Starter:In pairs discuss 2 im portant

features ofYO UR m obile phone and 2 less

im portant features ofYO UR m obile phone and
w hy!
Camera (important because you love taking pictures of

nature?)
Predictive text (important so you can avoid spelling

mistakes? Quicker?)
Touch screen (looks stylish, easy to navigate when

browsing the web)

Mp3 Player (dont have to carry a separate ipod/mp3

player)
Voice dialling (disabled people who may not be able to

type?)
Speakerphone (conference calls? Will free up your

H ow w illyou be assessed on these Units?

Unit 1: Living in a Digital World

You will have an exam in May!
The exam is 90 minutes (one and a half

hours)

Unit 2: Using Digital Tools

This is a controlled assessment
The controlled assessment is one large task
broken down into 4 activities such as
creating publications; modelling on a
spreadsheet; designing and testing models
and evaluating products

W e w illbe doing U nit 1 from Septem ber January

Unit 1: Living in a Digital World
Personal digital devices (phones, PCs, cameras

etc)
Connectivity (digital communication, digital data)
Operating online (www, online accounts etc)
Online goods and services (shopping, banking
etc)
Online communities (social networking etc)
Issues relating to security, privacy, health and
safety, legal etc

Today you w illlearn:

About some of the features of mobile

phones
About the different ways people use

their mobile phones in their

everyday lives
About what features may suit

different people

W hat do you think is the m ain

purpose ofa m obile phone?
To be able to make and receive calls?
To be able to write messages?
Etc
Mobile phones these days are

multifunctional devices they can

do more than just one or two basic
things!

Cam era (one ofthe m ost

com m on features!)
The quality of the camera is determined by its resolution
A 3 Megapixel photo can be enlarged perfectly well up to

A4 size.
The higher the Megapixels the more detailed the

photograph becomes.
If you had a 10 megapixel camera and liked to

take many pictures, what problem might you face?

Same
It will take up a lot of memory on your phone!
It may take a long time to send to someone!
as
It may take a long time to upload onto the internet!
video!

A sm artphones features
Touch screen & virtual keypads:
The screen is larger than the standard mobile phone screen.
There are sensors below the screen which allow you to

control the device by touch and gesture

The device can be tilted horizontally or vertically to change
the display from portrait to landscape.

Intelligent maps
Because the device knows your location with the GPS

chips, there are applications that can display your location

on a map (graphical or real satellite photo) along with
perhaps the nearest cinema, cafe or even the houses for
sale.

Task
Use the Internet to find a phone that Ruby
could use to help her:
communicate with and share information
with her friends
organise her school work.
First decide what Ruby will want to use her
phone for. Then decide which features she
will need to do these things. Then find the
phone that best delivers them. You must be
able to give reasons for your choices.

Appropriate content
Your research included:
smart phones
multifunctional devices
features of mobile phones
connectivity
network band.
The presentation recommended a mobile
phone for Ruby and explained its features,
giving reasons for your choice.

Audience and purpose

The language is suitable for teenage
readers.

Design and development

You used an Internet search engine to

explore different types of mobile

phone.
You refined your research using AND
or NOT.

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FEED B A C K !
SCHOOL WORK
Research on the internet
Use the calendar function
to organise exam dates
Use the alarm to remind
her to get up in the
morning!
Use the calculator for
calculations
Use the sound recorder
to make voice notes
ETC

SOCIAL LIFE
Surf the net
Keep in contact with
friends (make and
receive calls/sms/mms
Keep up to date with
news on social
networking sites
(Facebook, Twitter etc)
Play online games with
friends
Instant messenger
Whats App and BBM
ETC

D esigns and interface?

A user interface is..?
The way in which a user interacts

with a system such as a mobile

phone or computer e.g. keypad, touch
screen, menu, icons etc

D iff
erent phones /diff
erent
purposes!
What kind of characteristics would you

associate with a Fashion Phone?

different shapes, can be customised, buttons

in odd places, bright colours, simple interface

Features?
Hi spec cameras?
Ability to store large amounts of data? Music /

pictures / video etc

YOUNGER PEOPLE?

D iff
erent phones /diff
erent
purposes!
Business Phones ?
slim, sleek, usually black or dark, large screen,

qwerty keyboard
Features?
Speaker phone?
Voice activated dialling
Ability to synchronise it with other devices
GPS
3G/ Wifi

Interesting facts
People aged 15-34 are the most likely group to

have a mobile phone

Every year in the UK 800,000 people have

their phones stolen

More than 50% of street crime involves a

mobile phone
Approximately 80,000 unintentional 999 calls

are made by mobile users!

Starter Activity
In pairs discuss a new phone for you

and the features you would like in

you IDEAL phone

Lesson O bjectives
Understand how different mobile phone

features suit the needs of different people

Understand that different applications of
a mobile phone affect the energy
consumption and battery life
Learning outcomes
To be able to distinguish between mobile
phone features with social and work
related purposes

Task 2
Complete the Which Phone exercise
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Ifw e w ere designing a m obile

phone for an elderly person,
w hat things w ould you
consider?
Weight of phone?
Size of screen and

buttons?
Volume capacity of
speakers?
Panic button?
Speed dial?
Simple interface?

W hich phone w ould be m ore

suitable for this elderly lady?

Task 1
Complete the Which features

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Rubys 10 year old brother G eorge w ants

a m obile phone! W hat w ould be the
w orries ofletting G eorge ow n a phone?
Keywords: RSI, radiation, text speak,

crime
He could use it for instant messaging and

this could lead to RSI and other ailments

The government have warned against
children using a phone below age 16
because of radiation risks
Too much text speak could lead to poor
literacy
They could become victims of crime!

Task 3
Complete the Which Phone exercise

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Feedback

Were there any

interesting stories you

read about?

G PS and AG PS
A navigational system used in many devices which

gives current location, directions from current

location to specified destination and distance from
current location to specified destination by
sending a signal to satellites.
Assisted GPS (AGPS) is a technology that has been
built into mobile phones. When the signal between
a mobile phone and satellites is weak (as is the
case in some urban areas and enclosed spaces),
the signal sent by the mobile phone is diverted to
mobile masts which identify the phones exact
location and allow the user to carry on using the
feature.

Com parison

U ser interface
The way in which a user interacts

with a system such as a computer or

mobile
phone, e.g. keypad, screens, menu
and icons.

 Which features on a mobile phone

might cause the battery charge to be

used up quickly?

Plenary
Complete the 3 plenary tasks in:
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H om e Learning
Complete the HL Mobile user profile

worksheet and the knowledge check

questions at the end of it.
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