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==== Adding FOSS applications to your computer ====

==== Adding FOSS applications to your computer ====

While Ubuntu will come bundled with many applications, you can also add more FOSS applications to your computer. Go to Applications > System Tools -> Software. You will need to type the required application name in the search bar. It will show all applications  with the words you have entered and you will get an option for "Install". Click on "Install" if you want to install the application. If your search does not get the application(s) you want, try with fewer letters / words to search. It may ask your Ubuntu log in password for authentication, just type your Ubuntu password and press enter.  

While Ubuntu will come bundled with many applications, you can also add more FOSS applications to your computer. Go to Applications > System Tools -> Software. You will need to type the required application name in the search bar. It will show all applications  with the words you have entered and you will get an option for "Install". Click on "Install" if you want to install the application. If your search does not get the application(s) you want, try with fewer letters / words to search. It may ask your Ubuntu log in password for authentication, just type your Ubuntu password and press enter.  

===== Learning to input with keyboard =====

==== Learning to input with keyboard ====

Most of the instructions / input is given to the computer through the keyboard, hence it is important that you should be able to type efficiently, using all your fingers. Typing using the correct finger for each key on the keyboard will help improve the speed of input enormously. Earlier, to learn typing, one had to go to a typing class, but now the computer has [[Learn Tux Typing|Tux Typing software]] that you can use to learn typing.

Most of the instructions / input is given to the computer through the keyboard, hence it is important that you should be able to type efficiently, using all your fingers. Typing using the correct finger for each key on the keyboard will help improve the speed of input enormously. Earlier, to learn typing, one had to go to a typing class, but now the computer has [[Learn Tux Typing|Tux Typing software]] that you can use to learn typing.

# Numeric keypad: The numeric keypad is handy for entering numbers quickly. The keys are grouped together in a block like a conventional calculator or adding machine. This block may not be available on all keyboards, numbers are also provided in the top rung of the keyboard.

# Numeric keypad: The numeric keypad is handy for entering numbers quickly. The keys are grouped together in a block like a conventional calculator or adding machine. This block may not be available on all keyboards, numbers are also provided in the top rung of the keyboard.

====== Working with the Tux Typing application ======

===== Working with the Tux Typing application =====

To open Tux Typing go to Application > Education>Tux Typing.  The steps are shown below in the gallery of Images 4-6

To open Tux Typing go to Application > Education>Tux Typing.  The steps are shown below in the gallery of Images 4-6

[[File:TuxTyping_5_Keyboard_screen_typing_instruction.png|400px|left|link=https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/File:TuxTyping_5_Keyboard_screen_typing_instruction.png|Image 7 - Typing with Tux Typing |thumb]]After clicking 'space bar' and 'p' key it will show the window as per the image shown here (Image 7). On the screen you can see items -  Time, Chars (characters), CPM (characters per minute), WPM (words per minute), Errors and Accuracy; these basically tell you how well you are typing. You will find a blinking button on each finger to guide you as to which finger to be used for typing a given character. There will also be a blinking light around the character to be typed, on the virtual keyboard on the screen.{{clear}}

[[File:TuxTyping_5_Keyboard_screen_typing_instruction.png|400px|left|link=https://teacher-network.in/OER/index.php/File:TuxTyping_5_Keyboard_screen_typing_instruction.png|Image 7 - Typing with Tux Typing |thumb]]After clicking 'space bar' and 'p' key it will show the window as per the image shown here (Image 7). On the screen you can see items -  Time, Chars (characters), CPM (characters per minute), WPM (words per minute), Errors and Accuracy; these basically tell you how well you are typing. You will find a blinking button on each finger to guide you as to which finger to be used for typing a given character. There will also be a blinking light around the character to be typed, on the virtual keyboard on the screen.{{clear}}

===== Learning to input with the mouse =====

==== Learning to input with the mouse ====

Initially, the keyboard was the only device for providing instructions to the computer, but with the invention of the 'graphic user interface' (GUI in short), the mouse became an important input device. The mouse makes giving instructions much simpler by pointing the cursor to a place on the screen and clicking to select an instruction. You can become comfortable in using the mouse by practising with Tux Paint. Tux Paint features a simple interface and a fixed drawing area with access to previously made images using icons. [[Learn Tux Paint|Tux Paint]] is equipped with cartoon mascots which can encourage students to learn to use the mouse.

Initially, the keyboard was the only device for providing instructions to the computer, but with the invention of the 'graphic user interface' (GUI in short), the mouse became an important input device. The mouse makes giving instructions much simpler by pointing the cursor to a place on the screen and clicking to select an instruction. You can become comfortable in using the mouse by practising with Tux Paint. Tux Paint features a simple interface and a fixed drawing area with access to previously made images using icons. [[Learn Tux Paint|Tux Paint]] is equipped with cartoon mascots which can encourage students to learn to use the mouse.