Year Two pupils enjoyed an exciting Computing lesson this week as they began their new unit on Effective Searching.
During the lesson, pupils explored one of the biggest questions in modern technology: What is the Internet? Together, we discovered that the Internet is a global network made up of millions of computers and devices connected across the world. These devices communicate using a mixture of cables, fibre optics and wireless technology to share information.
The class also learned about the World Wide Web and how it is different from the Internet. While the Internet is the huge network of connected computers, the World Wide Web is the collection of webpages and documents that we see when we browse online.
Pupils were introduced to web browsers such as Chrome, Safari and Firefox, and discussed how these tools help us access websites. They also learned about web addresses (URLs) and how typing an address into the browser allows us to visit a particular webpage.
We then explored search engines, such as Google and Bing and discussed how they help us find information quickly on the Internet. Pupils discovered that search engines don’t search the whole Internet directly but instead look through an index of webpages to help us find what we need.
It was fantastic to see pupils developing their digital understanding and beginning to think carefully about how we find information online. These skills are an important part of becoming confident and responsible digital learners.
We look forward to continuing our learning next week as Year Two begin practising effective searching skills.
