Lesson Two ( 2): Scroll;
Typing (a and ; ); Resize screens; Open Word Processor; Copy and Paste; Posting
Message; Email
Hi, Welcome to the Second
session.
Materials needed: "Typing pictures",
computer connected with Internet; word processor
In this lesson, you will learn to:
1. scrolling up and down the screen (S)
2 resize the screens (R)
3 open your word processor (W)
4 "a" and "semi-colon" on your word processor
(T)
5 copy and paste text (CO)
6. discuss your learning with classmates by using the Message
Board (D)
7. practise your keyboarding
skills by using the Message Board (CH)
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(Your teacher will read aloud the following steps or help
you.)
Typing Essentials through
Pictures:
P 1 Please go over the handout-Getting Started P.3, 5,
6, 7 again. Go over each picture very carefully until
you can
remember all the details.
P 2 Make sure you remember the correct posture for
your
hand position.
P 3 Please read Type to Learn-P.8 to the end again,---
The Adventures of Typo, The Boy Who Learned
How to Type.
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Scrolling
S
1 If you cannot see all the steps on your screen, use the scroll
on
the right hand side to scroll down.
S 2 Try to
practice scrolling up and down with your scroll now
with your teacher.
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Resizing screens
R 1 Double click the blue line at the very top of the screen
(the
line that has the words "Lesson 2 Keyboarding").
R 2 After your double click, the screen should become smaller (or
shrink).
R 3 Point your cursor to the right edge of the screen until it turns
into
a
double arrow.
R 4 Move the edge to the left (by dragging the cursor to the left), so
the
screen is smaller.
R 5 Put your cursor to the very top blue line again and drag the screen
to
the extreme right.
(When you drag your
cursor, the screen should move with your cursor).
R 6 Now you should be able to see your desk top (the initial entry
screen with all the icons).
This is how you open up your Word Processing Program:
W 1 Click on your desk top and double click your word processor icon.
W 2 Make sure your word processor is opened.
W 3 Shrink the word processor screen (by double clicking on the blue
line
at
the very top of your word processor screen).
W 4 Re-size the screen so that it is smaller (go to the right edge of
screen
until the arrow turns
into a double arrow and drag the edge to
the
left of your screen)
W 6 After
you opened up your word processor, you should have
a
blank screen for typing.
Typing
T 1 On your
word processing screen, type the letter "a" three
times,
using the pinky of your left hand. It should look
like
this:
aaa
T 2. Now use
your thumb of your left hand and type a
space.
T 3. Next, use
your pinky and type "a" again 3 times. It
should look like this:
aaa aaa
T 4. Use your
right thumb and type a space.
T 5 Use your right hand pinky and type semi-colon
three
times. Your work should look like this
now.
aaa aaa ;;;
T 6 Use your right hand pinky and type a space and
three
more semi-colon.
Your work should now look like this:
aaa aaa ;;; ;;;
T 7 Move
your right hand pinky to the Enter button and
hit the "Enter" button once.
Now your cursor (the blinking line on your computer)
should be on a different line.
T 8. Put your
right hand pinky back on the semi-colon key.
T 9 Type semi-colon three times again on the second
line. Your work should now look like
this:
aaa aaa ;;; ;;;
;;;
T 10 Type a space using the right hand thumb.
T 11 Type three more semi-colon.
Your work should now
look like this.
aaa aaa ;;; ;;;
;;; ;;;
T 12 Use your right hand thumb and type a space.
T 13 Use your left hand pinky and type
"a" three times.
Your work should look like this now.
aaa aaa ;;; ;;;
;;; ;;; aaa
T 14 Use your right hand thumb and type a space.
T 15 Use your left hand pinky and type three
more "a"
Your work should look like this now:
aaa aaa ;;; ;;;
;;; ;;; aaa aaa
T 16 Use your right hand thumb and type a space.
T 17 Type three semi-colons, using your right
hand pinky.
Your hand should now look like this:
aaa aaa ;;; ;;;
;;; ;;; aaa aaa ;;;
T 18 Move your right hand pinky to the
"Enter" button and
hit the "Enter" button once.
T 19 Now your cursor (the blinking line on your
computer)
should be on a different line.
T 20 Go back to Step Number 4 and repeat steps
number 4
T 21 When you are done, your work should look
like this:
aaa aaa ;;; ;;;
;;; ;;; aaa aaa ;;;
aaa aaa ;;; ;;;
;;; ;;; aaa aaa ;;;
Discuss the Lesson with Classmates:
D 1 You can
discuss this lesson with your classmates by using the Message Board.
-Use the
Message Board to chat about your assignments when you are done your work.
- When you
chat, you are practising your keyboarding skills.
Now, you
are done. Good job! Turn off the computer and return
all handouts to your teacher.
Good-bye
and have a nice day. Thank you.