ICT IGCSE Edexcel Unit 4 – Online Services: Cloud Computing Lesson

This fully resourced ICT IGCSE Edexcel Unit 4 lesson covers the topic of cloud computing, exploring its features, benefits, drawbacks, and real-world applications. It is part of the Online Services module, which is the smallest of the six IGCSE ICT units, making it ideal for focused, concise teaching.

This lesson is part of the ICT IGCSE Edexcel Unit 4 scheme of work, which includes five lessons:

Types of online services

Impact of the internet

Transactional data

Cloud computing (this resource)

End of unit revision & test

Each lesson in the series includes:

A complete 5-minute lesson plan

Literacy, numeracy, and thinking settler activity

Kagan activity for keyword acquisition (Quiz-Quiz-Trade or relay activity)

Main activity focused on the key topic

Plenary activity

A set of lesson-specific keyword cards

Literacy extension mat

EAL keyword focus activity sheet

This lesson equips students with a clear understanding of cloud computing concepts while reinforcing literacy, keyword knowledge, and application skills, ensuring they can apply their learning in exam contexts.

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