Two questions from a head teacher
The head of a made-up school, Brookfield Academy, asks you two questions.
She asks: "What is one new technology, and what is it for?"
Then she asks: "How could our school use it, and how will we know it worked?" This lesson helps you plan clear answers to both.
By the end of this lesson
Note
I can plan a short report that explains a technology and judges how an organisation uses it.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| Purpose | what a technology is for |
| Need | something an organisation must have or solve |
| Benefit | a good result that the technology brings |
| Risk | something that could go wrong |
| Evidence | facts or results that support a point |
| Stakeholder | a person or group affected by a decision |
| Emerging | new and still growing in use |
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Starter: what you already know
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Starter: what you already know
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Part one: explain the technology
Pick one technology: a mobile app, AI, a connected device or a cloud service. Then answer four questions.
What is it? What is it for? Where is it used today? What might it do next? Use short, clear sentences and a real example.
A frame for explaining a technology
| Question | What to write | Example: a cloud document tool |
|---|---|---|
| What is it? | One plain sentence | Software you use in a browser, kept on a provider's servers |
| What is it for? | The purpose | Writing and sharing documents without email attachments |
| Where is it used? | A real sector or place | Schools and offices |
| What next? | A sensible trend | More help from AI to suggest and check text |
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