| APPLICATION PACKAGES (WORD PROCESSORS) | ||||||||
| WEEK | LESSON | TOPIC | SUB – TOPIC | OBJECTIVES | LEARNING/TEACHING ACTIVITIES | LEARNING/TEACHING RESOURCES | REFERENCES | REMARKS | 
| 1 | Reporting from home and settling for first term work | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | DEFINITION OF WORD PROCESSOR | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term word processor · Explain the purpose of a word processor | · Q/A discussion | · Newspapers · Letters · Cards · books | · Longhorn Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 1-3 | ||
| 2-3 | USING A WORD PROCESSING PACKAGE | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Start a Microsoft word · Explain the Microsoft screen layout | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Handouts · Books · Working personal computer | · Longhorn Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 5-10 | |||
| 3 | 1 | RUNNING THE PROGRAMME | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Save and retrieve · Close and exit | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Books · Handouts · Working computer | 
 · Longhorn Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 13-17 | ||
| 2-3 | EDITING AND FORMATTING A DOCUMENT | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Select a document · Move, copy and delete · Insert and type over | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Handouts · Books · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 16-19 | |||
| 4 | 1 | FIND AND REPLACE | By the end of the lesson, the leaner should be able to · Define the term find and replace · Find and replace a documents · Use thesaurus | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Letters · Card working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 16-24 | ||
| 2-3 | TEXT FORMATTING | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Bold, italicize, underline, change fonts | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Letters · Cards · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 22-23 | |||
| 5 | 1 | PARAGRAPH FORMATTING | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Drop cap, sub and superscript · Align and indent text | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Handouts · Cards · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 22-23 | ||
| 2-3 | PARAGRAPH FORMATTING | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Space and section break · Bullet and number · Insert columns/page headers and footers | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Books · Newspapers · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 22-23 | |||
| 6 | 1 | SET-UP | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Set up margins · Set paper size and orientation | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Handouts · Working computer 
 | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 33-35 | ||
| 2-3 | SET-UP | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term table · Crate tables · Insert rows and columns · Merge/split rows | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Handouts · Working computer · books | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 37-39 | |||
| 7 | 1 | TABLE CONVERSION/ ARITHMETIC CALCULATIONS | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · convert text to a table and vice verse · import tables/perform calculations | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Handouts · Working computer · Chalk board | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 40-41 | ||
| 2-3 | MAIL MERGE | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term mail merge · Create: main document and data source · Merge fields | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Letters · Card · Working computer · Chalk board | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 44-46 | |||
| 8 | 1 | GRAPHICS | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term graphic · Insert/edit graphics | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Clip art · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 44-49 | ||
| 2-3 | PRINTING | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term printing · Set up the printer and print | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Letters · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 44 | |||
| 9 | 1 | SPREAD SHEETS (SPREADSHEETS) | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term spreadsheets · Explain the application areas of spreadsheet | · Q/A Discussion | · Call register · Accounts book | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 52-53 | ||
| 2-3 | CREATING A WORKSHEET | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term worksheet · Create a worksheet · Save/retrieve a worksheet | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Handouts · Class register · Accounts book · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 57-65 | |||
| 10 | 1 | CELL DATA TYPES | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term cell data type · Explain the different data types | · Q/A discussion | · Books | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 66 | ||
| 2-3 | CELL REFERENCING | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term cell referencing · Explain the different cell referencing · Apply cell referencing on a computer | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Handouts · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 66-69 | |||
| 11 | 1 | FUNCTIONS AND FORMULAE | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Differentiate between functions and formulae · Apply functions and formulae on a document | · Q/A demonstration Practical | · Working computer · Books 
 | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 70-73 | ||
| 2-3 | WORKSHEET FORMATTING | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Format a worksheet: text, numbers, rows, columns and global | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Handouts · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 74-79 | |||
| 12 | 1 | DATA MANAGEMENT | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Explain the terms, Sort, filter, total forms · Apply the above features | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Working computer | 
 · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 73-75 | ||
| 2-3 | CHARTS/GRAPHICS | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Definite the terms chart · Explain the different charts · Insert charts | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Handouts · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 77-79 | |||
| END TERM EXAMS/SCHOOLS CLOSE | ||||||||
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| COMPUTER FORM 2 SCHEMES OF WORK – TERM 2 | ||||||||
| DATABASES | ||||||||
| WEEK | LESSON | TOPIC | SUB – TOPIC | OBJECTIVES | LEARNING/TEACHING ACTIVITIES | LEARNING/TEACHING RESOURCES | REFERENCES | REMARKS | 
| 1 | Reporting from home and settling for the second term work | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | DATABASE | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the database · Explain the concept of D/base | · Q/A discussion | · Class list | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 93-94 | ||
| 2-3 | DATABASE MODELS | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term d/base model · Explain the difference d/base models · Discuss the features of a database | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Handouts · Books · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 96-98 | |||
| 3 | 1 | DATA ORGANIZATION | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Organize data in a database · Start Ms Access | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Handouts · Books · Working computer | 
 · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 97-100 | ||
| 2-3 | MS ACCESS SCREEN LAYOUT | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Explain the access screen layout · Create a database | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Letters · Cards · Books · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 100-104 | |||
| 4 | 1 | EDITING A D/BASE | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Edict a data base | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Letters · Cart · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 108-109 | ||
| 2-3 | QUERIES | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term query · Crate a query | · Q/A Demonstration Practical | · Letters · Card · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 116-117 | |||
| 5 | 1 | UPDATING A QUERY | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Update a query · View a query | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Handouts · Books · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 120-122 | ||
| 2-3 | FORM DESIGN | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Explain the form layout · Create a form | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Newspaper · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 110-113 | |||
| 6 | 1 | FORMATTING FIELDS | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Display records in a form · Format fields | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Handouts | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 113 
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| 2-3 | REPORTS LAYOUT | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define a report · Create a report · Modify a report | Q/A Demonstration Practical | · Handouts · Books · Working Computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 125-129 
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| 7 | 1 | REPORTS LAYOUT 
 | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Sort and group data in a report · Design labels | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Forms · Report · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 40-41 
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| 2-3 | PRINTING | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term printing · Print: form and a report | · Q/A Demonstration Practical | · Forms · Report · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 112 | |||
| DESKTOP PUBLISHING | ||||||||
| 8 | 1 | DESKTOP PUBLISHING | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define DTP S/W · State then purpose of DTPS/W | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Clip art · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 132-134 
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| 2-3 | DESIGNING A PUBLICATION | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Explain the DTP S/W · Discuss the types of DTP publications | · Q/A Observation Practical | · Letters · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 133-134 
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| 9 | 1 | DESIGNING A PUBLICATION | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Run the DTP program · Explain the DTP screen layout | · Q/A discussion | · Cards, certificates, text, calendars, text books | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 134-136 | ||
| 2-3 | DESIGNING A PUBLICATION | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Set up a publication · Manipulate text and graphics | Q/A demonstration practical | · Cards, certificates, text calendars, textbooks · Working Computer | 
 · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 139-143 | |||
| 10 | 1 | TEXT | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Design page layout · Use a ruler to measure | · Q/A discussion | · Calendars, textbooks 
 | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 158 | ||
| 2-3 | GRAPHICS | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term graphics · Change full stroke · Reshape objects | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Handouts · Working Computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 150 | |||
| 11 | 1 | GRAPHICS | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Copy an object · Import and wrap text | · Q/A Demonstration Practical | · Books · Handouts · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 161-162 | ||
| 2&3 | GRAPHICS | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Group objects · Lock objects | · Q/A Demonstration Practical | · Books · Handouts · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 164-168 | |||
| 12/13 | 1 | ROTATE/CROP | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Explain the terms, sort, filter, total, forms · Apply the above features | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Working computer | 
 · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 164 | ||
| THE SCHOOL CLOSES/END OF TERM EXAMS | ||||||||
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| COMPUTER FORM 1 SCHEMES OF WORK – TERM 1 | ||||||||
| INTERNET AND E-MAIL | ||||||||
| WEEK | LESSON | TOPIC | SUB – TOPIC | OBJECTIVES | LEARNING/TEACHING ACTIVITIES | LEARNING/TEACHING RESOURCES | REFERENCES | REMARKS | 
| 1 | Reporting from home and settling for the first term work | |||||||
| 2 | 1 | INTERNET AND E-MAIL | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term internet · Explain the development of internet | · Q/A discussion · Demonstration · observation | · internet · Text book · Working Computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 168-169 
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| 2-3 | IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERNET | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Explain the importance of the internet | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Handouts · Books · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 266-275 
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| 3 | 1 | INTERNET CONNECTIVITY | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the internet connectivity · Explain elements of IC | · Q/A Demonstration Practical | · Handouts · Books · Modem S/W · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 273-276 
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| 2-3 | INTERNET SERVICES | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Explain the internet services | · Q/A Demonstration Practical | · Letters · Cards · Books · computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 273-276 | |||
| 1 | ACCESSING INTERNET | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Log in/Sign in · Surf/browse | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Web pages · Books · Working computer | 
 · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 279 | |||
| 4 | 2-3 | HYPER LINKS AND SEARCH ENGINES | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term search engine · Use search engines | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Letters · Card · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 177-179 
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| 5 | 1 | ELECTRONIC MAIL | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Explain the term e-mail · Discuss the use of email s/w | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Handouts · Books · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 178-180 
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| 2-3 |  | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · State the e-mail facilities · Compose mails · Check mails | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Web pages · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 30-37 | |||
| 6 | 1 |  | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Manipulate an e-mail | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Handouts · Books · Web pages · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 180 | ||
| 2-3 | SET-UP | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Fax e-mail · Attach files | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Websites · Web pages · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 181-182 | |||
| 7 | 1 | TEL MESSAGING | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Explain the term tel messaging · Develop contact mgt 
 | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Handouts · Web pages · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 181-182 
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| 2-3 | EMERGING ISSUES | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Explain the emerging issues · Search for the emerging issues in the net | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Websites · Web pages · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 182-183 
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| 8 | 1 | GRAPHICS | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term graphic · Insert/edit graphics | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Web sites · Web pages · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 44-49 | ||
| 2-3 | G. DATA SECURITY AND CONTROLS | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term data security · Identify security threats on ICT | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 185-186 | |||
| 9 | 1 | CONTROL MEASURES | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Discuss the control measures on ICT | · Q/A discussion | · Internet · Books · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 186-188 | ||
| 2-3 | COMPUTER CRIMES | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the term computer crimes · Explain the computer crimes | · Q/A Demonstration Practical | · Books · Internet · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 188-190 | |||
| 10 | 1 | ICT PROTECTION | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Discuss ICT protection measures | Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Internet · Handouts · Working computer | 
 · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 190-193 | ||
| 2-3 | LAWS OF ICT | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Define the terms ethics · Explain the ethical issues | · Q/A demonstration practical | · Books · Internet · Handouts · Books · Working computer | · Computer studies by S.John Onunga page 327-328 | |||
| 11 | 1 | ICT LEGISLATION | By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to · Discuss ICT laws | · Q/A discussion | · Computer studies by S.John Onunga page 328-331 | |||
| 2-3 | WORKSHEET FORMATTING | By the end of the lesson, the earner should be able to · Format a w/sheet: text, numbers, rows, columns and global | · Q/A Demonstration practical | · Books · Handouts · Working computer | · Longhorn Computer studies Secondary. S.Mburu, G. Chemwa page 190-193 
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| SCHOOLS CLOSES END OF YEAR | ||||||||
