1. Edexcel GCSE ICT © Pearson Education Ltd 2010 1 Let’s communicate! Mobile phones for everyone? GCSE ICT Text Book Pages 13 – 14 Miss Plumb’s Year 11 Cover Work 18 th October 2013 Edexcel GCSE ICT © Pearson Education Ltd 2010

2. Edexcel GCSE ICT © Pearson Education Ltd 2010 Task 1.10 Your main task today is to create a report based upon the scenario on the next slide. You can write this in the form of a letter if you prefer. This can either be typed and printed out and stuck into your exercise book or be hand written in your exercise book.

3. Edexcel GCSE ICT © Pearson Education Ltd 2010 Scenario and Task Details Ruby’s brother Daniel is 10 years old. Their parents are undecided about whether he should have a mobile phone. What advice would you give to Ruby’s parents about young people using mobile phones? You should use the news articles on the next page to give you ideas of some of the main issues but may also investigate your own online. This should include both the positive and negative aspects. Use some or all of the headings below to help you structure your report: Communicating with others; Invasion of Privacy; Crime; Peace of mind; Changes to the landscape; Environmental Cost; Etiquette; Cost.

4. Edexcel GCSE ICT © Pearson Education Ltd 2010 Task 1.10 News Article Websites Do Mobile Phones Cost the Earth? 40% Would Rather Lose Wallet Than Mobile Phone UK Mobile Phones Clog Up 999 Service Q&A Mobile Phone Safety Texting Troubles Teachers Mobiles Marked to Deter Phone Thefts RSI Danger From Excessive Texting Help for Lost and Stolen Phones Cyber Thieves Cash in on Mobile Phone Fraud

5. Edexcel GCSE ICT © Pearson Education Ltd 2010 Extension Task If you complete the report/letter writing task: –Some people can find some mobile phones difficult to use (eg the elderly), or may require features that many phones do not possess. –You should identify a different group of people which you could design a mobile phone for. –What features should it include? –How would it differ from most mobile phones? –Explain the reasons why you have selected the features chosen for your chosen group of people.