A lesson note on computer studies

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Subject: Computer studies
Topic: Word processing
Class: Primary 5
Duration: 35minutes
Gender: Mixed
Date: 6th August, 2020.

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Instructional materials: A wall chart showing a word processing environment.

Behavioural objectives: By the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to;

  • Define a word processor
  • List examples of word processor
  • State the advantages of a word processor

Entry behaviour: The pupils might have seen how a word processor is.

Introduction/presentation: The teacher commences the by defining what a word processor is.

Step 1: Definition of a word processor
A word processor is an application program specially designed for creating, editing, formatting, storing and printing documents.

Step 2: Examples of a word processor
Examples of a word processor are:

  • Microsoft office word
  • Open office writer
  • Word pad
  • Notepad
  • Corel Wordperfect
  • Microsoft works
  • Sun star office
  • Professional write
  • Multimate advantage

Step 3: Advantages of a word processor

  • Corrections can easily be made on your work
  • You can save your work and come back to it later
  • You can import data from a database or spreadsheet and use it to create a mail merge.
  • You can make use of many features available with the software e.g borders, text layout.
  • You can make use of the tools e.g spell checker, grammar checker to improve the correctness of tour document.
  • You can edit your work as many times as you like. You can save different versions and go back to the previous one.

Summary/Conclusions: The teacher runs the lesson from the first step till the last.

Evaluation: The teacher ask the pupils questions to test their level of understanding.

  • What is a word processor?
  • Mention at least four (4) examples of a word processor
  • State four (4) advantages of a word processor

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