Basic Computers Skill 1-2-3-S
 

Level One



Day One

 

 

  • Zoom Basics  

 

  • Outline and expectations

    • Email account

    • Outlook account

    • Windows platform

    • Role of Computers in everyday life

    • Necessity of computers for employment

    • Types of Computers

 

 

 

 

 


 

DAY TWO

Review from Day One:

  • Review Zoom 101 

 

 

  • Overview of the Keyboard and mouse

 

  • Adjusting Windows for optimum desktop utilization
    • Hands on Project
      • Maximize, restore down, minimize
        • Moving a window with the mouse
      • Taskbar showing all open programs
      • Cascade, side by side, and stacked Windows on Taskbar
      • Cycling the Programs: Control-Alt-Tab

 

  • Software
    • Operating Systems
      • Purpose
      • Types
        • Windows
        • MAC OS
        • Linux (Free)

  • Productivity Programs
    • MS Office
      • Word Processing
      • Spreadsheets
      • Presentations
      • Data Base
    • MAC
    • Free software
      • Libre Office, Google Docs, Google Sheets, etc.

 

  • Operating System – Windows 10
    • Demonstrate Desktop features of Windows 10
    • Start Menu features and utility
    • Managing Apps
    • Settings
    • System Settings
    • Update and Security

 

 

  • Create a text document and save to desktop
    1. Project: Thanksgiving Dinner
    2. Creating a text document
    3. Moving, copying, renaming, saving etc.
    4. Deleting and restoring
    5. Documents Folder

 

  • Flash Drive

 

  • Rename flash drive – Demonstrate

 

  • OneDrive – Demonstrate OneDrive

 


 

DAY THREE

 

  • Searching for reliable Information
    • GCF Learn Free – Technology

 

  • Internet security
    • Https vs http
    • Antivirus software

 

  • Email filters
    • Span Folders

 

      

  • Project – Download Miata-coconut-avocado-banana
    • Save to Documents – BCS L1

 

DAY FOUR

    

 

  • Examples of Phishing Emails
    • Joe’s Mock Phishing Email
  • Email Attachments

 

  • Spam and Junk mail
    • Junk Mail settings

 

  • Create an outlook account
    • PPT – Creating an MS Outlook Account
    • Write down or save your account name and password!

 

  • APP Launcher

 

  • OneDrive
    • Have everyone create a folder – BCS L1
    • Import Images to this folder

 

  • Project – Send an email with attachment (one image)
  • One Drive
    • Create a folder in One drive BCS L1
    • Upload images from Documents to One Drive

 

  • Kahoot!

 


 

Video Links

Computer Basics: Computer Basics: What is a Computer?