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Computers & Digital Literacy · Every grade

Computer & PlayOwl Basics

A hands-on start for anyone new to computers, tablets or PlayOwl. Children really point, click, tap, drag, scroll, zoom and type, open and close tabs and windows, search on a pretend web, and take a tour of PlayOwl, all inside safe practice screens. It works with a mouse, a touch screen or a keyboard.

  • 6 lessons
  • About 64 minutes
  • Computer basics check: 6 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs, put in order, sort into groups and true or false
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What learners will discover

  • Point, click, double-click, open a menu and drag with a mouse or a finger.
  • Scroll a page up, down and sideways, and zoom in and out.
  • Type letters, a word and a capital, fix a mistake with backspace and send with enter.
  • Open, minimize, maximize, move, switch and close windows and apps.
  • Use browser tabs, the address bar, search, back, forward, reload and find.
  • Find your way around PlayOwl: choose a player, open games and lessons, get help and switch player.

Lessons

  1. Mouse and touch moves 5 steps2 practiceabout 12 min
  2. Scroll and zoom 5 steps2 practiceabout 8 min
  3. Type your first words 5 steps2 practiceabout 10 min
  4. Windows and apps 5 steps2 practiceabout 10 min
  5. Tabs, web addresses and search 6 steps2 practiceabout 14 min
  6. Find your way around PlayOwl 5 steps3 practiceabout 10 min
  7. Computer basics check 6 questions at the end

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