EDEXCEL BTEC

INFORMATION & CREATIVE

TECHNOLOGY
Unit 1 The online world

What is this unit about?

Learning aims

In this unit you will:

Learning Aim A
Investigate online services and online communication
Learning Aim B
Investigate components of the internet and how digital devices
exchange and store information
Learning Aim C
Investigate issues with operating online

You will be assessed by an onscreen test. The

test will last for one hour.

Lesson 1- Online services 1

In this lesson we will be covering:
Communication, real-time information, commerce,
government, education, virtual learning
environments, business, entertainment, download
services and key terms in online communication

Learning aim A
Investigate online services and online communication

Starter

What is an online service?

Create a mind map on all of the services you are provided with online.

Lets now think about the category they fall under

Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives
To

identify a range of online servers

To explain online services and their benefits

Literacy Objectives
To

structure and organise your writing

Online services
There are a range of online services to include:

Communication
Real time information
Commerce
Government
Education
Business
Entertainment
Download Services

Lets discuss this one

Communication types

Email types, messaging, news groups, social networks, conferencing, blogs and Vlogs

Benefits

Instant response to someone who is remote from you at no additional cost to your broadband fee
Socialising

Success Criteria

Prepare 4
questions for the
class to test their
knowledge

Create a booklet that:

Gives

examples of online services:

Communication
Real time information
Commerce retail shops online/amazon
Governement
Education Vle/online training
Business business network/collaborative working
Entertainment online games/ streaming
Download Services music, films, software

For

each explain how they are used

For each Identify benefits and drawbacks
Communication examples email/social networking
Use to talk to friends, build a network of
One of the benefits is that you get an instant response
A drawback of this service is harassment/cyber-bullying

Use images to
support text

Online Services - Additional reading

Online Services - Additional reading

Plenary

Share with me an online service:

Then

share the benefits

Exam Questions Edmodo

You are now going to begin a range of exam style

questions using Edmodo. The maximum number of
marks is 10.