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Teacher’s Notes for Using Your

The Using Your Computer series of short videos was designed to help your students develop basic digital literacy. It includes 13 easy-to-follow, visual demonstrations which introduce basic computer skills. Students with a specific area of difficulty can watch those videos that address their difficulty. The skills correlate with the Northstar V2.0 Standards, Module 1: Basic Computer Skills.

1. Knowing Your Devices

Before you start, make sure you have a , computer, tablet, and mobile phone available. Desktop Computer ● Show the first section of the video, Desktop Computer. ● Point to the desktop computer in your classroom. Say, “This is a desktop computer. Desktop computer.” Have students repeat. ● Point out the parts of the desktop computer and have the students repeat each part.

● Say, “This is a keyboard. Keyboard.” Have students repeat.

● Say, “This is a monitor. Monitor.” Have students repeat.

● Say, “This is a mouse. Mouse.” Have students repeat.

● Say, “This is a system unit. System unit.” Have students repeat. ● Ask students about each part of the desktop computer. Have a student come up and point to each part and then say the name of the part.

● Ask, “Where’s the keyboard?” Have a student come up and point to the keyboard and say keyboard.

● Ask, “Where’s the monitor?” Have a student come up and point to the monitor and say monitor.

● Ask, “Where’s the mouse?” Have a student come up and point to the mouse and say mouse.

● Ask, “Where’s the system unit?” Have a student come up and point to the system unit and say system unit.

Laptop Computer ● Continue the video. Show the second section of the video, Laptop Computer. ● Point to the laptop computer in your classroom. Say, “This is a laptop computer. Laptop computer.” Have students repeat.

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● Point out the features of the laptop computer and have students repeat each feature.

● Say, “This is a . Touchpad.” Have students repeat.

● Say, “This is a USB port. USB port.” Have students repeat.

● Say, “This is a charging port. Charging port.” Have students repeat.

● Say, “This is a camera. Camera.” Have students repeat. ● Explain each feature to the students.

● A touchpad is an alternative to a mouse. It is used to move to or click on different areas on the screen.

● A USB port is used to connect devices such as a mouse, , and other computer accessories.

● A charging port is used to charge the device so it has enough power to work.

● A camera is used to take pictures or video while using the laptop. ● Ask students about each feature of the laptop computer. Have a student come up and point to each feature and then say the name of the feature.

● Ask, “Where’s the touchpad?” Have a student come up and point to the touchpad and say touchpad.

● Ask, “Where’s the USB port?” Have a student come up and point to the USB port and say USB port.

● Ask, “Where’s the charging port?” Have a student come up and point to the charging port and say charging port.

● Ask, “Where’s the camera?” Have a student come up and point to the camera and say camera.

Tablet ● Continue the video. Show the third section of the video, Tablet. ● Point to the tablet in your classroom. Say, “This is a tablet. Tablet.” ● Point out the features of the tablet and have the students repeat each feature.

● Say, “This is a camera. Camera.” Have students repeat.

● Say, “This is a . Touchscreen.” Have students repeat.

● Say, “This is the home button. Home button.” Have students repeat.

● Say, “This is a charging port. Charging port.” Have student repeat. ● Ask students about each feature of the tablet. Have a student come up and point to each feature and then say the name of the feature.

● Ask, “Where’s the camera?” Have a student come up and point to the camera and say camera.

● Ask, “Where’s the home button?” Have a student come up and point to the home button and say home button.

● Ask, “Where’s the charging port?” Have a student come up and point to the charging port and say charging port.

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Mobile Phone ● Watch the last section of the video, Mobile Phone. ● Point to the mobile phone in your classroom. Say, “This is a mobile phone. Mobile phone.” Have students repeat. ● Point out the features of the mobile phone and have the students repeat each feature.

● Say, “This is the camera. Camera.” Have students repeat.

● Say, “This is the home button. Home button.” Have students repeat. Summary ● Show the whole video. ● Put all four devices out on the desk and number them 1, 2, 3 & 4. Tell students to put up the correct number of fingers when you point to each device. Look around to ensure all students know the names of the devices.

● Point to the desktop computer and ask, “What is this?” Have students raise their fingers.

● Point to the laptop computer and ask, “What is this?” Have students raise their fingers.

● Point to the tablet and ask, “What is this?” Have students raise their fingers.

● Point to the mobile phone and ask, “What is this?” Have students raise their fingers. ● See if students can identify the same feature across multiple devices.

● Ask, “Where is the camera on the laptop, tablet, and mobile phone?” Have one student come up and point to them.

● Ask, “Where is the charging port on the laptop, tablet, and phone?” Have one student come up and point to them.

● Ask, “Where is the home button on the tablet and mobile phone?” Have one student come up and point to them.

2. Turning Your Computer On and Off

Before you start, make sure students’ are switched off.

Turning On the Computer ● Check the power button on your students’ computers. Many computers have the icon on or above the power button. If the computers have the icon, draw it on the board. ● Show the first part of the video, Turning On the Computer. ● If you’ve drawn the power button icon on the board, point to it. ● Point to the power button on your computer. Have students find the power buttons on their computers. ● Say, “Turn on the computer.” and press the button with your finger. Have students press the button to turn on their computers. Wait a few minutes until the computers turn on. ● Walk around and help students. Make sure everyone has turned on their computer.

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Turning On the Monitor ● Show the second part of the video, Turning On the Monitor. ● Point out that the same icon that’s on the computer often will appear on the power button on the monitor. ● Point to the right hand of the computer and have students press on the button that turns on the monitor. ● Have students turn on their monitors. ● Explain to students that even if the computer is turned on, they must turn on the monitor to see the screen.

3. Logging On and Shutting Down

Logging On to Your Computer ● Make sure students are on the login screen for BurlingtonEnglish. ● Start by showing the video. ● Demonstrate typing in your name in the Username text box. ● Have students click in the Username text box. Walk around and make sure that the flashing cursor appears inside the highlighted text box on the screens. ● Have students type in their usernames. ● Demonstrate clicking in the Password text box. Point to the flashing cursor inside the highlighted text box. Then type the password and click “Log In”. ● Have students click in the Password text box and type in their passwords and then log in to BurlingtonEnglish. ● Walk around and make sure all students have logged in to BurlingtonEnglish.

Shutting Down the Computer ● Point to the X at the top right of the BurlingtonEnglish window. Demonstrate clicking on the X and closing the BurlingtonEnglish window. ● Have the students click on the X and close the BurlingtonEnglish window. ● Point to the Windows icon at the bottom left of the screen. Demonstrate clicking the icon. ● Have students click the Windows icon. ● Walk around and make sure everyone has clicked the icon and can see the menu. ● Demonstrate clicking “Shut down”. Say “shut down” and have students repeat. ● Have students click “Shut down”.

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4. Holding and Moving the Mouse

● Before you start, make sure students’ computers and monitors are switched on. ● Start by holding up your mouse. Say, “This is a mouse. Mouse.” Have students hold up their mouse and repeat. ● Show the video. ● Have students place their hands on their mouse. Walk around and make sure their hands are positioned correctly. ● Point to the pointer on your screen and say, “This is a pointer. Pointer.” Have students repeat the word and point to the pointer on their screens. ● Show students how the pointer moves when you move your mouse. Using your mouse, move the pointer in different directions (up and down, from side to side, in circles, etc.). ● Have students practice moving their mouse in different directions so they can see the connection between moving the mouse and the pointer. ● Walk around and help students. Make sure all students knows how to move the pointer using the mouse.

5. Clicking and Double Clicking

● Before you start, make sure students are logged in to BurlingtonEnglish and are on their Menu screen. ● Start by showing the video. ● Hold up your mouse. Ask, “What’s this?” and elicit the answer “Mouse”. Then demonstrate by clicking your mouse, making sure you are holding the mouse correctly. ● Say, “Click” and have students repeat. ● Go to the BurlingtonEnglish Main Menu screen. Demonstrate how to click by clicking the course your students are going to be using, and then continue clicking within the course so students understand what happens (you can open a new tab, close a tab, open an activity, etc.). ● As you click, point to your ear to show students that you are listening for the sound of the mouse being clicked. ● Have students place their hands on their mouse. Walk around and make sure their hands are positioned correctly. ● Have students practice clicking in the course they are going to be using. ● Walk around and help students. Make sure everyone is clicking. ● Demonstrate to students how to close BurlingtonEnglish by clicking the X. ● Have students close BurlingtonEnglish. ● Hold up your mouse and demonstrate double clicking. ● As you double click, point to your ear to indicate that you are listening for the double click. Say, “double click” and have students repeat. ● Demonstrate opening BurlingtonEnglish by double clicking the icon.

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● Demonstrate closing BurlingtonEnglish by clicking the X. ● Have students place their hands on their mouse. Walk around and make sure their hands are positioned correctly. ● Have students double click and make sure they have opened BurlingtonEnglish. ● Have students close BurlingtonEnglish by clicking the X. ● Walk around and make sure all students have closed BurlingtonEnglish.

6. Dragging

● Before you start, make sure students are logged in to BurlingtonEnglish and are in the course they are going to be using. ● Start by showing the video. ● Hold up your mouse. Ask, “What’s this?” and elicit the answer “Mouse”. ● Continue showing the video. ● Show students that you’re holding your finger down on the left button of the mouse – as if you are going to click – but don’t release the button. ● Now move the mouse while holding your finger down and only release the button when you stop moving the mouse. Say, “drag” and have students repeat. ● Demonstrate dragging in the course the students are going to be using. Students will need to use dragging in certain “Practice” exercises in Basics, Career Exploration & Soft Skills, in the “Build a Text” and “Categories” activities in English in America and in “Task 2” in the Reviews for Everyday English. ● Have students place their hands on their mouse and hold the left button down without releasing. Walk around and make sure their hands are positioned correctly and that the correct finger is being used to hold the button down. ● Walk around and make sure all students know how to drag correctly. ● Tell students to drag the BurlingtonEnglish icon on their desktop to a different area of their desktop.

7. Mouse Pointers

● Before you start, make sure students are logged in to BurlingtonEnglish and are in the course they are going to be using. ● Start by showing the video. ● Explain to students there are three types of pointers. Arrow pointer, hand pointer, and text pointer. Draw the pointers on the board. ● Have students practice moving their mouse in different directions so they can see the connection between moving the mouse and the pointer. ● Have students double click on the BurlingtonEnglish icon. Demonstrate how the arrow pointer is used for clicking the X to close the program, the hand pointer is used when you hover over ‘log on’ and the text pointer is used in the fields where you need to enter your log in information.

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8. Scrolling and Check Boxes

Scrolling ● Before you start, make sure students are logged in to BurlingtonEnglish and have opened up the Wordlist of the course they are going to be using. ● Start by showing the video.

● Draw the scroll bar icon on the board “ “ and show your students that it appears on the right side of the Wordlist. ● Hold up your mouse. Ask, “What’s this?” and elicit the answer “Mouse.” Then demonstrate the two ways of using the mouse to scroll:

● Hold your finger down on the left button of the mouse for a few seconds and then release it.

● Use the scroll button in the middle of the mouse. ● Demonstrate scrolling in the Wordlist. Say, “Scroll” and have students repeat. ● Have students place their hands on their mouse, holding the right button down. Walk around and make sure their hands are positioned correctly and that the correct finger is holding down the right button, ready to scroll. ● Have students practice scrolling. ● Walk around and make sure all students know how to scroll correctly.

Check Boxes ● Demonstrate selecting check boxes in the course the students are going to be using. Students need to select check boxes in certain "Practice" exercises in English in America and Everyday English and in the "Portfolios" in Basics and Career Exploration & Soft Skills. ● Have students place their hands on their mouse and drag the pointer to the check box. Have students press down on the right button of the mouse in the selected box. ● Walk around and make sure all students know how to select check boxes correctly.

9. Knowing Your Keyboard (Part 1)

● Explain to students that the video Knowing Your Keyboard is divided into two parts. Explain that there are many key functions that they need to know. ● Before you start, make sure students are on the log in screen for BurlingtonEnglish. ● Start by showing the video. ● Hold up your keyboard. Say, “This is a keyboard. Keyboard.” Have students repeat. ● Point out the following keys and have the students find them on their keyboards. Demonstrate each key on your screen. Then have the students click on them.

● Letters.

● Numbers.

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● “Enter” key. Explain that “Enter” is used to go down to the next line on the screen.

● “Backspace” key. Explain that “Backspace” is used to correct yourself.

● “Shift” key. Explain that the “Shift” key has two purposes: 1. Typing capital letters. 2. Typing the other symbols when two appear on the same key (e.g., the question mark).

● Space bar. Explain that the space bar is used to separate between words or sentences. ● Write a few sentences on the board for students to type that require them to use the different keys. Walk around and make sure they understand how to use the different keys. ● Demonstrate logging in to BurlingtonEnglish. Open up an activity that requires typing in a text box in the course your students will be using. English in America, Beginners, Module 7, Situation 2, Read and Write; Everyday English, Module 1, Situation 5 (Review), Chat; Career Exploration & Soft Skills, Beginners, Module 1, Lesson 2, Portfolio.

10. Knowing Your Keyboard (Part 2)

● Show the video. ● Hold up the keyboard and show the four arrows on the keyboard. ● Explain to students that if they press on the left arrow the pointer will move to the left. If they press on the right arrow the pointer will move to the right. If they press on the up arrow the pointer will move up. Similarly if they press on the down arrow the pointer will move down. ● Have students go to an activity in which they need to use their keyboard. Have them practice using the arrows. ● Walk around and make sure they understand how to use the arrow keys. ● Hold up the keyboard and point to the Delete and Backspace key. ● Remind students that in Part 1 of the video they learned how to use the Backspace key. ● Explain to students that they use the delete key to delete letters that are to the left of the pointer and that they use the backspace key to delete letters that are to the right of the pointer. ● Have students type in the text box and practice deleting with the delete and backspace keys. ● Hold up the keyboard and show the Caps Lock key. Press on the Caps Lock key and show them that a green light appears on the upper right corner near the icon “Capital A”. ● Explain to students that they may want to use Caps Lock key when they are typing a title or a word that has several capital letters. ● Remind the students that “Shift” + letter will also create a capital letter. ● Have students practice in a text box typing with Caps Lock on and also have them practice typing a capital letter using “Shift” + letter.

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● Explain to students sometimes they may write something and want to move it to another place. In order to do this, they have to copy and paste.

● Demonstrate to students how to select a text. Click the left button of the mouse and drag the mouse across the text selected.

● Show students that in order to copy, they have to press Ctrl + C.

● Have students move the text pointer to where they want to place the text.

● Press Ctrl + V and the text will be pasted where they have selected. ● Hold up the keyboard and show the students where the Tab key is on the keyboard. ● Explain to the students that if they press the Tab key it will move the ”pointer” down from one text box to another. ● Have students practice using the Tab key in text boxes.

11. Typing in Text Boxes

● Before you start, make sure students are on the log in screen for BurlingtonEnglish. ● Start by showing the video. ● Hold up the mouse. Ask, “What’s this?” and elicit the answer “Mouse”. Now demonstrate clicking the mouse in the Username text box. Point to the flashing cursor inside the highlighted text box. ● Demonstrate typing in your name in the Username text box. Say, ”Type” and have students repeat. ● Have students click in the Username text box. Walk around and make sure that the flashing cursor appears inside the highlighted text box on their screens. ● Have students type in their usernames. ● Walk around and make sure all the students have logged in to BurlingtonEnglish. ● Demonstrate typing in the courses students are going to be using, students need to type in "Read and Write" exercises in English in America and in the "Portfolios" in Basics and Career Exploration & Soft Skills.

12. Audio Output Features

● Explain to students that in this video they will learn how to access and control the audio features, both on a computer and a mobile phone. If possible, have headphones available. ● Depending on which Windows version you have the icons on your monitor may differ. The icons in this video are based on Windows 10. ● Have students look at the lower right side of the monitor and click on the sound icon “ “. ● Demonstrate to students that when they click on the icon the speaker icon comes up with a volume scale. Explain to students that when the bar is closest to the sound icon the sound is low and if they click and drag the bar to the right the sound is loud. ● Demonstrate to students that if they click on the sound icon to the left of the bar, the sound is muted and an X will appear. When students click on the X the sound will resume.

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● Invite students up to the computer to practice lowering and raising the volume. ● Explain to students that on most mobile phones the button to lower and raise the sound is on the side of the phone. Different mobile phones may work differently. ● Have students use their own phones and increase and decrease the volume. ● Demonstrate to students how to use the computer’s speakers. ● Have students click on the sound icon. A popup will appear with the option for speakers or headphones. Select the audio device that you want to use. Press headphone and the sound will be played through the headphones.

13. Knowing Your Desktop

● Have students turn on the computer and monitor. ● Show students a folder and a document on your computer. Explain that they should keep their documents in folders on their computer. Demonstrate how to drag documents into folders. Double click on the folder and it will open. Then click on the left button of the mouse and drag the documents into the folder. ● Explain to students that when they do not want to keep a document or folder they put it in the recycle bin. Demonstrate dragging the document into the recycle bin. ● Explain to students that if they want to retrieve an item from the recyce bin they can. Demonstrate retrieving an item by double clicking on the recycle bin and dragging the item onto the desktop.

● Point to the internet connection “ “ on the computer and the mobile phone. Some mobile phones will show the icon with the word Wi-Fi. ● Point to the internet browsers icon. Say this is the “Firefox icon” and this is the “Google icon.” ● Explain to students that the internet browsers are search engines for the students to look for information on the internet. H-014-295 I

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