Word Processing Lesson - What’s in that box? See Inside the Computer

 

Goal
To develop computer skills

Objective
Learners will become more familiar with the way computers work.

Skills
Recognizing the different parts of the computer, opening and closing the computer “box”.

Preparation/Pre-requisite skills
Familiarity with computer terminology such as hard drive, floppy drive, RAM, CPU.

Time
30-45 minutes

Related Activities
Computer Terms of the Day 1, 2, and 3

Activity
Opening a computer helps to demystify the machine. Learners see the components - such as the disk drives, cpu, and RAM - we’ve been discussing and how they work together.

Give students the opportunity to open and close the box themselves.

Working with the terms of the day lists, ask learners to identify as many parts of the computer as they can.