Modular Computer Awareness Programme (Module 1-8)

• Module 1 Joy to the Computer World

• Module 2 Drawing with a Computer

• Module 3 Writing with a Computer and Word Processing

• Module 4 Using the Internet

• Module 5 IT Applications (including Emerging Technologies)

• Module 6 Calculation and Charting with Spreadsheet

• Module 7 Using E-mail

•  Module 8 Coding Education

• Recognize the needs and uses of IT in daily life;

• Understand the basic functions of input, output and storage devices such as monitor, keyboard, mouse, speaker, hard disk, CD drive, scanner and printer;

• Acquire intuitively the ideas of how computer works

• Acquire mouse skills such as move, click, double click , drag & drop and the use of right click;

• Operate computer systems in Windows environment and get familiar with the menu bar, cursor, icon, etc.;

• Comply with the rules for using computers.

• Joy to the Computer World materials
  - Understanding computer systems through animation;
  - Know how to use computers correctly through stories or metaphors.

 English  Chinese

• Draw pictures with freehand drawing and eraser tools of Paintbrush；

• Use common drawing tools such as cut, copy and paste, fill color and spray color；

• Learn how to edit, save and print a picture file；

• Handle text in pictures.

• Drawing with a Computer materials
  - Use the function of a little painter to make posters, cards, etc. on the theme of campus life.

• Familiarize with the keyboard layout and acquire the keyboard skills;

• Input Chinese characters with the aid of a handwriting recognition device;

• Use the features of word processing software, such as delete, insert, align, underline, print preview, font styles, text colour, table, emphasizing tools, tabs, indentation, spell-check, embedding clip-arts, adjusting paper orientation, etc.;

• Save documents and retrieve existing documents;

• Know about different Chinese input methods and able to input Chinese characters through the keyboard;

• Writing with a computer materials
  - Acquire keyboard skills through playing computer games such as letter hunting games；

English  Chinese

• Word Processing materials
  - Write notices, advertisements, reports and design posters through different themes

English  Chinese

• Know briefly what Internet and electronic mail are and some of their usage;

• Connect to the Internet and browse information using a browser;

• Use of bookmark；

• Search information by using different search engines and search relevant information on a particular topic；

• Download and print information；

• Raise awareness of legal issues and develop correct attitudes when using internet.

• Using the Internet materials
  - Browse, search, download and print information on specific topics on the Internet

English  Chinese

• Using Instant Messaging (IM) materials 
  

  - Overview of Internet Services

  - IM Applications and Tools

  - Security and Ethical Issues

English  Chinese

• Be aware of the application of information technology in our daily life；

• Use IT tools and software to support learning；

• Understand the correct attitude you should have when using IT；

• Be aware of the legal and ethical responsibilities when using information technology.

• Preliminary Exploration on Artificial Intelligence” 

- Be aware of the application, privacy and moral issues of artificial intelligence in our daily life;

- Learn how to develop artificial intelligence applications using blocky programming tools.

English  Chinese

• Recognize the needs of using spreadsheet in daily life;

• Present numerical data in table form;

• Handle simple calculation such as sum and average;

• Use simple formulae for calculation and sorting features；

• Use legends and titles to enhance the readability of statistical charts.

• Calculation and Charting with Spreadsheet materials
  - Examples of making spreadsheets in daily life, such as recording weather and calculating the total and average scores on sports days.

 English  Chinese

• Understand e-mail;

• Create, save, delete, send, read, reply, forward and print a mail;

• Manipulate e-mail with attachment;

• Use address book or mailing list to send e-mail to a group of recipients;

• Know other means of telecommunication such as online chatting and video conferencing.

• Using E-mail materials
  Send, Read, print and forward the E-mail.

• Understand the basic computational thinking concepts and practices, including abstraction, algorithm, and automation;

• Possess the ability to develop programs and process data to solve problem;

• Understand the process of problem solving and limitations of coding;

• Connect coding with real-life problems and other subjects;

• Solve problems through communication and collaboration with teamwork effectively in the process.

• A. Unplugged Activities
  (1) Unplugged programming conceptual activity
       Through seven unplugged learning activities to learn the concepts of "input, processing, output", data manipulation, selection statements,logical operators, loops and other programming;

• B. Scratch
  (1) Draw polygons
       Draw different polygons / graphics by using Sequence and Iteration commands, which are including drawing simple graphics, repeating graphics and symmetrical graphics.
  (2) “Cat catches Mouse”
       Understand how to reuse the Sequence, Iteration, Selection and "broadcast and received message" instruction into the program of “Light reflection on Cat catches Mouse”.
  (3) “Clean recycling”
       Use sequences, flow control statements, variables and arithmetic symbols to create "Clean recycling" program.

• C. App Inventor
  (1) Program mobile apps
       Program mobile apps of Android, including buttons, text, pictures, sound and vibration, data exchange, animation, canvas and microdatabase, etc.

• D. Micro:bit
  (1) Light Intensity Meter
       Use variables and if-then-else structure to program micro:bit LED display and buttons.
  (2) Traffic Controller and Signage
       Use radio communication feature and if-then-else structure to program micro:bit to be a traffic controller.

• E. Arduino
  (1) Blink
       Through building a closed circuit, the microprocessor is controlled by programming as a switching device.
  (2) Application of sensors

• F. mBot
  (1) Practice programming through “mBot”
       By practicing the basic concepts of programming (including: sequence, branch/selection and iteration), and be aware of how to design programs and process data to solve problems