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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 3

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Computer studies

Topic:-       Input devices: Mouse

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define a mouse
  2. State the types of mouse
  3. Enumerate the functions of the mouse

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on input devices

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines a mouse and lists its types

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

Using a physical mouse, she enumerate its functions

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

INPUT DEVICES
MOUSE

The mouse is an input device that can be used to perform many operations in windows and windows-based applications.

A mouse is a small object you can roll along a hard or flat surface. It controls the movement of the cursor on a display screen.

 

TYPES OF MOUSE

  1. Mechanical mouse: It contains a rubber ball that makes the cursor move according to the rotation of the internal ball
  2. Optical mouse or laser mouse works well on several surfaces and in bright lights.

 

FUNCTIONS OF THE MOUSE
1. Clicking 

  1. Right-clicking
  2. Dragging
  3. Pointing

USES AND OPERATION OF MOUSE

  1. Ensure you hold the mouse correctly, by placing your pointing finger on the left button.
  2. To click, press the button usually the left one and quickly release the mouse
  3. To double click to run applications, documents or folders, you click the left button and release your hand from the mouse
  4. To drag files, press left button
  5. To scroll through a page quickly, click inside the page
  6. To deselect a selection, left click outside the selection and quickly release the mouse

EVALUATION:    1. Define a mouse

  1. List and explain the types of mouse
  2. State three functions of the mouse
  3. Discuss three ways to use/operate a mouse

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively