No new lessons today: today you show what you can do. You will visit four stations and use everything from Sessions 11–14: the browser, searching, email and online forms. Finish them all, pass your typing check, and you earn your Bronze Passport for Sessions 1–15!
Work on your own. Each station page has the task, a time limit and a checklist your mentor ticks. Stuck? Read the hints on the page, then try again. You may re-try any station once. Your team earns a point for every station a member completes, and a bonus for helping (with words, not hands!).
Do the 3-minute typing check in the typing trainer and record your result (you may re-try once; the better result counts).
| Typing check | Speed (wpm) | Accuracy (%) | Trainer stage | Bronze met? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-minute check | ||||
| Re-try (if needed) |
Address bar and tabs · bookmarks · downloads and the Downloads folder · keywords and operators ("quotes", minus, site: and OR) · the 4-Way Shield · citing a source (title, website, date).
To, Cc and a clear subject · the 4-part email · safe attachments · every form field · exact names, dates and phone numbers · checking before Submit · saving the confirmation.
Draw a topic card. Find 5 true facts about your topic, each with a full source, using at least two different operators. At least one source must be a .gov.gh, .edu.gh or national news website. Time limit: 15 minutes.
A PC with internet and a browser; a topic card from your mentor (Lake Bosomtwe, Wli Waterfalls, Akosombo Dam, Paga crocodile ponds or shea butter in Ghana).
Plan 3–4 keywords first. Put names in "quotes". Add site:gov.gh or site:edu.gh. Skip "Sponsored" results. Use Ctrl+F to find the fact on a second site.
My topic:
| # | Fact (in my own words) | Search I typed | Source: title · website · date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4 | |||
| 5 |
Time taken:
Save a web page as a bookmark, download a file, put it in the right folder with the right name, and find it again. Time limit: 10 minutes.
A PC with internet and a browser; the web page and the file your mentor names on the board (for example the club's Session 15 page and its workbook PDF).
Folder: Documents > BIH_TechClub > Online_Basics (make Online_Basics if it is not there). File name: TechClub_SkillsLab2_YourName, e.g. TechClub_SkillsLab2_AmaMensah.pdf.
Skills Lab 2.Online_Basics folder and rename it with the naming standard.Where my file is now (the full path):
Time taken:
Send your mentor a correctly formatted email that attaches the file from Station 2. Use the Session 13 rules. Time limit: 10 minutes.
The Hub email account your mentor gives you; the mentor's address from the board; your file TechClub_SkillsLab2_YourName.pdf (from Station 2). If you have not done Station 2 yet, your mentor will tell you which file to attach.
To: your mentor's address. Subject: Skills Lab 2 - JHS 1A - Your Name (use your own class and name). Body: the 4 parts: greeting, polite opening, 2–3 sentences saying what you attached, sign-off with full name and class.
Draft your email body here first:
Documents > BIH_TechClub > Online_Basics. Wait until the file has finished uploading before pressing Send. Read the whole email once more before you send it.
Time taken:
Fill in the practice camp registration form for the fictional pupil below with zero errors, submit it once, and save the confirmation. Time limit: 10 minutes.
A PC with internet; the link to the practice form (on the board). Save the confirmation in Documents > BIH_TechClub > Online_Basics as Form_Confirmation_YourName.
Which part is the surname, which the first name, which the other names? Convert the date to the format the form shows. Count the phone digits (10) and type them without spaces. Caps Lock off. Check every * field. Save with Ctrl+P > Save as PDF.
The date of birth in DD/MM/YYYY format:
Reference number on the confirmation page:
Time taken:
| Station | Done? | Time | Re-try? | Mentor initials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Typing check (15 wpm, 90%) | ||||
| 1. The Search Race | ||||
| 2. Bookmark & Download | ||||
| 3. Email with an attachment | ||||
| 4. The zero-error form |
| Bronze skill | Shown | Mentor initials |
|---|---|---|
| Block 1, Getting Started: start and shut down safely, mouse and keyboard, windows, files, folders and the naming standard. | ||
| Block 2, Know Your Machine: hardware and devices, settings and the fix-it habit (Skills Lab 1 completed). | ||
| Block 3, Online Basics: browser, search with sources, email with an attachment, an error-free online form (Stations 1–4 today). | ||
| Typing: 15 words per minute at 90% accuracy or better. |
What I'm proud of:
What I'll practise:
BIH JHS Tech Club · a Bozoma Innovation Hub programme · Your answers are saved only on this computer.