Ict Skills GR 6

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Professor Vassen NAËCK - Head Curriculum Implementation,

Textbook Development and Evaluation
THE ICT SKILLS PANEL
MAURITIUS INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

Dr Vikashkumar JHURREE - Coordinator, Senior Lecturer
Mr Marday PYNEANDEE - Assistant Coordinator, Senior Lecturer
Mr Amit Varma BUNDHUN - Resource Person (CODL), ICT Support Officer
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES, TERTIARY EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Mr M. A. Dario RAMOOLOO - ICT Support Officer
Mr Sarwan Kumar REEDOYE - ICT Support Officer
Mr P. S. Kehvin GUJADHUR - ICT Support Officer
Mrs Khema BHUGAWN - ICT Support Officer
Mrs Sumehra LALL MAHOMED - ICT Support Officer
Mrs Malini RAMSAMY - ICT Support Officer
Mr Jibraan Mohammad RAMJAN - ICT Support Officer
Acknowledgements
Collaborators
Mr Kaviraj GOODOORY - Associate Professor, MIE
Mr. Christian LI LUEN CHING - Senior Lecturer, MIE
Mr Paramaseeven SOOBEN - Lecturer, MIE
Layout
GRAPHIC DESIGNERS
Mr Kunal SUMBHOO
Mr Leveen NOWBOTSING
ISBN: 978-99949-44-52-1
© Mauritius Institute of Education (2018)
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Foreword
MIE has produced a brand new collection of textbooks based on the National Curriculum
Framework for the Nine Year Continuous Basic Education as from 2016. These textbooks
have been written by a team of academic staff from MIE, supported by experienced
Educators, advised by Inspectors, mentors and Deputy Head Masters.
We have done our best to ensure that the textbooks enable children to undergo a pleasant
learning experience. We have taken care to align the textbooks with very clearly defined
learning outcomes and objectives set for the respective subjects as outlined in the National
Curriculum Framework, Grades 1 to 6. The textbooks provide clear indications of the
diverse skills that children should master at each stage.
We are also providing a set of teachers’ manuals where we have outlined the appropriate
techniques and pedagogical approaches so that children are helped to make optimal use
of the textbook and materials provided. Some of the textbooks have been updated and
changes effected after receiving feedback from educators.
We are thankful to all those who have provided us with constructive feedback, thereby
enabling us to make this curriculum development endeavour come to fruition. We are also
thankful to the artists who carried out the illustrations, and to our graphic artists who have
tried their best to create the right layout for the books. The authors and the curriculum
team, under the guidance of Professor Vassen Naëck, also deserve our thanks.
We hope that you enjoy this material and wish you lots of success.
Dr O. Nath Varma
Director
Mauritius Institute of Education.
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Table of contents
COMPUTER LAB RULES Pg v

SITTING POSTURE Pg vi
HEALTH AND SAFETY Pg vii
Unit 1
COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS Pg 1-5
Unit 2
WORD PROCESSING Pg 7-32
Unit 3
MULTIMEDIA Pg 35-51
Unit 4
PRESENTATION Pg 53-65
Unit 5
SPREADSHEET Pg 67-85
Unit 6
INTERNET Pg 87-103
COMPUTER IN DAILY LIFE Pg 104
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Computer Fundamentals
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KEY
Activity on Computer
General Note
Teacher’s Note
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Unit 1
Unit 1
Aim
To recognise software on computing devices
Learning Objectives
At the end of this unit, the pupil will be able to:

• Recall what is hardware and software
• List the Operating Systems used on computing devices
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Hardware and Software

The computer consists of hardware and software.
Hardware is any part of your computer that we can touch such as the keyboard or mouse.
Software is all the programs in a computer.
Programs are the instructions that make a computer work.
The computer uses two main types of software:

• Application software
• Operating System
Application Software
Application software are programs that help us perform tasks such as:
• creating documents
• performing calculations
• creating presentations
Operating System
An operating system is the most important program. It controls all the application software
and hardware on the computer.
It also allows you to communicate with the computer.
Without an operating system, a computer is useless.
Examples of operating systems
The three most common operating systems for a computer are

• Microsoft Windows
• Mac OS
• Linux
• Apple IOS and
• AndroidMicrosft (MS) Windows
Microsoft Windows or MS Windows is a very popular operating system. There are different
versions of MS Windows.
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MS Windows 10 is an example of an operating system.
We also have MS Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows XP.
Mac OS
Mac OS is an operating system created by Apple to run on all Macintosh computers or Macs.
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Linux
Linux is a free operating system. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
Operating systems for mobile devices
Mobile devices such as phones and tablets have mobile operating systems such as Apple
iOS and Android.
Three common operating systems for a tablet or smart phone are:
Microsoft Windows iOS (It is used on iPhone only)
Android (the most common operating

system for mobile phones and tablets)
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Activity 1: Write True or False.
1. A computer does not need an operating system to work. _______

2. MS Word is an application software._______
3. We can run MS Windows on a tablet. _______
4. Linux is the most common operating system for mobile phones and tablets. ______
5. Operating system controls all other applications. _______
Activity 2: Match the following.
1. Mac OS is a free operating system which is available

over the Internet.
2. Android controls all applications and hardware on the

computer.
3. Linux is a common operating systems for a

tablet or smart phone.
4. An operating system is used by Apple computers.
Teacher’s Corner
At the end of this unit, the pupil can:
1. Recall what is hardware and software
2. List the Operating Systems used on computing devices.
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Word Processing
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Word Processing
Unit 2
Word Processing
Aim
To use advanced tools of a word processing program
Learning Objectives

• Add picture border
• Add picture effects
• Add a picture to a document from a folder
• Insert Header
• Insert Footer
• Use Spelling and Grammar tool
• Use the Thesaurus tool
• Use the Find and Replace tool
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Formatting a Clip Art
Activity 1: Adding Picture Border
Teachers can save the document as My ClipArt on the desktop.
1. Insert the car Clip Art.
2. Click on the Format tab button.
3. Click on Picture Border button.
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4. Move pointer on Weight option.
5. Click on the 3 pt weight line.
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➢ Your formatted clip art should now look like the picture below.
6. Save the file as My ClipArt.
Activity 2: Adding Picture Effects
1. Insert another car clip art.
2. Click on the Format tab button.
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3. Click on Picture Effects button.
4. Place the mouse pointer on Reflection option.
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5. Click on the Full Reflection, 8 pt offset
➢ Your formatted clip art should now look like the picture below.
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Inserting a picture from a folder
Activity 3: Adding picture to a document
1. Click on the Insert tab.
2. Click on the Pictures button.
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3. The Insert Picture dialog box will open.
4. Click on the dog picture to select it.
5. Click on the Insert button.
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6. The picture has been inserted to the document.
➢ You can format the picture the same way you did with the clip arts in the previous
activities.
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Header and Footer
What are Headers and Footers?
Headers and Footers refer to information such as

➢ Document Title
➢ Dates
➢ Page Numbers.
Headers appear on the top margin of a page.

Footers appear on the bottom margin of a page.
Without Header and footer With Header and footer
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Activity 4: Adding the title “Microsoft Word” in the Header area.
2. Click on the Header button.
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3. Click on the Alphabet header type.
4. Type the title Microsoft Word as the header of the document.
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5. Click on the Close Header and Footer button.
➢ The title has now been placed as shown in the document below.
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Activity 5: Adding “Page Number” in the Footer area.
2. Click on the Footer button.
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3. Click on the Annual footer type.
4. Click on the Close Header and Footer button.
➢ The Page Number has now been added as shown below.
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Spelling and Grammar & Thesaurus
Microsoft Office Word program contains many tools that help you to check for spelling
mistakes in your document.
It also has a tool to replace selected words.
Two of the tools are Spelling & Grammar and Thesaurus
We use this tool to check if a selected word or sentence is properly

written.
Thesaurus is like a dictionary. We use this tool to verify the meaning

of selected words.
Teachers can download the required files from the online

platform to complete the activities.
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Activity 6: Using the “Spelling and Grammar” tool.
1. Open the file “How the Earth formed” saved on the Desktop.
2. Select the paragraph.
3. Click on the Review tab.
4. Click on the Spelling and Grammar button.
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The Spelling and Grammar dialog box will appear.
5. Choose a word from the list of suggestions and click on Change button.
List of Suggestions Change Button
6. Repeat the steps to correct the other mistakes in the selected text.
7. Save and close the file.
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Activity 7: Using the “Thesaurus” tool.
1. Open the file “How the Earth formed” saved on the desktop.
2. Select the word circle.
3. Click on the Review tab.
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4. Click on the Thesaurus button.
5. The Research pane will open on the right of the window.
➢ A list of similar words will be displayed in the Research pane.
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➢ You can replace the selected word in the text by one of the words from
the list suggested.
6. Place pointer on the word loop.
7. Click on the drop down arrow to get a list of options.
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8. Click on the Insert option
➢ The word circle has now changed to loop.
9. Save and close the document.
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Find and Replace tool
The Find and Replace tool is used to look for specific words in a document and if
necessary, make changes to these words.
Activity 8: Using the “Find and Replace” tool.
1. Open the “How the Earth formed” saved on the desktop.
2. Click on the Replace button.
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3. The Find and Replace dialog box will appear.
4. Type the word formed in the Find what text box and shaped in the Replace with
text box.
5. Click on the Replace button.
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6. Click on the Close button.
7. The word “formed” has been replaced by “shaped”.
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Teacher’s Corner
1. Add picture border
2. Add picture effects
3. Add a picture to a document from a folder
4. Insert Header
5. Insert Footer.
6. Use Spelling and Grammar tool
7. Use the Thesaurus tool
8. Use the Find and Replace tool
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Multimedia
Unit 3
Multimedia
Aim
To develop advanced Multimedia skills in pupils
Learning Objectives

• Make drawings that include pictures imported from sources such
as mobile devices and scanned images
• Create a short movie that includes pre-loaded pictures and sound
• Open and edit movie clips that he or she has created
• Create a short movie that includes pre-loaded or recorded movie
clips, sounds and photos for a specific purpose
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Drawing with pictures imported from mobile devices and scanner
Activity 1: Make drawings that include pictures imported

from sources such as mobile devices and scanned
images
1. Scan the picture above

Or
2. Take a picture of the image from your mobile and transfer it to your computer.
3. Save the image on desktop as Tree.
Your teacher will help you to scan the picture

or transfer from mobile to computer
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4. Open paint.net.
5.
Select the text tool
6. Type “ Save the Planet, Plant a tree” in middle of the page as shown below
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7. Click on File
8. Click on Open
9. Open the image Tree.

10. Click on the Move Selected Pixels Tool.
11. Click once on the picture to select the whole picture.
12. Click on Edit and then Copy.
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13. Click on the first

tab to return to the
white page
14. Click on Edit
15. Click on Paste
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16. Use the Move Selected Pixels tool again to move the picture below the text.
17. Use your imagination to complete the drawing.

18. You can add more text or draw and colour your own image to fill up the page.
19. You can add more pictures to the drawing. An example is shown below.
Save the planet Plant a tree
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Movies
To create a short movie we will use a software called Windows Movie Maker.

Windows Movie Maker is a video editing software. It is used to create and edit videos.
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Activity 2: Creating a short movie that includes pre-loaded

pictures and sound
Adding title to movie

1.On the desktop, double click the icon Windows Movie Maker to open it.
2. Click on Title
Type the Title here
You can resize and move

the text on the black screen
using the selected dots
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Adding background to the movie title

1. Click on Edit
2. Click on the Title

screen
3. Click on Background
color. Choose your color
Adding transition animation to the movie title
1. Click on Animations
2. Click on the transistion flip
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3. Click on Play to view

the Video Title
Inserting images to movie
Teachers must create the folder Short movie 1 on the desktop and save
all the pictures needed. Teachers can download the pictures from the
online platform.
1. Click on the Home tab
2. Click on Add videos and photos
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3. On the desktop, open the folder Short Movie 1
4. Select all the pictures
5. Click on Open
The selected pictures will appear as shown below.
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Adding transition to the new images
6. Go to the Animations tab
7. Click on the transition Diagonal box out.
The transition will be added to

all the pictures.
You can click on the title slide and click play to view the whole movie.
Saving a movie
1. Click on File
2. Click on Save Project as
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3. Choose the folder Short

movie 1 on the desktop
4. In File name textbox, type My Movie
5. Click on Save
Inserting sound to the title slide
Teachers can download the music files from the online platform.
1. Click on the Title Slide.
2. Go to the Home tab
3. Click on Add music
4. Add Music
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5. In the folder Short movie 1
6. Click on music.mp3
7. Click on Open
7. Click on Play
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Activity 3: Editing movie clips
Opening a saved movie
1. Open folder Short movie 1 on the desktop.

2. Open the file My Movie.wlmp.
Editing a movie
1. Click on the second

slide
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2. Click on the Home tab
3. Click on Caption
4. Type the word “keyboard”.
5. Choose your font, font size and color.
6. Repeat steps 1 to 5 to add the name of each device.

7. Play the movie.
8. Save the movie.
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Activity 4: Saving a movie in mp4 format
1. Open the file My Movie.wlmp from the folder Short movie 1 from the desktop.
2. Click on file
3. Click on Save Movie

4. Click on For Computer
5. Click on the desktop.

6. Save the file as My movie.
7. Click on Save.
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Activity 5: Creating your own movie
With the help of your teacher, you can create your own movie on any topic of your choice.
For example, you can create a movie to show your school to your family and friends. You
can also create a movie to show your pets or your garden to other pupils and the teacher.
The movie you will create must contain:
• a title page
• at least 4 pictures in separate screen
• short text describing the pictures
• music
• sounds (if needed)
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Teacher’s Corner
1. Make drawings that include pictures imported from sources such as

mobile devices and scanned images.
2. Create a short movie that includes pre-loaded pictures and sound.
3. Open and edit movie clips that he or she has created.
4. Create a short movie that includes pre-loaded or recorded movie

clips, sounds and photos for a specific purpose
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Unit 4
Presentation
Aim
To edit slides in a presentation and insert media for a specific

purpose
Learning Objectives

• Create a presentation for a specific purpose
• Insert custom animations
• Insert chart in a presentation
• Insert hyperlinks in a presentation
• Insert audio in a presentation
• Insert video in a presentation
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Activity 1: Creating a presentation
In this activity, we will make use of the lessons learnt in previous grades.
1. Open a new Presentation.
2. On the Design tab, select Trek theme.
3. On the first slide, in the title box type MY COUNTRY and centre the title.
4. Insert Slide 2. Type Mauritius in the title box.
5. In the subtitle box, type: Mauritius is found in the smallest ocean, the Indian Ocean.
6. Add the picture beach.jpg from My Pictures folder,
The result will look like this.
7. On the third slide, type HISTORY in the title box.
Add a table of 3 rows and 1 column and type the text
as shown below:
8. On the fourth slide, type the following as shown.
Add Mauritius.jpg from My Pictures folder, on the slide.
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9. On the fifth slide type: Long Live the Island! in the title box.
10. Save the presentation as My Country and close the file.
Custom Animations
Activity 2: Adding custom animation to a presentation
In this activity, you will use the previously saved presentation My Country.
1. Open the presentation My Country.
2. Click on the Animations tab on the ribbon.
3. Click on Custom Animation.
4. Click on title box in the first slide.
5. Click on Add Effect.

It is found on the right of your screen.
6. Select Entrance and then Blinds as shown:
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7. You can repeat the same steps for adding animations to the title box on all slides.
8. On the second slide, do the following:

i. Click on the subtitle box.
ii. Click on Custom Animation button and click on .
iii. Select Entrance and then Checkerboard this time.
9. On Slide 2, add animation effect Fly In to the picture.
10. On Slide 3, add animation effect Grow and Shrink to the table.
11. Try adding different custom animation effects to the other slides as well.
12. Play Slideshow to view the presentation.

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Charts
Activity 3: Adding a chart to a presentation
In this activity a pie chart will be used as example
1. Open a new presentation.
2. Click on Layout from the ribbon.
3. Select Blank layout.
4. Click on Insert tab.
5. Click on Chart.
6. Select Pie.
7. Choose the second model of pie chart.
8. Click on
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An excel table will appear Change the data into this:
9. The chart will look as shown below.
The chart does not display the percentage of hobbies.

To change follow the steps below.
10. On the ribbon click on Design tab
11. Select the Chart Layout as shown.
12. The percentage will be displayed on the pie chart.
The same data can be used to create other charts, for example, a bar chart.
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Hyperlinks
In Ms PowerPoint, a hyperlink is simply a link that will take you from one slide to another.
A hyperlink can also take you to another file or to a website.
The teacher should get the files Mauritian Flag and Our Flag from the
online platform and save them on the desktop.
Activity 4: Running a presentation with hyperlinks
1. Open the presentation Mauritian Flag from the desktop.
2. Use Slideshow to run the presentation.
3. On the first slide, click on the red rectangle.
You will be taken to another slide (see below). This means that the red rectangle has been
hyperlinked to this slide.
RED IS FOR OUR RED EARTH
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4. Click on the arrow
You will be taken back to the first slide where the four rectangles are found.
5. Click on the blue rectangle and write down what you observe.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
6. Click on the arrow shape to go back to Slide 1.
7. Try out the yellow and green rectangles.
Activity 5: Creating a presentation with Hyperlinks.
1. Open presentation Our Flag from the desktop.

2. On the first slide, click on the red rectangle
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3. Select the Insert tab on the ribbon.
4. Click on Hyperlink button.
Make sure that the rectangle is selected else the hyperlink button will not function.
The following screen will appear: Now perform steps (i), (ii) and (iii) below.
i. Click on Place in This Document ii. Select Slide 4 iii. Click on OK

The red rectangle is now hyperlinked to Slide 4.
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Now, do the following to hyperlink the arrow shape found on Slide 4 to Slide 1.
1. Go to Slide 4.
2. Click on the arrow shape.
3. In the Insert tab, click on the Hyperlink button.
4. Select on the screen that appears.
5. Select the option Slide 1.
The arrow shape is now hyperlinked to Slide 1.
6. Repeat the above steps to create the following hyperlinks:
• The blue rectangle hyperlinked to Slide 3.
• The yellow rectangle hyperlinked to Slide 4.
• The green rectangle hyperlinked to Slide 5.
• All the arrow shapes hyperlinked to Slide 1.
7. Now run your presentation.
8. Click on the red rectangle and write down what you observe.
__________________________________________________________________
9. Click on the arrow shape and write down what you observe.
Which slide is displayed? ______________________________________________
10. Try out the other rectangles.
11. Save the presentation as My Country on the desktop and close the file.
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Adding Sound
Activity 6: Adding sound to a presentation
1. Open the presentation My Country, that you saved in Activity 5.
2. Insert a 6th slide.
3. While you are on Slide 6, click on the Insert tab.
3. Click on
4. Click on Sound from file
5. From the folder My Music, choose the file name “National Anthem of Mauritius.mp3”.
Teachers can download the music files from the online

platform and save them in My Music folder.
6. Run the presentation using Slideshow. Go to the last slide to listen to the music.
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Adding Videos
Teachers can download the movie file from the online platform
and save it on the Videos folder needed for this activity.
Activity 7: Adding a video clip to a presentation
1. Open the Presentation My Country that you saved in the previous activity.
2. Insert a new slide.
4. Click on
5. Click on Movie from file.
6. And choose the file name Morice clip.mp4 from Videos folder.
7. When you click on the Insert button, the following box will appear:
Select When Clicked.
8. Play a slide show and on on the last slide, click on the clip for it to play.
9. Save and close.

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Activity 8: Creating a presentation for a specific purpose
With the help of your teacher, you can create your own presentation on any topic of your
choice. For example, you may want to create a presentation to show your school, pets,
flowers or garden.
The presentation you will create must contain:
• a title page
• at least 4 slides
• hyperlinks and custom animations
• music and video
• charts
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Teacher’s Corner
1. Create a presentation for a specific purpose
2. Insert custom animations to a presentation
3. Insert charts in presentation
4. Creating a presentation with Hyperlinks
5. Insert audio in presentation
6. Insert video in presentation
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Spreadsheet
Unit 5
Spreadsheet
Aim
To use advanced features of a Spreadsheet software
Learning Objectives

• Use auto-filter to view selected data
• Use functions that perform maximum, minimum and count
• Format cells to date and percentage
• Represent data as column chart and pie chart
• Identify changes in charts when data is changed
• Print a worksheet
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Spreadsheet software makes calculations easier. It can keep information such as sales,
and class grades.
Remember
We used formulae in Grade 5 to do calculations.
Activity 1: Using Formulae
1. Open Ms Excel.
2. Enter the following data:
3. Enter the following formula in cell E3 to calculate the amount: =C3*D3.
4. Copy the formula to cells E4 to E9 as shown below.
5. Save the file as Sales on the desktop.
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Filtering Data
We used the Sort & Filter tool to arrange data in ascending and descending order in
Grade 5.
Now, we will use the Filter tool to display only some selected data in a worksheet.
For example, filters can be used to display sale of erasers only.
Activity 2: Using Filter to display only sale of erasers
1. Open the Sales workbook on the Desktop.

2. Select cells A2 to E9.
3. On the Home ribbon, click on Sort & Filter.
4. On the drop down menu, select .
In the table, each header now has a “ ” next

to it .
5. Click on next to Item.
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6. Click on (Select All) to uncheck.

The tick disappears
7. Click on Eraser. A tick appears next to it.
8. Click on OK.
The result is as follows:
Notice that next to Item has changed to .
Activity 3: Removing Filters
1. Click on next to item.

2. Check (Select All).
3. Click on OK.
All items are displayed again.
4. Save the file.
The teacher can ask pupils to add

filters to other items in the list using
the procedures in Activity 2 and 3.
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Max, Min and Count functions
We used functions in Grade 5 to calculate sum and average.

We will use more functions this time to find maximum and minimum. Complete the follow-
ing activity to learn about the MAX and MIN functions.
Activity 4: Calculating the highest and the lowest price using

MAX and MIN
1. Open the Sales workbook on the desktop.

2. In cell B12, enter the following: Highest Price.
3. In cell C12, type: =MAX(
4. Immediately select cells D3 to D9.
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5. Press Enter.
The result is displayed.
6. In cell B13, enter the following: Lowest Price.
7. In cell C13, type: =MIN(
8. Immediately select cells D3 to D9.
9. Press Enter.
The follwing result is displayed.
10. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to calculate the highest quantity in cell D15.

11. Repeat steps 5 to 8 to calculate the lowest quantity in cell D16.
12. Save the file.
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Activity 5: Calculating the number of sales done using the

COUNT function
1. In cell B18, enter the following: No of sales done.

2. In cell D18, type: =COUNT(
3. Select cells D3 to D9.
4. Press Enter.
The number of sales done is 7.
5. Save the file.
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Formatting: Date and Percentage
We can display data in different ways in a Spreadsheet. Complete the following activities
to format the cells containing dates and percentage.
Activity 6: Formatting the cells to “Date”

2. Select the cells from A3 to A9.
3. Right click on the selected cells and click on Format Cells.
4.
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5. Click on Date and select the Date Type.
6. Select the following Date Type and click OK.
Observe the change.
Before After
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Activity 7: Formatting the cells to “Percentage”
1. Add another column in the table and name it as Discount.
2. Select cells F3 to F9.
3. Right click on the selected cells and click on Format Cells.

4. Click on Percentage and type 2 in the Decimal places textbox. Then click on OK.
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5. Enter the following data in the Discount column.
a. Type 8 in cell F3
b. Type 15.5 in cell F4
c. Type 25 in cell F5
d. Type 10 in cell F6
e. Type 5 in cell F7
f. Type 8 in cell F8
g. Type 10 in cell F9
The percentage sign (%) will automatically appear next to the

numbers in the Discount column as you have already formatted
the cells to Percentage.
6. Save the workbook.
Representing data as Column chart and Pie chart
We can represent data in a worksheet using Column charts and pie charts.
Activity 8: Inserting a column chart
1. Select the cells A2 to C9.
2. Click on Insert tab and then click on Column in the Charts group.
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3. Click on the first 2-D column chart.
4. The following Column Chart will appear.
5. Save the file.
You can change the layout of the column chart by selecting

other charts in the Column Charts Layout group.
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Activity 9: Inserting a Pie Chart

2. Select the Cells B2 to C4.
3. Click on Insert tab.
4. Click on Pie in the Charts group.
5. Click on the first 2-D Pie.
6. The following Pie chart will appear.
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Activity 10: Changing chart layouts
1. Click on the chart to select it.
2. Click on the Design tab.
3. Click on the arrow in the Chart Layouts group.
4. Click on Layout 4.
5. The following pie chart will appear.
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Spreadsheet – Data Manipulation
When you change the data in cells B3, B4, C3 and C4, the appearance of the Pie Chart
also will change. You can observe the change by following the steps below.
Activity 11: Manipulating data to observe changes
1. Open the Sales workbook on the Desktop.

2. Type 2 instead of 5 in the cell C3.
3. Type 8 instead of 3 in the cell C4.
4. Observe the change

Before After
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Printing a worksheet
Activity 12: Print a worksheet
2. Click the Microsoft Office button .
3. Click the Print icon

The print menu appears
4. Input number of
copies
5. Click on OK
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Activity 13: Printing only one part of the worksheet

2. Select cells A1 to F9.
3. Click the Page Layout tab.
4. Click on Print Area 5. Click on Set Print Area
6. Click the Microsoft Office button .
7. Click the Print icon
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8. Click on OK.
Activity 14: Removing Print Area
1. Click the Page Layout tab.
2. Click on Print Area

3. Click on Clear Print Area
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Teacher’s Corner
1. Filter data using auto-filter
2. Use MAX function
3. Use MIN function
4. Use COUNT function
5. Format cells to Date
6. Format cells to Percentage
7. Insert a Column Chart
8. Insert a Pie Chart
9. Print a worksheet
10. Print a specific area in a worksheet
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Unit 6
Internet
Aim
To introduce pupils to email
Learning Objectives

• Explain what is an email
• Open an email
• Compose and send email
• Send an email to multiple recipients
• Reply to an email
• Forward an email
• Open an email attachment
• Send an email with attachments
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Electronic mail
What is email?
Electronic Mail commonly known as email is used to send messages to one or a group of
persons using the Internet.
An email can contain documents, images and other files.
You can use one of the following to send emails:
Gmail Yahoo Mail Hotmail
Some advantages of emails
Emails have the following advantages.
Emails:
1. are fast
2. can be sent at any time
3. can be sent to one or several persons at once
1. Teachers should create at least 3 Gmail addresses per

class to complete the following activities.
2. Teachers should provide username and password to
each group of students.
3. Teachers are advised to change password after each
lesson.
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Complete the following activities to work with email.
Activity 1: Signing in to open an email
1. Open Firefox web browser.

2. Type gmail.com on the address bar and press Enter.
3. Click on SIGN IN.
4. Type the email address that has been given to you by your teacher.
5. Click on Next.
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6. Type your password
7. Click on Sign in.
The following screen appears. This is the Inbox.

Unread emails are in bold.
Name of the Sender Subject of the email Date and time at

of the email received which the email was
received
8. Click on the subject to open the email.
The following screen appears.
Email content
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9. Click on the Back arrow to go back to the Inbox.
All read emails are no longer in bold.
Activity 2: Sending an email
Before sending an email, you must compose it. To compose an email means to write it.
1. Repeat steps 1 to 7 in Activity 1 to sign in.
2. Click on COMPOSE.
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The new message box appears.
3. In the To box, type the email address of the recipient, that is the person to whom
you want to send the email.
Make sure to enter the address correctly. If even one character is wrong, the email
will not be sent.
4. Type the subject of the email in the Subject box.
5. Type the following message in the body of the email.
6. Click on Send. Your email has now been sent to the recipient.
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7. Click on Sent Mail to check mail sent.
Activity 3: Signing out from your email
1. Click on
2. Click on Sign out.
Teacher should ask pupils to sign out after each of the following
activities.
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Activity 4: Sending an email to more than one person
1. Sign in to open your email.

2. Click on Compose button
3. Enter the first email address in the To box and press the spacebar.
4. Enter a second email address.
5. Type No ICT class in the subject box.
6. Enter the text below in the body of the email.

Hi all,
There will be no ICT classes because of Music Day celebration on Thursday.

7. Click on Send.
8. Sign out from your email.
Activity 5: Replying to an email
1. Sign in to your email.

2. Open the email My first email by clicking on it.
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3. Click on Reply.
Note: Scroll down if the reply box does not appear on the screen.
4. Enter the following message in the Reply box.
5. Click on Send.
Activity 6: Forwarding an email

2. Open the email My first email.
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3. Click on Forward.
Note: Scroll down if the reply box does not appear on the screen.
4. Enter the email address of the person(s) you want to forward the email in the To box.
5. Click on Send.
Teachers should create an MS Word document and save it with

the file name ‘Attachment’ on the desktop. Email this file to
the three email addresses created for the students before this
lesson. This file will also be used in the next activity.
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Activity 7: Opening an email attachment
Attachments are files sent by email.

Email that has a paperclip icon contains an attachment.
2. Click on the email My first attachement to open it.
3. The following screen appears.
Email attachments are

found at the bottom of
the email body.
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4. Click on the attachment to open it.

The following window appears.
This is my first attachment
5. Click the back arrow to return to the email.
This is my first attachment
Activity 8: Sending your first attachment
1. Sign in to your email account to compose a new email.

2. Enter an email address and the subject.
3. Type the following message.
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4. Click on the paperclip icon to add an attachment.

5. The following window appears.
6. Click on Desktop.
7. Scroll down and click on the MS Word document Attachment.
8. Click on Open.
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9. The name of the document and a progress bar appears at the bottom of the new
mail window.
(Note: The attachment can be removed by clicking on x)
10. When the attachment is complete the progress bar will disappear.
11. Click on Send.
12. Click on Sent Mail to check if the mail has been sent.
The paperclip icon shows that the email has an attachment.
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Teacher’s Corner
1. Sign in to an email account
2. Compose and send an email
3. Send an email to multiple recipients
4. Reply to an email
5. Forward an email
6. Open an attachment
7. Send a file as an attachment
8. Sign out from an email account
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Professor Vassen NAËCK - Head Curriculum Implementation,

THE ICT SKILLS PANEL

MAURITIUS INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION

COMPUTER LAB RULES Pg v

COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS Pg 1-5

WORD PROCESSING Pg 7-32

COMPUTER IN DAILY LIFE Pg 104

To recognise software on computing devices

At the end of this unit, the pupil will be able to:

Hardware and Software

The computer uses two main types of software:

Examples of operating systems

The three most common operating systems for a computer are

MS Windows 10 is an example of an operating system.

We also have MS Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows XP.

Linux is a free operating system. It can be downloaded from the Internet.

Operating systems for mobile devices

Three common operating systems for a tablet or smart phone are:

Microsoft Windows iOS (It is used on iPhone only)

Android (the most common operating

Activity 1: Write True or False.

1. A computer does not need an operating system to work. _______

Activity 2: Match the following.

1. Mac OS is a free operating system which is available

2. Android controls all applications and hardware on the

3. Linux is a common operating systems for a

4. An operating system is used by Apple computers.

At the end of this unit, the pupil can:

1. Recall what is hardware and software

2. List the Operating Systems used on computing devices.

To use advanced tools of a word processing program

At the end of this unit, the pupil will be able to:

Formatting a Clip Art

Activity 1: Adding Picture Border

Teachers can save the document as My ClipArt on the desktop.

1. Insert the car Clip Art.

2. Click on the Format tab button.

3. Click on Picture Border button.

4. Move pointer on Weight option.

5. Click on the 3 pt weight line.

6. Save the file as My ClipArt.

Activity 2: Adding Picture Effects

1. Insert another car clip art.

2. Click on the Format tab button.

3. Click on Picture Effects button.

4. Place the mouse pointer on Reflection option.

5. Click on the Full Reflection, 8 pt offset

Inserting a picture from a folder

Activity 3: Adding picture to a document

1. Click on the Insert tab.

2. Click on the Pictures button.

3. The Insert Picture dialog box will open.

4. Click on the dog picture to select it.

5. Click on the Insert button.

6. The picture has been inserted to the document.

Header and Footer

What are Headers and Footers?

Headers and Footers refer to information such as

Headers appear on the top margin of a page.

Without Header and footer With Header and footer

Activity 4: Adding the title “Microsoft Word” in the Header area.

1. Click on the Insert tab.