Developed to aid intermediate-level teachers and principals in initiating and developing computer literacy programs for their students, this document is a guide for the development of a one-semester course--Introduction to Computing--for the seventh and eighth grades. The course is designed to provide opportunities for students to develop computer literacy skills and understanding through classroom instruction in combination with hands-on computer experiences. The guide includes a sample course schedule of topics to be covered each week during the semester, a course description, course management considerations, sample activities, and suggested resources. The sample activities, which reflect the four instructional modes of the computer as tool, tutor, tutee, and topic, include Getting Started, Word Processing, Database Privacy, Computer Crime and Ethics, Databases, Electronic Spreadsheets, and Graphics Programming. The course description includes course objectives, student prerequisites, and materials needed. Suggested resources include both textbooks and software. The Taxonomy of Goals, Objectives and Student Expectations for Exploratory Computer Literacy, Grades K-12 is appended. (DJR)