Learn ICT 2

Colegio Informático San Juan de Vera
Bilingüe-Culture and Communication

Mariño Ana Laura
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Table of contents
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
Unit 4
Unit 5
Unit 6
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KEY
Textbook Activity
Computer Activity
Activity on both Textbook

and Computer
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1 Health, Safety and Ethics
Aim: To work in a safe and healthy computer laboratory

environment
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this unit, the pupils
pupil will be able to:
• Recognise the health risks existing in a computer laboratory.

• Show understanding of the proper way to sit in front of a
computer.
• Switch on and off a computer in a safe manner.
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Rules and Regulations of the computer laboratory
I enter and leave the computer lab quietly.
I make sure that my hands are clean before

using the computer.
I do not eat or drink in the computer lab.
I keep the computer lab clean. I use the bin.
I wait for my teacher’s permission before

using my computer.
I do not touch the screen.
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I must not insert any object in drives, USB
port or jack socket.
I do not touch electrical sockets and plugs.
I tell my teacher if I have problems with the

computer.
I push my chair under the table before leaving

the computer lab.
I do not run in the computer lab.
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Risks in a computer laboratory
Trailing wires Damaged electrical sockets and wires
Overloaded electrical sockets Working with glare or reflections
Wrong sitting posture Food or liquids near computer
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Precautions to take in a computer laboratory
Do not touch electrical sockets Do not insert objects in computer parts
Sit properly Do not play or run in computer lab
Do not touch computer parts with

wet hands Do not hit keys too hard
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Good sitting posture habits
Eyes level with the top of Keep head and

the screen back straight and
shoulders relaxed
Wrist Keep elbows

must be in close to body
straight
line with
forearm
Feet flat on the floor

or on foot rest
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How to switch on a computer?
1. I see if the System Unit and the monitor are both plugged in and the
switch is on.
2. I switch on the monitor.
3. I press the power button of the system unit.
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How to switch off a computer?
1. I click on the Start button .
2. I click on the Shut down button.
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Evaluation
At the end of this unit, the pupils can
1 Recognise the risks existing in a computer laboratory.
2 Take precautions to dangers in a computer laboratory.
3 Sit properly in front of a computer.
4 Switch on a computer in a safe manner.
5 Switch off a computer in a safe manner.
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2 Computer Operations and
fundamentals
Aim: To introduce the parts of a computer system and
their functions
By the end of this unit, the pupil
pupils will be able to:
• State the function of the monitor, keyboard, speakers, printer,

mouse and the C.P.U.
• Identify secondary storage devices and cloud storage
• Compare storage capacity of CD, DVD and a Hard Disk.
• Identify the desktop, the icons, the start button and the Start menu.
• Store a file on a pen drive.
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The Monitor
I see text and images

on the monitor.
Fish
The Keyboard
I use the keyboard

to type and give
instructions to the
computer.
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The Speakers
I hear sound and music

from the speakers.
The Printer
I use the printer to

print text and images
on paper.
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The Mouse
I use the mouse to

point, click, double
click, drag and drop
objects.
Activity 1: I match each computer part with its correct name.
Printer
Mouse
Monitor
Speakers
Keyboard
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Activity 2: I match each computer part with its function.
Play sound
Shows text and images
Is used to type
Prints text and images

on paper
Is used to click and drag
Activity 3: I complete the name of each computer part.
M n t r P i t r
K y o r M u e 15
The System Unit
System Unit
All the computer parts are connected to the system unit.

The system unit controls all the computer parts.
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The System Unit
CD/DVD drive
USB ports
Memory
card slot
Power button
Reset button
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Secondary Storage Devices
Secondary storage devices store information. Some examples of

secondary storage devices are:
CD DVD Hard Disk
Pen Drive Memory Card External

hard disk
CD/DVD
Hard Disk
Memory card Pen drive
External
Hard disk
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Comparing storage capacity
Hard Disk DVD CD
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Activity 4: Identifying cloud storage.
Activity 5: Identifying secondary storage devices.
1) I tick ( ) the Hard Disk.
2) I tick ( storage
) the Pen Drive.
.
3) I tick ( ) the Memory Card.
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Activity 5: Comparing secondary storage devices.
1) I circle the device which stores more information.
2) I circle the device which stores more information.
3) I circle the device which stores less information.
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The desktop
Icons
Desktop
Start Button Start Menu
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Sending a file to a pendrive
1. Right click on the file you want to send.
2. Click on Send to.
3. Click on Removable Disk (F:).
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Evaluation
At the end of this unit, I can
1 State the function of the monitor.
2 State the function of the keyboard.
3 State the function of the speakers.
4 State the function of the printer.
5 State the function of the mouse.
6 State the function of the System Unit.
7 Identify secondary storage devices.
8 Compare storage capacity of secondary storage devices.
9 Identify desktop, Start Menu, Start Button and icons.
10 Store a file on a pen drive
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3 Word Processing
Aim: To create and edit a word document
By the end of this unit, the pupil
pupils will be able to:
• Open MS Word program

• Close MS Word program
• Edit a sentence using the Delete key
• Use the Shift key
• Use the Arrow keys
• Select text using Arrow keys
• Copy and paste text
• Cut and paste text
• Format text
• Align text
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How to open MS Word?
1. I click on the Start button.
2. I click on All Programs.
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3. I click on Microsoft Office.
4. I click on Microsoft Word 2007.
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Microsoft Word 2007 opens as shown below.
How to close Microsoft Word?
I click on the Close button.
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The Keyboard
Alphabet keys Number keys
I use the spacebar to leave space between words.
I use the key to change line
I use the key to erase mistakes while typing
I use the key to type in capital letters.
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Activity 1:Typing text
1. I open Microsoft Word .
2. I type the following text:
The Delete key
The Delete key
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Activity 2: Using the Delete key
1. I open Microsoft Word.
2. I type the following words:
3. I use the mouse to place the cursor at the beginning of the first
word.
4. I press the key
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5. Now I type the letter t in capital.
6. I put the first letter of the other words in capital.
I type the word
The Delete key

I press
erases text on the right
of the cursor.
The letter C disappears
I press again
Now it is the letter O which
disappears
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Activity 3: Using the Delete key
1. I double click on the desktop.
2. I use the key to erase all the Z in the text.
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The Shift Key
There are 2 Shift keys.
1. To type the question mark (?),
I press hold the key
and press.
2. To type the exclamation mark (!),
I press hold the key
and press .
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Activity 4: Using the Shift key with other keys
1. I open Microsoft Word .

2. I do the following actions on the computer.
3. I write the result in the table below.
Action Result
Press /
Press hold and press ?
Press
Press hold and press
Press
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Activity 5: Using the Shift key
1. I open Microsoft Word

Activity 6: Using the Shift key with other keys
Action Result
Press
Press
Press

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Activity 7: Typing text
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Activity 8: Using Shift key to type capital letters

2. I carry out the following actions on the computer.
3. I write the result in the table below.
Action Result
Press
Press
Press
I can also use the key

to type in capital.
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Activity 9: Using Shift key to type capital letters
1. I write the result for each action in the table below.
Action Result
Press
Press
Press
Activity 10: Typing text

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The arrow keys
Up
Left Right
Down
The arrow keys are used to move

the cursor.
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Activity 11: Using the Arrow keys
2. I press 2 times
The cursor is between the letters and
3. I press 5 times
The cursor is after the word “ ”
4. I press once and 4 times
The cursor is before the word “ ”
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Activity 12: Editing text
2. I use the arrow keys to move the cursor.
3. I change the letters n and y into capital letters in the 1st sentence.
4. I type the word their between “visit” and “grandparents” in the 3rd
sentence.
5. I add the letter s at the end of the word “parent” in the 2nd
sentence.
6. I replace the word “have” by has in the 4th sentence.
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How to select text?
2. I use the arrow keys and place the cursor before the word
“weather”.
3. I press hold the key.
4. I press
5. The letter “w” is selected.
I continue to press until the word “weather” is selected.
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If the word “is” is also selected,
I continue to press hold the
key and press to unselect the
6. I can now release the key.
7. I click anywhere on the page to unselect the word “weather”.
8. I will now select the word “children”.
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Editing text using Cut, Copy and Paste
Paste Copy Cut
The Cut tool cut a selected text.
The Copy tool copies a selected text.
The Paste tool paste a selected text which has been cut or
copied.
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Activity 13: Copying and Pasting text
2. I select the word Tuesday.
3. I click on .
4. I click in the correct box.
5. I click on .
6. I copy and paste the remaining days of the week in their correct
boxes.
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Activity 14: Copying and Pasting text
1. I double click on the computer.
2. I Copy and Paste the words in the correct order in the boxes.
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Activity 15: Cutting and Pasting text
I complete the table below with the names of the

Months given below:
2. I select the word February
3. I click on
4. I click in the correct box
5. I click on
6. I cut and paste the remaining months in their correct boxes.
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Activity 16: Cutting and Pasting text
I complete the table with the words given below.
Formatting text using font type, font size

and font colour
Font Type Font Size Font Colour
Computer Computer Computer

Computer Computer
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Activity 17: Font Formatting
1. I open MS Word program.
Little Sam is playing with a big blue ball.
3. I select the word
4. I click on the small arrow
5. I click on the size 12 in the menu which appears
8. I click on the number 36 in the menu which appears
11. I click on in the menu which appears
14. I click on in the menu which appears
16. I click on the blue colour
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Activity 51: Formatting Text
2. I cut the word years in the 1st sentence and paste it between the
words six and old in the 2nd sentence.
3. I copy the word is in the 1st sentence and paste it after the word
He in the 2nd sentence.
4. I change the font colour of the word Jim to red.
5. I change the font size of the word boy to 14.
6. I change the font type of the word He to Times New Roman.
Formatting text using Bold, Italic and Underline
U
Normal Text Bold Underline
Computer Computer Computer Computer
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2. I select the word cake in the 1st sentence and click on U
3. I select the word buy in the 1st sentence and click on
4. I select the word pen in the 2nd sentence and click on
5. I select the word shop in the 1st sentence and click on
6. I select the word eraser in the 2nd sentence and click on
7. I select the word book in the 2nd sentence and click on U
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2. I cut the word blue in the 1st sentence and paste it between the
letter a and the word ruler in the 2nd sentence.
3. I copy the word small in the 1st sentence and paste it after the
word the in the 3rd sentence.
4. I underline the word ruler in the 2nd sentence.
5. I put the word book in italics in the 1st sentence.
6. I apply bold to the word David in the 3rd sentence.
7. I change the font size of the word Amina from 20 to 26
8. I change the font colour of the word has to green in the 1st
sentence.
9. I change the font of the word blue to Arial in the 2nd sentence.
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Formatting text: Alignment of text
Align Left Center Align Right
Activity 21: Alignment of Text
2. I type the sentence below:
3. I select the sentence.
4. I click on
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5. I click on
6. I click on
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2. I change the font size of the word big from 20 to 28.
3. I align the word up to the left.
4. I apply bold to the word thick.
5. I align the word down to the right.
6. I put the word thin in italics.
7. I underline the word under.
8. I change the font size of the word small from 20 to 14.
9. I change the font of the word over to Arial Black.
10. I align the word middle to the centre.
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Evaluation
At the end of this unit, the pupils can
1 Open Microsoft Word using the Start menu.
2 Close Microsoft Word using the Close button.
3 Edit text using the delete key.
4 Use the shift key to type special characters.
5 Use the shift key to type capital letters.
6 Use the arrow keys to move the cursor.
7 Use shift key and arrow keys to select a text.
8 Copy and paste text.
9 Cut and paste text.
10 Change font, font colour and font size.
11 Apply bold to text.
12 Italicize and underline text.
13 Align text to the right, left and centre.
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4 Presentation
Aim: To create and view a simple presentation
• View a slide show
• Open MS PowerPoint program
• Close MS PowerPoint program
• Create a presentation using MS PowerPoint Program
• Format text on slides of a presentation
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Activity 1: Opening PowerPoint
PMicrosoPpPowerPoint
2. The following slide appears:
3. To view the next slide:

I click on the screen.
OR
I press the right arrow key on the keyboard.
4. The next slide appears as below:
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5. To view the previous slide:
I press the left arrow key on the keyboard.
6.
(Note: I can also click on the last slide to end the slide show)
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Activity 1: Opening Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
1. I click on the Start button.
2. I click on All Programs.
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3. I click on Microsoft Office.
4. I click on Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007.
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Microsoft PowerPoint opens as shown below.
I click on the Close button.
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Activity 3: Creating a presentation
1. I open Microsoft PowerPoint 2007.
2. I click on the title box and type the word animals in capital letters.
3. I now click the subtitle box and type my name.
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4. I click on the slide
6
.
5. I click on the Design tab
6.
7. I click on the theme ‘Flow’
The first slide is ready and should look like this:
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7 Activity 4(a): Adding a new slide with picture
2. To add another slide, I click on
3. I click in the title box on the new slide and type animals in capital
letters.
4. I click in the text box and type Dog.
8 under the word
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5. To add a picture on the slide:
(i) I click on the Insert tab.
(ii) I click on Picture.
(iii) I double click on the picture of the dog
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Activity 4(b): Adding a new slide with picture
1. I open my PowerPoint presentation “Animals”.
2. I add a new slide.
3. I type animals in capital letters in the title box.
4. I type Cat in the text box.
5. I add the picture of a cat on the slide
2. I add a new slide.
3. I type animals in capital letters in the title box.
4. I type Horse in the text box.
5. I add the picture of a horse on the slide
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Activity 4(a)Adding a new slide with 1 picture
2. I select the title Animals
3. I click on to put the title in bold characters.
4. I change the font size of the title to 80.
5. I click on U to underline the title.
6. I change the font size of the subtitle to 40.
7. I click on to underline the subtitle.
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I type “ALL ABOUT ME” in capital letters in the title box
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Evaluation
1 View a slide show.
2 Open Microsoft Powerpoint.
3 Close Microsoft Powerpoint.
4 Create a presentation.
5 Add slides to a presentation.
6 Add text to a slide.
7 Insert a picture on a slide.
8 Format text on a slide.
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5 Internet
Aim: To work with a web browser software
• Identify a web browser
• Open a web browser
• Access the web using a web browser
• Close a web browser
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Web Browser
I use a web browser to view

web pages on the Internet.
Some common examples of web browsers
Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome
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Activity 1: Identifying web browsers
(a) I tick ( ) the web browser icon.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(b) I tick ( ) the Google Chrome web browser icon.
(c) I tick ( ) the Mozilla Firefox web browser icon.
(d) I tick ( ) the Internet Explorer web browser icon.
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Opening a web browser
To open a web browser (for example, Google Chrome) I double click on its
icon on the desktop.
The web browser opens as shown below:
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Browsing a given webpage using Google Chrome
1. I click on address bar.
2. I type www.kidsite.com in the address bar and I press the Enter
Key.
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The following screen appears:
3. I click on the text Animals.
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4. I click on Animal Names.
The following screen appears as below:
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5. Now click on the Back button
The following screen appears as below:
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6. Now click on the Next button
The following screen appears back again:
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7. Now I click on the Home button .
The following screen appears again.
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8. I click on the Close button to close the web browser
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Evaluation
1 Identify a Web Browser.
2 Open a Web Browser.
3 Surf a given website using a web browser.
4 Close a Web Browser.
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6 Multimedia
Aim: To make coloured drawings using a graphic software
• Draw simple shapes
• Use the Fill with colour tool
• Use different types of brushes
• Use the Rectangular Selection tool
• Use the Curve tool
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Drawing simple shapes using the shapes tools
I use the Shapes tools

to draw different kind
of shapes.
Oval tool
Rectangle tool
Triangle tool
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Activity 1: Drawing a circle
2. I click on the Oval tool.
(Note that the pointer changes from to in the drawing area)
3. I press hold the Shift key with one hand.
4. I click and drag the mouse with the other hand.
(Note: By dragging the mouse outward the circle becomes bigger.)
5. I release both the Shift key and the mouse button.
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Activity 2: Drawing a rectangle
2. I click on the Rectangle tool.
3. I click and drag the mouse.
(Note: By dragging the mouse outward the rectangle becomes bigger.)
4. I release the mouse button.
I can also use the Rectangle

tool to draw a square.
I just have to press hold the
Shift key while I
click and drag the mouse.
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Activity 3: Drawing a triangle
2. I click on the Triangle tool.
3. I click and drag the mouse.
(Note: By dragging the mouse outward the triangle becomes bigger.)
4. I release the mouse button.
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The Fill with Color tool
I use the Fill with
shapes with colour.
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Activity 4: Using the Fill with Color tool
2. I use the shapes tools to draw a circle, a square and a triangle.
3. I click on the Fill with color tool.
(Note: The pointer changes from to in the drawing area)
4. I click on the red colour in the colour box.
5. I click in the circle shape.
6. I use the Fill with color tool to paint the square blue and the
triangle yellow.
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Changing the size of a selected tool
I click here to change the

size of the Shapes, Pencil,
Eraser and Brushes tools.
I can choose among

four sizes for each
tool.
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Activity 5: Changing the size of the Shapes tool
2. I use the Rectangle tool to draw a rectangle.
3. I draw another rectangle next to the first one.
4. I click on the Size button and choose the first line from the top.
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5. I click on the drawing area.
The line of the second rectangle is thinner than the first one.
6. I now draw a third rectangle.
7. I then choose the thickest width from the Size options.
Activity 6: Drawing and colouring shapes
2. I draw 3 circles of 3 different widths.
3. I use the Fill with color tool to paint each circle with a different
colour.
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The Brushes tool
I click here to use

different types of
brush.
Brush Calligraphy Calligraphy Airbrush

brush 1 brush 2
Oil brush Crayon Marker Natural pencil
Watercolour
brush
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Activity 7: Colouring with brushes
1. I open with MS Paint.
2. I use Calligraphy brush 1 to colour the big circle red.
3. I use Oil brush to colour the small circle blue .
4. I use Watercolour brush to colour the big square green.
5. I use Crayon to colour the small square yellow.
6. I use Natural pencil to colour the big rectangle red.
7. I use Marker to colour the small rectangle blue.
8. I use Airbrush to colour the big triangle green.
9. I use Calligraphy brush 2 to colour the small triangle yellow.
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The Rectangular selection tool
I use the Rectangular

Selection tool to select a
rectangular area around a
picture.
I can also use the Rectangular

Selection tool to select part of
a picture.
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Activity 8: Using the Rectangular Selection tool
2. I draw a big yellow square in the middle of the page.
3. I draw a small blue circle.
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4. I click on the Rectangular Selection button.
5. I click and drag the mouse around the blue circle.
(Note: The blue circle must be within the Rectangular selection.)
6. I place the pointer inside the rectangular selection.
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7. I press hold the left mouse button and drag the circle within the
square.
8. I click on the Transparent selection option to remove the white

background.
9. I click on the drawing area to remove the rectangular selection.
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Activity 9: Using the Rectangular Selection tool
2. I draw a big blue circle in the middle of the page.
3. I use the Rectangular selection tool to select a part of the circle.
(Note: The Rectangular selection must be within the blue circle.)
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4. I place the pointer inside the rectangular selection.
5. I press hold the left mouse button and drag the rectangular
selection outside the blue circle.
6. I click on the drawing area to remove the rectangular selection.
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The Curve tool
I use the Curve tool to

draw curves.
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Activity 10: Using the Curve tool
2. I click on the Curve tool button.
3. I press hold the left mouse button and drag to draw a line.
4. I place the pointer on the line and drag.
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5. I place the pointer at another place on the line and drag again.
(Note: I cannot drag the line more than two times to make a curve)
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Evaluation
1 Draw simple shapes.
3 Use different types of brushes.
4 Use the Rectangular Selection tool.
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Colegio Informático San Juan de Vera

Bilingüe-Culture and Communication

Activity on both Textbook

Aim: To work in a safe and healthy computer laboratory

• Recognise the health risks existing in a computer laboratory.

I enter and leave the computer lab quietly.

I make sure that my hands are clean before

I do not eat or drink in the computer lab.

I keep the computer lab clean. I use the bin.

I wait for my teacher’s permission before

I do not touch the screen.

I do not touch electrical sockets and plugs.

I tell my teacher if I have problems with the

I push my chair under the table before leaving

I do not run in the computer lab.

Trailing wires Damaged electrical sockets and wires

Overloaded electrical sockets Working with glare or reflections

Wrong sitting posture Food or liquids near computer

Do not touch electrical sockets Do not insert objects in computer parts

Sit properly Do not play or run in computer lab

Do not touch computer parts with

Eyes level with the top of Keep head and

Wrist Keep elbows

Feet flat on the floor

2. I switch on the monitor.

3. I press the power button of the system unit.

1. I click on the Start button .

2. I click on the Shut down button.

At the end of this unit, the pupils can

1 Recognise the risks existing in a computer laboratory.

2 Take precautions to dangers in a computer laboratory.

3 Sit properly in front of a computer.

4 Switch on a computer in a safe manner.

5 Switch off a computer in a safe manner.

• State the function of the monitor, keyboard, speakers, printer,

I see text and images

I use the keyboard

I hear sound and music

I use the printer to

I use the mouse to

Activity 1: I match each computer part with its correct name.

Shows text and images

Prints text and images

Is used to click and drag

Activity 3: I complete the name of each computer part.

All the computer parts are connected to the system unit.

Secondary storage devices store information. Some examples of

CD DVD Hard Disk

Pen Drive Memory Card External

Memory card Pen drive

Hard Disk DVD CD

1) I tick ( ) the Hard Disk.

3) I tick ( ) the Memory Card.

1) I circle the device which stores more information.

2) I circle the device which stores more information.

3) I circle the device which stores less information.

Start Button Start Menu

1. Right click on the file you want to send.

2. Click on Send to.