Techno Kids Course Outline 1. Module: Microsoft Paint 2. Module: Microsoft Word 3. Module: Microsoft Excel 4. Module: Microsoft PowerPoint 5. Module: Urdu Typing 6. Module: Google Forms 7. Module: Canva Basics for Creative Design 8. Module: Adobe Illustrator Basics 9. Module: Adobe Photoshop Basics Module: Introduction to Digital Art with Microsoft Paint 1. Getting Started: ∙ Introduction to Microsoft Paint interface ∙ Overview of tools and their functions (pencil, brush, eraser, etc.) ∙ Basic navigation and zooming ∙ Creating a new canvas 2. Drawing Basics: ∙ Practice drawing simple shapes (circle, square, triangle) ∙ Using the pencil and brush tool to create lines and strokes ∙ Exploring different brush sizes and colors ∙ Understanding the fill tool ∙ Adding text and captions to drawings 3. Colors and Textures: ∙ Introduction to the color palette ∙ Mixing and selecting colors ∙ Using the paint bucket to fill areas with color ∙ Adding textures and patterns to drawings 4. Working with Layers: ∙ Understanding the concept of layers ∙ Creating, duplicating, and rearranging layers ∙ Using layers for background and foreground elements ∙ Adding depth to drawings with layering techniques 5. Shapes and Objects: ∙ Drawing basic objects (house, tree, sun, etc.) ∙ Rotating and resizing objects ∙ Using the copy and paste functions ∙ Arranging objects on the canvas 6. Drawing Characters: ∙ Introduction to character drawing ∙ Drawing simple characters and expressions ∙ Adding details like eyes, nose, and mouth ∙ Creating a basic character design Module: Introduction Microsoft Word 1. Explore Word: ∙ Working in the user interface ∙ Creating, editing text and saving documents o Creating a new blank document o Entering text o Saving the document o Saving into a new folder o Compatibility with older versions ∙ Opening, Moving around in and closing Documents ∙ Viewing documents in different ways o Switching between different views o Displaying non-printing characters o Zooming in the document o Switching between different word documents o Arranging windows of open documents o Displaying rulers in document window ∙ Accessing help feature 2. Editing and Proofread Text: ∙ Making text changes o Selecting text o Deleting text o Drag and drop o Cut, Copy and Paste o Paste Options o Undo and redo ∙ Find and replace text o Using find and replace o Navigation pane ∙ Fine-tuning text o Thesaurus o Mini-translator ∙ Correcting spelling and grammatical errors o Spell check o Auto Correct ∙ Viewing document statistics 3. Changing the Look of Text: ∙ Quickly formatting text o Paragraph styles o Character Styles ∙ Manually changing the look of characters o Changing font, font size and font color o Bold, Italic and Underline o Format Painter o Font dialog box o Highlight text o Clear Formatting ∙ Manually changing the look of paragraphs o Indenting o First Line and hanging indents o Paragraph alignment o Setting up Tabs o Adjusting line spacing o Paragraph spacing o Borders and Shading ∙ Find and replace formatting ∙ Creating and modifying lists o Bullets and Numbering o Customizing bullets and numbering o Sorting lists 4. Organizing Information in Columns and Tables: ∙ Presenting information in columns o Inserting columns o Justify paragraphs o Column options ∙ Creating tabbed lists ∙ Presenting info in tables o Inserting a table o Inserting and deleting columns and rows o Resizing columns o Merge cells o Table alignment o Converting text to table ∙ Performing calculations in tables ∙ Other layout options ∙ Formatting tables o Table style o Manual formatting 5. Add Simple Graphic Elements: ∙ Inserting and modifying pictures o Insert Picture o Resize and crop a picture o Picture corrections and picture styles o Artistic effects ∙ About ClipArt ∙ Changing a document background ∙ Inserting Building Blocks o Inserting a Cover page o Inserting Page Numbers o Headers and Footers ∙ Drawing text boxes ∙ Adding Word Art o Insert Word Art into the document o Wrap text around Word Art ∙ Formatting the first letter of a paragraph ∙ Adding text and graphic watermarks ∙ Insert a symbol 6. Preview, Print and Distribute Documents: ∙ Previewing and adjusting page layout o Adjusting Page size and orientation o Setting up margins ∙ Controlling what happens on each page o Page breaks o Section breaks ∙ Printing documents 7. Explore More Text Techniques: ∙ Adding hyperlinks ∙ Adding Bookmarks and Cross References 8. Use Reference Tools for Longer Documents: ∙ Adding Footnotes and End notes ∙ Creating and Modifying Table of contents 9. Work with Mail Merge: ∙ Understanding Mail Merge ∙ Preparing Data Sources ∙ Using an Outlook Contact List as a Data Source ∙ Preparing Main Documents ∙ Merging Main Documents and Data Sources Module: Introduction Microsoft Excel 1. Setting up a workbook: ∙ Creating Workbooks o Excel Terminology o Excel Environment o Customizing Quick Access Toolbar o Creating a New Workbook o Entering Data into Workbook o Saving a workbook o Open a workbook Zoom o Insert a new worksheet o Renaming a new worksheet o Changing the tab color of worksheet o Rearranging the order of worksheets o Move or Copy worksheet o Hide/Unhide Worksheet o Switch Windows ∙ Modifying Workbooks and Worksheets o Changing column widths and row heights o Insert Columns/Rows o Delete Columns/ Rows o Hide/Unhide columns or rows o Insert Cells o Moving Data by dragging ∙ Customizing Excel o Arranging multiple workbook windows o Customizing the ribbon o Minimizing the ribbon 2. Working with Data and Excel Tables: ∙ Entering Data ∙ Copy, Cut and Paste ∙ Pick from drop down list ∙ Find and Replace data ∙ Spell Check ∙ Defining an Excel Table o Format as table o Table design ∙ Basic Formulas o How to create a basic formula o Operators o Copy Formula down o Absolute cell reference ∙ Basic Functions o What is the difference between formulas and functions o Insert a function o AutoSum, sum, min, max and average 3. Changing Workbook Appearance: ∙ Format Cells o Changing Font, Font size and Font o Color o Borders o Bold, Italic and Underline o Fill Color ∙ Format Numbers as percentage, currency and general ∙ Insert a Picture ∙ Picture Styles, remove background, picture effects ∙ Insert Background 4. Printing: ∙ Inserting Headers and Footers ∙ Print Preview ∙ Page Setup ∙ Page break preview ∙ Print active worksheets ∙ Print entire workbook ∙ Print Selection ∙ Print titles ∙ Set Print Area ∙ Centre data on page 5. Performing Calculations: ∙ Naming groups of Data using Named Ranges ∙ Creating Formulas to Calculate Values ∙ Summarizing data meets specific condition ∙ Using If function 6. Changing Workbook Appearance: ∙ Transposing data ∙ Changing Cell Orientation and Merging Cells ∙ Focusing on specific data by using filters o Inserting Filters o Sort A to Z using Filters o Number Filters o Clear Filters o Advanced Filtering (Criteria Range) o Summarizing worksheets with hidden and filtered rows (subtotal functions) ∙ Data Validation ∙ Protection ∙ Password protect a worksheet and workbook ∙ Unlock cells and protecting part of a worksheet 7. Reordering & Summarizing Data: ∙ Sort Data ∙ Custom Lists ∙ Lookup Functions 8. Logical Functions: ∙ Nested Ifs Statements ∙ AND, OR and NOT Functions ∙ Error handling using ISERROR 9. Text Formulas: ∙ CONCATENATE ∙ LEFT, RIGHT, MID ∙ UPPER, PROPER, LOWER ∙ TRIM, SUBSTITUTE ∙ Len 10. Lookup Formulas: ∙ VLOOKUP & HLOOKUP ∙ INDEX & MATCH 11. Math Functions: ∙ ROUND, ROUNDDOWN and ROUNDUP ∙ RANDBETWEEN, SUBTOTAL, ∙ SUMPRODUCT 12. Data Validations and Protection: ∙ Specifying a valid range of values for a cell ∙ Specifying a list of valid values for a cell ∙ Creating Drop down list Module: Introduction Microsoft PowerPoint 1. Explore PowerPoint: ∙ Working with the user interface ∙ Creating and saving presentations ∙ Compatibility with earlier versions ∙ Opening, moving around in, and closing presentations ∙ Viewing presentations in different ways 2. Working with Slides: ∙ Adding and Deleting slides ∙ Adding slides with ready-made content ∙ Exporting presentations as outlines ∙ Dividing presentations into section ∙ Rearranging slides and sections 3. Working with Slide Content: ∙ Entering text into placeholders ∙ Adding text boxes ∙ Changing the default font for text boxes ∙ Editing text ∙ Clipboard ∙ Correcting and sizing text while typing ∙ Checking spelling and choosing the best words ∙ Find and Replacing text and fonts 4. Format Slides: ∙ Appling themes ∙ Using different theme colors and fonts ∙ Changing the slide background ∙ Changing the look of placeholders ∙ Changing the alignment, spacing, size and look of text 5. Add Simple Visual Enhancements: ∙ Insert Picture and ClipArt images ∙ Inserting Diagrams ∙ Graphic formats ∙ Converting existing bullets into a diagram ∙ Inserting charts ∙ Inserting shapes ∙ Connecting shapes ∙ Adding transitions 6. Add Animation: ∙ Using Ready Made Animation ∙ Customizing animation effects 7. Add Sound and Movies: ∙ Inserting and playing Sounds ∙ Inserting and playing Videos ∙ Inserting videos from web sites 8. Create Custom Presentation Elements: ∙ Creating theme colors and fonts ∙ Viewing and changing slide masters ∙ Creating slide layouts ∙ Saving custom design templates Module: Introduction to Urdu Typing 1. Additionally, our course covers introductory lessons on Urdu typing Module: Introduction to Google Forms 1. Overview: ∙ Explanation of what Google Forms is and its primary use cases. 2. Accessing Google Forms: ∙ Instructions on how to access Google Forms through a Google account. 3. Form Creation Basics ∙ Starting a New Form: o Step-by-step guide on creating a new form. ∙ Form Settings: o Overview of basic form settings such as form title, description, and theme. 4. Adding Form Fields: ∙ Text-Based Questions: o How to add and customize short answer and paragraph text fields. ∙ Multiple-Choice Questions: o Creating multiple-choice questions with options and selecting the correct answer. 5. Other Question Types: ∙ Introduction to checkboxes, dropdowns, and linear scale questions. 6. Advanced Form Elements: ∙ File Uploads: o Enabling file uploads for forms. ∙ Sections and Page Breaks: o How to structure forms with sections and page breaks. ∙ Question Logic: o Introduction to conditional logic for dynamic form experiences. 7. Form Customization and Branding: ∙ Themes and Colors o Customizing the appearance of the form with different themes and colors. ∙ Adding Images and Videos o Inserting media elements for a visually appealing form. 8. Form Settings and Permissions: ∙ Form Settings o Adjusting settings such as response collection, confirmation messages, and accepting responses. ∙ Collaboration and Sharing o How to collaborate on form creation and sharing options. 9. Form Responses: ∙ Viewing Responses o Accessing and analyzing response data. ∙ Exporting Responses o Exporting response data to Google Sheets for further analysis. Module: Canva Basics for Creative Design 1. Introduction to Canva: ∙ Overview of Canva's interface and features ∙ Creating a Canva account ∙ Understanding the dashboard and workspace ∙ Exploring the available design types (social media posts, presentations, posters, etc.) 2. Design Tools and Elements: ∙ Introduction to design tools (text, elements, backgrounds, etc.) ∙ Adding and formatting text ∙ Exploring the elements library ∙ Using grids and frames for layout 3. Colors and Fonts: ∙ Understanding the color palette ∙ Customizing colors for backgrounds and elements ∙ Exploring Canva's font options ∙ Creating cohesive color schemes and font combinations 4. Working with Images: ∙ Uploading and managing images in Canva ∙ Editing images within Canva (cropping, resizing, filters) ∙ Using Canva's photo library and elements to enhance designs ∙ Creating image collages and arrangements 5. Layout and Composition: ∙ Principles of design layout ∙ Working with layers in Canva ∙ Arranging elements for a visually appealing composition ∙ Creating balanced and harmonious designs 6. Designing for Social Media: ∙ Exploring social media design options in Canva ∙ Creating visually appealing Instagram posts, Facebook covers, and Twitter headers ∙ Designing engaging social media stories and posts ∙ Adding animations and interactive elements 7. Print and Export Options: ∙ Understanding print options in Canva ∙ Exporting designs in various formats (JPEG, PNG, PDF) ∙ Printing designs at home or through professional services ∙ Sharing designs with others Module: Canva Basics for Adobe Illustrator 1. Introduction to Adobe Illustrator: ∙ Overview o Introduction to Adobe Illustrator as a vector graphics software. ∙ Getting Started o Installation and setting up the workspace. 2. Understanding the Interface: ∙ Workspace Layout o Overview of panels, toolbars, and workspaces. ∙ Customizing the Workspace o Adjusting preferences and saving custom workspaces. 3. Basic Drawing Tools: ∙ Selection Tools o Overview of the Selection Tool, Direct Selection Tool, and Grouping. ∙ Pen Tool o Mastering the Pen Tool for creating precise shapes and paths. ∙ Shapes and Pathfinder o Creating basic shapes and using the Pathfinder panel. 4. Working with Colors and Gradients: ∙ Color Modes o Understanding RGB and CMYK color modes. ∙ Swatches and Color Libraries: o Utilizing color swatches and libraries. ∙ Gradients o Creating and customizing gradients. 5. Typography in Illustrator: ∙ Adding Text o Working with the Type Tool to add text. ∙ Formatting Text o Adjusting font properties and text styles. 6. Working with Layers: ∙ Layer Basics o Understanding the Layers panel and organizing artwork. ∙ Layer Effects o Applying layer effects and transparency. 7. Transforming Objects: ∙ Scaling and Rotating o Transforming objects proportionally and rotating. ∙ Reflecting and Shearing o Reflecting and shearing objects. 8. Drawing Techniques: ∙ Drawing in Perspective o Using the Perspective Grid. ∙ Drawing with Brushes o Creating custom brushes and applying brush strokes. 9. Exporting and Printing: ∙ Saving and Exporting o Saving in various formats and exporting for web/print. ∙ Printing Options o Configuring print settings for different outputs.