Activity: Computer Basics

• *Clean a computer (on the outside) and cleanup hard drive space (on the inside).
• *Identify and use internal and removable drives.
• *Print efficiently.
• *Change the appearance of the computer work space.
• *Install new software.
• *Setup a computer's input and output devices.

Review: Parts of the Computer

• Click-N-Learn: Parts of the Computer
• ABCya! Input and Output Devices
• Computer Parts Hangman

Hands-On Centers: Checklists

Cleaning

Handout: Cleaning the Computer

Web Sites: none

Storing

Handout: Storage Devices

Web Sites: none

Printing

** Printing Practice Page **

Handouts: Printing

Web Sites:   Food Art, Eat Your Art!

Decorating

Handouts: Decorating

Web Sites: Meerkat Wallpaper

Installing

Handouts: Downloading Fonts, Unzipping Fonts, Installing Fonts

Web Sites: Billy Bear's Fonts, Mozilla

Setup

Handouts: Setup Handout

Web Sites: none

• The Futures Channel: What is Digital? movie
• Binary Game
• Text to Binary Converter