INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LESSON PLAN

TEACHER
DATE
CLASS
TIME
UNIT
TOPIC

SHEREEN ALI
WEDNESDAY 4TH FEBRUARY 2015
FORM 1Z
35 minutes
Computer Fundamentals in ICT
Types of Printers

PREKNOWLEDGE
Students must:
1. Be able to identify the different categories of printers.
2. Be able to identify the main difference between impact printers and non-impact printers

OBJECTIVES
Students will
1
Identify the different types of non-impact printers

Classification
Knowledge

List characteristics for each type of non-impact printer.

Knowledge

List the differences between the impact & non-impact printers

Knowledge

SET INDUCTION

Using Microsoft PowerPoint, a table showing the different types of impact printers is projected onto the board. Two e
columns, 'Quality of output' and 'Type of printer', are also shown. A list of phrases are shown and the students are ask
fill out the table.
The students are informed that the same comparison must be done fo
impact printers after being taught.

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CONTENT
Teaching Points:
1. Identify the different types of non-impact printers.
2. Compare the different types of printers according to the quality of output, cost and uses.
METHOD
TEACHER STRATEGY
STUDENT ACTIVITY
1
Using PowerPoint presentation, the The students must complete a table that was
teacher projects the different types started during the previous class.
of non-impact printers onto the
board. The students are asked to
write these printers in the empty
columns in the table done during the
last class.

Each type of non-impact printer is

discussed with respect to print
output and type of printer.
Questions are asked during the
discussion

Students must volunteer to answer questions

being asked.

Similarities and differences between Students must volunteer to answer questions

impact and non-impact printers are being asked.
discussed. The teacher asks the
class questions

RESOURCES
PowerPoint presentation
Whiteboard
Projector
L
Whiteboa
markers
Handouts

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REVIEW

A table, with the headings 'Non-Impact Printer', 'Quality of Output', 'Type of printer' and 'Where used?', is projected o
board, the students are asked to recreate the table in their textbooks and fill in the information for each type of printer

CLOSURE

In closing, a summary of the work done is discussed and the tables that the students constructed during class are refer
pointing out the differences between the two major types of printers. The students were then asked to read up on th
hard copy output devices - Plotters, Microfilm and Robot/Control system.

FINAL EVALUATION
Reasonable Level of Achievement

TEACHER EVALUATION OF THE LESSON:

COMMENTS:

AN

ters

Classification
Knowledge
Knowledge
Knowledge

projected onto the board. Two empty

shown and the students are asked to
me comparison must be done for non-

AN

ses.

RESOURCES
PowerPoint presentation
Whiteboard
Projector
Laptop
Whiteboard
markers
Handouts

AN

nd 'Where used?', is projected onto the

mation for each type of printer listed.

nstructed during class are referred to,

were then asked to read up on the other

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