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Learning objective

  • To be able to log in and log out of a device.

Success criteria

  • I can describe what a login does and
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National curriculum

Computing

Pupils should be taught to:

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Before the lesson

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Lesson plan

Recap and recall

This activity revisits learning from Lesson 1: Recognising computers to help the children recall key knowledge. Show the Presentation: Computer quiz.

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Adaptive teaching

Pupils needing extra support:

  • Could be given their username or password in exactly the same format as it appears on screen to support accurate typing when they log in.
  • Could refer to a list of instructions or pictures of how logging in works at your school, which follows the ‘first, next, then’ format.
  • Could use the Activity: Keyboard and alphabet support by colouring in the corresponding keys to help make the link between upper and lowercase letters when using their login.
  • Could use headphones during the end of the Main event when using Chromelab Kandinsky if they are sensitive to sound.

Pupils working at greater depth:

  • Should discuss some of the problems that would happen if people did not have individual logins, for example, around privacy or using computers for different purposes.
  • Should be challenged to explain how they know a computer is ready for someone to log in, for example, by identifying a login screen and looking to see if any fields have been completed, or if a computer shows someone is already logged in.
  • Should be encouraged to log in and out of the computer independently.
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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding can:

  • Describe that logging in gives the computer
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Vocabulary definitions

  • computer (Y1)

    An electronic device that can follow instructions.

  • keyboard (Y1)

    A part of a computer used to type letters or numbers.

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