software given a
particular presentation
technique
Questioning
Activity: Oral Presentation
1. Have participated in class Activity: Observation
discussions (responding to
phenomena)
2. Have made a presentation to Activity: Observation
the class(responding to
phenomena)

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Set Induction

3 mins
Problem solving exercise: Teacher asks for six volunteers and separates them in two groups of three. The first group is asked to give a
message to the second group but they cannot communicate them. Group one is asked to find a solution to the problem.

Description of Teaching/Learning Activities:

Teacher Activities Student Expected Activities Intelligence Est. time to

being complete
developed
 Teacher engages students in discussion  Students participate in the discussion and VL 10 mins
about the set induction .i.e. the relationship answer questions given. Students will make
between systems software, application notes when necessary
software and hardware devices.

 Teacher asks the class to get into their  Students will conduct their research on their Inter 20 mins
groups. Each group will be assigned a type given topic
of system software to research. One group
will be asked to research the functions of  Groups will present their findings using four BK 15 mins
OS different presentation techniques:
1. The sales man (Operating systems)

2. Question and answer (Utilities)

3. Acting it out (translators)

4. Graphic organizer (Funcs of O.S.)

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  Teacher will show students a PowerPoint  Students will view the presentation and make VS 5 mins
presentation on functions of an O.S. notes.

 Mini quiz: Using a quiz in PowerPoint  Students will participate in the quiz by VL 15 mins
format the teacher will quiz students on the answering questions
system software.

END OF LESSON ACTIVITIES

Closure to lesson: 2 mins

T.S. (Transition Statement):

“In today’s class, we found out that there are three types of system software: Operating systems utilities program and translators. We also
found out about the different functions of an O.S.”

B.S. (Bridging Statement):

“In our next class, we will look at one of the functions of an operating system.”

Multiple Intelligences

VS: Visual Spatial VL: Verbal Linguistic Inter: Interpersonal Intra: Intrapersonal BK: Body/ Kinesthetic
LM: Logic/Mathematical M: Musical N: Naturalistic E: Existential

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