Features of a Computer Mouse

Class 2

Objective

Students will be able to understand the different features of a computer mouse.

Prerequisites

1. Children should be able to name their fingers: Thumb, index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger.
2. Children should be able to recall the words like mouse, mousepad, left-click, right-click, left button, right button, scroll wheel, and drag, which they learned in the last class. If they don’t remember, go over these words again before starting the new lesson.

Goal

All

All children will know the left-click and right-click features of a computer mouse.

Some

Some children will be able to use some more features of a computer mouse.

Few

Few children will be able to use all the features of a computer mouse effectively.

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, etc.
Headsets.
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.

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

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
Worksheets for students

Preparation for the Activity:

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

Setup for transacting the lesson:

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.
This could be assessed through the provided worksheet.

Worksheets, Vocabulary words, Sight words

Notes to the Teacher
Begin the topic with a pre-assessment worksheet and pre-teach the vocabulary.
The teacher should clearly explain that the word ‘click’ usually means left-click or single click. When we say single click, it means pressing the left mouse button once, not the right one.