ICT student textbook/What all can a computer do

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What all can a computer do

Objectives

  1. The computer communicates with data
  2. Data is of different kinds and can be edited, processed, combined in multiple formats which is what makes it possible to do many things with ICT
  3. Different devices can be different for reading, representing data
  4. Data can be organized in files and folders
  5. Getting familiar with input devices

What prior skills are assumed

  1. An understanding of an operating system
  2. Application software
  3. Use of mouse and keyboard

Resources needed

Hardware, software, Files

  1. Videos, images to show
  2. Text files
  3. Geogebra Animations
  4. Internet availability to demonstrate a web page
  5. Handout for Tux Typing
  6. Handout for Tux Paint

Digital skills

  1. Learning to work with multiple applications
  2. Learning to work with input devices

Description of activity with detailed steps

Teacher led activity

  1. Watch the video shown by your teacher and see if any of the applications are familiar to you
  2. Your teacher will demonstrate a file folder different kinds of files to you, which are opened by different applications. With your friends, you need to focus and point out the features of each application:
    1. What is the file name and file extension
    2. How the application was opened (from a menu or right click)
    3. What all did they see on the application
    4. What input had to be given (for example, opening a browser and typing an URL)
    5. What controls are available (increase in size, volume, etc)
  3. Your teacher will also demonstrate the Applications Menu to demonstrate Tux Typing and Tux Paint.

Student activities

  1. On student computers, open the files that have been saved in a folder. There will be a folder with an image, video, text document stored.Students must open the folder on the computers and each of the files.
  2. Open the Application called Tux Typing and take turn with your friends in a group to practice
  3. Students must create their own work folders on the computer=
  4. Open the Application called Tux Paint and take turn with your friends in a group to practice

Portfolio

  1. Lesson logs of Tux Typing
  2. Files created with Tux Paint

How to use the template

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  2. After the template is inserted go to the side box syntax and add the corresponding chapter link from the teacher handbook

Add a link to the Teacher Handbook