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Creative minds and entrepreneurs

Topics Year 4/5
This unit is part of Computational Thinking and Creativity Introduction to Computational Thinking and Creativity

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Objectives

Computing

  • Understand computer networks including the internet, how they provide multiple services, such as the world wide web and the opportunities they offer for communication and collaboration.
  • Use search technologies effectively, appreciate how results are selected and ranked, and be discerning in evaluating digital content.
  • Be responsible, competent, confident and creative users of information and communication technology.
  • Evaluate and apply information technology, including new or unfamiliar technologies, analytically to solve problems.

Lesson Planning

Create a time line of the main internet developments since the invention of the web; research key people including Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Jimmy Wales; explore failure as an opportunity to learn and how internet entrepreneurs have understood and utilised this.

Teaching Outcomes:

  • To understand and research key events and people surrounding the development of the web.

Children will:

  • Become familiar with the time line of the main developments since the invention of the web
  • Understand and research some of the people who have played an important role in the development of the web, including Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Wikipedia pioneer Jimmy Wales
  • Understand the relationship between creativity and risk and explore the idea of failure as being an opportunity to learn

Provided Resources

  • A brief history of the internet
  • Quotes from 3 great entrepreneurs
  • Quotes about success and failure

You Will Need

  • Access to the internet
  • Large roll of paper and scissors
  • Dictionaries

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