Lesson video

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

In this lesson, we will look at how messages are sent.

Messages can be sent and seen by someone else straight away or later.

If you talk to someone, they can hear you straight away, and then they can talk back to you.

If you use a digital device, the message might be seen straight away, but it might be seen later.

So let's get started and think about sending messages.

Welcome to today's lesson.

Today's lesson is called Sending Messages, from the unit, Message Makers, and by the end of this lesson, you'll be able to explain that people do not always see messages at the same time.

There are two key words to today's lesson.

Now.

Now is happening straight away.

Later.

Later is happening after some time.

There are two sections to today's lesson.

The first is, Recognize when messages are seen straight away.

And the second is, Recognize when messages are seen later.

So let's start with, Recognize when messages are seen straight away.

People send messages in different ways.

Messages are not always seen at the time they are sent.

You can see two pictures here, one showing in daytime, one showing at nighttime.

Some messages are sent and seen straight away.

This means that the message is sent and seen at the same time.

And you can see on the image there a little bell being used, and that symbol tells us that there is a new message as an alert to tell us a message has been sent and received.

When you are talking face to face, the other person hears your message straight away.

The other person hears your message as soon as you talk.

And Andeep gives a good example here, "When I talk to my teacher, they hear me straight away.

" And you'll have talked to lots of people today and they will have heard you straight away because you are with them and standing face to face with them.

Some digital messages can be seen straight away, and this happens when both people are using their devices at the same time.

You can see here that two devices, we have a computer sending the message and it being received on a phone, because a device is either a computer, a laptop, a phone, or a tablet, but they can all send and receive messages.

For example, a text message can be seen straight away if the other person is using their device.

Aisha says, "I see messages from my friends straight away if we are both using our tablets," which is a really good example, because if you're both using them at the same time, the message is sent and received so they can be seen straight away.

Not all digital messages are the same.

Some digital messages are designed to be quick.

So you can see this example here on a phone.

"Do you want dinner?

" And the message back says, "Yes please.

" Some digital messages are used when people want an answer now.

Let's have a quick check.

Which message is most likely to be seen straight away?

Is it A, a note left on a table.

B, a message sent when the other person's device is switched off.

C, talking to someone next to you.

Or D, a letter in the post.

Pause the video and think, is it A, B, C, or D?

Which one of those?

So which message is most likely to be seen straight away?

Pause the video and have a think and then we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was C.

Talking to someone next to you, because they're gonna hear you because you're face to face, they can hear what you're saying straight away.

Well done if you've got that correct.

Messages that are seen straight away are often quick messages.

They happen when people are together or using their devices at the same time.

Aisha says, "Can you help me with my homework?

" And Andeep says, "Of course, what do you need to do?

" They are next to each other, and that message is being said, and they can hear it straight away, so it's very quick to get a reply.

Let's have a quick check.

True or false?

"You can see some digital messages straight away.

" Is that true or false?

Have a think.

Do you think that some digital messages can be seen straight away?

Is that true or false?

Pause the video to think about your answer and then we'll check it.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was true.

Some digital messages can be seen straight away.

Well done if you got that correct.

Let's do the activity.

For each of these situations, decide, is the message seen straight away or later, and why?

So the situations you have, number one, talking to a friend next to you.

So for that situation, have a think.

Is that a message that's seen straight away or later, and why?

Number two is sending a message when both people are using devices.

Is that a message that's seen straight away or later, and why?

Number three, sending a message when the other person's device is off.

Is that a message that's seen straight away or later?

Why?

Number four, sending a message to a friend when they are away from their device.

Is that a message that's seen straight away or later, and why?

Pause the video and have a look at those different situations and think about if that message is seen straight away or later.

And why is that?

Can you explain it?

Then we'll go through some answers.

Let's have a look at some answers.

So that first situation was talking to a friend next to you.

Now, that message is seen straight away, because they're right next to each other.

Number two was sending a message when both people are using devices, and that message is seen straight away, because they're using the devices at the same time.

The third was sending a message when the other person's device is off.

Now, that message is seen later, because the one person's device is off, so they can't see it yet.

And the fourth one was sending a message to a friend when they are away from their device.

And that is a message that is seen later, again, because they're not with the device, they can't see it.

Well done if you got those.

Messages are seen straight away when people are together or both people are using their devices.

Messages are not seen straight away when the device is off.

Well done if you got those correct.

Let's move to the second part of today's lesson: Recognize when messages are seen later.

Some messages are sent and seen later.

This means there's a gap between sending and seeing the message.

So you can see on this, you've got a message that was sent during the daytime, but it wasn't seen until the nighttime.

Written messages are often seen later.

For example, notes and letters are read a while later after they are written.

Some digital messages are also seen later, and this depends on the type of message and the device.

For example, an email is often seen later.

People read emails when they check their device.

Sam says, "I read emails when I open my tablet.

" Sofia says, "My mum checks her emails when she sits down at her computer.

" Alex says, "My dad only checks his email when he gets to work.

" Lots of different ways there that people look at their emails, and usually we look at them later when we are ready to read them.

Let's have a quick check.

Why might a message be seen later?

Is it, A, the message disappears.

B, the other person has not seen it yet.

Or, C, the message is wrong.

Pause the video and think which one of those, A, B or C, might be a reason a message will be seen later, and then we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was B, the other person has not seen it yet, and that is a good example of when a message might be seen later.

Well done if you got that correct.

Messages are seen later if the device is switched off, is turned off, there is no signal, or the person is not checking their messages.

You can see the little image there, and we have there where there is no signal, and that can be sometimes when messages can't get through to our phone because there's no signal for the phone or the device to receive the message, so then we see the message later.

Let's have a quick check.

"All digital messages are seen straight away.

" Is that true or false?

Pause the video and have a think.

Is that true or false?

Are all digital messages seen straight away?

Then we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

The answer was false.

Well done if you got that correct, because not all digital messages are seen straight away.

But why is that?

Why aren't they seen straight away?

Pause the video and have a think.

Can you explain why digital messages are not seen straight away?

Then we'll go through the answer.

Let's check your answer.

Some digital messages, like emails, are usually seen later.

Messages are also not seen if the person's device is off, the person's device has no signal, or the person hasn't checked their device.

Well done if you got those correct.

Let's do the activity.

Sort these message cards into messages seen now and messages seen later.

So we have six message cards here.

The first one says, "Sending an email.

" The second one, across the top, says, "Sending a message when there is no signal.

" And the third one across the top says, "Talking face to face.

" And then along the bottom, we have the first on the left, "Sending a quick text when both people are using devices.

" The bottom middle, "Leaving a note on a desk.

" And the bottom right, we've got, "Sending a message when the device is off.

" So have a look at those message cards and see if you can sort them into two piles, one that is for messages seen now and one for messages seen later.

Have a think and have a sort, and then we'll go through the answers.

Pause the video to have a go, and then we'll check them.

Let's check your answers.

So the messages seen now are, "talking face-to-face," and, "sending a quick text when both people are using devices.

" And messages seen later are, "sending an email," "sending a message when there is no signal," "sending a message when the device is off," and, "leaving a note on a desk.

" Well done if you got those correct.

In summary, some messages are sent and seen at the same time.

Some messages are sent and seen later.

This can depend on how the message is sent and whether people are using their devices.

Technology allows messages to be sent and seen at different times.

Well done for completing this lesson on sending messages.