This guide was developed to assist teachers in achieving goals related to the development of computer awareness in junior high school students in the Canadian province of Manitoba. An overview of the program describes a set of basic concepts, skills, and attitudes relating to computer technology, and provides information on activities that can be used in teaching these concepts, skills, and attitudes. The computer awareness program itself is divided into five units: (1) Getting Started, which introduces the computer and the basic skills necessary to operate the computer; (2) What Is a Computer, which provides students with information about the parts of the computer; (3) How Computers Have Developed, which provides students with background to the historical development of computing aids; (4) How To Make Computers Work for You, which provides students with hands-on experience using BASIC, LOGO, and three personal productivity tools--word processing, database management, and electronic spreadsheet analysis; and (5) Computers in Our Lives, which explores the advantages, limitations, uses and implications of computer use through a series of classroom activities and simulations. The text is supplemented by various illustrations and diagrams, and a resource section provides lists of 13 printed sources and the names and addresses of 8 suppliers. (EW)