Lesson Outcome:

Students will be able to:

  • Identify input and output devices.
  • Use drag and drop to arrange files and icons on the desktop.
  • Write and edit text.
  • Practice exercises to remain fit while using computers.

Activity 3.1

Open Educational suite GCompris and play the following games:

1. Tangram puzzle game: Select the tangram to form. Select an item and drag around it to show the rotation you want. Once you've shown what shape you want, the computer will create it. If you need help, click on the shape button, and the border of the shape will be drawn.

2. Super brain: Click on the items until you find what you think is the correct answer. Then, click on the OK button in the control bar. In the lower levels, Tux gives you an indication if you found a hiding place by marking the item with a black box. You can use the right mouse button to flip the colours in the opposite order.

3. A sliding block puzzle game: Each car can only move either horizontally or vertically. You must make some room in order to let the red car move through the gate on the right.

Explore

  1. What are the other applications that allow you to write text on a computer besides the text editor?
  2. Create folders within a folder. Give a same name to two folders and check what happens.

Teacher’s corner 2.1

  • The first lesson of class III is a revision chapter. It is important that students completely learn the Level II contents before they start new topics. Ensure that you give adequate time to hands-on practice of what they have already learnt.
  • Bring the class II textbook to the class and ask the students to tell the various activities that they did with computers. They will mention input output devices, using text editor, starting the computer and entering the user name and password. Ask them what are the input and output devices of the computer. Summarize the discussion by briefly mentioning how each computer part plays an important role. Revise how to start a computer session and ask a student to demonstrate it to the class. Emphasize the importance of username and password and that it is essential to enter them correctly.
  • Ask the students to look at the icons of the desktop and identify the folder and activity icons. Revise the functions of the folder and how it helps to organise the files on the computer.
  • Open a text editor and demonstrate the various edit functions. Give a short assignment to the students that allow them to practice the uses of various keys (caps Lock/backspace/delete/navigational). Tell them that they will learn to write in colourful and varied handwriting this year.
  • Revise the various exercises they learnt to keep fit while they used the computers for longer time. Ask the students to demonstrate these in the class. Emphasize the importance of keeping the computers clean, avoiding food/drinks near computer and sharing computers with their classmates.

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