Finding your way round the keyboard
Type your name, use space, capitals and backspace, and press Enter.
Planned. This module is part of the plan and is not written yet.
Why it matters
Typing your own name is the first time the computer writes what you want; after that come messages, stories and code.
Draft outline · in review- For
- Level 2–4 · Primary 2 to Primary 4
- Inside
- 4 lessons and a test · about 30 minutes
- Topic
- The keyboard · foundation, 1 of 4
Inside the module.
4 lessons in order, about 30 minutes in all, then a short test. Learners go at their own pace; the minutes are a guide, not a timetable.
Draft outline · in review
Lesson 1: Where the letters live
Explore the keyboard: letters, numbers, the space bar and Enter.
Explain8 min, from minute 0
Lesson 2: Type your name
Find each letter of your name and type it.
Practice8 min, from minute 8
Lesson 3: Space, capitals and backspace
Hold Shift for one capital letter, and use Backspace to remove the letter before the cursor.
Worked example8 min, from minute 16
Lesson 4: Fix the mistakes
Correct short words that have been typed wrongly.
Practice6 min, from minute 24
End-of-module test
Type your name and short words correctly, using space, capital letters and backspace to fix mistakes.
Mastered at 85% or more. Retake it until you pass; nothing is lost, and each try gives feedback.
Already know it? A Challenge Test (planned) clears the whole module: 90% overall, no objective below 75%.
Last stageafter about 30 min
Practicalities
Draft outline · in reviewBuilt to run offline
Planned to run on the Lantern's own computer, with no internet needed.
Languages
Planned first in English; every module aims to reach all of the Lantern's languages.
Try a question.
One question from the module, as a learner would meet it. Have a go, then open the worked solution a step at a time.
Draft outline · in review
Kofi typed kofi, but his name needs a capital K. The cursor is at the end of the word. What should he do?
Particulars
Where it sits
What a learner can do after it
- Find and type the letters of your name.
- Use space, capital letters and backspace to fix a mistake.
Needs first
Level
Level 2–4 · Primary 2 to Primary 4
Level mappings are approximate. A qualified teacher or lecturer in each country must check them before they appear in the app.
Difficulty for its level
1 of 4 · Foundation
Time
About 30 minutes
Alignments
None drafted yet.
Alignment in review until a qualified teacher or lecturer checks it. No exam body, university or vendor endorses us; learners still sit the real exam.
Challenge Test
Planned: a Challenge Test to prove you know it and skip it. Pass at 90% overall, with no objective below 75%.
On these pathways
The route here.
Everything this module builds on, drawn as a route from its foundations. Solid lanes must be mastered first, or cleared by a Challenge Test; dashed lanes are suggestions that never lock anything.
- DS-CMP-STA-01First steps at a Lantern stationDigital skills · Primary 1 to Primary 3 (Level 1–3) · Planned
- DS-CMP-MOU-01Point, click and dragDigital skills · Primary 1 to Primary 3 (Level 1–3) · Planned Needs First steps at a Lantern station (required).
- DS-CMP-KEY-01Finding your way round the keyboardDigital skills · Primary 2 to Primary 4 (Level 2–4) · Planned · the destination Needs Point, click and drag (required).
Help light the room where this is learned.
Every route on this map starts in a classroom with 24 stations, a tutor that works offline and a facilitator upstairs. Four are planned and waiting for light.