Computer training notes

On Pranab’s site

DRAFT (needs work or removal)

notes on computer class; things to do.

make document with images, names, shortcuts

remaining terms🔗

keyboard, keys, trackpad/touchpad, apps, click, double click, right click, scroll, swipe, pinch, title bar, title bar buttons (close, max, min), quick settings, settings, task view

day 2🔗

spent on terms: mouse, cursor, desktop, files, folders, app window, app windows, windows app, windows key,

demonstrated files and folders with phones as well. showed desktop folder.

day 3🔗

setup🔗

• get large board
• draw review images with space for names: mouse, window, windows, cursor, file, folder, windows key, desktop, on/off (i didn’t cover; is it even visible?)
• draw touchpad, start menu, taskbar

pre-class hangout🔗

sit down at a laptop and ask what they want to do.

get feedback:

• did they want to do something else?
• was it hard to follow?
• anything they’re still uncertain about

review🔗

ask name for each image

re: Windows, they should see it on startup

continue🔗

• ask what they’d like to do.
• first, we’ll cover three new terms: touchpad, start menu, taskbar
• then i’ll spend some time with everyone doing what they’d like, and helping do things better. advanced people should sit together. divide 40 minutes by number of groups.

remaining setup🔗

• location off

• search icon

• hindi phonetic keyboard has lots of value

  should i set it up or give them instructions? instructions will need to cover terms first. oh, it’ll need network connectivity. damn. will need to take it to the office one day.

terms🔗

note: remember to ask them for their own terms for things. we can note that down and include it in the notes.

intro🔗

before we get into today, i want to ask two questions. anyone can answer.

questions🔗

1. “window kya hota hai?” (singular window)
2. “windows kya hota hai?” (plural windows) (the point here is knowing names)

this is why names are important. we need to know what the other person is talking about. you need to know what i’m saying, and i need to know what you’re saying.

answers🔗

window:

• app windows. phone has “full screen” apps. draw a phone to scale with laptop screen

windows:

• multiple app windows
• settings, appearance, basic apps. advanced apps and files are not windows.
• keyboard key

importance of names🔗

the advanced people might know this, in which case they can do whatever they like. in one or two days, i will sit down with them. however, i think learning these terms will be useful.

(if i have basics ready, give advanced (touch?) typing challenge, with a speed display or something. could also give them quickqwerty, which has a simple zip download. these skills will transfer to all apps, and help you write faster. see who does best. i can give a quick demo)

(before that i will sit down with everyone and do a little typing test, to see how comfortable they are.)

files and folders🔗

everyone knows apps. what about files and folders?

(draw folder icon, file icons) (draw tree view)

phone: search for file app

downloads/
dcim/ (digital camera images)
pictures/
  whatsapp/
documents/

laptop: search for file app. name: file explorer.

(need to explain local disk c and disk d) laptop storage. divide into shelves? (draw a laptop at the root of the tree) (they won’t know cd, plus disk explanation is long and convoluted)

special folder on laptop:

desktop/

apps work with files some apps hide their files on mobile, most hide their files

os / operating system🔗

what controls settings, which settings, how many settings, available apps, file locations, menus for things like wifi, appearance, etc

how keyboard or screen presses are detected

phone has android laptops have windows heard of iphone? those phones have ios

windows🔗

operating system

windows 10, windows 11 sanathan sir’s is windows 10 this changes look, and where some things are

draw logos for both with version number 10 is perspective, 11 is rounded

they know how versions work

desktop🔗

icons, background image

“desk”, “table”

taskbar🔗

start menu, search, pinned taskbar apps, active apps, quick settings, (bg?) icons, date-time, notifications, system status (battery, network)

quick settings🔗

start menu🔗

window, windows🔗

the app windows

title bar🔗

window actions: min, max, close

mouse, trackpad, cursor🔗

cursor shapes cursor ~= mouse in usual speak

windows key🔗

shortcuts

minimise, maximise, close🔗

“task” view🔗

basically app/window view? also includes “virtual desktops”