Data, Sources and Usage · B6 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.1.3.1.5 - Demonstrate how to manage users of the Desktop

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Explain what a user account is and why managing users on a Desktop computer is important for security and privacy.
Identify the different types of user accounts commonly found on a Desktop computer (Administrator and Standard).
Demonstrate the steps to create a new user account on a Desktop computer through a class demonstration.
Demonstrate how to switch between different user accounts on a Desktop computer.
Apply the principles of user management to solve a simple classroom problem, such as protecting one learner’s work from being changed by another.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Introduction to Computing (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Data, Sources and Usage (1.3)
Content standard: B6.1.3.1 - Demonstrate the use of Data and identify sources of data
Indicator: B6.1.3.1.5 - Demonstrate how to manage users of the Desktop
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 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. 33
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Guide learners to brainstorm how to manage users of the Desktop. Use videos or pictures that show how to manage users of the Desktop. Facilitate learners to do same.
NB: This is to help the learner with fundamental principle of problem solving skills and creativity in computing and computer science.