Computer Classes-Level One Curriculum

November 25, 2008

 

Prerequisites: None

Supplies Need: None, instructor to discuss purchasing a flash drive, but it is not mandatory

 

Class Description:  This is a class for someone who is just getting started or is in need of a refresher course.  Topics included in Level One: basic computer components, computer operations, working with programs (WORD, Notepad, WordPad), organizing folders and files, email, and the internet.  The skills learned in this class are needed to participate in most other computer-based classes offered at LE Phillips Senior Center.

 

1)  Basic computer components.

a.    Desk top/Laptops

b.    Central Processing Unit (CPU)

                                                             i.      Power button

                                                           ii.      Shutdown/Hard shutdown

c.     Monitor

                                                             i.      Power button

d.    Keyboard

e.    Mouse

                                                             i.      How to hold

                                                           ii.      Parts

f.      Drives

                                                             i.      Floppy

                                                           ii.      Hard drive

                                                         iii.      CD

                                                        iv.      Flash drive

g.    Printer

h.    Scanner

i.       Sound

j.      Surge Protection

                                                             i.      Storms/lightening

k.    Virus protection

 

2)  Computer Operation

a.    Ergonomics

b.    Mouse Operation

                                                             i.      Single/Double click

                                                           ii.      Drag and drop

                                                         iii.      Right/Left Click

                                                        iv.      Mouse setting

                                                          v.      Solitaire

 

 

 

c.     Desktop Features

                                                             i.      Icons/creating shortcuts

                                                           ii.      Taskbar

                                                         iii.      Start Button

                                                        iv.      Recycle Bin

                                                          v.      My Computer

1.    Drives

a.    Types

b.    Using Flash drive

c.     Using CD drive

d.    Windows Features

                                                             i.      Open/close

                                                           ii.      Resize, Minimize/Maximize

                                                         iii.      ??Create S???

 

3.)                       Working with programs-WORD, NotePad, WordPad

a.    Introduce basic features

                                                             i.      Menu bar

                                                           ii.      Toolbars

b.    Create a new document

                                                             i.      Entering text

                                                           ii.      Returns/enters

                                                         iii.      Basic formatting

1.    Size font, bold, underline, justify

2.    Highlight

3.    Copy/Cut/ Paste

4.    Making Changes in a document

                                                        iv.      Spell Check

c.     Save/Save as

d.    Print

                                                             i.      Page set up

                                                           ii.      Print preview

                                                         iii.      Number of copies, etc.

e.    Closing the program

 

4.)                       Folders and files

a.    Creating Folders and File

                                                             i.      My Computer/My Document

                                                           ii.      Folders inside folders

b.    Moving folders and files

c.     Changing folders and files names

d.    Deleting folders and files

e.    Going between folders and files

 

 

 

5.)                       Email

a.    Providers/types of (dial-up, broadbands)

b.    Yahoo mail/gmail

                                                             i.      Creating an account

                                                           ii.      Open, reply, forward

                                                         iii.      Create a message

1.    attachment

2.    send

                                                        iv.      Create an address book

                                                          v.      Organizing and storing emails

                                                        vi.      Exe. File  (dangers of)

 

 

6.)                       Internet

a.    Accessing the World Wide Web (web)

                                                             i.      Open Browser

                                                           ii.      Tool Bars

                                                         iii.      Links

                                                        iv.      Navigation/Surfing

                                                          v.      Favorites

b.    Finding Information on the World Wide Web (web)

                                                             i.      Search engines/searching

                                                           ii.      Saving/printing

 

A final class project will be used to provide an opportunity for students to apply the skills that they have learned in class.  An example of a project could be creating a simple Web Page.