OPERATION OF VARIOUS ICT TOOLS

OPERATION AND USES OF ICT TOOLS

LAPTOP :

OPERATION:

  1.  LIFT THE LID TO OPEN UP UNTIL THE SCREEN LOOKS COMFORTABLE FOR YOU.
  2. ON THE POWER BUTTON THAT IS SITUATED AT THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER.
  3. LAPTOP  COMPUTERS  RUN ON  BATTERIES THAT CAN DEPLETE RAPIDLY, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE USING YOUR  LAPTOP  INTENSIVELY. IT'S BETTER TO LEAVE YOUR LAPTOP PLUGGED IN.
  4.  WAIT FOR THE LAPTOP TO BOOT UP.
  5.  THERE WIL BE A FLAT TOUCH SENSITIVE AREA CALLED TOUCHPAD. SIMPLY USING FINGERS TO USE IT. IT ACT AS MOUSE TO MOVE THE CURSOR.
  6.  USE THE TOUCHPAD'S LEFT CLICK BUTTON AS YOUR PRIMARY MOUSE BUTTON. 
  7.  USE THE TOUCHPAD'S RIGHT CLICK BUTTON AS THE SECONDARY MOUSE BUTTON.
  8.  LOCATE YOUR LAPTOP'S OPTICAL DRIVE IF IT HAS ANY. THE OPTICAL DRIVE IS USUALLY LOCATED ON THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE OF THE LAPTOP,  USE TO INSTALL SOFTWARE OR PLAY MUSIC.
  9.  AFTER FINISH USING LAPTOP RIGHT CLICK ON THE WINDOWS ICON AND CLICK  POWER TO SHUT DOWN THE LAPTOP.


USES :

  • TAKING NOTES BY HAND CAN BE TIME-CONSUMING AND TAXING ON YOUR HAND. WHEN STUDENTS HAVE LAPTOPS, THEY CAN TYPE THEIR NOTES DIRECTLY INTO A DOCUMENT. ELECTRONIC NOTE TAKING IS BOTH FASTER AND MORE FLEXIBLE.
  • ONE OF THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGES OF LAPTOPS IS THAT THEY ALLOW STUDENTS TO ACCESS INFORMATION WHEREVER THEY CAN GET AN INTERNET CONNECTION. GREATER ACCESS TO NOTES AND EDUCATIONAL TOOLS LIKE EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND WEBSITES CAN IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN THE CLASSROOM.
  • TEACHERS CAN USE AUDIO, VIDEO AND GRAPHICS AIDS THROUGH COMPUTER TO PREPARE LESSON PLANS.
  • LAPTOPS ALSO SERVE AS PORTABLE VIDEO PLAYERS, STREAMING VIDEOS, TV SHOWS AND MOVIES FROM SITES SUCH AS YOUTUBE, NETFLIX AND HULU WHEN CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET. SOME MODELS ALSO INCLUDE A DVD OR BLU-RAY DRIVE FOR PLAYING MOVIES. 

iPAD:

OPERATION:

1.  WHEN YOU'RE READY TO USE THE IPAD, YOU'LL NEED TO WAKE IT BY PRESSING EITHER THE SLEEP/WAKE BUTTON OR THE HOME BUTTON. THE LOCK SCREEN WILL APPEAR. FROM HERE, THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS FOR UNLOCKING YOUR IPAD:

  •  PASSCODE: YOU CAN UNLOCK YOUR IPAD USING THE NUMERIC PASSCODE YOU CHOSE WHEN YOU FIRST SET UP YOUR IPAD. SIMPLY PRESS THE HOME BUTTON AGAIN, THEN ENTER YOUR PASSCODE.
  •   TOUCH ID: THIS IS A FEATURE THAT SCANS YOUR FINGERPRINT AS A MEANS OF UNLOCKING YOUR IPAD. AFTER WAKING YOUR IPAD, SIMPLY PLACE YOUR FINGER OR THUMB ON THE HOME BUTTON AND YOUR IPAD WILL UNLOCK. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON SETTING UP AND USING TOUCH ID, REVIEW OUR LESSON ON IPAD SECURITY AND GENERAL SETTINGS. 
  • FACE ID: THIS FEATURE UNLOCKS THE IPAD BY USING ITS CAMERA TO SCAN YOUR FACE. AFTER WAKING YOUR IPAD, SIMPLY HOLD IT IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE AND IT WILL UNLOCK AFTER SCANNING. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT FACE ID IS ONLY AVAILABLE WITH CERTAIN MODELS OF THE IPAD PRO.
  • APPS WIL BE DISPLAYED IN THE HOMESCREEN. BASED ON YOUR REQUIREMENT TOUCH THE SPECIFIC APP FOR USE. THE SELECTED APP TAB WILL BE OPENED. 

2. WHEN YOU'RE DONE USING THE IPAD, PRESS THE SLEEP/WAKE BUTTON TO PUT IT IN SLEEP MODE. THIS WILL TURN OFF THE SCREEN AND HELP TO SAVE BATTERY LIFE. THE IPAD WILL GO TO SLEEP MODE AUTOMATICALLY IF YOU DON'T USE IT FOR MORE THAN A FEW MINUTES.

USES:

  • · IPAD MAKES MULTITASKING EASY AND INTUITIVE. WORK SEAMLESACROSS APPS. USE SLIDE OVER OR SPLIT VIEW TO WORK WITH MULTIPLE APPS AT THE SAME TIME, AND EVEN DRAG AND DROP CONTENT BETWEEN THEM WITH TOUCH OR A TRACKPAD.
  • ·         WITH IPAD, YOUR HANDWRITING CAN BE JUST AS POWERFUL AS TYPED TEXT. START WITH YOUR HANDWRITTEN NOTE, THEN WITH A FEW TAPS, COPY AND PASTE IT AS TYPED TEXT.

  • ·         EVEN THE MOST INTENSIVE CREATIVE PROJECTS ARE BROUGHT TO LIFE ON IPAD. USE TOUCH TO MOVE AND MANIPULATE OBJECTS. APPLE PENCIL TO DRAW AND FINE‑TUNE SKETCHES. YOU CAN EVEN VIEW THEM IN AR, ALL ON ONE DEVICE.
  • ·         AUDIO APPS FOR IPAD HELP YOU LEARN, PRACTICE, RECORD AND CREATE WITH EASE. SO RELEASE AN ALBUM, START A PODCAST OR PLUG IN AN INSTRUMENT AND JAM WITH YOUR IPAD. 

DIGITAL CAMERA:

OPERATION:

1. READ YOUR CAMERA MANUAL BEFORE TAKING ANY PHOTOGRAPHS.

2. CHECK YOUR BATTERIES. MAKE SURE TO EITHER RECHARGE OR REPLACE THEM IF YOU HAVEN’T USED YOUR CAMERA AS YET OR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.

3. INSERT YOUR STORAGE MEDIA CARD IN THE APPROPRIATE SLOT. IF YOU FORGET TO INSERT YOUR MEDIA CARD, YOU’LL GET A "NO CARD" MESSAGE.

4. REMOVE THE LENS CAP.

5. TURN THE CAMERA ON BY EITHER AN ON-OFF SWITCH OR A SLIDING LENS COVER.

6. TURN OFF THE LCD. (SEE YOUR CAMERA MANUAL FOR INSTRUCTIONS)

7. MAKE SURE YOUR CAMERA IS SET FOR AUTOMATIC MODE. SET THE IMAGE QUALITY TO THE SIZE IMAGE DESIRED–HQ (HIGH QUALITY) OR LESS (TO TAKE MORE PICTURES ON THE SAME CARD).

8. BRING THE CAMERA UP TO YOUR EYE AND LOOK THROUGH THE VIEWFINDER. POSITIONING THE TARGET MARK IN THE CENTER OF THE VIEWFINDER ON YOUR SUBJECT WILL ASSURE THAT IT WILL BE IN FOCUS.

9. PUSH THE ZOOM LEVER TOWARD W (WIDE ANGLE) TO SHOOT WIDE-ANGLE SHOTS OR PUSH IT TOWARD THE T (TELEPHOTO) TO ZOOM IN.

10. PRESS THE SHUTTER BUTTON HALF WAY DOWN GENTLY AND CONFIRM THAT THE GREEN LIGHT NEXT TO THE VIEWFINDER IS ILLUMINATED.

11. PRESS THE SHUTTER BUTTON ALL THE WAY DOWN. YOU’LL HEAR A BEEP WHEN YOU TAKE A PICTURE. WAIT UNTIL THE GREEN LIGHT STOPS FLASHING BEFORE TAKING ANOTHER ONE. REMEMBER, DIGITAL CAMERAS HAVE A SLIGHT DELAY THAT TRADITIONAL CAMERAS DON’T SINCE IT TAKES A SECOND TO SAVE THE IMAGE TO YOUR CAMERA’S STORAGE MEDIA CARD.

12. TURN OFF THE CAMERA. YOUR NEW PHOTOGRAPH SHOULD APPEAR ON YOUR CAMERA’S LCD SCREEN.

 

USES:

  •          SHOOT PHOTOS
  •          SHOOT VIDEOS
  •          KEEPING RECORDS OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS
  •          CREATE INSURANCE RECORDS
  •          MAKE BUSINESS CARDS
  •          DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ART
  •          RECORD A MEETING OR EVENT
  •          OBJECTS FOR PRESENTATION
  •          CREATE CLIP ARTS

SKYPE:

OPERATION:

1.       DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE, DEPENDING ON WHICH DEVICE YOU PLAN TO USE, YOU'LL DOWNLOAD A SPECIFIC VERSION OF SKYPE.  

2.      CREATE YOUR USERNAME, COME UP WITH A USERNAME AND PASSWORD YOU CAN EASILY REMEMBER. THEN, SHARE YOUR NAME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS SO THEY'RE READY TO RECEIVE YOUR CALLS AND REACH OUT TO YOU ON THEIR OWN.

3.    SET UP YOUR CONTACT LIST, ONCE YOU'VE GIVEN OUT YOUR SKYPE USERNAME, ASK YOUR LOVED ONES FOR THEIR USERNAMES. YOU CAN EASILY ADD THEM AFTER LOGGING ON BY CLICKING THE CONTACTS TAB  ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE, THEN THE "ADD CONTACT" BUTTON IN THE TOP RIGHT-HAND CORNER.

4.    AFTER CREATING YOUR CONTACT LIST, YOU'LL BE READY TO MAKE YOUR FIRST SKYPE CALL. SELECT A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND TO CALL BY CLICKING ON HIS OR HER PICTURE. YOU'LL THEN SEE A SERIES OF BUTTONS AND YOU'LL DECIDE WHICH KIND OF CALL YOU'D LIKE TO MAKE. YOU CAN CHOOSE BETWEEN:

5.    VIDEO CALLS - CLICK THE VIDEO BUTTON IF YOU WANT TO COMMUNICATE FACE-TO-FACE.

6.    PHONE CALLS - CLICK THE PHONE BUTTON IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A CALL WITHOUT USING THE WEBCAM.

7.    YOU'LL NOTICE A "+" BUTTON AS WELL, WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO ADD OTHER LOVED ONES TO THE CONVERSATION. 

8.    MAKE SURE YOU'RE CONNECTED. IF YOU'VE MADE THE CALL AND YOU CAN'T SEE OR HEAR THE OTHER PERSON, THERE MIGHT BE AN ISSUE WITH THE CONNECTION. CLICK THE CALL QUALITY ICON TO MAKE SURE YOU AND YOUR LOVED ONE HAVE STRONG ENOUGH INTERNET CONNECTION TO INTERACT. 

9.    ONCE YOU'VE FINISHED THE CALL, SIMPLY PRESS THE RED HANDSET ICON TO END THE CONVERSATION AND CLOSE OUT OF THE PROGRAM. 

USES: 

·                AUDIO AND HD VIDEO CALLING.

·                SMART MESSAGING.

·                SCREEN SHARING.

·                CALL RECORDING AND LIVE SUBTITLES.

·                CALL PHONES.

PROJECTOR:

OPERATION:

1.      MAKE SURE YOUR COMPUTER AND LAPTOP ARE BOTH TURNED OFF.

2. CONNECT THE VIDEO CABLE .
3. PLUG YOUR PROJECTOR INTO AN ELECTRICAL OUTLET AND PRESS THE “POWER” BUTTON TO TURN IT ON.

4. TURN ON YOUR LAPTOP.

5. IF YOU NEED AUDIO FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, CONNECT THE LAPTOP’S “AUDIO OUT” PORT TO THE PROJECTOR, OR TO ANOTHER SOUND SYSTEM.

6. SYNC THE PROJECTOR AND LAPTOP BY HOLDING DOWN THE FUNCTION  (FN) KEY AND PRESSING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING KEYS TO TOGGLE:   F4, F5, F7, F8

(NOTE: DEPENDING ON YOUR COMPUTER, YOU MAY HAVE TO USE A DIFFERENT F KEY THAN THOSE LISTED ABOVE.)

USES:

  •          YOU CAN ALSO CONNECT THESE VIDEO PROJECTORS ON YOUR TV OR COMPUTER TO MIRROR ITS DISPLAY, THUS GIVING YOU TWO SCREENS TO WORK WITH. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN DIRECTLY CONNECT YOUR WI-FI OR YOUR CABLE/SATELLITE BOX TO YOUR PROJECTOR IN ORDER TO TURN IT INTO YOUR TV.
  •      PROJECTORS ARE DISPLAY DEVICES AND OPTICAL EQUIPMENT YOU CAN USE TO PROJECT VIDEO, SLIDES, AND IMAGES ONTO A SCREEN, PARTICULARLY IN A CLASSROOM SETTING.
  •             PROJECTORS ARE USED IN BIG MNC’S AND ENTERPRISES FOR MEETING, PRESENTATION AND CONFERENCE PURPOSES.

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