B5 Computing · Term 1 Week 4: Introduction to Ms-windows Interface (desktop Background and Locations of the Computer)

Lesson notes

Indicator: B5.1.2.1.2 - Recognise how to customise the Desktop Background using Change Background, Start menu and Pin to taskbar or start menu.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the Start menu, Taskbar, and Desktop Background on a Windows interface.
Explain the function of the Start menu and the Taskbar in a Windows computer.
Demonstrate how to open the Start menu and locate the Settings option.
Recognise the steps for changing the Desktop Background using the Change Background setting.
Explain what it means to “Pin to taskbar or start menu” and give an example of an app they would pin.

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Strand: Introduction to Computing (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Introduction to Ms-windows Interface (desktop Background and Locations of the Computer) (1.2)
Content standard: B5.1.2.1 - Demonstrate the use of the Desktop Background as well as working with folders.
Indicator: B5.1.2.1.2 - Recognise how to customise the Desktop Background using Change Background, Start menu and Pin to taskbar or start menu.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 4 (Week 4 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Computing Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 13
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Guide learners to identify and use task bar, start menu, etc.