Computer and Literacy Skills Program
Created Winter 2009-2010 by Emma Sheppard & Susan Wetenkamp-Brandt
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Day 1
Introduction to the Computer
Daily Objectives
(Students will be able to)
Computer Skills:
New/Review:
 Properly identify the different
physical parts of a computer
 Retrieve their computer,
headphones, and mouse from their
proper place and return them at the
end of class
 Turn the laptop on and off.
 Check battery level and change the
battery
 Identify the different items on their
desktop
 Insert a USB Drive
 Open, close and save Microsoft
Word
 Properly use a mouse (click, double
click, drag, scroll)
Literacy Skills:
 Read and follow instructions
 Assess own skills and areas for
growth/improvement
Tasks
(Students will have completed)
 “Computer Basics and Word
Processing Pre-Test”
 Vocabulary Matching
Activity
 “Getting Started with your
Laptop Computer”
Vocabulary
Computer
Laptop
Mouse
Keyboard
Battery
Desktop
Start Menu
USB Drive
Save
Microsoft
Materials & Activities
(at the end of this lesson)
Laptop, Mouse, USB Disks
Vocabulary Matching Activity
“Understanding Your Computer”
PowerPoint
http://bit.ly/UnderstandingYourComputerPPT
“Getting Started with your Laptop
Computer”
“Computer Basics and Word Processing PreTest”
“Dictionary: Basic Computer and Window
Terms”
Activity / Time
Introductions
10 Minutes
Warm-Up
Time Allotted
30 Minutes
Vocabulary
20 Minutes
Introduction to the
Computer
10 Minutes
Demonstration
30 Minutes
Description
Resources
Notes
“Getting Started With Your Laptop Teachers may want to make a “rules and
Computer”
expectations” poster either before or
during class to hang for duration of
course.
“Computer Basics and Word Processing Students Complete and Teachers
Stress that it is not a test they can fail,
Pre-Test”
then go over “Computer Basics and merely a measure of where they are
Word Processing Pre-Test”
starting.
Introduction of teachers, fellow
students,
Basic ground rules and procedures.
Students read their dictionaries and
complete Vocabulary
Matching Activity.
“Dictionary: Basic Computer and
Windows Terms”
If students already have this dictionary
from previous sessions they will not need
a new copy. Students will match
vocabulary listed above to items in
classroom. Alternatively teacher could;
a) print images of these items and
students can match vocab to pictures.
Labeled pictures can be posted in
classroom. (Teacher should print images
before class.)
Or b) Print definitions and words (in
binder) and have students cut up/match
them.
Following “Getting Started”
“Getting Started With Your Laptop This can be demonstrated beforehand
instructions, students get and turn on
Computer"
either by T or a student who has taken
their computers, connect mouse and
the class before.
headset.
T should be able to sign off on Part 1 by
the end
T should use the “Understanding Your “Understanding Your Computer” Ask for volunteers to come to the Laptop
Computer” PowerPoint and
PowerPoint; “Getting Started With and help demonstrate as appropriate..
demonstrate:
Your Laptop Computer ”
 How to open, save and close a LCD Projector
document
 Basic Mouse Skills
 The red “x” that closes the
Independent
Practice
20 Minutes
window
 Start menu and finding USB
disk
 Task Bar
Students Practice the same skills that Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
were demonstrated in order to open a
Mavis Beacon typing account and then
close the program.
Encourage students to come in to
practice typing skills outside of class
time.
Vocabulary Matching Activity
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNIT
CLICKING
CURSOR
DESKTOP
DISK DRIVE
DISKS (Hard Drive, Flash Drive)
FILE
FOLDER
HARDWARE
ICON
OPERATING SYSTEM
Where all of the information you put into the computer is stored.
Pointing to something on the screen and then pushing the button on the
mouse.
The line or arrow that follows your mouse movement.
The screen you see first when your computer turns on.
The place where you put your disk so that you can save file on it.
Where you save your work, like recording on a video tape.
A piece of computer information such as a document or part of a computer
program.
Just like a file folder in a filing cabinet, the place where files (documents,
letters, spreadsheets, etc.) are kept.
All the parts of the computer that you can touch: the monitor, CPU, printer,
mouse, and keyboard.
Symbols or pictures that you can click on to perform an action. Each program
has its own icon.
An important program that makes everything in the computer work.
KEYBOARD
Like a typewriter, it’s where you type and enter numbers. It is one way to tell
the computer what you want it to do.
MONITOR
Your computer’s screen.
MOUSE
The tool you move with your hand to tell the computer what to do. For
example, you can open programs and files by clicking or double clicking.
Getting Started with Your Laptop Computer
Work with a Partner.
Explain each line below and show your partner how to do this on the computer.
There are 3 Rules:
§
No food or drink
§
Carry carefully
§
Don’t touch the screen
1. Take computer out of cart (keep the cords organized!)
2. Get mouse and headset from bin
3. Connect mouse and headset
4. Open and turn on
5. Connect USB disk
6. Check battery power
7. Change battery
8. Turn off the computer
When computer is off and you have done all of the steps have a teacher check your
work. They will sign in this box.
STUDENT DICTIONARY
Basic Computer Use and Word Processing
1. APPLICATION:
another word for a
program or
software.
2. BOLD: A font style
that makes letters
and words darker.
These words are bold.
These words are not.
3. CLICKING:
Pointing to
something on the
screen and then
pushing the button
on the mouse is
called clicking.
4. CURSOR: The
line or arrow that
you control by
moving the mouse.
5. DESKTOP: The
screen you see first
when your
computer turns on.
This screen has
many icons.
6. DIALOGUE BOX:
A window that
opens and asks
you questions.
7. DISK DRIVE: The
place where you
put a disk so that
you can save files
on it.
8. DISKS: One way
to save (record)
documents and
other files.
9. DOCUMENT:
Anything you
create in Microsoft
Word is called a
document.
10. FILE: a piece of
computer
information such as
a document or part
of a computer
program.
11. FOLDER: like a
file folder in a filing
cabinet, a folder is
where documents
(letters,
spreadsheets, etc.)
are kept.
12. FONT: The style
of the text.
13. FORMAT:
Changing the way
that text looks on
the page (font,
size, color, etc.)
THIS is formatted.
This is not formatted.
14. HARD DISK
DRIVE or HARD
DRIVE: where all
of the information
you put into the
computer is stored.
In a desktop
computer, the hard
drive is located in
the TOWER. In a
laptop computer, it
is inside the laptop
case.
15. HARDWARE: All
the parts of the
computer that you
can touch: the
monitor, tower, disk
drives, printer,
mouse, and
keyboard.
16. HEADSET:
earphones and a
microphone that you
wear on your head.
17.
HIGHLIGHT/SELECT:
Click and drag across
a word or sentence to
highlight it. When it is
highlighted you can
make changes to it.
18. ICON: Symbols
or pictures that you
can click on to perform
an action. Each
program has its own
icon.
Hard Drive
Tower
19. ITALICS: A font
style that slants
words to the right.
20. KEYBOARD: It’s
where you type and
enter numbers and
commands. It is one
way to tell the
computer what you
want it to do.
21. LAPTOP: a portable
computer that you
can carry with you.
This is the kind we
use in class. Inside
the laptop case is a
hard drive, a
processor, and other
hardware.
22. Mac or
MACINTOSH: A
computer that is
made to use the
Macintosh operating
system. There are
two basic kinds of
computers: PCs and
Macs.
23. MENU BAR: The
words at the top of
the screen. Click on
these words and you
see menus of other
things you can do.
24. MENU: A list of
other things you can
do. You see a menu
when you click on
one of the words on
the Menu Bar.
25. MICROSOFT: A
software company
owned by Bill Gates.
26. MICROSOFT
POWERPOINT: a
software program for
making slides for
presentations that
you can show to
others.
27. MICROSOFT
WINDOWS: an
operating system
made by the
Microsoft company.
28. MICROSOFT WORD:
A word-processing
program for typing
letters, resumes,
school papers and
more.
29. MINIMIZE: to move a
window to the bottom
of the screen without
closing the window.
30. MAXIMIZE: to
expand a window to
the full size of the
screen.
31. RESTORE: to make
a window smaller so
that you can change
the size or position.
32. MONITOR: The part
of a computer that
has a screen.
33. MOUSE: The tool
you can use to tell the
computer what to do.
For example you can
open programs and
files by clicking or
double clicking.
34. OPEN: A command
on the File Menu that
brings files onto the
screen so that you
can see them.
35. OPERATING
SYSTEM: the most
important program in
your computer. This
program is like the
“manager” of all of the
other programs.
36. PC = PERSONAL
COMPUTER: a
computer that is
made to use the
Windows operating
system. There are
two basic kinds of
computers: PCs and
Macs.
37. POINT: The size of
text.
38. PROCESSOR or
CPU: a piece of
computer hardware
that works with or
processes
information. The
processor is like the
brain of the computer.
It does all of the
computer’s work and
carries out your
commands. The
processor is inside
the tower or laptop
case.
39. PROGRAMS:
Another word for
software or
applications.
40. SCREEN SAVER: A
design on the screen
that turns on if you
don’t use your
computer for a few
minutes.
12 point
16 point 24 point
Processor/CPU
Tower
41. SCROLL BARS:
The bars on the sides
of the screen that
allow you to move up
or down the page.
42. SOFTWARE:
another word for
programs.
Instructions in the
computer that help it
do different tasks.
43. SPELL CHECK: a
command that finds
and corrects spelling
mistakes.
44. SPREADSHEET:
Organizes information
into rows and
columns and often
uses math and
numbers.
45. TASKBAR: the bar
at the bottom of the
screen that shows all
the windows you
have open.
46. TOOL BARS: The
bars across the top of
the screen that have
icons you click on to
do different things.
47. USB DRIVE or
FLASH DRIVE: a
device for saving
documents and other
files.
48. USB PORT: part of a
computer where
devices that use USB
(such as a mouse, a
camera, or a flash
drive) can be
connected.
49. WINDOW: an area on
the screen that shows
information and that
you can move
around. Every
program and
document opens a
separate window.
You can have many
windows open at one
time.
A Microsoft Word Window
An Internet Explorer Window
50. WORD
PROCESSING:
Typing documents on
a computer. Word
processing also
allows you to format,
save, and edit your
writing.