We launched a new class today. It was a mixed bag with vastly different levels of literacy accross the class. It was however, a nice class since many of them have a great sense of humour!
We did some first class material and covered parts of the computer, how to use the mouse and worked on typing in personal details into files and saving the same.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 1 (Geetha)
Participants: 8( Mariama Bangura, Ghati Abrahemi, Fereba Momaud, Saleha Momaud, Rebecca Languaya, Susan Simon, Feriba Rahimi, Poopalaretnam)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 8
Instructors: 1 (Geetha)
Participants: 8( Mariama Bangura, Ghati Abrahemi, Fereba Momaud, Saleha Momaud, Rebecca Languaya, Susan Simon, Feriba Rahimi, Poopalaretnam)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 8
Class 2, August 6th, 2009:
In our second class, we did excercises in notepad and paint. The students learnt about windows and how to switch between programs on the taskbar. Teaching computer navigation is still proving to be a challenge as people tend to stick to the one method that they are taugh and rarely try to do things in any other way. Overall, it was a productive class.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 1 (Geetha)
Participants: 11( Mariama Bangura, Latifa paiman, M. Paiman, Ghati Abrahemi, Fereba Momaud, Saleha Momaud, Rebecca Languaya, Susan Simon, Feriba Rahimi, Poopalaretnam, Elizabeth)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 11
Class 3, August 13, 2009:
Another day, another class. Well not quite. It was a class with lessons to be learnt: Do not try to give the students two excercises. If needed, extend one excercise so that students don't feel overwhelmed. Most students worked on the cut and paste excercise today. They also had the instructions to work on a formatting excercise which most of them didn't get around to! Its always a challenge to hold oneself back and not try to teach too fast.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 1 (Geetha)
Participants: 8( Latifa paiman, M. Paiman, Ghati Abrahemi, Fereba Momaud, Saleha Momaud, Rebecca Languaya, Susan Simon, Poopalaretnam)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 8
Class 4, August 20, 2009:
In todays class, we tried doing cut, copy and paste and practiced formatting functions. We also had a look at how to access the internet and search for information.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 1 (Geetha)
Participants: 4 ( Latifa paiman, M. Paiman, Fereba Momaud, Poopalaretnam)
Course Handouts: 2 pp Computers Used: 4
Class 5, August 28, 2009:
Looking back at this class, its obvious that their sense of humour helps them learn more :). They laugh at my jokes (which helps me teach better) and then they make some of their own. Who said learning about computers is dull and mundane? :). Anyway, the business end of today's class was to work on creating a power point presentation and a list in excel. They did both of these quite well. The interesting part was that one student asked me the difference between Windows and Microsoft Office. I was thrilled and tried to break it down and explain as much as possible and I hope they understood something. It helps so much when people understnad the difference between an operating system and a program... and how that links in with files. The most baffling statement I end up making in classes is "Programs are also files".
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 1 (Geetha)
Participants: 7 ( Elizabeth, Latifa paiman, M. Paiman, Rebecca Languaya, Tulasi, Ghati, Poopalaretnam)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 7
Class 6, 3rd September, 2009:
In todays class, we discussed the conceptual and physical layout of a computer and how this figure in making a decision on what kind of computer to buy. We also had a look at an excercise to use bullets and numbering.
It was a fascinating class as the students were quite interested in knowing details such as CPU speeds, RAM and hard disk capacities and upgrading vs buying new computers. It was a useful discussion and hopefully they took away something from this class.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 2 (Geetha + Leticia)
Participants: 5 ( Elizabeth, Latifa paiman, M. Paiman, Tulasi, Poopalaretnam)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 5
Class 7, 10th September, 2009:
We had a very small class today. The students worked through an activity to change various settings on the control panel. They also worked on an excercise to create a document in Microsoft Word with tables. The excercise with tables was fairly demanding and seemed to stretch them considerably.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 2 (Geetha )
Participants: 2 ( Poopalaretnam, Feriba Rahimi)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 2
Class 8, 10th September, 2009:
Another small class but a fair amount of progress. We worked through various websites and tried out different services. 131500, cityrail.com, and english quizzes.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 2 (Geetha )
Participants: 2 ( Poopalaretnam, Feriba Rahimi, Joanne Xie)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 2
Instructors: 1 (Geetha)
Participants: 11( Mariama Bangura, Latifa paiman, M. Paiman, Ghati Abrahemi, Fereba Momaud, Saleha Momaud, Rebecca Languaya, Susan Simon, Feriba Rahimi, Poopalaretnam, Elizabeth)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 11
Class 3, August 13, 2009:
Another day, another class. Well not quite. It was a class with lessons to be learnt: Do not try to give the students two excercises. If needed, extend one excercise so that students don't feel overwhelmed. Most students worked on the cut and paste excercise today. They also had the instructions to work on a formatting excercise which most of them didn't get around to! Its always a challenge to hold oneself back and not try to teach too fast.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 1 (Geetha)
Participants: 8( Latifa paiman, M. Paiman, Ghati Abrahemi, Fereba Momaud, Saleha Momaud, Rebecca Languaya, Susan Simon, Poopalaretnam)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 8
Class 4, August 20, 2009:
In todays class, we tried doing cut, copy and paste and practiced formatting functions. We also had a look at how to access the internet and search for information.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 1 (Geetha)
Participants: 4 ( Latifa paiman, M. Paiman, Fereba Momaud, Poopalaretnam)
Course Handouts: 2 pp Computers Used: 4
Class 5, August 28, 2009:
Looking back at this class, its obvious that their sense of humour helps them learn more :). They laugh at my jokes (which helps me teach better) and then they make some of their own. Who said learning about computers is dull and mundane? :). Anyway, the business end of today's class was to work on creating a power point presentation and a list in excel. They did both of these quite well. The interesting part was that one student asked me the difference between Windows and Microsoft Office. I was thrilled and tried to break it down and explain as much as possible and I hope they understood something. It helps so much when people understnad the difference between an operating system and a program... and how that links in with files. The most baffling statement I end up making in classes is "Programs are also files".
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 1 (Geetha)
Participants: 7 ( Elizabeth, Latifa paiman, M. Paiman, Rebecca Languaya, Tulasi, Ghati, Poopalaretnam)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 7
Class 6, 3rd September, 2009:
In todays class, we discussed the conceptual and physical layout of a computer and how this figure in making a decision on what kind of computer to buy. We also had a look at an excercise to use bullets and numbering.
It was a fascinating class as the students were quite interested in knowing details such as CPU speeds, RAM and hard disk capacities and upgrading vs buying new computers. It was a useful discussion and hopefully they took away something from this class.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 2 (Geetha + Leticia)
Participants: 5 ( Elizabeth, Latifa paiman, M. Paiman, Tulasi, Poopalaretnam)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 5
Class 7, 10th September, 2009:
We had a very small class today. The students worked through an activity to change various settings on the control panel. They also worked on an excercise to create a document in Microsoft Word with tables. The excercise with tables was fairly demanding and seemed to stretch them considerably.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 2 (Geetha )
Participants: 2 ( Poopalaretnam, Feriba Rahimi)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 2
Class 8, 10th September, 2009:
Another small class but a fair amount of progress. We worked through various websites and tried out different services. 131500, cityrail.com, and english quizzes.
Class Hours: 2
Instructors: 2 (Geetha )
Participants: 2 ( Poopalaretnam, Feriba Rahimi, Joanne Xie)
Course Handouts: 4 pp Computers Used: 2
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