Introduce yourself, the topic and the SMART Board, and ask your students if they have any questions. Ask if there is anything a student is particularly worried about doing, or that he wants to cover in detail. Give a generous amount of time to respond, so the students can think.
Tell your students that you will start the lesson by showing how to locate and open a program. Click the "Start" button in the bottom left hand corner, and hover over "All programs." Talk through the process, stating that all programs installed on the computer are shown in this list.
Launch the Internet. This could be using "Internet Explorer," "Firefox" or any other browser of preference. Explain that there are different browsers available, but they are all quite similar from a beginner's perspective. Talk through the process of hovering over the browser name and clicking once to open.
Label the browser. Use your SMART Board pens to point out the key features, such as the search bar, the enter key and the security padlock location. You may also want to show where the home screen is and how to close the browser.
Direct the browser towards the college website, or a popular news site, talking through the process as you do it. Click inside the search box and begin to type. Click the "Go" button, or press "Enter" on your keyboard to start the search.
Demonstrate how to navigate the website, using the bars at the bottom and right hand side of the screen, and through clicking on hyperlinks in the website itself. Visit a search engine and demonstrate how to do a search and choose the result you think is most relevant.
Ask the class if they have any questions or queries about using the Internet. Clarify any points that are made. If no one has any questions, invite students to see you after class if they want to ask you anything.
Close the Internet browser. Click "File" in the top left hand corner and point to the "Close" option on this list. Also point out the red "X" in the right hand corner of the screen. State that it does not matter which option you use, as the result is the same.
Launch a word processor. Point out that the format is very similar to the Internet, with the task bar at the top,and the main screen showing the document. Point out the "X" button to close the word processor in the top left corner and the "File" button in the top left corner. You may also have "Save" and "Undo" buttons next to the "File" button.
Click "File" and show students how you open a new or existing document. Click "New" first, and in the new window, show the students how to change the font by clicking on the font they wish to use or selecting a font from the drop-down bar and how to write in bold, italics or underlined.
Select "File" again, and this time point out the save options. Most word processors give two save options, "Save" which saves the document as is, or "Save As.." which allows you to rename the document. Select "Save As.." and give the document a name.
Launch a new document, and tell the class you are now going to reopen the document you have just created. Click "File" and "Open," and double-click the file you have just saved. New versions of word processors may feature a "Quick Launch" panel in the "File" menu, displaying all the recently owned documents.
Teach some basic keyboard commands. For example, ensure your students know how to copy and paste. This is done by highlighting the text and either right-clicking and selecting "Cut" or "Copy," or by holding down the CTRL key with either C for copy or X for cut.
Finish by asking for any questions and queries, and writing the details of any further courses on the SMART Board. If you are not running any further classes yourself, a local library or community center may run similar classes.