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DIGITAL INCLUSION
// Inclusão Digital./
U8// I.T. Literacy / eSIM
The physical card size is mini, micro, nano and now comes the eSIM.
An eSim is a digital version of a traditional Sim card.
The submultiples after nano should be pico, but how small it is becoming impossible to have a slot for it. So, some brands of smart mobile include a chip inside the smart devices.
Nowadays, we can buy an eSIM online, and be connected. A recent blackout left many people without internet connection, but some eSIM users could be connected and could share their connection with others by hotspot.
Dialogue
• Hi, thank you for sharing your hotspot!
• You are welcome!
• I did all the check-in and now I am going to buy a SIM card!
• Don’t buy it!
• Why?
• Because I’m using an eSIM!
• Where can I buy it?
• You can buy it online!
• Do you know any providers?
• Yes, I do!
• Please send me the link through whatsapp!
• Ok, it is truphone.com!
• Before you buy, check if your device is compatible!
• I choose a pay as you go plan!
• Ok, before you buy check the list of the compatible devices!
• Yes, mine is compatible!
• So, move on!
• I bought what next?
Now, how do I switch it on?
• They will send a QR code to your email address.
The first step is scanning QR code!
Second step setup the configuration!
• I know, I have to go to /settings/ connections/SIM manager/
• Select the eSIM and switch on!
• Ok, thank you for introducing me to this new technology!




Hotspot
Switch on a hotspot is turning our device into a router to supply Wi-Fi. It is done straightforward, clicking on the icon.
// Ligar um hotspot e tornar o nosso equipamento num router para fornecer wifi. Ele e feito directamente, clicando no icon./
But first, we have to set up one on our device.
// Mas primeiro temos que configurar um no nosso despositivo.
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To set up your own hotspot:
// Para configurar o seu proprio hotspot./
1. Enable hotspot on your device activating it.
// Permite hotspot no seu equipamento activando o./
Go to your settings and look for “Hotspot” or “Mobile Hotspot.”
// Vai a configuracoes, e procura " Hotspot" ou Hotspot Movel."
2. Customize the hotspot: Set a name and create a strong password to ensure security.
// Personaliza o hotspot: Atribui um nome e crie uma password forte para garantir seguranca./
3. Activate the hotspot: Turn it on, and your device should now broadcast its Wi-Fi for others to connect to the world throw the internet.
// Active o hotspot: comuta ligado, e agora o seu equipamento deveria agora emitir o seu wi-fi para os outros ligarem ao mundo atraves da internet.
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Once set up on your device you can share with others, your device name and password. // Uma vez configurado podes partilhar com os outros, o nome do teu despositivo e a password./
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To connect to an existing hotspot:
// Ligar a um hotspot existente./
1. Open your Wi-Fi settings:
// Abre a configuracao de wi-fi./
Go to the network or Wi-Fi settings on your device.
// Vai para redes ou configuracao de wi-fi./
2. Select the hotspot: Find the hotspot name you want to connect to and tap on it.
// Selecciona o hotspot: Procura o nome do hotspot que tu queres ligar./
3. Enter the password: If the hotspot is secured, you'll need (you will need) to enter its password, which the hotspot's owner should provide. Once entered, the login details, your device should connect to the internet.
// Introduz o password: Se o hotspot e seguro, tu precisaras de introduzir a password, cujo proprietario do hotspot, deveria te fornecer. Uma vez introduzidos as credenciais de login, o seu equipamento deveria ligar a internet./
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Grammar and vocabulary
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Switch on // ligar . Switch off // desligar.
In // dentro de. Into // em. Inside // por dentro de
Out // fora de. Without // sem. Outside // por fora de.
a hotspot // an existing hotspot // a router
hotspot's owner = owner of the hotspot.
my device's Wi-Fi. = The Wi-Fi of my device.
hotspot's password = password of the hotspot.
is becoming // present continuous
my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their.// possessive pronouns
It is done straightforward // Ele e feito logo de uma vez.
But first / mas primeiro // Then after // entao depois./
have to set up / accept/ become/ connect/ exchange/share/
// tenho de configurar/aceitar/comprar/ligar/cambiar/partilhar.
Irregular verbs:
To become, became, become.
Regular verbs:
To accept, accepted, accepted // aceito / aceitei/ aceitado.
To connect, connected, connected //ligo, liguei, ligado/
To exchange, exchanged, exchanged.//cambio, cambiei, cambiado/
To share, shared, shared. //partilho, partilhei, partilhado./
To supply, supplied, supplied. // forneco, forneci, fornecido./
Wi-Fi // Wireless Field // Campo sem fios.
Wireless // Sem fios. Cashless // Sem dinheiro fisico.
Sugarless // Sem acucar. Sulfate less // menos sulfato.
Sulfate-free // sem sulfato.
Hotspot Dialogue
After landing in Heathrow Airport,
// Depois de aterrar no aeroporto de Heathrow/
I met my friend and I did not want to use roaming.
//eu encontrei me com o meu amigo e nao quis usar o roaming/
For secure reasons I also did not want to use public Wi-Fi
// por razoes de seguranca eu nao quis também usar net pública/
to connect to the rental car website,
//para aceder o rent a car website/
because I will have to put in my personal details.
// porque eu teria de introduzir os meus dados pessoais/
My friend agree(s) with me too.
//meu amigo concordou comigo também/
Hi, would you mind sharing your Wi-Fi with me?
// Ola, não te importas de partilhar o teu hotspot comigo?/
Yes, of course!
//sim com certeza/
Did you have any hotspot setted up?
//Tens algum hotspot configurado?/
Not yet! Do you know how to set up?
//ainda não! Sabes como configurar?//
Yes I do!
//sim eu sei/
Please help me!
//Podes me ajudar por favor?/
Of course!
//Sim com certeza/
Go to settings / connection and sharing/
/ personal hotspot/ hotspot settings
// Vai ao settings/hotspot pessoal/hotspot settings/
and here you have to configure the hotspot name and password. That is it!
// e aqui tens que configurar o nome do teu hotspot e a password/
Ok, thank you!
//Ok, obrigado./
Now , activate your hotspot to share with others!
// Agora activa o teu hotspot para partilhar com outros./
May I connect to your hotspot?
//Posso ligar ao teu hotspot?/
Yes, you can!
//Sim, tu podes./
Ok, I will explain to you how to connect to a hotspot.
// Ok, vou te explicar como ligar a um hotspot./
Ask for the hotspot owner
the name and the password.
//pergunta primeiro ao proprietário, o nome e a password./
Switch on your Wi-Fi.
//Liga o teu Wi-Fi./
Search for the name of Wi-Fi.
// Procura pelo nome do (Wi-Fi) /
Click on it to select.
//Clica para selecionar./
Put the password.
//Introduz a password./
Try doing any Google search!
// Experimenta fazer uma busca no Google./
If you get it. Means that you are connected.
// Se conseguiste significa que estás ligado./
// For - describes a period/
// Since - describes a starting point./
For decades EU citizens didn`t need visa to get in the UK.//Por decadas cidadaos europeus nao precisavam visto para entrar no Reino Unido.
Since liberation day e-visit visa is required to get in the UK.// desde do dia da libertacao um visto electronico e necessario para entrar no Reino Unido./For decades all countries charged tariffs for US goods. // por decadas todos os Paises cobraram tarifas aos produtos Americanos.
Since liberation day US will change from 0 to 20 percent to import EU products. // desde do dia da libertacao, US mudaram de 0 para 20 porcento para importar produtos Europeus.
For decades EU charged 39 percent to import US goods. // por decadas EU cobrou 39 porcento para importar produtos Americanos.
The decision was to protect US jobs and bring back the industry to US. and the others country will follow the same theory. // A decisao foi para proteger empregos e trazer de volta a industria para os EUA.
IT Literacy Practice lesson simulation to apply
Don`t put your personal details
The first conditional is used to talk about real or possible situations in the present or future, often to express cause and effect. Here's the structure:
If + present simple, will + action verb
For example:
If we do the check-in on time, we will fly to Manchester Airport. // Se nos fizermos o check in a tempo, nos iremos voar par Manchester./
If she saves money, she will go to London. // Se ela economizar, ela ira a Londres./
If you don`t have a more than 6 months valid e-passport, you will not be able to do the check-in. // Se nao tiveres o passaporte valido por mais de seis meses , nao seras capaz de fazer o check in./
If they stay more than six months, they will have to apply to e-visa to stay. // Se permanecerem mais de seis meses , eles terao de pedir um visto de permanencia.
If we don`t buy seats location, we will not sit together. // Se nao comprarmos lugares marcados, nos nao iremos assentar juntos./
If he rents a car, he will not need to buy train or bus tickets. // Se ele alugar um carro, ele nao precisara de comprar bilhetes de comboio ou autocarro./
If she doesn`t book the hotel now, she will pay higher price. // Se ela nao reservar um hotel agora, ira pagar um preco mais alto./
If you don`t buy home when young adult, you will not afford to pay the rent when you become elderly. // Se nao comprares uma casa enquanto jovem adulto, tu nao iras conseguir pagar a renda quando tornares idoso./
It implies that the condition ("if...") has a realistic chance of happening, and the result ("will...") depends on it.
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STRUCTURE
Introduction
These verbs 'devise', 'create' or 'impose' are commonly used with the noun 'structure'.
// Estes verbos conceber, criar, impor são comuns usados com o substantivo estrutura./
To have structure
If something has structure, it is well organized.
We covered everything we needed to talk about in a logical order.
create/devise structure
To make sure something has a good structure, you need to create or devise a structure.
Let's devise a structure to make sure this project runs smoothly.
impose structure
You might need to impose a structure if something is going wrong with a plan.
The team keeps losing, so the coaches need to impose a new structure to make sure things improve.
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Conversation about IT Literacy topics ( to practice the grammar)
- In digital inclusion, what did we learn?
- The essential digital skills to help us use the IT devices!
- Do you know how to navigate the online world safely and effectively?
- Yes I do!
- But, there are some key areas we should practice on!
- Which one?
- Using smartphones, tablets and computers.
- Do you mean, connect them to the world?
- Yes! I also learnt to connect devices by Bluetooth!
- In our classes we are doing some practice of how to install the wearable device app, and connecting it through the smart mobile.
- And what more?
- Understanding of operating systems Windows for PCs and Android or iOS for smart mobiles.
- It`s essential to know, so we can choose the O.S. that fits us!
- Do you have an email address?
- I didn`t have one but, I created one to send and receive messages.
- What did you do in the last lesson?
- Using an e-government gateway!
- Really?
- Yes, check! Click the button to try
(written by Robin Mendes)
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U4// I.T. Literacy / wearable
Wearable
// Equipamentos de tecnologia vestível/
In the UK, wearable tech is making ( present continuous) an impact on health and how it might shape ( modal verb) the future of medicine and care.
// No Reino Unido os equipamentos vestíveis estão a criar um impacto positivo, e pode melhorar o futuro da medicina e saúde./

Wearable are connected ( present tense passive voice) to an app and it to the database in the cloud, to exchange information and return the correct procedures.
// tecnologia vestível está ligado a aplicação e este a base de dados na nuvem, que trocam informações e retorna os procedimentos corretos.//
Example artificial pancreas:(connected to the cloud)
Device ( sensor give the parameters) > app > cloud ( analyze to return the value)
Cloud ( define de value) > app > device ( insulin pump) supply the patient.
So the patient can be monitored 24 hours without a nurse presence.
present tense passive voice
I am connected / It is connected / The data is analyzed / The value is returned
// Eu estou conectado/ Ele está conectado/ Os dados são analisados/ o valor é retornado./I
The insulin is injected / We are monitored by wear tech /
( present perfect)
In the present the operative system Windows, have been used ( present perfect)
in the computers.
( past perfect)
In the past the operating system MS-DOS, had been used ( past perfect) in computers.
Vocabulary
Between // entre dois ou duas/
among // entre vários
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U3// I.T. Literacy / cloud services
Cloud services
The cloud service provider is a digital service like any other services.
// Os fornecedores de serviços de nuvem é uma prestação de serviço digital considerado como qualquer outra prestação de serviço físico./
We can store our photos, files, data, learn , work online and so on.
// Nós podemos guardar nossas fotos, ficheiros, dados, aprender, trabalhar
online e muito mais./
To have these services the providers invest in a big data centre, and everything is interconnected and also as a root structure. // Para existir esses serviços os prestadores de serviços investiram em enormes centro de dados, e tudo está interligado e tem uma estrutura tipo raiz./
All they have free service and paid services to support the infrastructure cost. // Todos eles têm serviços grátis e serviços pagos para suportar os custos de infraestrutura./
The most known are Google, Microsoft, WhatsApp,etc.
//Os mais conhecidos são Google, Microsoft, WhatsApp, etc./
All our email addresses are supported by these services.
// Todos nossos endereços de emails são suportados por esses serviços./
In the future everything will be connected to the cloud. Nowaday we have vehicles, equipment, health services, government gateway, etc.
// No futuro tudo estará conectado para a nuvem.Actualmente temos carros, equipamentos, serviços de saúde, plataforma tipo gov.pt, etc./
For security reasons, all these devices have a mac address which means their own identity.
//Por razões de segurança, todos esses equipamentos têm o Mac address o que significa que têm a própria identidade./
The connection of the equipment to the cloud is made through the internet. Each connection has its own identity called IP address.
// A ligação do equipamento para a nuvem, é feita através da internet. Cada ligação tem a sua própria identificação, chamada IP address./
Example: The act of buying a book and violating the copyright making copies, are bad ethical conduct practice and it’s unlawful.
// Exemplo: A acção de comprar um livro e violar o copyright,
fazendo copias, e uma ma pratica de codogo de conduta e e ilegal./
The authorities can now know who did, what did, when did and where did the action, by requesting an audit file.
// As autoridades podem agora saber quem fez, o que fez, quando fez e onde executou a ação, requisitando um ficheiro de auditoria./
Nowadays most of the users depreciate digital work and only evaluate values in-person services.
//Atualmente a maioria dos utilizadores, desvalorizam o trabalho digital, é só valorizar o trabalho presencial./
Many customers think that they shouldn't pay for services, but only for products. But meanwhile they also are receiving without producing any product.
// Muitos clientes acham que eles não devem pagar por serviços digitais, mas somente por produtos./
In the future, 90 percent of the jobs will be digital. If they don't have income, 90 percent of the universe will be unemployed and will not have money for living costs.
// No futuro, 90 por cento dos trabalhos irão ser digitais. Se eles não tiverem fontes de receita, não irão ter dinheiro para despesas do dia a dia./
It's acceptable when the poor can't afford it but is unacceptable when the miser doesn't want to pay.
// É aceitável quando o pobre não pode pagar, mas é inadmissível quando o avarento não quer pagar./
(written by Robin Mendes)
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U2// I.T. Literacy / Authentication methods
Multifactorial authentication (MFA)
Check if it is // verifica se esta
written in // escrito em
Uppercase // maiuscula = A E I O U
lowercase // minuscula = a e i o u
Camel format = A e I o U
where it should be // onde deveria ser
examples :
Abcde ( default order)
First Uppercase followed by lowercases.
Our case user ( Univers).
// seven characters /
Password: 2025.
// four digit/1234
//four characters/ABCD
// (UnIvErS)
In this example the code has 7 characters
and has a Camel format.
In password we choose a word
// Word/
In passphrase you write a phrase
// ThisIsMyPhasephraseInCamelFormat/
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U1// I.T. Literacy / Introduction
Digital inclusion means, include over 55 in IT literacy.
// Inclusao Digital significa, incluir maiores de 55 anos
em Literacia de tecnologias de informacao./
We should accept this new technology.
//Nos deveriamos aceitar esta nova tecnologia.
To use it, in a secure way, we should know how it works.
//Para usa-lo de um modo seguro, deveriamos saber como
ela funciona.//
We can connect to the world through our PC, laptop,
tablet, and mobile device.
//Nos podemos estar ligados ao mundo atraves do
nosso computador pessoal, portatil,tablet e telemovel.//
The connection is made by wi-fi or mobile data.
// A ligacao e feita por wi-fi ou dados moveis.
Wi-Fi means having a wireless field of internet
surrounding a router.
//Wi-fi significa ter um campo de internet sem fios
a volta do router.
On top we have six small icons.
//No topo nos temos seis pequenos simbolos.
The icons are Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Mobile data from SIM card 1, Mobile data from SIM card 2 and Battery level.
The last small icon indicates to us if the device is
plugged or unplugged for charge.
// O ultimo pequeno simbolo indica-nos se o equipamento
esta ligado ou desligado para carregamento./
The first rectangular icon on the left hand side is the Wi-Fi icon.
On the right hand side is the mobile data icon.
// Na parte inferior o primeiro simbolo rectangular
do lado esquerdo e o icone de wi-fi. Do lado direito e
o de dados moveis./
These two rectangular icons indicate that the device
is connected through Wi-Fi or Mobile data.
//Esses dois simbolos retangulares indicam se o equipamento
esta ligado atraves de wi-fi ou dados moveis.
The eight circular icons indicate, silent mode,
Bluetooth, torch, location, airplane mode, dark mode
and eye comfort.
//Os oitos simbolos circulares indicam, modo silencio,
bluetooth, lanterna, localizacao, modo aviao, modo
escuro e conforto ocular.
The last horizontal icon is to adjust the screen
brightness level.
// O ultimo simbolo horizontal e para ajustar o nivel de
brilho do ecra.
When they are coloured means that they are active.
When they are neutral, they are inactive.
//Quando eles estao coloridos significam que
estao ativos.
Quando estao neutros, eles estao inativos.
Touch the icon to become active or inactive.
//Toca no simbolo para ativarmos ou desativarmos.