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Week 02 · Telling the computer: input

Tuesday

Mouse, touchpad and touchscreen
// Parts that send information in
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Mouse, touchpad and touchscreen

Rocket slides the mouse and the arrow moves.

"It follows my hand!" he says.

Raven taps the tablet. "What do you notice?"

Nova dips. "Hint: both send a spot in."

Pointing is input

The arrow on the screen is the pointer.

A mouse slides on the desk to move it.

Click the mouse button to choose something.

A touchpad is a flat pad on a laptop.

Slide one finger to move the pointer.

A touchscreen has no pointer. You tap the spot.

PartYou doIt sends in
mouseslide and clickwhere you point
touchpadslide a finger and tapwhere you point
touchscreentap or swipethe spot you touched
POINTER CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What moves when you slide the mouse?
Where is a touchpad?
How do you choose with a mouse?
What do you do on a touchscreen?
SentenceTrue or false?
A mouse is an input part.?
A touchscreen is an input part.?
You slide a touchscreen on the desk.?
A touchpad is a flat pad.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEYou tap a touchscreen. You slide a mouse.
Try it
Ask a grown-up for a mouse or touchpad.
Slide slowly. Watch the pointer move.
Slide fast. What do you notice?
Safety first
Keep the mouse on the desk or pad.
Do not pull the mouse cable.
Ask a grown-up before you start.
CHOOSING WITH A MOUSE
  • Tap a card.
  • Then tap its spot.
1First
2Next
3Last
WHICH PART?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Flat pad on a laptop. Which part?
You swipe with a finger on the screen. Which part?
Which part did Rocket slide?
SentenceTrue or false?
Click means press the mouse button.?
A touchpad lives on a desktop screen.?
All three parts send in a spot.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEMouse, touchpad and touchscreen all tell the computer where.
Draw a mouse and a pointer on a screen.

Word Spot: by, could

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

By: B-Y.

Could: C-O-U-L-D.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
We walk ___ the pond.
I ___ see the stars last night.

You pointed and clicked like a pro! Tomorrow sound goes in.

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