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Module 4: Access to Information

National Digital Literacy Mission

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Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan of Module 4

1. What is Information?

2. Differences between DATA and INFORMATION

3. The various sources of Information

4. Type of Information Search (General and Specific)

5. Conducting a search using IRCTC website for train berth availability

6. Conduct a search to find out commodity pricing using website agmarknet.nic.in

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes for Module 4:

1. Understand what information is and how he can search and use information.

2. Differentiate between DATA and INFORMATION

3. Conduct a search using IRCTC website for 4. train berth availability

5. Conduct a search on commodity pricing using agmarknet.nic.in

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What is Information Access?

DATA INFORMATION KNOWLEDGE

How and

When?

What??Why??

Information is

form of data

which is more

refined and can

be used for

analysis.

Information can

be in form of

numbers, text,

images etc.

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Where do I get Information?

Where can I find train timings ???

Railway

Guide

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Information Search

Hey! I want to

know where will I

come to know

about the train

timings

Should I go to the

railway station

and enquire ??

Ummm, why don’t you check

online on the Indianrail website

for the timings

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Types of Information Search

General: Rail reservation enquiry

Search

Box

Total

results

Best

Results

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Types of Information Search

Specific Information: Snapshot of IRCTC website (Reservation

Enquiry)

Services

Information

Enquiry

Window

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Details About Trains

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Select a Train

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Agriculture

I also want to know about vegetable

pricesOf course! You

can visit agmarknet.nic.in and know about

the vegetable prices.

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www.agmarnet.nic.in

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Conducting the Search

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Select Date

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Select Commodity

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Details of Selected Commodity

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How Did That Help ?

Hey! Thanks for the help I visited the website and

got the information. It saved time too.

I am glad I could help. There’s so

much on the internet regarding

everything you want to know, you just need to search

BetterDecision

Knowledge

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Additional Resources

www.redbus.in

www.makemytrip.com

www.wikipedia.org

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