Objective

1. Students will learn how to start and shut down a computer/laptop independently.
2. Students will understand the importance of proper computer handling and safety.

Pre-requisites

a) The children should know what a computer is and the parts of the computer.
b) The computer and all the parts of the computer have to be connected to the power supply.
c) All children should go to the computer lab and know the rules of the computer lab.

Goal

Operational Definition

All – This gives the goal, which is the minimum that the teacher must achieve for all students in the classroom.
Some – This gives the goal that the teacher may try to achieve for some students in the classroom who can achieve the suggested goal over and above the goal stated for ‘All’.
Few – This gives the goal that the teacher may try to achieve for few students in the classroom who can achieve the suggested goal over and above the goal stated for ‘Some and ‘All’.

Materials required: 

Technology

• An audio-enabled computer with an internet connection, smartboard projector, and screen.
• All devices like laptops, tablets and desktop computers with accessibility features enabled.
• Screen readers like JAWS and NVDA.
• Large keyboards, built-in screen magnifiers, hearing aids, text-to-speech and speech-to-text software.
• Voice recognition software like Siri, Windows Speech Recognition, headsets, etc.
• Student writing or typing tools.

Teacher Materials

• Whiteboard and markers or blackboard and chalk.
• Pre-teach vocabulary cards, sight words, communication cards and worksheets.
• Lesson videos.
• Step-by-step visual instructions
• A checklist or handout for starting and shutting down the computer.

Student Handouts

• Handout 1: Communication Cards
• Handout 2: Vocabulary Cards
• Handout 4: Trace and Learn Card
• Handout 5: Yes or No Cards
• Handout 6: Thumbs Up and Down Card
• Handout 7: Worksheets
• Handout 8: Step-by-step visual instructions
• Handout 9: A checklist or handout for starting and shutting down the computer

Print Preparation

• Communication Cards for students 
• Trace and Learn Cards for students 
• Vocabulary Cards for students
• Thumbs up and Thumbs down Card for students
• Yes or No Cards for students
• Pre-teach vocabulary cards, sight words cards, sight words
• Worksheets for students
• Step-by-step visual instructions
• A checklist or handout for starting and shutting down the computer

Preparation of Activity:

1. All the learning and teaching materials needed for this lesson plan must be ready before the lesson begins.
2. Ensure that there are enough copies for all children. Multiple copies can be made by photocopying too.
3. Please have the assistive technologies and accessibility features ready for your inclusive classroom.

Setting for the lesson transacting:

This topic must be taught in the computer lab.

1. Expected Prior Knowledge

Awareness of the extent of student’s prior knowledge of the topic will help the teacher plan and deliver the lesson appropriately.  

Students:
1. Should know the vocabulary (words /meaning of the words/ spellings /pronunciation of the words as per the requirement of the lesson). This topic uses words like monitor, CPU, shut down, start, power button and UPS to explain the concept.
2. Should understand monitor, CPU, shut down, start, power button and UPS.
3. Should be able to recall the monitor CPU concept. The teacher could first ask the students if they can remember the parts of the Computer they learned in the previous class. The teacher could show pictures of the prior chapter to revise the topic.
4. Should teach words like ‘start’, ‘shut’, ‘ON’, and ‘OFF’. Start means to ‘begin’. Shut means to ‘close’.
5. ON and OFF. The teacher could show the power button in the classroom and then switch the fan or light to show ON and put it OFF to make the children understand the meaning.

The concepts could be taught in the enrichment class for children without prior knowledge. Commonly shared documents listing the needs of a student who requires special attention should be accessible to all teachers. This could be taught to such students with the help of examples and by using a multi-disciplinary approach.

Use a flashcard to teach UPS. UPS means ‘Uninterrupted Power Supply’.

 Worksheets, Vocabulary Cards, Sight Words:

Worksheet: Pre-assessment

LTM: Sight words

LTM: Vocabulary with picture cards

Worksheet: Sight words

2. Asanas

Poster: Yoga for Eyes A3

Poster: Yoga for Eyes A4

Poster: Yoga for Hand and Wrist A3

Poster: Yoga for Hand and Wrist A4

Video: Asanas

Video: Asanas with ISL

Video: Adaptations for Asanas

3. Warm-up

 Write the word ‘Start and Shut down’
1. What is the first thing that comes to your mind when thinking of the word ‘start and shut down’?
Possible Answers:  Answers might vary, start and shut down a mixer, start and shut down a computer, start and shut down a game.

2. Why do we start a computer?
Possible Answers: To work, to play games, to do homework

3. Ask, ”Which button is used to start a computer?”
Possible Answers: The computer start button, the switch

DIFFERENTIATION

• Students can write down answers in their notebooks or on a slip of paper and stick it on the corkboard.
• Students can choose to write their answers or communicate their responses verbally with a friend/teacher.
• Students can draw the word or point to the picture on the Communication Card (a Communication Card handout should be provided).
• The teacher should immediately praise the student with his/her name and reward the child.

Worksheets and Communication Cards:

Worksheet: Vocabulary

Worksheet: Trace and Learn

LTM: Thumbs Up and Down

LTM: Communication Card

LTM: Yes or No Cards

Instructions to the teacher:
Begin the topic with a Pre-assessment worksheet and Pre-teach the vocabulary. 

4. Getting Started with a Computer

Instructions to the teacher:

• Ask the students if they have seen their parents or anyone else starting a computer or switching on the buttons, entering some words, etc.
• Instruct the students to observe her while she switches on the computer. Tell the students about the charger and battery if you are using a laptop. Tell the students that if they are using a laptop, it needs to be charged. Show the children how to connect the wire to the laptop for charging.
• Ask the children to observe the light on the CPU near the power button. Press the button on the CPU; the computer gets started. Next, please press the button on the monitor and show the light once it starts.
• Tell the students to switch off the monitor when not using the computer. Show them how to shut down the computer. Ask the children to observe the lights on the CPU. They go off, and only after this should the power switch be turned off.
• Summarise the procedures to start the computer or the laptop and to turn it off. Inform the students that they should start or shut down the systems only under the supervision of their teacher or family members.

Guided watching
Bring the attention of the students to the screen and say, “Let’s watch this video.”
Ask students to give a ‘thumbs up’ whenever they hear and/or see the word ‘switch on/off’ in the video.
Play video

Video: Getting Started with a Computer 

Video: Getting Started with a Computer with ISL

LTM: Steps on how to start a computer

LTM: Steps on how to shut down a computer

INFORMAL ASSESSMENT (AFTER PLAYING VIDEOS)
1. Ask, “What is a desktop?”
If needed prompt the children to come up with a definition using language from the video.
Example: The screen that appears after the computer starts is called a desktop.
Write the term and definition on the board after the students respond.
 2. Ask, “Do we press the power button of the computer CPU?” (The answer is yes)
3. Ask, “Do we close all the windows before shutting down the computer?” (The answer is yes)
4. Ask, “Do we switch OFF the main power supply after shutting down the computer?“ (The answer is yes)

5. Let’s Start the Computer

Switch ON the power button
Next, ON the UPS
Thirdly the CPU
Switching ON the monitor 
you will be through.
The screen lights up, oh, what a show,
Ready to work, ready to go!

Video: Let’s Start the Computer

Video: Let’s Start the Computer with ISL

6. Start the computer ON and Shut the computer OFF

Aim: To start and shut down the computer.
Resources required: Computer systems/laptops, tablets
Setting for the activity: Individual activity/Indoor
Type of activity: Hands-on Activity
Preparation of activity: Conduct the activity in a computer lab. Take the children to the computer lab.
Role of the Teacher: Observer
Role of a peer buddy: The peer buddy should encourage the children with difficulties if they need help.
Procedure:
1. The teacher should show the video to the children.
2. The teacher should next demonstrate the steps to start and shut down the computer.
3. Next, the teacher should provide the handout to the students.
4. Each student should individually start the computer ON and also switch the computer OFF.
Observation: The students can switch on and off the computer.
Conclusion: This activity will make the students confident about starting and shutting down a computer.

Suggested variation in rules: 
Children uncomfortable working on computers can switch on a laptop or a tablet.

Video: How to start a computer

Video: How to start a computer with ISL

Video: How to start a laptop

Video: How to start a laptop with ISL

LTM: Steps on how to start a laptop using a keyboard

LTM: Steps on how to start a laptop using a mouse

7. Adaptations and Modifications

Adaptations and Modifications

8. Sequence card activity

LTM: Start the Computer Sequence Card

LTM: Shut Down the Computer Sequence Card

9. Adaptations and Modifications

Adaptations and Modifications:

10. Try me Interactive Activity

Video: Try Me Interactive Activity

11. Assessment

Worksheet:

Word Wall:

12. Assistive Technologies

Video: Assistive Technologies

Teacher Resource Document

Source and Attribution of images: All images used in the above Assets and Aids are originally created.

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