PENAL SECONDARY SCHOOL

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT

LESSON PLAN

TEACHERS NAME: Salma Varachhia Hosein

SUBJECT: Information Technology

DATE:

Friday 22nd January 2016

CLASS:

TIME:

9:00 9:40

LENGTH OF PERIOD: 40 mins

Form 1

Syllabus: ICT
Unit Title: ETHICS IN TECHNOLOGY
Lesson 2: Physical Security Issues
RESOURCES
Teacher Resources

Student resources

Markers / Whiteboard
Printed Activity sheet
Observational & Physical Checklist
PowerPoint presentations (Teacher / Student PowerPoint)
Laptop / Internet
Projector
Video Data Security

Desk & Chairs

Pencils/ Pens / Notebooks
PowerPoint presentations (Student PowerPoint handout)
Activity sheet
Laptop / Desktop with Internet
Physical checklist
Video Data Security

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE - Students should:

Reading and writing skills.
Fundamental of Computers.
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OBJECTIVES :
Cognitive

Psychomotor

Affective

At the end of the lesson, Form One students will be able to:
1. Discuss the importance of data security.
(Understanding)

1. Justify the importance of protecting data.

(Valuing)

2. Select at least three (3) physical safeguards.

(Evaluating)

2. Practice using physical security

safeguards. (Responding)

3. Integrate physical data security methods in daily

practice. (Creating)

3. Proposes recommendations to enhance

physical security of environment by
communicating effectively in groups.
(Characterization)

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ASSESSMENT STRATEGY with Objective

Cognitive
1. Discuss the importance of
data security.
(Understanding)

Assessment Strategy

Affective

Group Activity 1: Q: What would you do to Appreciate the importance of

protect data?
protecting data.
Oral feedback - 80% of students expected to
answer correctly.

Assessment Strategy
Observational checklist

Feels more confident in using

physical security safeguards.

2. Select at least three (3)

physical safeguards.
(Evaluating)

Group Activity 2: Students watches video

and discuss among themselves what three
things Larry did wrong. Oral & Written
feedback 95% of students expected to
answer correctly.

3. Integrate physical data

security methods in daily
practice. (Creating)

Communicate effectively in
Group Activity 3: Using the physical
groups to make recommendations
checklist provided examine your
to enhance physical security of
environment to see if data is secure.
environment.
Each group makes then makes three
recommendations to enhance physical
security to their environment. Oral & Written
feedback 95% of students expected to
answer correctly.

Set Induction
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Todays topic is Physical Security Issues. Teacher acts scene where teacher is doing work and step outside for a minute leaving laptop / tablet
unattended and it gets stolen. Teacher then ask students if they can relate to similar scenario and how it made them feel losing something valuable
2 mins
Description of Teaching/Learning Activities:

Teacher Activities

Student Expected Activities

Intelligence
being
developed

Est. time to
complete

1. Teacher divides students into groups of 5.

1. Students sit in assigned groups.

2. Teacher instructs groups to complete (Activity

1 :). Based on the question What would you
do to protect your data? Teacher at end of
allotted time calls on 5 random students to
answer. Teacher asks class for any other
reasons that were not mentioned. (Engaging)

VL, VS, Inter,

2. Students observe and listen for teacher
1. 5 mins
Intra
instructions. (Activity 1). Students orally share
responses with class when called upon. Students
listen attentively to responses.
VL, VS, Inter,
2. 3 mins
Intra

3. Teacher directs students to Power Point

presentation and display objectives. A brief
recap of data integrity is given. Teacher then
continues with presentation and asks questions.
(Informing)
4. Teacher then shows short Video. Teacher
places students in groups of 5 to discusses
video and write at least three physical security
breaches Larry did wrong. Teacher listens to
responses and records using observational

VL, Inter, Intra 1. 1 min

3. Students observe presentation. Students listen

attentively to Teacher. Student answers any
questions asked.

VL, Inter, Intra

3. 7 mins

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checklist. (Engaging)
1.

Teacher directs students to Power Point

presentation and display physical safeguards.
(Informing)

2.

Teacher instructs students to perform (Activity

3 - Walkthrough). Teacher places students in
groups of five and have them walk around and
observe the physical security measures in their
surroundings and complete checklist base on
their lab. (Engaging)

5. Teacher asks students to make

recommendations for improving physical
security to ensure data protection by writing on
sheet provided Teacher observes and fills out
observational checklist. (Engaging)

6. Teacher collects activity sheet.

4. Students observe video and discuss in groups of 5

physical data security breaches. Students write at
least three things Larry did wrong and groups
present. Students listen attentively to responses. VL, VS, Inter,
Intra
4. 2 mins

1. Students observe presentation. Students listen

attentively to Teacher.

2. Students in groups of five perform (Activity 3)

by walking around and observing their
surroundings. Students complete checklist
provided by only filling in Y responses only by
placing a tick.

5. Students discuss in their groups and orally give

recommendations for improvements. Students
listen attentively to discussions.

VL, VS, Inter,

Intra, BK
5. 10 mins

VL, Inter, Intra

6. 7 mins

7. 1 min

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6. Students submit activity sheet.

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END OF LESSON ACTIVITIES

Closure to lesson:
T.S (Transition Statements):
Today class we learned about data security and how to ensure data protection using physical security.

1 min

B.S. (Bridging Statement):

In the next class we will continue with data security using software safeguards to protect data.

1 min

Contingency Plan
In case of technical problems lesson will be taught using white board and written on sheets provided.
In case of time or students not in the lab they will sit in their seats and complete Activity 3 / will be completed next day when they can
walk and observe.

Multiple Intelligences
http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html
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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