Detailed Lesson Plan in ICT

I. Content and Materials:

How to Reformat a Computer using Windows 7 Operating System

http://www.wikihow.com/Format-a-Computer

Materials:
PowerPoint presentation, projector, laptop and chalk

II. Learning objectives:

1. Discuss in class how to reformat a computer using a Windows 7 Operating

System.
2. Identify what are the things that needs to be considered before reformatting
a computer.
3. To develop the student’s decision making skills by challenging the student’s
thinking skills on why there is a need to reformat a computer by initiation.

III. Learning Plan:

Teacher’s activity Student’s activity

A. Motivation

Good Morning class! Good Morning Ma’am

Before we proceed to our lesson for this

day, I would like to ask... what comes in
to your mind when you see the word “
Virus” and “Reformat”
Students answered “Computer”
The teacher writes the word Virus and
Reformat on the board.

Very Good!! That is correct. Who owns a Some students raised their hands
computer here in their home?

Great! And I believe everyone here has All Students answered Yes Ma’am
used computers doing assignments and
reports for your school projects and also
for leisure like Facebook, YouTube etc.,
 right?

Have you experienced any trouble All student answered Yes Ma’am
sometimes like when the computer is not
responding or it’s like working on its own.

Can someone share their experience and
tell how the problem was resolved?
Student 1 answered: One time our
computer just won’t open an
application and in which there are
multiple screens that keeps on popping
up and we can’t properly use the
computer. We need to have a computer
technician to check on it for us and we
are told that our computer needs to be
reformatted in order to fix the issue and
then after it was reformatted the
problem got fixed and we are able to
use our computer after that.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I Student 1 answered: Around 500 pesos
have one more question for you. How
much did it cost you to have your
computer reformatted?

Yes that’s how much it usually cost to do

it. Thank you so much

B. Firming up: Proper discussion

Now our lesson for today will greatly help

you when you encountered problems
such as this in the future.
I will teach you how to reformat a
computer using a Windows 7 Operating
System

Starts the power point presentation Students listens and taking down notes

“How to Reformat a Computer using

Windows 7 Operating System

Formatting a computer involves erasing
all of the data on the computer's hard
drive, and then reinstalling the operating
system so that the computer is restored
to factory defaults.
Student 2 asked: Ma’am what are the
things that are needed when we
reformat a computer.
That’s a good question. First you will
need a storage device where you can
store data since you need to make sure
that you have a good backup of all your
important files since when you reformat
a computer it will reset/delete all the
videos, data files and programs that you
have. Meaning it will go back to its
default state. And we don’t want that to
happen. So better make sure you have a
very good backup of your data files or
documents, videos, pictures and music.
Remember “programs can’t be backed
up; they will need to be reinstalled

Writes on the board “Programs can’t be

backed up; they will need to be
reinstalled.

Things that are needed before

reformatting a computer

1. Storage Device

Class can you give me examples of Student 1 answered: Flash Drive

storage devices that you can use to store Student 2 answered: External Drive
data? Student 3 answered: DVD
Student 4 answered: CD
Writes on the board
a. Flash Drive
b. External Hard Drives
c. CD
d. DVD

Anymore suggestions? Students thinking and are silent

Okay, thank you class you are all correct

and I would like to add another

Writes on the board

e. Cloud

Class are you familiar with Cloud? Student 3 answered: Yes ma’am I’m
using icloud for my iphone in which
whenever I sync my iphone with my
 computer it automatically backs up or
save my pictures.

That is correct! And it also have a feature All students answered Yes ma’am
when you have it enabled it can back up
your data whenever you are connected
to the internet. Amazing right?
Technology nowadays is really amazing.
Usually cloud is free but you can also
purchase it if you need a much bigger
storage for your data

Writes on the Board

2. Window 7 Operating System including

the product key or a recovery disk

You can actually use other Windows

Operating like for example the current one
in the market is Windows 10 but we will
focus on Window 7 since it’s the most
used operating system today. Product keys
are included in the package it consist of 25
characters and will be asked later during
the installation process.

A recovery disk may be included in your

computer package when you bought it
.This includes the drivers for your
computer hardware including the free
Operating System

3. External DVD or CD ROM (optional)

Will only be used if the computer or

laptop that you will reformat has no
available CD ROM and that is if you are
using a CD installer for the Operating
System. To site a very good example is a
Netbook and a computer tablet like Asus
Transformer.
Student 1 raised her hand: Ma’am Can
we use a flash drive instead?
Yes you can. If you are able to purchase a
license from Windows there is an available
downloadable installer that you can
download from their website.
Now you might ask and I believe most of
you are aware that there are some sites
like torrent websites that offers it free of
charge and you can actually be given a
way to crack the code and be given a
product key that you can use but that is
not good and that is called what? Students say in unison: Piracy

It’s punishable by law and there is a All Students answered Yes ma’am
downside to this free software. Most of it
has back door viruses and now only that
when you use a non-legitimate license
when Windows updates it (it is done
automatically unless you have it
disabled)it will be able to recognize that
you are not using a licensed software and
most of the application that you have will
not work and it’s bad so don’t be a pirate
okay?

Very good next…

4. Computer/Laptop/Netbook/Computer
Tablet that needs to be reformatted

Right? The most important thing above all.

So we have all that we need. Now class a

disclaimer. Not all computer issues can be
resolved by reformatting. There are a lot
things that you need to check out first
before considering reformatting a
computer because sometimes it might be
something to do with the computer
hardware or software itself that needs to
be check like you just might need some
updates or install the drivers.

Can you give me some good example of Student 5: When your computer is
computer issues that can be resolved by affected by a virus
reformatting a computer?

Very good! Yes, that is correct. Any other Student 6: Application that is not
answers? working

Yes that is correct but sometimes it might

 just need some updates or you can do a
quick uninstall and reinstall of the
application that is not working but if the
problem persist consult the doctor.
Kidding aside yes you go right in and
reformat the computer.

Yes specific problems like virus infiltration,

annoying application that won’t work
definitely reformatting will do the job but
when all else fails after you have tried
reformatting a computer you might really
need to reconsider buying a new one.

Though have you experienced when you Student 3 answered: Yes Ma’am I
use your computer and you get a blue remember my father experienced
screen having a blue screen window when he
was using his computer

What did you father do in order to resolve He did a research and he was able to
it? find an article that says that he can do a
system restore and use the backup data
save from his computer prior to the
date when he have the problem.
Yes, definitely that is the best thing he can
do before he can resort to reformatting his
computer. Mostly this happens if there
was some changes made like new installed
application and new updates that affects
the operating system coming from
Microsoft.

Though what about a black screen? Do

you think 100 percent it will solve the
problem if you reformat the computer?
Raise your hands if you agree.

Moves on to the next slide while

discussing

To sum it up

Reasons why you might need to format a

computer: Student 1: Ma’am what is BIOS?

• You have built a computer and you must

format the hard drive so you can put an
 operating system on it.
• You have replaced your main hard drive
and the new one needs to be formatted.

• Your computer has a black screen on

startup. Sometimes formatting can wipe
a problem away.

• You have a software problem that is too

detailed to fix.

• You have a major virus that you cannot

get rid of.

Please make sure to take down notes for

your copy because we might have a quiz
later on if we are able to finish the lesson.
I’ll be writing down the important
information so you will be guided to what
might appear in the quiz. And this will be
really helpful .By the end of the lesson you
will be equipped with the knowledge you
can perform or do reformat pc by the end
of this lesson and earn money. Right?

Writes on the board

Step 1
BACK UP YOUR DATA

So that’s the first step in How to Reformat

your computer. I have prepared a slide
show for you class. It includes pictures
which you will encounter during
installation so you can get familiar to it.

Turn on the projector and start playing the

slide show created using PowerPoint

Let’s move on to the next step

Writes on the board

Step 2
SET YOUR BIOS TO BOOT FROM CD OR
FLASH DRIVE
 BIOS is….

BIOS (basic input/output system) is the

program a personal computer's
microprocessor uses to get the
computer system started after you turn
it on. It also manages data flow
between the computer's operating
system and attached devices such as
the hard disk, video adapter, keyboard,
mouse and printer.

whatis.techtarget.com/definition/BIOS-
basic-input-output-system

The BIOS (/ˈbaɪ.ɒs/, an acronym for Basic

Input/Output System and also known as
the System BIOS, ROM BIOS or PC BIOS) is
a type of firmware used to perform hardware
initialization during the booting process (power-
on startup) on IBM PC compatible computers,
and to provide runtime services for operating
systems and programs.[1] The BIOS firmware is
built into personal computers (PCs), and it is
the first software they run when powered on.
The name itself originates from the Basic
Input/Output System used in
the CP/M operating system in 1975.[2]
[3]
Originally proprietary to the IBM PC, the BIOS
has been reverse engineered by companies
looking to create compatible systems and
the interface of that original system serves as
a de facto standard.
The fundamental purposes of the BIOS in
modern PCs are to initialize and test the system
hardware components, and to load a boot
loader or an operating system from a mass
memory device. The BIOS additionally provides
an abstraction layer for the hardware, i.e., a
consistent way for application programs and
operating systems to interact with the keyboard,
display, and other input/output (I/O) devices.
Variations in the system hardware are hidden
by the BIOS from programs that use BIOS
services instead of directly accessing the
hardware. MS-DOS (PC DOS), which was the
dominant PC operating system from the early
1980s until the mid-1990s, relied on BIOS
services for disk, keyboard, and text display
functions. MS Windows NT, Linux, and
other protected mode operating systems in
general ignore the abstraction layer provided by
the BIOS and do not use it after loading,
instead accessing the hardware components
directly.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS

In order to access the BIOS you will need

to restart the computer and enter the
setup screen when the manufacturer logo
appears.

The key to do this will be displayed and it Some student raised their hands
varies by manufacturer.

Can someone guess some of the most

common keys that are used to access the Student 3 answered: F12?
BIOS Menu?

Yes Student 3…
Student 4 raised his/her hand
Very Good! Yes that is correct…anyone Student 4 answered: F10 Ma’am
who has some other answer?

Yes Student 4…

Very Good !
Click the mouse to move next slide and
writes on the board while discussing

The most common keys are

-F2
-F10
-F12
-DEL

Now once clicked it will direct you to the

BIOS Menu. Once in the BIOS Menu, Select
the Boot Menu.
Can somebody read the next paragraph?
Select Student 5
Students raised their hands
Student 5 reads:
Once in the BIOS Menu, Select the Boot
Menu. Change the order of devices so
that your computer boots from CD
before booting from the hard drive.
Save your changes and exit. Your
 computer will restart.

Thank you Student 5. Yes this very

important, you will need to set it up that
way it will read first the data that the CD
drive has because currently your C Drive is
set to boot whenever you turn on your pc
which has the operating system. But if you
are installing from a flash drive, then you
will need to set the BIOS to boot from
Removable Storage.

Now once done let’s move on to Step 3

Switch slide

Step 3
BEGIN SETUP

If the CD has been inserted and the BIOS is

set correctly, you will see a message
telling you to “Press a key on the
keyboard” and set up process for
Windows 7 will launch.

Your system may automatically launch the

setup program without asking you to press
any key

Next…

Moves on next slide

Step 4
WATCH THE WINDOWS FILES LOAD

After completion, the Windows 7 logo will

appear. No files have been altered on your
computer yet. The data will be deleted in
later steps.

Step 5
CHOOSE YOUR PREFERENCES
You will be prompted to confirm your
Language, Time & Currency format, and
 Keyboard or input method. Select the
appropriate options for you and click Next.

You can select English (Republic of the

Philippines) but most of the time we use
English (United States).

Step 6
CLICK INSTALL NOW
Do not click Repair Computer, even if you
are repairing a computer by reinstalling
Windows. Once clicked, Setup will begin
loading the files it needs to continue.

Step 7
READ AND ACCEPT THE TERM
In order to advance, you must indicate that
you have read and agree to Microsoft’s
terms of use. Be sure to read through it so
that you know your rights and limitations as
a user.

Step 8
CHOOSE CUSTOM INSTALL
This will allow you to perform a clean
installation. Formatting the computer
means wiping it of all the data that is on it,
so you will be performing a clean
installation, so that you will be given the
option to erase the disk.

Step 9
DELETE THE PARTITION
A window will open asking where you
would like to install Windows. In order to
perform a clean install, you need to delete
the old partition and start with a clean
slate. Click “Drive options (advanced).” This
will give you the ability to delete and create
partitions.

Select the partition of your existing

operating system and click the Delete
button.

If your hard drive has multiple partitions,

be sure to delete the correct one. Any data
on a deleted partition is lost for good.

Confirm the deletion process.

Step 10
SELECT THE UNALLOCATED SPACE AND
CLICK NEXT
There is no need to create a partition
before you install windows 7, this is done
automatically

But if you would like to create another

partition you can set it up by…

Step 11
WAIT WHILE WINDOWS INSTALLS FILES

The percentage next to Expanding

Windows files will steadily increase. This
part of the process can take up to 30
minutes.
Windows will automatically restart your
computer when finished.
Setup will launch again, and a message will
tell you that Setup is updating registry
settings.
Setup will then configure your computer’s
services. This happens every time you start
Windows, but will happen in the
background next time.
A window will open letting you know that
Windows is completing the installation.
Your computer will restart again when this
is complete.
Setup will now load drivers and check video
settings. This part does not require any
input from you.

Step 12
ENTER YOUR USER NAME AND COMPUTER
NAME
Your username will be used to log in to the
computer and personalize your account.
Your computer name is the name that your
computer will display on the network.

You can add more users later through the

Windows 7 control panel.
Windows will ask you for a password. This
is optional but highly recommended,
especially if the computer will be accessible
by users other than yourself. If you’d rather
not have a password, leave the fields blank
and click Next.

Step 13
ENTER YOUR PRODUCT KEY

This is the 25-character key that came with

your copy of Windows. Check the
“Automatically activate Windows when I’m
online” to have Windows automatically
verify your key the next time it is
connected to the internet.

Step 14
SELECT YOUR WINDOWS UPDATE OPTION

To make sure that your copy of Windows

runs securely and stably, it is highly
recommended that you choose one of the
first two options.

The first option will install all updates

automatically, the second option will
prompt you when important updates are
available.

Step 15
SELECT YOUR DATE AND TIME

These should be correct already as they are

linked to your BIOS, but you can change
them now if they are not. Check the box if
your area observes Daylight Savings.
 Step 16
SELECT NETWORK PREFERENCES

If your computer is connected to a

network, you will be given an option to
identify that network. Most users will
select Home or Work network. If your
computer is being used in a public place,
select Public network. Mobile broadband
users should always select Public network.
Windows will now attempt to connect your
computer to the network. This process is
completely automated

Step 17
Explore your desktop.

After one final loading screen, your new

Windows 7 desktop will appear. Installation
is now complete.

C. Integration / Transfer:

With these steps done your computer is

now back to its default state. You may need
to update some drivers and download
some application you might have previously
and transfer your files you have recently
saved or backed up prior to reformatting
your computer. You will now be able to
reformat computers and save a lot by doing
it yourself but more importantly this is an
added skill that you can use to generate
income.

Technology nowadays is really fast phased

but with the power of the internet you can
update and gain more knowledge. You can
try searching other websites in case you
would like to more about how you can
reformat other computers like an
Macintosh or a Mac since the setting are
very different from a Windows Operating
System but Mac users are rare and mostly
unlike the Windows operating System
which is widely used in the industry even at
home. Though Macintosh Operating
System Installation/Reformat is way much
easier than a Windows Operating System.
Mac has a recovery system like Lenovo
Computers.

Next meeting we will have an activity and

do hands on training and apply what we
have learned today. Be sure to read and
have your copy available so you have a
guide. You can also copy my file or have
these papers photocopied. These includes
the images so you have a better picture of
what is expected during the installation
process

Activity:

To refresh your memories before we have

your quiz let’s do have a game. Please
count from one to four starting from the
front row to the right and then go to your
corresponding group. The first group to
finish arranging and has the most correct
steps will be the winner.

Hands out cut-outs that includes the

steps/procedure to each group

Post it at your designated area on the

board

Writes on the board

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4
 Are you ready class? Do you have any
questions before we start?

Okay at the count of three you can

start..1…2..3 Go!

Arrange the procedures in order

Assignment:

Search the web on “How to create a partition for

Windows 7.Include step by step procedure with
images and url address. Use a long bond paper.
No need to use a folder. Write your name at the
bottom of the page. Use 0.50 margin on each side
to maximize space.

IV. Evaluation:

A. Identification

1. BIOS stands for ___________.

2. __________ a computer involves erasing all of the data on the computer's hard drive,
and then reinstalling the operating system so that the computer is restored to factory
defaults.

3. Netbook and __________ are examples of computers that doesn’t have cd or dvd rom
drives.

4. __________ consists of 25 characters which are needed during installation.

5. __________ are easier to reformat compared to a Windows Operating System.

6. __________ can’t be backed up; they will need to be reinstalled.

7. First step on how to reformat a computer.

8. __________ is punishable by law.

9. __________ a model of data storage in which the digital data is stored in logical pools,
the physical storage spans multiple servers (and often locations), and the physical
environment is typically owned and managed by a hosting company.
 10. A _________ may be included in your computer package when you bought it this usually
include all the drivers for your computer hardware including the free Operating system

B. Enumeration

11-14 Storage Devices

14-18 Common Keys

19-20 Things need to be save before reformatting the computer

V. Assignment:

Search the web on “How to create a partition for Windows 7.Include step by step
procedure with images and url address. Use a long bond paper. No need to use a folder. Write
your name at the bottom of the page. Use 0.50 margin on each side to maximize space.