PRINTERS

TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON COMPUTER STUDIES/ INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SUBJECT: COMPUTER STUDIES

TERM: FIRST TERM

WEEK: WEEK 7

DATE:

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

AGE OF STUDENTS:

CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.

PERIOD:

DURATION: 45 MINUTES

TOPIC: PRINTERS

Sub –Topics:

• Definition of printers
• Types of printers
• Uses of printers

ENABLE OBJECTIVES

At the end of this Module, Pupils should be able to:

• Define the term printers
• List Types of printers
• Mention the Uses of printers

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

• Computer
• Printers
• projector
• Explanatory posters/pictures
• Explanatory Video

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD

• Explanation
• Discussion
• Questions and Answers

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: the students have been taught monitor.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Universal Basic Education Curriculum.
• NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary schools.
• Lagos State Scheme of work
• Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools for Computer Studies (MIDDLE BASIC)
• Internet Materials.
• Edudelight Computer Studies for Primary Schools.

WORD FILE: process, Printers, process, electronic, pictorial, monochrome, Visual, Display

                           CONTENT

                                  PRINTERS

Printers is an output device that is used to print result of process data such as text, picture on a sheet of paper (Hard copy).

TYPES OF PRINTERS

 Printers are classified into Impact Printer and non-impact printer.

IMPACT PRINTER: this type of printer is slow and noisy. It work by banging a head or needle against an ink ribbon to make a mark on the paper. Examples of impact printers are Line printers, Dot – Matrix printers, etc.

Non – Impact printer: this type of printer do not make noise. It does not use any striking device to produce text, symbols on the paper. Examples of non – impact printers are inkjet printers and laser printers.

USES OF COMPUTER PRINTERS

1. Used for domestic and industrial purposes.
2. Used as copying machines.
3. Printers are used to print texts, figures and symbols on a sheet of paper.

PRESENTATION

• The Teacher revises the previous lesson (MONITOR).
• The Teacher introduces the topic: PRINTERS
• She/he explains the examples printers.
• She/he explains the types of printers.
• Teacher leads pupils to mention the uses of printer.

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES

• Define printers.
• List the two types of printers.
• —————– is used to display processed data on sheet of paper.
• Mention three uses of computer.

CONCLUSION: the teacher sum up the lesson.

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