Let's Learn Keyboarding!
Students in the first quarter will be challenged to learn a skill that will help them for years to come. Many 5th and 6th graders know adults who can "type" very quickly without looking at their fingers or keys. How do they do that? Well, our 5th and 6th graders are going to work to learn this skill . It won't be easy and will take some work, but once this skill is learned it will save a "lot of time" and if "mastered" this skill can last a lifetime!
Keyboarding is a very important "life skill" that once successfully mastered can save a person a great deal of time here at middle school, in high school, in college and beyond! Watch anyone who types quickly without looking at their keyboard to see how useful this skill can be! Plus, by typing quickly, you'll finish work sooner giving you time for other activities.
This is not an easy skill to learn and achieving this goal can be challenging, but the good news is that EVERYONE can learn it!
Follow these 3 simple guidelines and you WILL see success.
1. Don't look at your fingers or your keyboard.
Most students have been "sight" typists. They need to see the keys to type them.
You can become a "touch" typist by not looking at the keys!
If you "peek" at the keys -- the program will let you move on and think that you've mastered those keys.
It will then ADD NEW KEYS to learn. This will only make it harder for you and add F r U s T r A t I o N !
2. Use the finger-key combinations that our program teaches.
Using the proper finger for each key is important. It is easier and faster. At times, it might not
feel quite right, but with a bit of practice it will SOON feel very comfortable!
3. Master before you Move On.
Be confident that you know a lesson before moving on to add NEW keys. The program only adds 2-3 new
letters each lesson. These new letters are MUCH, MUCH, MUCH easier to learn if you master a lesson before you
move on.
Think of building a tall, tall building. If your 1st floor is solid, it will be easier to build the 2nd floor. If that is solid
than it will be easier to build a good 3rd floor and so on. If your 1st floor is SHAKEY, than floors coming after will
also be shakey. Make sense?
4. Always keep your fingers on the home row.
When you need to press a key that is not on that row simply move JUST that finger to press that key,
and then move that finger back to its home row position. Do this as fast as you comfortably can. In time you'll get faster!
5. Practice
It's as simple as that. How FAST do you want to get will depend on how much practice you put in.
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The class consists of 2 main parts:
The 1st part is most challenging. In this part, students will work to use the proper fingers to type keys!
Students will learn to do this without looking at their keyboard! They will work with Typing.com which is a program used successfully by millions of students!
The 2nd part involves a wide range of activities that I have designed in order to reinforce what they learned. These interesting activities will help students to type more quickly and solidify the skills that they learned in Type to Learn.
Here are some of our "2nd part activities!
How many will we get to? (the more the better)
Mr. K will GIVE you any of these activities to keep and work on at home after we have used them in class.
1. Very Short Words
2. Short Phrases
3. Idioms
4. Fill in the blank sentences
5. Ducks
6. 500 Word Story
7. 20 sentences
8. Frogs, Toads & Chickens
9. Story Starters
10. UA3 Meets an Alien
11. A list of most popular names in history
12. Animal names
16 Nursery Rhymes
14. Animal Trivia
and more
OtHER GREAT PRACTiCE IDEAS:
1. Type a random word over & over until you can do it QUICKLY.
(That will help you to be faster at that word when you next use it and also the letters in that word)
2. Type a story. Retype any words that seem challenging. The practice will help you improve.
3. Go to my KEYBOARDING GAMES page and try activities that are fun and a little challenging.
Always try to push yourself to get better.
4. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
This sentence has all of the letters in the alphabet and practicing that -- even for a little while will help.
Keyboarding is a very important "life skill" that once successfully mastered can save a person a great deal of time here at middle school, in high school, in college and beyond! Watch anyone who types quickly without looking at their keyboard to see how useful this skill can be! Plus, by typing quickly, you'll finish work sooner giving you time for other activities.
This is not an easy skill to learn and achieving this goal can be challenging, but the good news is that EVERYONE can learn it!
Follow these 3 simple guidelines and you WILL see success.
1. Don't look at your fingers or your keyboard.
Most students have been "sight" typists. They need to see the keys to type them.
You can become a "touch" typist by not looking at the keys!
If you "peek" at the keys -- the program will let you move on and think that you've mastered those keys.
It will then ADD NEW KEYS to learn. This will only make it harder for you and add F r U s T r A t I o N !
2. Use the finger-key combinations that our program teaches.
Using the proper finger for each key is important. It is easier and faster. At times, it might not
feel quite right, but with a bit of practice it will SOON feel very comfortable!
3. Master before you Move On.
Be confident that you know a lesson before moving on to add NEW keys. The program only adds 2-3 new
letters each lesson. These new letters are MUCH, MUCH, MUCH easier to learn if you master a lesson before you
move on.
Think of building a tall, tall building. If your 1st floor is solid, it will be easier to build the 2nd floor. If that is solid
than it will be easier to build a good 3rd floor and so on. If your 1st floor is SHAKEY, than floors coming after will
also be shakey. Make sense?
4. Always keep your fingers on the home row.
When you need to press a key that is not on that row simply move JUST that finger to press that key,
and then move that finger back to its home row position. Do this as fast as you comfortably can. In time you'll get faster!
5. Practice
It's as simple as that. How FAST do you want to get will depend on how much practice you put in.
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The class consists of 2 main parts:
The 1st part is most challenging. In this part, students will work to use the proper fingers to type keys!
Students will learn to do this without looking at their keyboard! They will work with Typing.com which is a program used successfully by millions of students!
The 2nd part involves a wide range of activities that I have designed in order to reinforce what they learned. These interesting activities will help students to type more quickly and solidify the skills that they learned in Type to Learn.
Here are some of our "2nd part activities!
How many will we get to? (the more the better)
Mr. K will GIVE you any of these activities to keep and work on at home after we have used them in class.
1. Very Short Words
2. Short Phrases
3. Idioms
4. Fill in the blank sentences
5. Ducks
6. 500 Word Story
7. 20 sentences
8. Frogs, Toads & Chickens
9. Story Starters
10. UA3 Meets an Alien
11. A list of most popular names in history
12. Animal names
16 Nursery Rhymes
14. Animal Trivia
and more
OtHER GREAT PRACTiCE IDEAS:
1. Type a random word over & over until you can do it QUICKLY.
(That will help you to be faster at that word when you next use it and also the letters in that word)
2. Type a story. Retype any words that seem challenging. The practice will help you improve.
3. Go to my KEYBOARDING GAMES page and try activities that are fun and a little challenging.
Always try to push yourself to get better.
4. The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
This sentence has all of the letters in the alphabet and practicing that -- even for a little while will help.