iSquad

Instructional Support

Get Going With File Management for PCs

Focusing Questions

1. What is the difference and the relationship between a file and a folder?

2. How can I create a system to organize my files, documents, pictures etc.?

3. How do I organize the files and folders on my computer?

Instruction

Framing The Session

• Do you know anyone who has a real messy desktop and they can’t find their work

• The more information you gather in your computer requires more organization of your digital resources and materials.

• In this session I will show you how to keep your resources well organized so that you can help other students and teachers to organize their files.

• You will learn how to organize your computer so it is easier to find files and downloads.

Teaching

• Some Reasons why it’s important to organize:

Teaching

• Some Reasons why it’s important to organize:

• More information requires more organization in order to be able to manage them more efficiently

• It is easier to find files and downloads.

Teaching

• Let’s look at a sample file structure.

• Watch me as I show you how to create folders and place documents in them.

Teaching

• Sample File Structure

• Watch me as I show you how to create folders and place documents in them.

Sample File Structure

My Documents (Found on the desktop)

Class Work (New Folder within “My Documents”)

Social Studies (Sub folders)

Unit of study

ScienceUnit of study

Literacy Unit of study

MathUnit of study

Personal (New Folder within “My Documents”)JokesFriendsPurchasesGraduation

Guided Practice

• You will now practice saving a document in a folder you create called iSquad.

• Open MS Word, a new document, type your notes in it and save it in the new iSquad folder you just created.

Guided Practice

• - go to My Documents folder on the desktop- Right Click, then click on New, Folder- name folder "iSquad"- open Microsoft Word, new document- save document as "Notes + today's date"- save document in iSquad folder.

Work Time

Getting Started

• Now that you have seen how to organize your files and folders it’s time to get started and organize your laptop.

Work Time

• Break into your designated groups. • Create subject area folders for each of your

classes and other folders for miscellaneous documents that are currently saved on your computers. Make sure to name the folders as they are created.

• Drag documents, pictures and other material into the folders.

• If you have a flash drive you can work on organizing those files as well

Share

• During your work time you created folders, organized your files and saved new documents into your folders.

• At this time we will share some of our ideas and discuss how this exercise will be helpful to us when helping others to organize their laptops.

• We will look at how a few of you have organized your “My Documents” folder into specific folders and subfolders and organized your documents in them

Share

• What did you do?

Share

How does this work address the questions that began the session?

• Did you learn how to create an organization system for your digital documents?

• Can you show someone how to do this?• Was it difficult to do?• What problems did you encounter?