Created 1-16-07 Revised6/8/2010 Office of Information, Technology and Accountability Introduction to...

Created 1-16-07 Revised6/8/2010

Office of Information, Technology and Accountability

Introduction to Personal Computer

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While Waiting (Do Now)

Open the “My Documents” folder Create new folder Name the folder with your last name


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Nine Elements of Digital Citizenship Student Learning and Academic Performance

1. Digital Access: full electronic participation in society2. Digital Literacy: the process of teaching and learning about technology and the use of technology3. Digital Communication: electronic exchange of information

School Environment and Student Behavior

4. Digital Security & Safety: electronic precautions to guarantee safety/physical well-being in a digital technology world5. Digital Etiquette: electronic standards of conduct or procedure6. Digital Rights and Responsibilities: those freedoms extended to everyone in a digital world

Student Life Outside the School Environment

7. Digital Commerce: electronic buying and selling of goods8. Digital Health and Wellness: physical and psychological well-being9. Digital Law: rights and restrictions


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Digital Citizenship Links

www.digitalcitizenship.net www.digitalcitizenshiped.com/

Curriculum.aspx www.netsmartz.org http://cybersmart.org/ www.bpscybersafety.org/index.html www.staysafeonline.info/



Standards Addressed

Standard 1. Demonstrate proficiency in the use of computers and applications as well as an understanding of concepts underlying hardware, software, and connectivity.



Introduction to PCBy the end of this session you will know and be able to:

Recognize the functions of basic file menu commands (e.g., New, Open, Close, Save, Print).

Manage files: save, locate, and organize files

Select a printer, use print preview, and print a document with the appropriate page setup and orientation.



You Will Demonstrate This By ~

Creating a folder system A folder for graphics

Save appropriate graphics from the Internet Within that folder a folder for videos

Save appropriate video from the Internet Emptying the trash can



Turn On Your PC (Personal Computer):This is the ON button for your PC. It should light up. Give your PC time to start up, it is not instantaneous. This is NOT the way you turn off (shut down) your computer.

You should shut down by going to the START menu. A pop up menu will appear, choose Shut Down or Turn Off Computer. A dialogue box will ask if you are sure, choose the appropriate answer.



MouseMouse Button – This is where you almost always “click”, unless you are asked to “right click”.

Right Click Button – This is called right click because it is on the right hand side. When you click this you are given a list of options.

Scroll Wheel – Rolling this with your finger will scroll you up or down a page.

When holding the mouse, your pointer and middle fingers form a V with one finger on each clicker. Your thumb and two outside fingers wrap gently around the mouse to move it. If you death grip your mouse your hand will quickly begin to ache.

Click –Selects

Vs

double-click- executes



Keyboard

Shift Space Bar Shift Enter/Return

Delete

Arrow Keys

Backspace



• recycle bin

• browser

• folder

• program

• task bar

Desktop Icons



Icons- Pictures On Your Computer Desk Top

The first screen you see when Windows starts on the computer is called the "Desktop".

Double-click on the "My Computer" Icon located in the top left hand corner of the desktop. You will see a window open which shows the different drives on your system where files can be stored.



Icon

Shortcut Bar

Start Menu

Launch a Program



Taskbar Icon- Programs That You Can Access Quickly



Folders To see the contents of a folder:

Double click the left mouse button on the icon (or small picture of a file folder) labeled “My Documents" on your desktop to open it and see the contents.

A new "window" will appear which list files like this

or has icons like this Think – “office file cabinet”

The folder has several other folders inside it. To return to the analogy of a file cabinet, you can think of this as being similar to having file folders of information which have all been placed inside one larger folder called “My Documents".



Files Before you can rename, copy or move a file, you must select it by

clicking its icon. A selected file (or directory) is highlighted. To deselect a file,click in the empty space on your screen.

TO SELECT MULTIPLE FILES: To select several files, hold down control and click each file icon. To select many files in a row, click the first file, hold down shift, then

click the last file. An alternate method is to click to the right of the first file name, and drag to create a selection box around your files.

To select all files, choose edit, select all, or press control A. Types of files

doc – MS WORD document, xls- MS EXCEL spreadsheet, mdb- MS Access database jpeg- Picture, gif- Picture



To Open a file:

Go to START, choose My Documents.

Scroll through to find the file you want to open, place your arrow on the file, and double click (left mouse button).

To Close a file:

Choose either File – Exit

OR

Close with the X in the top right hand corner.

You will be prompted to save your work.

Files



New – will open a new page

Open – will let you choose an existing file to open

Close – will ask you to save, then close the file, not the program

Save – will save the file, you need to check name and OK it Save As – lets you choose where you want to save

Print – will let you set up paper, choose printer and print

Basic File Menu Commands

Files



Window



Menu Bar

A standard component of Windows is a list of menus. Clicking gently one time on the left mouse button and a display of the actions available will show in a menu. If you find that you don’t want to be in this menu, “click off” anywhere else on the screen and the list will disappear.



Copying Files

RIGHT CLICKING1. Right click the file (or one of the selected files) you wish to copy. Choose copy.2. Navigate to the directory where you wish to move your file (files) and select it.3. Right click that directory, and choose paste.



Deleting Files

right click the file or folder and choose delete. deleting will merely send you files to the recycle

bin, from where you can permanently delete them later.

WARNING: When you delete a folder, you delete all files in that folder. Before deleting a folder, be sure that it does not contain files you wish to keep!



Emptying Files From Recycle Bin

To EMPTY the Recycle Bin- Right click the Recycle Bin icon, and choose empty recycle bin.

Your files are permanently deleted at this time



Finding Files

Click Control F Click files and folders Type in the name of the

file you are looking for Click Search



Locating Available Printers

Start Printers and Faxes Be cautious



Control Settings, Screen Settings, Wallpaper.

Start Control Panel Be cautious



Locating Available Networks

Start Control Panel Networks Be cautious



Desktop Shortcut What is a short cut?- Shortcuts point to the original files,

folders and programs. identical in appearance to the icons they represent,

except for a small arrow at bottom. take up little file space. delete shortcuts without deleting the original file or

icon. allow your machine to boot more quickly.

To create a shortcut- RIGHT CLICK the icon, and choose create shortcut. Choose yes to place it on the desktop. Once created,

drag it where you wish.



To Set Up A Folder System In My Documents:Open My Documents:

Click Start then My Documents

In the left hand menu in the File and Folder Tasks menu choose “Make a new folder”. Give this folder a name by simply typing. It’s a good idea to look and see if there is a general topic area that you have a number of documents for, and name the folder accordingly.

You can now add files to the folder by clicking and dragging them into the folder. You can also save files to this folder when you choose “Save As”.

You can save folders inside of other folders.



http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htm

This site gives a complete introduction to the START Menu, as well as LOTS of classroom resources.



Your Turn…

Creating a folder system A folder for graphics

Save appropriate graphics from the internet Within that folder a folder for videos

Save appropriate video from the internet Emptying the trash can



RubricCATEGORY 4 3 2 1

Content Created a folder system A folder for graphics Save appropriate graphics from the Internet Within that folder a folder for videos Save appropriate video from the Internet Emptying the trash can Manage files: save, locate, and organize files Select a printer, use print preview, and print a document with the appropriate page setup and orientation.

Most material needed to gain a comfortable understanding of the material present but is lacking one or two key elements. It is an adequate database

Missing more than two key elements.

Project is lacking numerous key elements and has inaccuracies.

Mechanics Exercises are well organized, accurate, and easy to read.

Exercises are organized, accurate, and easy to read.

Exercises are accurate and easy to read. .

Exercises are not accurate and/or cannot be read

Effectiveness Exceptionally well designed, neat, and easy to navigate.

Neat, relatively attractive, and easy to navigate

Somewhat neat and can be navigated with care

Appears messy and "thrown together" in a hurry difficult to navigate.


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Resources ISTE Publications, Digital Citizenship in Schools

by Mike Ribble and Gerald Bailey, copyright 2007, ISBN No: 978-1-56484-232-9.

On-line Tutorials http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htm

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