MS Word

Objective: 

Participants will be able to understand basics of MS word and apply formatting & page layout techniques in document

Total Time: 90 Minutes

Material: Computer lab with projector and screen, MS Word installed on all the computers for students

Instructor Note: 

This session is the beginning of MS Word. Based on the understanding level and pre-existing skill set of students, use demonstration as a training method and make students practice as much as possible. In this session, Home and Layout menus will be discussed in detail.

Opening Protocol:

• Greet the participants
• Take attendance
• In pairs, ask participants to share with each other how they are feeling

5 Minutes

Concept Discussion:

• Ask students if they have used MS word before
• Based on their response, tell them the uses of MS Word. Tell them that using MS Word is as basic as using a pen and a paper 
• With the help of PPT explain the basic functions of MS word and how to start, open and save a document
• Also explain basic things they see on a document like scrollbar, ribbons, icons and options

10 Minutes

Activity 1: Get started

• Demonstrate opening a blank document on the projector and ask students to open MS Word on their computers. 
• Tell them to type their own introduction on a blank document in 10 minutes

15  Minutes

Demonstration: Basics and Home Menu

• Demonstrate the following functions on the document while presenting your screen

• Alignment (left, right, justify)
• Font Size, Font color, Font type
• Bold, Italic, Underline
• Cut, Copy, Paste
• Paragraph formatting
• Bullets and Numbering
• Find and replace
• Undo Redo
• Printing option
• Page layout

20 Minutes

Activity 2: Practice

• To make their document look presentable, ask students to apply maximum options that they have just learnt
• Give them 10 minutes to do that
• After 10 minutes ask students if they faced any problem or if they have any questions
• Use remaining 10 minutes to either make them practice the options or to answer their queries by demonstrating the options they might be finding difficult

20 Minutes

Activity 3: Shortcut keys

• Ask students to open their handbook and read the shortcut keys
• Give 10 minutes to participants to practice shortcut keys of all the options that they have learned in the session 

15 Minutes

Closing Protocol: 

• Thank the participants for their time
• Announce the next time you will be visiting them
• Share the topic of the next session
• Collect 1-2 most interesting activity sheets/artefacts from students and show to Nodal officer and institution head after session
• Click pictures of the artefacts for documentation

5 Minutes