Lesson Plan

Resources → Subject Notes → Information Communication Technology ICT → Notes
Lesson Plan
Grade: Date: 25/02/2026
Subject: Information Communication Technology ICT
Lesson Topic: Know and understand risks of using the internet including inappropriate and criminal material, restricting data through parental, educational and ISP control
Learning Objective/s:
  • Describe common internet risks such as inappropriate content, criminal activity, privacy breaches and technical threats.
  • Explain the personal, legal and financial impacts of these risks.
  • Identify parental, educational and ISP control measures that mitigate each risk category.
  • Apply safe‑online practices by drafting an Acceptable Use Policy and configuring a basic parental‑control filter.
Materials Needed:
  • Projector and screen
  • Internet‑enabled computers or tablets (one per pair)
  • Handout with the “Risks vs. Controls” summary table
  • Parental‑control software demo (e.g., OpenDNS, Qustodio)
  • Case‑study worksheet on a recent cyber‑crime incident
  • Printable Acceptable Use Policy template
 Introduction:

Begin with a quick poll: “What’s the worst thing that could happen if you click a wrong link?” Capture responses on the board to activate prior knowledge. Explain that today’s lesson will uncover hidden online dangers and how families, schools and ISPs work together to block them. Students will know they must be able to list risks, match controls and produce a simple safety policy by the end.
Lesson Structure:
  1. Do‑now (5') – Students write as many internet risks as they can think of on sticky notes; share and cluster.
  2. Mini‑lecture (10') – Present the four risk categories and their impacts using slides and the summary table.
  3. Group matching activity (15') – In pairs, match each risk example to the appropriate control method from the handout; discuss responsible parties.
  4. Practical lab (20') – Using the demo software, students configure a parental‑control filter on a router simulation and document the steps in a worksheet.
  5. Case‑study discussion (10') – Review a recent high‑profile cyber‑crime case; identify red‑flags and suggest preventive controls.
  6. Acceptable Use Policy draft (10') – Teams create a brief AUP for a school computer lab, incorporating learned controls.
  7. Exit ticket (5') – Quick online quiz (3 questions) covering key risks and control measures.
Conclusion:

Recap the main risk categories and the three layers of control (parental, educational, ISP). Collect the exit tickets to gauge understanding and assign homework: research one emerging online‑safety tool, write a short reflection on how it could enhance the controls discussed, and be ready to share tomorrow.