COMPUTER PARTNERS

Phelps Community Memorial Library

8 Banta St. Suite 200., Phelps, New York 14532

TUTOR’S LESSON OUTLINES

Week One: Computer Orientation

Goal: To alleviate anxiety and give introductory information on computer hardware, software and beginning mouse skills

• Use analogy of physical desktop to electronic desktop
• Point out and explain the individual components of a computer setup and function of each – mouse, keyboard, monitor, computer (CPU), off/on switch
• Begin to establish very basic mouse skills and develop a comfort zone moving the mouse around

Week Two: Mouse and Keyboard Skills

Goal: To provide advanced mouse skills and keyboard skills

• Review and confirm basic mouse skills – Solitaire is good practice
• Work on advanced mouse skills like double clicking, right clicking, dragging and dropping, highlighting & scrolling
• Identify important keys on keyboard as Enter, space bar, Delete, Caps Lock, arrow keys, etc.
• Use the library website for practice: www.phelpslibrary.org

Week Three: Windows XP or Vista and Desktop Skills

Goal: To provide knowledge of Windows XP or Vista and the desktop

• Define the operating system
• Start Menu
• Programs – open an application
• My Documents
• My Computer
• Recycle Bin
• Simple Word functions like changing font size, bolding and italicizing text
• Cutting, copying and pasting information from one document to another
• Sizing windows- how to minimize, maximize and close
• Working with multiple windows on the desktop
• How to name and save a file
• How to print a document
• Creating shortcuts on desktop
• Organizing desktop – create folders and move information into them

Week Four: Internet

Goal: To become familiar with basic searching on the Internet and understanding the basic concepts of the World Wide Web, browsers, search engines

• Define the Internet/World Wide Web
• Discuss specific terms such as link, web address, browser, URL
• Detail buttons in the browser – home, back, refresh
• Begin by using Phelps Library website to surf the web – www.phelpslibrary.org
• Discuss search engines such as Google
• Basic searching skill using a search engine, address bar & basically how to navigate through the site
• Add a site to the favorites list
• Select a home page

Week Five: Email

Goal: To provide knowledge to set-up, use and navigate a free email account

• Understand the capability of a web-based email account and how to access from any networked device
• Choose a free email product like Yahoo
• Set up an account
• Access and navigate the account
• Opening email; reply to email
• Delete an email
• Organize email using folders
• Forwarding email
• Opening an attachment