Activities Using a Keyboard Called a Cursor

Moz: Yes. As you already know most of the activities have these common options.

Tejas: Do we write text in the blank space? Lesson5 Moz: Yes. Just like writing a new page in your notebooks. Jyoti: The shape of the mouse pointer is different in the text editor. Moz: Good observation. The mouse pointer in a text editor is also Activities using a keyboard called a cursor. It is a small blinking vertical line. Jyoti: Moz, We can write text using the alphabet keys and number In this lesson you will learn to use: keys on the keyboard. I want to type my friend‛s name. How can I Caps Lock, Backspace and Delete keys. write capital letters? A m The four directional arrow keys, Page Up, Page Down keys. Moz: First press on the Caps Lock key. Then type the alphabets.

Tejas: Moz, We want to prepare a list of our friends. Which activity can we use ? Moz: Use the text editor activity. This enables you to write and make changes to the text.

Tejas and Jyoti double click on the text editor icon with the mouse. Jyoti: A small light on the keyboard comes on when we press Tejas: Similar to the paint activity, text editor has options to create Caps Lock key! a new file, open files that are already created and save a files. Tejas: Pressing the Caps Lock key again is giving lower case alphabets. The light on the keyboard is now off! Moz: Good. The light indicates if the Caps Lock key is on or off. Caps Lock Cursor Caps Lock

Pressing on the Caps Lock key allows typing in capital letters.

1. Press the Caps Lock key once again to type lower case letters. 2. A small green light on the keyboard indicates the status (light on – Capital letters, light off – lower case letters). SKILL

35 Moz: Yes. As you already know most of the activities have these common options.

Tejas: Moz, We want to prepare a list of our friends. Which activity can we use ? Moz: Use the text editor activity. This enables you to write and make changes to the text.

Pressing on the Caps Lock key allows typing in capital letters.

1. Press the Caps Lock key once again to type lower case letters. 2. A small green light on the keyboard indicates the status (light on – Capital letters, light off – lower case letters). SKILL

36 Tejas and Jyoti write the names of their friends one below the other. Moz: Good, you have used the Enter key to go to the next line. Jyoti typed Sweetha instead of Swetha and wants to delete the extra 'e' in the name. Jyoti: Moz, I want to move the cursor back. How do I do this? Moz: You can use the 4 directional arrow keys on the keyboard to move the cursor within the text.

Arrow keys

There are four arrow keys on a keyboard. These keys allow you to move the cursor up, down, left and right.

1. Up and down arrow keys move the cursor up or down by one line at a time. 2. Left and Right arrow keys move the cursor left or right by one letter at a time. SKILL

Jyoti: I used the left arrow key to take the cursor to the letter 'e' that I want to erase. How do I erase the letter? Moz: Use the Backspace key. Jyoti: Backspace key is erasing the letter before the cursor. How do I erase a letter which is after the cursor? Moz: Oh! Use the Delete key. Making changes to the text that you have written is called editing the text.

Making changes to the text that you have written is called editing the text. CONCEPTS

Backspace Backspace Key This key erases the letter before the cursor. It is marked Backspace. It is usually the last key in the row of numbers.

SKILL

37 Tejas and Jyoti write the names of their friends one below the other. Moz: Good, you have used the Enter key to go to the next line. Delete Jyoti typed Sweetha instead of Swetha and wants to delete the extra 'e' in the name. Delete Key Jyoti: Moz, I want to move the cursor back. This key deletes the letter which is after the cursor. SKILL How do I do this? Moz: You can use the 4 directional arrow Tejas finished entering all the names and wants to give a title to the keys on the keyboard to move the list. So he uses the Up arrow key to move the cursor to the top of cursor within the text. the page.

Arrow keys Moz: Instead of using the Up arrow key several times, Use Page Up. This will take the cursor up one page at a time. Use Page Down to There are four arrow keys on a keyboard. These keys allow you to take the cursor down, page by page. move the cursor up, down, left and right. Page Page Up Down 1. Up and down arrow keys move the cursor up or down by one Page Up/ Page Down line at a time. These two keys are used to move the cursor up or down, one page 2. Left and Right arrow keys move the cursor left or right at a time. by one letter at a time. SKILL SKILL The arrow keys and the Page Up and Page Down keys are called the Jyoti: I used the left arrow key to take the cursor to the letter 'e' navigational keys. They help us to move around in the pages. that I want to erase. How do I erase the letter? Moz: Use the Backspace key. Jyoti: Backspace key is erasing the letter before the cursor. How do I erase a letter which is after the cursor? Moz: Oh! Use the Delete key. Making changes to the text that you have written is called editing the text.

Making changes to the text that you have written is called editing the text. CONCEPTS

Backspace Backspace Key This key erases the letter before the cursor. It is marked Backspace. It is usually the last key in the row of numbers.

SKILL

38 Moz: ( Looking at the list) Interesting names! Have you saved the list in a file? Tejas: I clicked on the Save button. The dialog box is asking me to enter a name for the file. Moz: Give a suitable name so that you can easily find your file later. Tejas names the file ‘t-friends’ and Jyoti names her file ‘j-friends’.

Jyoti: Can we do some paintings using the paint activity. Moz: Ok. I am going out of town for a few weeks. I have prepared a list of activities for you. Start the activities tomorrow. Chin Chinaki...

LESSON OUTCOME

After you have studied this lesson, you will be able to:

Understand the functions of specific keys on the keyboard.

Use backspace and delete key to make changes in the text.

Use arrow and navigation keys to go move the cursor in different directions. Moz: ( Looking at the list) Interesting names! Have WORKSHEETS you saved the list in a file? Book II | Lesson 5 Tejas: I clicked on the Save button. The dialog box is asking me to enter a name for the file. 1. Martha monkey wants to colour the keyboard. Can you help her? Moz: Give a suitable name so that you can easily find your file later. Tejas names the file ‘t-friends’ and Jyoti names her file ‘j-friends’.

Jyoti: Can we do some paintings using the paint activity. Moz: Ok. I am going out of town for a few weeks. I have prepared a list of activities for you. Start the activities tomorrow. Chin Chinaki...

Red for number keys Blue for the alphabet keys Green for Spacebar key Brown for Caps lock key Pink for arrow keys Yellow for Backspace key Orange for Page up and Page down keys Grey for Delete key

2. Match the columns:

LESSON OUTCOME Save the text written.

After you have studied this lesson, you will be able to:

Understand the functions of specific keys on the keyboard. Create a New file to write text.

Use backspace and delete key to make changes in the text.

Use arrow and navigation keys to go move the cursor in different directions. Open an already created file.

39 WORKSHEETS Book II | Lesson 5

3. Can you guess which of the following I am? Pick from the coloured keys in the picture below.

a) I allow you to write alphabets. b) I allow you to move to the next line. c) I allow you to move the cursor to the top of the page. d) I allow you to delete the letter to the left of the cursor. e) I allow you to move the cursor up, down, left and right. f) I allow you to delete the letter to the right of the cursor. g) I allow you to create blank space between two words. h) You use me to type numbers. i) If you press me you can type capital letters continuously. j) I allow you to move the cursor to the end of the page. WORKSHEETS WORKSHEETS Book II | Lesson 5 Book II | Lesson 5

3. Can you guess which of the following I am? Pick from the 4. Supandi does not know which keys are seen on a keyboard. coloured keys in the picture below. Help him by colouring the keys which are seen on the keyboard in red and the others in black.

Enter

5. Match the following:

A hoop of basket ball (with 'Allows you Volleyball(with Page up written on it) to type capital letters 'written on it)

A hockey goal post('Erases the letter Football (with Backspace written on it) after the cursor')

A volleyball net('Allows you to move up a Basket ball (with Caps lock written on it) page')

A football net ('Erases the letter Hockey (with Delete written on it) before the cursor')

vollyball

football

basketball WORKSHEETS Book II | Lesson 5 Book II | Lesson 5 1. Falling words: Type the words before they reach the ground. To play this game, 5. Match the following: follow the following steps: Applications-->Games-->Educational Suite Gcompris--> Computer peripherals --> Keyboard games. A hoop of basket ball (with 'Allows you Volleyball(with Page up written on it) to type capital letters 'written on it)

A hockey goal post('Erases the letter Football (with Backspace written on it) after the cursor')

A volleyball net('Allows you to move up a Basket ball (with Caps lock written on it) page')

A football net ('Erases the letter Hockey (with Delete written on it) before the cursor')

2. Move the helicopter using the up, down, right and left arrows on the keyboard to catch the clouds. Catch the numbers in increasing order. To play this game, follow vollyball the following steps: Applications --> Games --> Educational suite GCompris -->Mathematics-->Numeration

football

basketball Book II | Lesson 5

3. Connect 4: Use the keyboard keys to arrange 4 balls in a row. To move the piece left or right use arrow keys, To drop a piece use the down arrow or spacebar key. To play this game, follow the following steps: Applications-->Games-->Educational Suite GCompris--> Strategy games

Group Activity: Divide the class into groups of five each. Each group has to write names of different profession on the computer. Each student types one letter alternately. At the end of the exercise, find out which group has the longest list.

Explore! 1. Some keys on the keyboard are seen at more than one location. For example: Several keyboards have two Enter keys. Look at the keyboards around you and find more such keys. 2. Besides using the CapsLock Key for typing capital letters, is there any other way to do this? Teacher’s Book II Book II | Lesson 5 Corner Lesson 5

Begin the lesson by revising what the students already know about the keyboard. 3. Connect 4: Use the keyboard keys to arrange 4 balls in a row. To move the piece left Mention the different keys they learned in class I – alphabet and number keys, enter key, or right use arrow keys, To drop a piece use the down arrow or spacebar key. To play space bar and backspace key. Engage them in the discussion on the what these keys are used for. this game, follow the following steps: Tell the students that in this lesson, they will learn the use of additional keys that will Applications-->Games-->Educational Suite GCompris--> Strategy games allow them to do a variety of new things using the keyboard. Open text editor on the computer (at this point, it is not important for students to know how to start this application) and type their names one below the other. Press the Caps Lock key and type a few names. Ask them to note if they are in capital or small letters. After this toggle Caps Lock key and type a couple of names. Now ask them to note the difference. Students will be surprised and eager to learn how this change occurs. Teach them about Caps Lock key and inform them that a green light is on when this key is pressed. Tell the students that this light might be located at different places on different keyboards. Ask th students to look at different keyboard and note this. While writing the students' names, make a deliberate mistake. Question them about how to correct it. They have already learned about Backspace key. For the sake of revision, repeat its function. Ask them to note that the backspace is shown differently in different keyboards (If possible, get pictures of a variety of keyboards; where the name of the key is written, and where only the back arrow is indicated). Introduce the function of Delete key and tell the students that it allows them to delete a character following the cursor. (Students can get confused between the function of these keys. Do not worry, they will be more confident as they continue to use the keyboard extensively in the future. Emphasize that both backspace and delete keys allow you to remove one letter at a time). The list of students names in the class is likely to be long. Ask them how they can look at the names in the list. Demonstrate use of the arrow keys. You can even ask the students to do a physical exercise where you ask them to move their hands in the four directions to reinforce the function of the four arrow keys. Group Activity: Tell the students about the function of Page up and Page Down key and demonstrate Divide the class into groups of five each. Each group has to write names of different using the list of students names. End the class by summarizing the different keys they profession on the computer. Each student types one letter alternately. At the end of learned in the lesson, followed by activities that allow them to practice use of these keys. the exercise, find out which group has the longest list.

Further Reading: (To learn the keys on a keyboard) Explore! http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3454 1. Some keys on the keyboard are seen at more than one http://www.sesamestreet.org/home/?contentId=9495524& location. For example: Several keyboards have two Enter keys. Look at the keyboards around you and find more such keys. 2. Besides using the CapsLock Key for typing capital letters, is there any other way to do this? Lesson6 Activity using Paint

In this lesson you will learn: To use various tools of Paint activity. A m (See the level I lesson on paint for a revision.)

1. Draw a greeting card for your friend on her birthday! Use the paint tool to write the birthday wishes on the card. Group Activity: 1. Learning about different occupations: Make charts of different occupations by collecting the objects associated with them. You Lesson can even draw the objects. For example the occupation of 6 carpentry can be represented with Saw, screw drivers, a hammer, wood etc. Use your imagination to give a nice title and write the name using alphabet tool. To do this activity, form a group of five Activity using Paint students. Each group does one occupation with one student drawing or writing name of one tool used in that occupation. Find out the In this lesson you will learn: group that has the maximum number of tools for the occupation To use various tools of Paint activity. they chose! A m (See the level I lesson on paint for a revision.)

1. Draw a greeting card for your friend on her birthday! Use the paint tool to write the birthday wishes on the card. 2. Draw scenery of your choice. To do this activity, form a group of five students each. Each student does one portion of the scenery. For example, while drawing a village scene, one student can make mountains, while others can make sun, pond, birds, tree and so on.

1. A village 2. Zoo 3. Garden 4. Sunset or Sunrise over the Sea or hills

Give an interesting title to the scenery and write it using paint tool. At the bottom of the page to the right hand side write your names. 2. Draw scenery of your choice. To do this activity, form a group of five students each. Each student does one portion of the scenery. 3. Choose a game that you like to play. Find out about the game. For For example, while drawing a village scene, one student can make example, the number of players, objects used to play, size of the mountains, while others can make sun, pond, birds, tree and so on. play ground, etc. Make a poster of the game using Tux paint. To do this activity, form a group of four or five students and pick up one 1. A village game. Search for the objects in the existing images. You may even 2. Zoo draw these objects. Write the name of the game and the names of 3. Garden objects used to play the game (You may use any of the tools – 4. Sunset or Sunrise over the Sea or hills magic, text, paint to write).

Give an interesting title to the scenery and write it using paint tool. At the bottom of the page to the right hand side write your names. 4. Draw and paint any object or a place, using line tool and shapes tool. For example flags of countries, a house, a person, car, table, chair, a cricket ground, swimming pool and many more can be drawn with a combination of the line tool and shape tool. You can use the paint tool if necessary. Label the objects that you draw using the line and shape tool wherever possible. To do this activity, form a group of four or five students. Each student in the group makes one object.

LESSON OUTCOME

After you have studied this lesson, you will be able to:

Create interesting charts, posters, birthday cards and, paintings.

Explore! 1. Find out the different kinds of lines that you can draw using Paint and Line tool. For example: You can draw a dotted line or a line made up of squirrels. 2. Draw a picture in Tux Paint and use mirror and flip options under magic tool. What happens to your drawing? 3. Explore how to change the size of letters you enter using the Text tool in Tux Paint. 4. Draw and paint any object or a place, using line tool and shapes tool. Teacher’s Book II For example flags of countries, a house, a person, car, table, chair, Corner Lesson 6 a cricket ground, swimming pool and many more can be drawn with a combination of the line tool and shape tool. You can use the paint tool if necessary. Label the objects that you draw using the line The students already know how to use Tux Paint. However, begin the class by and shape tool wherever possible. To do this activity, form a group illustrating the steps to open the paint application and use the diﬀerent options in the tool box. Tell them that they cannot only draw but also write on their painting. of four or five students. Each student in the group makes one Demonstrate this using an activity like drawing a ﬂower and writing its name. For object. students who are not as familiar with the various options, refer class I textbook lesson on Paint and teach them the application.

Allow the students to practice. Divide the class into groups and ask them to do each of the above activities. Discuss what they can write on their paintings in the class.

You may add other activities to provide appropriate practice of paint application.

LESSON OUTCOME

After you have studied this lesson, you will be able to:

Create interesting charts, posters, birthday cards and, paintings.

Explore! Further Reading : 1. Find out the different kinds of lines that you can draw http://www.tuxpaint.org using Paint and Line tool. For example: You can draw a dotted line or a line made up of squirrels. 2. Draw a picture in Tux Paint and use mirror and flip options under magic tool. What happens to your drawing? 3. Explore how to change the size of letters you enter using the Text tool in Tux Paint. 48