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Key Stage 3ICT KS3 Unit 14 - Global communication - negotiating and transferring data
In this unit pupils work with a 'remote partner' in another school to collect common, agreed data for a specific topic. Once the data has been collected, it is transferred electronically and merged to form a complete data set. Pupils then produce a report on their joint findings.
A great deal of preparation is needed for this unit. Teachers will need to identify a suitable school (either locally, in another part of the UK or overseas). Teachers from both schools will need to:
- agree on a broad project focus, eg geographical information, the local area, cultural themes, hobbies, interests , but not the specifics of what data will be exchanged - this must be left for the class to negotiate
- identify the parameters for the project, eg type of software used, the timing
- agree expected outcomes, eg what does each school expect to get out of the project
- identify periods of peak activity and how these are to be resolved, eg when pupils will correspond by e-mail
- agree protocol, eg replies to e-mail should be made within two days
- The whole class should work together to gather data, maybe in three or four groups to allow for differentiation. Pupils could work individually but this would limit the amount of data that could be collected.
This unit is expected to take approximately 10 hours.
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