Lesson video

Hello, my name's Mrs. Johnson and I'm pleased you decided to join this lesson today.

In this lesson, we're gonna look at choosing how to message and choosing the right way 'cause messages can be for different people and this is called different audiences.

And they need to be suitable for different situations.

So, let's get started and think about choosing how to message.

Welcome to today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called Choosing how to message from the unit, Message makers.

And by the end of this lesson, you'll be able to choose the most suitable way of sending a message based on why I am sending it.

There are two key words to today's lesson.

Audience.

Audience is the group of people something is designed for.

Suitable.

Suitable is right for the situation.

There are two parts to today's lesson.

The first is identify what the message is for, and the second is choose a suitable way to send the message.

So, let's start with identify what the message is for.

People send messages for different reasons.

The best way to send a message can change each time.

And here we have speaking, so saying the word hello, writing it down using pen and paper, or using a digital device to send a digital message and here we have typing the word hello.

You can send a message to share information.

For example, you might tell someone where to go or what is happening.

Lucas says, "I tell my teacher where I am going.

" She's really important.

You can send a message to ask for help.

These messages often need a response.

Can see your picture of somebody putting their hand up.

By putting your hand up, the teacher knows that you need help or you have a question.

You can send a message to share feelings or ideas.

These messages are about understanding, not speed.

Laura says, "I show my ideas with a picture.

" She's really good.

So, you might have done that yourself where you've been asked to have a think of something and come up with an idea and you've drawn a picture of it.

Some messages need to be sent quickly.

For example, asking for help in class.

How do you ask for help in class?

Do you put your hand up?

What else?

And that's about sending messages that need to be done quickly.

Let's have a quick check.

Which message needs to be sent quickly?

Is it a, asking for help in class, b, drawing a picture, or c, leaving a note.

Pause the video and think which one of those, a, b, or c needs to be sent quickly.

And then, we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was a, asking for help in class needs to be sent quickly.

Well done if you got that correct.

Some messages do not need to be sent quickly.

For example, leaving a note to be read later.

So here, we have an example of a note that says "Assembly is at 10 AM.

" Doesn't need to be done quickly.

It's something we can read later.

The reason for sending a message helps us decide how to send it.

If the reason changes, the best way to send the message may change.

Thinking about your messages before you send them helps you make better choices.

And this means stopping and deciding what will work best.

That image there of "Think before you send," with the thinking image, "Ready to play?

" with the smiley face, and the SEND button.

You have to stop and think which one works best.

Let's have a quick check.

True or false messages, are always sent for the same reason.

Is that true or false?

Pause the video to consider your answer, and then we'll check it.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was false.

Well, if you got that correct, why was it false?

Pause the video.

Have a think.

Can you explain why that was false?

Messages are always sent for the same reason as false.

Why?

And then, we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

Messages are sent for different reasons, such as sharing information or asking for help.

Well done if you got that correct.

Different messages may need to be sent in different ways.

There is no single right way for every message.

And there's those three ways again that we saw earlier.

Hello being said, writing something down, or typing it on a digital device.

Let's do the activity.

Match each message to the reason it is being sent.

So we have on the left, "Can you help me?

" "Assembly is at 10.

" "Look at my picture.

" And on the right we have sharing information, sharing an idea, and asking for help.

Which one goes with which?

You can draw a line from each one.

Talk through which one goes with which.

Pause the video and then we'll go through the answers.

Let's check your answers.

"Can you help me?

" goes with asking for help.

"Assembly at 10," goes with sharing information.

"Look at my picture," goes with sharing an idea.

Well done if you've got those correct.

Let's move on to the second part of today's lesson.

Choose a suitable way to send the message.

There are many ways to send a message.

People can talk if you have that words there, saying hello.

They can write it down using pen and paper or draw it on pen and paper or use a digital device to type it.

The person receiving the message is called the audience.

Different audiences may need messages to be sent in different ways.

Laura says, "I talk to my teachers differently to how I talk to my friends.

" It's a really good example.

We talk to some people different than we do to others.

Some messages are best sent face-to-face, and this is often helpful when the message is important or needs to be understood clearly.

Let's have a quick check.

Who is the audience in this message?

Can you help me please?

Is it a, the person asking for help, b, the person being asked, or c, the person's device.

Pause the video to consider your answer.

Who's the audience for that message?

Can you help me please?

Is it a, b, or c?

And then, we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was b, the person being asked.

Well done if you got that correct.

Some messages are best written or drawn, and this can help if you don't need to send the message straight away.

So here, you've got a message that's been written down on paper and it's a, "Reminder: break has moved to 11.

" It's a good example of something that doesn't need to be seen straight away.

Some messages can be sent using digital devices.

Digital messages can reach people who are not nearby.

You can see here that when you type it on the device, it sends it to somebody over distance.

And they can get it and read it Because they're not nearby, but the digital device sends the message.

The same message might need to be sent in different ways.

And this depends on the audience and the situation.

A message should be clear and suitable for the situation.

Unclear messages can be confusing.

Got one here that says "Assembly later.

" Another one here that says "Assembly is 11:00.

" Is the one there that's a bit unclear?

Can it be confusing?

Laura says, "The first message doesn't tell me when the assembly is.

" It's a good example there.

If that is an confusing message, it's not clear.

The one on the right is very clear.

A message should also be suitable for the situation.

What works in one situation may not work in another.

So here, we've got two.

"Please line up.

" "Please line up.

" We've got it written down on a note and we've got it being said.

Which message works best when asking the class to line up?

Pause the video and consider your answer.

Which one would be better?

Which one's clearer?

Then, we'll go through an answer.

Let's check your answer.

Well, the teacher announcing it to the whole class works better than sending a note around the class asking them to line up.

This is a better way, isn't it?

We all hear it when the teacher says.

I accept it would take longer as well to pass a message round.

Well done if you got that correct.

Let's do a quick check.

A message should be sent in a way that is blank for the situation.

You have to think what word goes there.

There's three options.

Is it suitable, noisy, or unsuitable?

And the second sentence is the person a message is for is called the, we have a blank there.

We have three words it could be.

Is it device, audience, or message?

Pause the video to consider your answer.

Which word fills the gap?

And then, we'll go through your answers.

Let's check your answers.

A message should be sent in a way that is suitable for the situation.

The person a message is for is called the audience.

Well done if you got that correct.

Thinking before sending a message helps you choose the most suitable way to send it.

This helps messages to be understood in the right way.

Let's do the activity.

Choose the best way to send this message, "Please line up.

" The audience is the whole class.

What is the best way to send the message?

You can choose from talking, writing a note, sending a digital message, and then explain why your choice is suitable.

So, pause the video and have a think.

How could you get that message across in the best way, "Please line up"?

Then, how can you explain why that choice is suitable?

And then, we'll go through a possible answer.

Let's check your answer.

Lucas says, "I would choose talking to send my message as the whole class would need to hear the message quickly.

" It's a really good answer from Lucas there.

And I hope you came up with something the same there, that it is better to talk to say it because they will hear it quickly.

Well done for completing that part.

Let's do the second part.

Choose the best way to send this message, "Do you want to play?

" The audience is your friend who is next to you.

What is the best way to send the message?

You can choose from talking, writing a note, or sending a digital message.

And again, explain why your choice is suitable.

Pause the video and think about the best way to send that message, "Do you want to play?

" And how it is a suitable way to do it.

And then, we'll go through an answer.

Let's check your answer.

Lucas said, "I would choose to talk to them as they would be next to me," which is a really good answer there.

'Cause it's better to just turn and talk to them because they're right next to you.

Well done for completing that activity.

In summary, you can send messages in different ways.

The best way to send a message depends on who it is for.

The way a message is sent can change how it is understood.

Thinking about the situation helps you choose a suitable way to send your message.

Well done for completing that lesson, Choosing how to message.