Year Plan - Computer
CLASS |
SUBJECT |
MONTH |
WEEK |
LESSON |
CONTENT |
NO OF PERIODS |
I | Computer | June | 1 | Know your computer | Introduction to ‘machines’ | |
2 | Explain the role of machines in our life | |||||
3 | Introduce the topic ‘computer is a machine’ | |||||
4 | Conduct a practice session on wage of computer | |||||
July | 1 | Parts of a computer | Basic parts of a computer | |||
2 | Monitor CPU, keyboard | |||||
3 | Printer and speaker conduct a practice session to use the computer parts | |||||
August | 1 | Conduct a practice session where students count the number of keys on a keyboard | ||||
2 | Revision for quarterly exam | |||||
September | 2 | Keys and keyboard | Introduce a keyboard and its different keys to the students | |||
October | 1 | Introduce a keyboard and its different keys to the students | ||||
2 | Describe the letter and number keys | |||||
3 | Describe | |||||
4 | Arrow key, backspace key, caps lock key, space bar key | |||||
Conduct the practice session to section the application of both keys in the computer lab | ||||||
November | 1 | Computer mouse | Describe the computer mouse | |||
2 | Explain to the students what a mouse pointer is | |||||
3 | Explain the correct way to hold a mouse | |||||
4 | Practice session, ask the students to right – click on any item on their desktop | |||||
December | Keys and keyboard | Revision for half yearly exam | ||||
Computer mouse | ||||||
January | 1 | Starting and shutting down a computer | Explain the steps to start a computer in the correct way | |||
2 | Explain the steps to shut down the computer | |||||
3 | Do and don’t for the healthy use of a computer | |||||
4 | Practice revision to start and shut down the computer following steps | |||||
February | 1 | Introduction to paint | Demonstrate to the students the steps to start the paint application | |||
2 | Practice drawing in paint | |||||
3 | Filling colours in paint | |||||
4 | Saving a document conduct a practice session to learn saving a document | |||||
March | Starting and shutting down a computers | Practice session to fill colours using paint and saving a document | ||||
Introduction to paint and parts of a computer | Revision for annual examination | |||||
CLASS |
SUBJECT |
MONTH |
WEEK |
LESSON |
CONTENT |
NO OF PERIODS |
II | Computer | June | 1 | Know your computer | Revise the steps to start and shut down the computer | |
2 | Introduce to input devices | |||||
3 | Introduce to output devices | |||||
4 | Introduce to storage device practice session by showing all the devices to the students in the lab | |||||
July | 1 | Working with windows | Booting the computer system | |||
2 | Windows operating system and its function | |||||
3 | Describe the application and importance of taskbar | |||||
4 | Practice session to open paint, word pad and notepad on the computer in the lab | |||||
August | 1 | Practice session in the computer lab and start and shut down the computer. Following the correct steps | ||||
2 | Revision for the quarterly exam | |||||
September | Application of a computer | Explain how human are different from computer | ||||
October | 1 | Describe the different types of computers | ||||
2 | Conduct a practice session to show the working of computer | |||||
3 | How computers are used in different places | |||||
4 | Practice session to view how computers are useful | |||||
November | 1 | The keyboard and the mouse | Define keyboard and its function | |||
2 | Conduct a practice session to apply all keys in computer lab | |||||
3 | Define computer mouse and its function | |||||
4 | Practice session for dragging and dropping using a computer mouse | |||||
December | Application of computer and keyboard and mouse | Revision for half – yearly examination | ||||
January | 1 | Fun with paint | Describe in detail the components of the paint window | |||
2 | Introduce eraser tool and practice session of eraser tool | |||||
3 | Introduce the brushes tool. practice session using drawing tool and fill with colour tool | |||||
4 | Steps to save a practice session to save a picture in paint | |||||
February | 1 | Introduction to MS Word 2007 | Identifying the application as MS Word 2007 and to view | |||
2 | Features of MS Word 2007 with the practice session | |||||
3 | Explain the steps to create a new document, save and open a saved document | |||||
4 | Explain the steps to close a document in MS Word 2007 | |||||
March | Fun with paint and introduction to MS Word 2007 | Conduct a practice session to close paint window and to exit MSWord 2007 | ||||
Revision for annual examination | ||||||
CLASS |
SUBJECT |
MONTH |
WEEK |
LESSON |
CONTENT |
NO OF PERIODS |
III | Computer | June | 1 | Know your computer | Definition of a computer, IPO cycle, hardware and soft ware | 8 |
2 | Types of hardware and software | |||||
3 | Operating system | |||||
4 | LAB | |||||
July | 1 | Using windows | Desktop, taskbar | 8 | ||
2 | Parts of a window | |||||
3 | Shutting down a computer, icons | |||||
4 | LAB | |||||
August | 1 | Paint drawing tools | Paint tools: brushes, polygon, magnifier | 6 | ||
2 | Colour picture, eraser tool, LAB | |||||
3 | LAB, colour group, home tab | |||||
September | 2 | Formatting text in paint | Text tool and text tab | 6 | ||
3 | Parts of the text tab, LAB | |||||
4 | LAB | |||||
October | 1 | Advanced paint | Home tab options | 8 | ||
2 | View tab options | |||||
3 | Editing images | |||||
4 | LAB | |||||
November | 1 | Introduction to TUX paint | Features of TUX paint , starting tux paint, tool in tux paint | 8 | ||
2 | Tools in tux paint saving a picture | |||||
3 | Opening, erasing a picture, closing tux paint | |||||
4 | LAB | |||||
December | 1, 2 | LAB, revision | 4 | |||
3 | Half yearly exam | |||||
January | 1 | Ms word 2007 interface | Selecting, copying, cutting and pasting text | |||
2 | Using find and replace, redo and undo | |||||
3 | Using spelling and grammar, changing case | |||||
4 | LAB | |||||
February | 1 | Introduction to logo. Logo- basic command | Starting MSW logo. MSW logo window | 8 | ||
2 | MSW logo screen exiting MSW logo | |||||
3 | Logo commands | |||||
4 | LAB | |||||
March | 1 | Revision | ||||
CLASS |
SUBJECT |
MONTH |
WEEK |
LESSON |
CONTENT |
NO OF PERIODS |
IV | Computer | June | 1 | Know your computer | Computer and its devices. Different types computer memory and their purposes | 8 |
2 | Input devices – keyboard, mouse, joystick etc | |||||
Processing device – CPU output devices | ||||||
3 | Primary memory and secondary memory. Specific applications of computers | |||||
4 | LAB | |||||
July | 1 | Using windows | Windows operating system, setting background and the screen saver, components of window | 8 | ||
2 | Setting the date and time files and folders creating, copying, moving and deleting | |||||
3 | The accessories | |||||
4 | LAB | |||||
August | 1 | MS word 2007 – formatting text | Various formatting tools in MS word 2007 | 4 | ||
2 | Changing fonts, font size, font style and font colour | |||||
Text alignment – center, left, right, justify | ||||||
Bullets and numbering lab | ||||||
September | 2 | Logo – drawing polygons and circles | Various logo commands and their usage | 6 | ||
3 | Drawing a line, square, triangle, pen up, pendown, pen erase, pen normal, hide turtle, show turtle
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4 | LAB | |||||
October | 1 | LOGO – using pencolours and pen sizes | Coloured lines and coloured screen in LOGO , SET PEN SIZE, SET PEN COLOR commands set flood colour, fill commands | 8 | ||
2 | Set screen colour command | |||||
Checking the status of turtle | ||||||
3,4 | LAB | |||||
November | 1 | LOGO – text commands | To print, label, type in logo | 8 | ||
2 | Make, show commands, print, label commands type command | |||||
3,4 | lab | |||||
December | 1,2 | Lab and revision | 4 | |||
3 | Half yearly examination | |||||
January | 1 | Fun with tux paint | Advanced tools and features of tux paint | 8 | ||
2 | Using stamp tool, opening a new drawing canvas, printing a picture LAB | |||||
3 | Introduction to MS power point – 2007 | MS power point, window 2007 slide layouts, creating and saving a presentation | ||||
4 | Power point views LAB | |||||
February | 1 | Introduction to MS power point 2007 | Running a slide show | |||
2 | Opening an existing presentation | |||||
3 | Opening presentation printing a presentation closing and existing a presentation | |||||
4 | LAB | |||||
March | 1,2 | LAB and revision | ||||
3 | Annual exam | |||||