<p>Tech Talk Lesson Plan: Basic Computer Skills</p><p>Objective:</p><p>1. Understand the basic components of a desktop computer.</p><p>2. Be able to use a mouse and keyboard to interact with a computer.</p><p>3. Navigate the internet with a web browser.</p><p>Prep:</p><p>1. Ask the patron if they have a computer at home or if they primarily use the computers at the library or another public place.</p><p>Prerequisites:</p><p>There are no prerequisites for this course.</p><p>Skills:</p><p> Turn on and shut down the computer.</p><p> Login and logoff off the computer.</p><p> Turn monitor on and off.</p><p> Parts of a computer.</p><p> Use the mouse.</p><p> Use the keyboard.</p><p> The desktop.</p><p> The taskbar.</p><p> Start and exit programs.</p><p> Save and Save As.</p><p> Printing.</p><p> Minimize and maximize a window.</p><p> Scroll within a window.</p><p> Menus and toolbars.</p><p> Open and close files.</p><p> Understand file extensions (.txt, .jpg, .rtf)</p><p>Gaston County Public Library Basic Computer Skills – Lesson Plan.docx Revised 13 May 2013  Drag files to a new location.</p><p> Copy and paste files.</p><p> Files vs folders.</p><p> Make and delete a folder.</p><p> Empty the recycle bin and restore files from the recycle bin.</p><p> Types of storage devices.</p><p> Copy files to external storage devices.</p><p> Back up files.</p><p> Use Ctrl+Alt+Del and Task Manager to close a program that is frozen.</p><p></p><p>Gaston County Public Library Basic Computer Skills – Lesson Plan.docx Revised 13 May 2013  Outline:</p><p>1. Turning a computer on and off.</p><p>2. Turning a monitor on and off.</p><p>3. Parts of a computer:</p><p> a. "tower" (with power button)</p><p> b. Monitor (with power button)</p><p> c. Keyboard</p><p> d. Mouse</p><p> e. CD/DVD drive</p><p> f. USB ports</p><p>4. The desktop</p><p> a. start menu</p><p> a.i. Log off</p><p> a.ii. Shutdown</p><p> a.iii. restart.</p><p> b. icons</p><p> c. taskbar</p><p>5. Using the mouse</p><p> a. left-click</p><p> b. right-click</p><p> c. double-click</p><p> d. scroll wheel</p><p>6. Using the keyboard</p><p> a. Shift</p><p> b. Ctrl</p><p> c. Caps Lock</p><p> d. Enter</p><p> e. Backspace Gaston County Public Library Basic Computer Skills – Lesson Plan.docx Revised 13 May 2013 f. Delete</p><p> g. arrow keys</p><p> h. Home/End</p><p> i. Page Up/Down</p><p> j. number pad</p><p> k. Num Lock</p><p> l. PrtScn</p><p> m. "shortcuts"</p><p>7. Using a program</p><p> a. Starting</p><p> b. minimizing/maximizing</p><p> c. scrolling, menu</p><p> d. toolbar</p><p> e. right-click menu</p><p> f. hover tooltip</p><p> g. exiting</p><p>8. Using a file</p><p> a. Opening</p><p> b. file extensions</p><p> c. saving</p><p> d. printing</p><p> e. closing</p><p>9. Moving a file</p><p> a. drag and drop</p><p> b. copy and paste</p><p>10. Organizing files</p><p> a. creating a folder</p><p> b. moving a folder Gaston County Public Library Basic Computer Skills – Lesson Plan.docx Revised 13 May 2013 c. deleting a folder</p><p>11. Delete a file and restore it from the recycle bin.</p><p>12. Empty the recycle bin.</p><p>13. Storage Devices</p><p> a. USBs</p><p> b. CDs</p><p> c. DVDs</p><p>14. Copy a file to a USB</p><p> a. Keeping copies in multiple storage locations = "backing up" a file</p><p>15. Use Ctrl + Alt + Del</p><p> a. log off</p><p> b. change user</p><p> c. task manager (for closing frozen programs)</p><p> d. shutdown</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Gaston County Public Library Basic Computer Skills – Lesson Plan.docx Revised 13 May 2013</p>