INTEGRATING COMPUTER LITERACY INTO ABE

DEVELOPING COMPUTER LITERACY SKILLS WITH ABE STUDENTS

SKILLS	ACTIVITIES	EVALUATION
Define the purpose of computers.	Discuss ways computers are used in the workplace.	Student will name 3 ways computers manage information.
Identify the major parts of computers.	Provided handout of input/output devices.	Student will label computer devices on a diagram.
Boot up MS-DOS or Windows.	Demonstrate turning on the CPU and monitor.	Student will appropriately cold boot the computer.
Demonstrate keyboard knowledge.	Use overhead transparency of keyboard layout. Provide handout of keyboard layout.	Student will fill in the names of the keyboard keys in their proper location on the keyboard. Student will match the keyboard keys with their functions.
Change the current disk drive.	Demonstrate switching between the A and C drives.	Student will insert a program diskette into the A drive, type A: and press enter. Student will then type C: and press enter to return to the C drive.
Use application software from DOS.	Demonstrate starting software from the A or C drive.	Student will successfully start software from the A or C drive.
Hold and use the mouse correctly.	Demonstrate the proper way to hold/click the mouse.
Open software from Windows.	Demonstrate starting Windows and clicking choice.	Student will successfully use the mouse to open a program.
Use application software.		Student will follow the on-screen directions.

INTEGRATING COMPUTER LITERACY INTO ABE

DEMONSTRATING KEYBOARD KNOWLEDGE

LEVEL ABE

OBJECTIVES

Become familiar with the basic keyboard layout

Demonstrate keyboard knowledge by naming the parts of the keyboard

MATERIALS

Computer

Overhead projector/markers

Overhead transparency of keyboard layout

Handout of keyboard layout

Worksheet: matching keyboard keys with their functions

Pencil or pen

PROCEDURES

Student will cold boot the computer.

Overhead transparency of keyboard layout will be used while student identifies the described keys on his or her keyboard including: caps lock, Ctrl and alt, cursor movement keys, enter, Esc, function keys, numeric keypad, print screen, shift, and typewriter keys.

Student will fill in the names of the keyboard keys in their correct location.

Student will match the keyboard keys with their correct description of function.

EVALUATION

Student will correctly locate and name the keyboard keys on a diagram of the keyboard layout.

Student will successfully complete the worksheet matching the keyboard keys with their functions.

TIMELINE

One 30-minute session to be followed with the introduction of typing software.

Mary Lou Friedline, PIC of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc., Greensburg

INTEGRATING COMPUTER LITERACY INTO ABE

DEMONSTRATING KEYBOARD KNOWLEDGE

MATCHING

Match the keyboard keys in Column A with the correct description or function in Column B.

COLUMN A

1. _____ Caps Lock
2. _____ Cursor movement keys
3. _____ Enter
4. _____ Esc
5. _____ Function keys
6. _____ Numeric keypad
7. _____ Print Screen
8. _____ Shift
9. _____ Typewriter keys

 COLUMN B

1. used to enter letters, numbers, and punctuation symbols
2. are labeled F1 through F12; their purpose depends on the software
3. used to enter numbers instead of using the numbers on the typewriter part of the keyboard
4. used to control the placement of the cursor on the screen; allows you to insert and delete text
5. capitalizes letters and displays the upper half symbols
6. automatically capitalizes a letter
7. sends a copy of the screen display to the printer to make a hard copy
8. starts a new line or paragraph when typing text
9. allows you to escape from an undesired choice

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Mary Lou Friedline, PIC of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc., Greensburg