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Class-by-Class Summary of Activities / Curriculum
Pre-Test
Mousing Exercise
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Week 1
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http://www.pbclibrary.org/mousing/mousercise.htm
Introduction; Class Rules and Contract
‘Write Your Name’
○ Had each student write their name in open Microsoft Word file; showed them how to save the file
Icebreaker
○ Name, country born, something you did during weekend, Goals for class
Pre-test review by section
○ Got through first page; had each person practice two ways of moving cursor
Mouse exercises
○ http://www.seniornet.org/howto/mouseexercises/mousepractice.html
Handed out Student Dictionaries
Week 2
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Icebreaker
○ Had each individual share one new thing you learned in the first class; something unique about their
home culture (ex: favorite food)
Review of First Class Material
○ Desktop/Laptop designation
○ Identify: cursor, mouse, keyboard, monitor, cpu, point/clicking/double click/scroll
Reviewed second page of Pre-Test
How to open desktop icons, programs in start menu
○ Designated multiple different ways to open files (right click/open; double-click; start menu)
How to minimize/maximize, restore down, close programs
Creating new folders
○ Had each person create their own file in ‘Computer Class’ folder
Saving a Document
■ Save vs. Save as
■ Illustrated importance of naming conventions
● Had each individual create two different files
Interactive Exercises
○ Typing exercise - http://www.goodtyping.com/introduccion.htm?n=Guest&e=Invitado&t=1
○ Mouse exercise (incl. copy & paste; dragging and highlighting text)
http://monroe.lib.mi.us/computer_classes/mouse_exercise/mouse_exercise.htm
Wrap-up
○ Had each individual share one new thing they learned from today’s material
Bridging the Digital Divide Project (BDDP) | American Civic Association
Class-by-Class Summary of Activities / Curriculum
Week 3
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Icebreaker
○ Name one place you would like to visit and why? or Name one person in class?
Review of previous material
○ Combined Keyboard Exercises – Backspace, Delete, Spacebar, Enter, Change Font Size
○ Saving files to new folders; creating folders after saving; showing different locations to save file/folder
○ Locating files and folders; establish distinction between various drives
Recycle bin, deleting files
○ Delete original file; restore; explain recycle bin images; drag and drop file upon restoring;
explain importance of deleting/restoring file
Using toolbar/ribbon
○ Formatting text
■ Introduced concept of shortcuts; bring up again during copy and paste
○ Bold, Italics, Underline
○ Font and font size
○ Using the undo button
○ Backspace and delete
Week 4
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Icebreaker
○ Name two computer terms you have learned since the start of this class and explain what the term
means and when to use it
Review of previous material
○ Work through combined exercise file
■ Formatting Text
● Font size, bold, italics, underline
● Arrow Keys – backspace/delete usage and distinction
● Changing font color
Wrap-Up Exercises
○ Typing exercise - http://www.goodtyping.com/introduccion.htm?n=Guest&e=Invitado&t=1
Week 5
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Icebreaker
○ Name one thing you learned the previous wee (Please do not repeat something anyone else says)
Cut, copy & paste
Formatting review: bold, italics, underline, highlighting, changing color, font type and font size
Overtyping
Using mini toolbar
Wrap-Up Exercises
○ Typing exercise - http://www.goodtyping.com/introduccion.htm?n=Guest&e=Invitado&t=1
Bridging the Digital Divide Project (BDDP) | American Civic Association
Class-by-Class Summary of Activities / Curriculum
Week 6
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Icebreaker
○ Name one thing reviewed in last week’s class and explain why it’s important
Typing exercise (paragraph and exercise 27 on Nimblefingers.com)
Started working Week 6 Computer Exercise
○ Introduced Tab Key
○ Formatting paragraphs
○ Shift & Caps Lock
○ Inserting Punctuation
○ Copy, cut, and paste
■ Three different ways to perform these functions
■ Exercise answering computer terms
What you want to learn over last few weeks? (Student requests below)
○ How to check memory on computer / make more room / help computer run faster
○ Making purchases online safely
○ Download songs
○ USB memory stick – how to use
○ Creating a Facebook account
○ How to prevent a virus – programs to help protect computer
○ Searching on the internet – tips, tools, things to know
○ Skype/Chat
○ ITunes
○ Emailing photos/resume
○ Where to look for jobs
Week 7
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Opening exercise
○ Visit Nimblefingers.com and locate Exercise #26
Icebreaker
○ Repeated: Name one thing you want to learn over the last two weeks of class
○ Do you have a computer at home?
○ Do you have an email address?
Week 7 Exercise Sheet (Cont’d.)
Topics to review over last 2 weeks
○ How to check memory on computer / make more room / help computer run faster
○ Emailing files/photos/resume
○ Using USB memory stick
○ How to prevent a virus – programs to help protect computer
○ How to uninstall program
○ Transfer pictures from camera/scanner
○ Searching on the internet – tips, tools, things to know
■ Where to look for jobs
○ Additional
■ Creating a Facebook account
■ Skype/IM/Chat; iTunes
Bridging the Digital Divide Project (BDDP) | American Civic Association
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Week 8
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Typing exercise
○ Nimblefingers.com
Assessment
○ Complete written review packet
○ Work on Cut and Paste Q&A computer exercise
Week 9
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Introduction
○ Thank you, certificates handed out at end of class
○ Announcement: Individuals will be eligible to purchase computers at a reduced cost of $20 – each
individual will be put on waiting list and will be notified as they become available in the next month
○ USB sticks distributed to students
Exercise
○ Discussion and review of written review packet
Additional Formatting
○ Adding bullets and numbers
○ Undoing and redoing
○ Setting page layouts,
○ Proofreading a document
Security on the Computer
○ Basic principles (handout distributed)
○ Creating passwords
■ What to consider?
○ Phishing threats
■ SPAM – how to identify it?
○ Making purchases online safely
E-Mail Attachments & Using USB
○ Opening and sending e-mail attachments
○ Using the USB to save and transfer files
Individual Questions & Consultation
Gift Certificates Distributed