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Computers & Digital Literacy · Grade 1

Files, Names and Saving

Learners find out that a file is one saved piece of work with a name, made with an app and kept in storage. They practise choosing file names that tell what is inside, group files into folders like papers in drawers, and find a file by opening the right folder or searching for its name.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 35 minutes
  • Files and folders check: 7 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Explain that a file is one saved piece of work with a name, made with an app and kept in storage.
  • Choose clear file names that tell what is inside, without private details.
  • Use folders to group files, and find a file by opening the right folder or searching for its name.

Lessons

  1. What is a file? 4 steps2 practiceabout 11 min
  2. Names that help 4 steps2 practiceabout 11 min
  3. Folders keep files together 4 steps3 practiceabout 13 min
  4. Files and folders check 7 questions at the end

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