Class 7 · Unit 0: Refresher · Lesson 0.1 · 40 min

Back at the laptop

Four months away from the keyboard. Where was F? Where was J? Your fingers remember more than you think.

Today you will: Make your own folder — no name on it · Take a typing test and beat only yourself · Log out like a pro on a shared laptop

Story

After the long winter break, Hiba sits down at the lab laptop. Her fingers hover over the keyboard. Where was F? Where was J?

Then she feels the two small bumps, and her hands remember. "It's like riding a bicycle," she tells Bilal. "My fingers remember, even if my head forgot."

Bilal is less sure. He hasn't opened a laptop since November. Today, both of them get back up to speed.

Watch

Back at the laptop, — scan code 7.0.1 in the printed book.

Warm up your fingers

Home row only: A S D F J K L ;. Type slowly, without looking at your hands, and aim for no mistakes. Use typing.com's home-row review lesson. Speed does not matter today.

On the laptop

You need: File Manager · LibreOffice Calc · typing.com · your paper card

Mission 1: Your folder (alone or in pairs, 8 min)

☐1
Switch on and wait for your teacher to unlock the laptop.
☐2
In File Manager, open Class-7. Inside: datasets, photos, my-work.
☐3
In my-work, make a folder named with your roll number only, e.g. 07-roll-12. No name — only share what's needed.
☐4
Open Calc. Type Class 7 starts! in A1 and today's date in A2. Save as hello-class-7.ods in your folder. Check it's there.

Mission 2: Your typing goal (alone, 10 min)

☐5
Predict: will your speed be higher or lower than your last Class 6 score? Write it on your card.
☐6
Open typing.com, log in with the username on your paper card, and take the 1-minute test . Write your WPM and accuracy next to your Class 6 score.
☐7
Set your goal: "By May, I want ___ WPM at ___% accuracy." It's compared only with your own last score.
☐8
Log out, close everything, shut down from the Start menu.

No laptop today?

Use the paper keyboard from your Class 6 book, or draw one. Eyes closed, fingers on the home row: a partner calls 10 letters for you to "press". Then write your Term 1 goal on your card.

Now you know

The Class-7 folder holds datasets, photos and my-work; inside my-work each student makes a folder named by roll number, like 07-roll-12, never by name, and saves hello-class-7.ods there.

Skills fade, and come back fast. A week of warm-ups is usually enough.
One folder for you, a clear name for every file.
No personal details in names. A roll number is enough.
Your goal is your own a little above your last score, never compared with anyone.
Log out on a shared laptop, every time.

Debate it

Hiba says her fingers "remember". A computer doesn't forget in the same way: it stores your file exactly. But can a computer learn a skill, the way your fingers did? Keep this question in mind. This year you will find out how machines learn from practice (data).

Check yourself — practice, not a test

1. Which folder name follows our privacy rule?
- ○ hiba-bhat-7B
- ○ 07-roll-12
- ○ my-house-near-dal
- ○ hiba-phone-9906...
2. Your typing goal should beat the fastest student in your class. (it should beat your own last score)
- ○ True
- ○ False
3. Put the steps in order:
- 1. Open Class-7
- 2. Open File Manager
- 3. Make your own folder
- 4. Open my-work
- 5. Save your file inside it
4. On a shared laptop, always ______ of a website before you leave.

Remember

Your own folder, your own goal, and always log out.