Introduction to Ms-windows… · B4 Computing

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.1.2.1.3 - Demonstrate the use of the Sections of the Taskbar; Start Menu (Location and Launching only), Pinned Applications (Launched / Minimised programmes) and Notification Area or system tray (Date & Time, and Volume).

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the three main sections of the Taskbar (Start Menu button, Pinned Applications area, and Notification Area) on a Windows desktop.
Locate the Start Menu button and launch a programme from it.
Demonstrate how to pin a programme to the Taskbar and launch a pinned application.
Distinguish between a launched programme and a minimised programme on the Taskbar.
Use the Notification Area (system tray) to check the date and time, and to adjust the volume.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Introduction to Computing (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Introduction to Ms-windows Interface (desktop Background and Locations of the Computer.) (1.2)
Content standard: B4.1.2.1 - Demonstrate the use of the Desktop Background as well as working with folders.
Indicator: B4.1.2.1.3 - Demonstrate the use of the Sections of the Taskbar; Start Menu (Location and Launching only), Pinned Applications (Launched / Minimised programmes) and Notification Area or system tray (Date & Time, and Volume).
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

strand name - printed p.2 and the table of contents head B4 strand 1 "WORD PROCESSING", which is a copy-paste error. Corrected to "INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING" on four pieces of evidence: the scope-and-sequence names strand 1 "Introduction to computing"; B5 and B6 both print "STRAND 1: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING" over the same sub-strands; B4 own p.9 heads strand 3 "WORD PROCESSING"; and B4 strand 1 sub-strands are Generation of Computers, MS-Windows Interface, Data Sources and Usage, and Technology in the Community, none of which is word processing
Curriculum reference: Computing Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 3
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Guide learners to explore the use of the Taskbar, Start Menu, and Pinned Applications and Notification Area.