Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary 1

Term: 3^rd Term

Week: 8

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Computer Studies and ICT

Topic:-       Word processing

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

1. Launch Microsoft Word
2. State the functions of the features in the Microsoft Word environment

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, pictures, Data Processing for senior Secondary Education by Hiit Plc, WAPB Computer Studies for Senior Secondary I by Adekunle et al, On-line Materials.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

NOTE

MICROSOFT WORD PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT

To Open Microsoft Word:

1. Click on the Start button on the taskbar.
2. Select All Programs.
3. Select Microsoft Office.

1. Click on the Microsoft Word Office – This opens up Microsoft Word environment which appears on the screen with all is elements or features

Functions of the Features in Microsoft Word Environment

1. Office Button: When clicked, it displays a list of menus used regularly, e.g. New, Open, Save, Save As, Print, etc. It is located in the upper-left corner of the Windows program.
2. Menu Bar: This bar displays a list of menus or options that users can choose from in order to carry out word processing operations. Every menu has a submenu and shows the heading for each drop-down menu.
3. Title Bar: This is a horizontal bar on top of windows which displays the title or name of a document that is currently in use.
4. Sizing Bars: These are set of three buttons located in the upper-right corner of the Windows program which are used for sizing the document as their names imply. They are also called Windows controls.

i. Minimize Button: This is used to reduce or hide a document. It allows the user to open and work on another document without closing the previous one.

ii. Maximize Button: This is the middle button which looks like a rectangle and is used to increase, enlarge or restore a document or the Windows at first click, and at the second click, it reduces or minimizes the document or Windows whose size had been maximized.

Note that this button changes from one to a pair of rectangles as it is being clicked.

iii. Close Button: This is the first button from the right, which appears as x on the screen and is used to close or exit a current document but not the Microsoft Word program.

5. Submenu Options: These are the options available under the main menus listed on the menu bar.
6. Vertical Scroll Bar: This is used to move up and down a document, thus allowing users to view the document being worked on.
7. Horizontal Scroll Bar: This is used to move or scroll a document to the left or right in order to view the document.
8. Typing Area: This is where users type in text or words that form part of their documents. It is also called work area or text area.
9. Status Bar: This bar displays information concerning the document such as the current page, number of words and pages in the document.
10. Taskbar: This displays the document that is currently been worked on and any other documents that must have been previously opened.

EVALUATION:    1. Launch the Microsoft word applications

2. List and explain the functions of some features of the                    Microsoft Word environment

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively