2024
BRAINSTRUCT
ASSESSMENT BASE
COMPUTING
BASIC ONE TO THREE
TEL: 050 025 1760
BASIC ONE – INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY – THIRD TERM
WEEK TOPICS
1 USES OF ICT TOOLS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
2 MOUSE SKILLS REVIEW - Use the mouse to locate and click on the Start menu, Paint and Notepad Applications
3 USE OF LOWER AND UPPER CASE CHARACTERS IN TYPING- Combining lower and upper case characters in typing short sentences and
phrase
4 BASIC WINDOW MANAGEMENT- Maximize and restore Notepad/Text Editor Application window using the maximize and restore buttons in
the control box
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6 BASIC WINDOW MANAGEMENT - Type short sentences using Notepad/Text Editor Application
8 BASIC WINDOW MANAGEMENT- Minimize and close Notepad Application window using the minimize and close buttons in the control box
9 DRAWING AND COLOURING IMAGES WITH PAINT APPLICATION TOOLS - Drawing shapes and objects using the Pencil tool of the
Paint Application
10 DRAWING AND COLOURING IMAGES WITH PAINT APPLICATION TOOLS - Colour shapes and objects using the Fill With Colour tool
of the Paint Application tool
11 REVISION
12 END OF THIRD TERM EXAMINATIONS
BASIC TWO – INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY – THIRD TERM
WEEK TOPICS
1 GENERAL CARE OF ICT TOOLS AND ENVIRONMENT
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3 DRAG AND DROP- Using mouse to click, hold, drag and drop
- Using graphic program to draw objects
4 DRAG AND DROP- Using graphic program to draw shapes
Using graphic program to draw images
5 TYPING THE NUMBER ROW- Typing of numbers using the number row
6 TURNING ON THE COMPUTER
OPENING APPLICATION USING START MENU- Opening Applications using the Start Menu button
7 FAIR COPYING- Typing short passages using Text Editor or WordPad
8 BASIC PARTS OF THE COMPUTER HARDWARE
10 SUSTAINED COPYING - Using the appropriate keys of the keyboard to type
- Typing longer passages applying the typing skills acquired
11 REVISION
12 END OF THIRD TERM EXAMINATIONS
BASIC THREE – INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY – THIRD TERM
WEEK TOPICS
1 INTRODUCTION TO THE DESKTOP SCREEN - Identify the features on the desktop screen and their importance
2 CREATING AND SAVING NEW DOCUMENT- Opening and typing of passage(s) using Text Editor or WordPad
- Saving documents on the desktop using the ‘Save As’ command
3 SAVING FILE IN PAINT APPLICATION- Opening Paint Application and drawing objects using Paint Application tools: circle, ellipse, square
Saving a file with a name on the desktop
4 BASIC TYPING DEVELOPMENT- Practicing typing using software drills (e.g. Typing Tutor, Mavis Beacon) in the home keys
5 TYPING SPEED DEVELOPMENT (15 -20 WORDS PM) - Improving speed in typing using typing software: e.g. Typing Tutor or Mavis Beacon
6 RE-SAVING FILE- Opening an existing file on the desktop, typing of sentences to an existing file, re-saving of file using the ‘Save As’ commandin
the file menu
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B CREATING OF FOLDERS- Creating and naming folders on the desktop
9 Opening of folders applying skills in double-clicking
10 TYPING SPEED DEVELOPMENT (20 -25 WORDS PM)
11 REVISION
12 END OF THIRD TERM EXAMINATIONS
