Save early, give a file a clear name, and remember where you put it.
Typed words live on the screen, like writing on a foggy window. If the power goes, the fog clears, but saved work stays in a drawer.
Save early, before you write much, and then save again every few minutes.
A file name is like a name tag. A clear name is short and says what the file is. Use letters and spaces.
Choose a folder, so you know where it went and can find it again.
These are some of the questions on the sets. The printable sheets have more and an answer key.
So my work is kept if the power goes. Typed words live on the screen, but saved work stays in the drawer.
Science report. A clear name says what the file is.
Early and every few minutes. The lights may go out before the end.
So I can find it again. A clear name and a folder help you find the file.
With a grown-up, write one sentence on a computer. Save it with a clear name made of letters and spaces, and choose a folder for it. Close it, then open the folder and find your file again. Ask your grown-up before you save over a file that is not yours.
Ask your child to write one sentence, save it with a clear name made of letters and spaces, choose a folder, close it and then find it again; ask before they save over a file that is not theirs.
