This product is the complete solution for the lesson content in the computer room. The teacher can take the lesson plans and lesson material as is into the classroom and conduct a
quality computer literacy lesson. Background information and ready-to-use lessons are included. All projects are integrated across the National Curriculum. Computer literacy
lessons for Grade 7 – 9.
 Download a summary of the product in English or Afrikaans.
Each year’s lesson plans include:
- Teacher’s guide with background information, lesson plans and answers
- Assessment sheets
- CD with presentations to be used during the lessons, practice files and more information
- Ready-to-copy worksheets
- License to make copies of the worksheets for the learners of the school
- Visual display on CD
- Useful ideas on optimizing the computer centre
What is in each grade’s box?
 Outcomes based lesson plans with additional notes and information for the teacher. - Assessment schedules, including self– and peer-assessment
- Ready-to-use full colour transparencies (optional) Standard: included on CD
- Presentations that can be played in the classroom on a computer.
- Practice files to be used to practice skills obtained during each lesson.
- Information sheets with relevant information, should the learner have a problem to access the Internet, library or
- other source of information.
- Worksheets that can be copied for each learner.
- Integrated curriculum-relevant projects.
- A Teacher’s Guide with numerous ideas to optimize the computer room and even makes money out of it.
Do we need to have a computer for each learner in the class?
Definitely not! Our lesson plans are designed to accommodate all the learners in the class with only a few computers
without always sharing a computer. Learners will work in groups or use some of the other strategies described in the lesson plans.
What software do you make use of in the lesson plans?
We use Microsoft Office® as an example in the demonstration presentations, but our worksheets and assignments can be used with any application suite of your choice.
Should we use any other program, we provide it with the CD.
Does the learners play educational games during your lessons?
No, except for first time users who will “play” a game to teach them how to use the mouse and the keyboard. We provide lesson material for computer literacy.
If you want the learners of your school to play educational games, you can buy educational software from any retailer. If is possible to teach learners as young as Grade 1
computer literacy.
Why would we rather use your lesson plans instead of similar products?
- The lessons are developed with NCS, outcomes based education and critical and developmental outcomes in mind.
- The lessons are outcomes-based and fully integrated with other learning areas.
- Little or no previous computer skills or knowledge is required on the teacher’s side. Any teacher can present the lessons.
- Preparation time of the teacher is kept to a minimum.
- The lessons are learner-centered.
- The lessons are affordable and re-usable.
- Projects are integrated with the different learning areas.
- The projects are designed to promote problem-solving and critical thinking.
- No monthly costs are involved. After a once-off payment the lesson plans belong to the school.
- The lesson plans can be used in a computer room with a workstation for each learner or in a classroom with only one or two computers.
- Our lesson material is available in English and Afrikaans.
Which grades can be taught?
The lessons are in units and not time bounded. The teacher can pace the lesson over any given amount of sessions according to the needs and levels of the children and
the different session times per school.
The lesson plans for each year is divided into 4 modules. The modules can be moved around. That means that you can use one year’s lesson plans and teach it to 4
different grades, without doing the same lesson at the same time. The ideal situation would be to buy lesson plans for all the grades in the Senior Phase (Gr 7 – 9), but we
all know that all schools cannot afford that. We group the lesson plans according to the different phases. There are three year’s lesson plans in each phase and the 12 modules
can be interchanged to accommodate the school’s needs.
We are on a tight budget. What would you recommend?
Buy only the lesson plans for one grade within a phase and use it for all the grades in that phase.
What is covered in each grade?
 Grade 7
The Grade 7s will work in word processing sofware , learn how to do research (plan an assignment, find information and work with information), and
create publications in desktop publishing, including logos, brochures and letterheads.
The 4th module focuses on hardware and learners will visually be introduced to the inside of a computer. They will also learn what to look for when
buying a computer, how to install basic hardware and do basic troubleshooting.
Grade 8
Module 1 covers presentation (work with slides, tables and charts, movement and presenting skills).
Module 2 covers desktop publishing, including tables, duplex printing, mail merge and forms.
Module 4 covers Internet and e-mail, including netiquette and online safety.
Module 4 covers computer ergonomics, the environment, online crime and typing skills.
Grade 9
The Grade 9s will do website design, and work with operating systems (including file naming, desktop settings and file management.
Module 3 focuses on spreadsheets, while Module 4 explains how to work with peripherals, including printers, scaneers, cameras, infrared and bluetooth.
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