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Computers For Learning

Computers can help you practise spelling, maths, and reading. This quiz shows how computers support learning and how to use them safely and sensibly at school and home.

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Fascinating Fact:

Computers can help you learn new things at school and at home. They can show words, pictures, and sounds.

In KS1 Computing, learning with computers means using programmes and devices to practise skills and find information in a child-friendly way. Computers can give instructions, show videos or pictures, and help you check your work, but you still need to follow rules, take turns, and ask a trusted adult if something feels confusing.

Key Terms

Learning: Getting better at a skill or understanding something new.
App: A programme you open to do a job, like practising phonics or maths.
Instructions: Steps that tell you what to do next.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do computers help learning in KS1?

Computers help learning in KS1 by showing words, pictures, and sounds, and by letting children practise skills using simple programmes, games, and activities.

What are examples of learning activities you can do on a computer?

Examples include typing a sentence, matching pictures to words, practising number bonds, listening to a story, or using a quiz to check what you remember.

How can I use a computer safely when I am learning?

You can use a computer safely by using trusted apps, keeping personal information private, being polite online, and telling a trusted adult if something worries you.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

Harriet is keeping a weather diary. She types what she writes on a keyboard. She checks what she writes on the ______.

Wall

Ceiling

Door

Screen

Are you good at spelling? Why is it a good idea to check your work?

2 .

Katie makes a list of all the minibeasts she has found. It has the name of the minibeast, where she found it, and how many legs it had. Katie puts this list on a computer. Katie has made a ________ of minibeasts.

Painting

Database

Story

Text

What is the most interesting minibeast you have ever found? Where was it?

3 .

Sunil is finding out about magnets. He goes on a site about _______.

History

Geography

French

Science

What do you know about magnets?

4 .

Luke’s school is twinned with a school in Zimbabwe. Luke can use ________ to talk to children in Zimbabwe. Luke can see and speak to the children in the school in Zimbabwe.

Televisions

Radios

Computers

Calculators

Have you ever spoken to children in another country?

5 .

Ella wants to find out about The Great Fire Of London. She looks it up on the ________.

Cooker

Globe

Internet

Playground

Ella could also read a book about the history of London

6 .

Jack is learning about shapes. He is using a computer program. The computer asks him to point to a triangle. Which one of these should he point at?

●

■

▲

★

Easy one! How many sides has a triangle?

7 .

Aysha is using a paint program on a computer. She paints a picture of a rainbow. Then she prints the picture on a piece of _____.

Metal

Rock

Paper

Carpet

What would you like to paint using a computer?

8 .

Luke wants to find out where Zimbabwe is. What can he use to find this out?

An atlas.

A globe.

A computer.

All three of these.

On which continent is the country of Zimbabwe?

9 .

Alice has been finding out about flowers in springtime. How can she tell her teacher what she has found out?

Write about flowers in springtime.

Paint a picture of flowers in springtime.

Make a video of flowers in springtime.

All three of these.

You can do all three of these on a computer

10 .

Harry is at school. His teacher asks him to see how good he is at sums. Harry does lots of questions about adding up and taking away on a computer. This helps Harry with his _____.

English

History

Maths

How good are you at sums? Have you tried our maths quizzes yet?

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - What is digital technology?

Author: David Bland (Former Physics Teacher, KS1 Science & Geography Quiz Writer)

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