1. Entertainment on Demand

2. Last lesson we looked at…
What?
Today students will use what you have learnt to help the Smith family choose a home entertainment system that fully meets their needs.

3. In this lesson students are learning about:
components and features of home entertainment systems
impact on lifestyles and behaviour of the availability of online entertainment

4. At the end of this lesson students will be able to:
select a home entertainment system to meet specified needs
discuss how the availability of online entertainment impacts on family life

5. Best Buy task (30 mins)
Divide yourselves into groups. Each group must put together a presentation to recommend a complete home entertainment system for the Smith family.
You have a budget of £1500–£2000 to spend.
You must be prepared to present and justify your recommendations.

6. Home entertainment requirements
The Smith family want to be able to:
watch digital television
watch films in high definition and in 3D
turn their living room into a home cinema with surround sound
record programmes so that they can watch them when it’s convenient
catch up with programmes they forgot to record
download films from the internet and watch them on the TV
play computer games on the TV
view their photos and home movies on the TV’s big screen
watch films downloaded from the internet on the desktop PC on the TV in the living room

7. Impact on family life (15 mins)
Discussion: consider ways in which having access to a limitless supply of online entertainment might impact on the Smith’s family life, their socialising and health and well-being. Consider both positives and negatives.

8. Positives?

9. Negatives?

10. Homework
Complete the “Impact on Lifestyle and Behaviour.doc.”