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You will need to have Etherpad or another collaborative writing application available and some red/yellow/green cards for traffic lights.
You will need to have Etherpad or another collaborative writing application available and some red/yellow/green cards for robots/traffic lights resource.


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{{todo|Introduce traffic lights early-on, and use them during ICT practice.[done JB]}}
{{todo|Introduce robots/traffic lights early-on, and use them during ICT practice.[done JB]}}
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Facilitator distributes traffic lights.
Facilitator distributes robots/traffic lights.
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{{activity|Introduction| to traffic lights.|5}}
{{activity|Introduction| to robots/traffic lights.|5}}
'''{{activitytag|Traffic lights}}''' (which in Zambia are usually called "robots") are a useful resource for everyday use in classrooms as a form of self-assessment. You may have heard of a piece of equipment designed to control traffic flow.  It is called a robot in Zambia and more commonly referred to as traffic lights.  A robot has three lights - red, orange and green.  These lights signal to drivers what action they should take on the road with each coloured light having a different meaning associated with it:  Red means STOP; Orange means GET READY TO GO and Green means GO. Their meanings for classroom application are:
'''{{activitytag|Robots (Traffic lights)}}''' A robot has three lights - red, orange and green.  These lights signal to drivers what action they should take on the road with each coloured light having a different meaning associated with it:  Red means STOP; Orange means GET READY TO GO and Green means GO. Their meanings for classroom application are:
* RED means “I’m stuck. I need some extra help. I don’t feel I have progressed.”
* RED means “I’m stuck. I need some extra help. I don’t feel I have progressed.”
* ORANGE means “I’m not quite sure. I need a little help. I feel I have made some progress.”
* ORANGE means “I’m not quite sure. I need a little help. I feel I have made some progress.”