Keyboarding Basics (Q3)
Setting Up Your Typing Account
Unit Essential Question:
How will improving my typing skills (Speed [wpm] & Accuracy) help me improve as a student?
Objective for Keyboarding:
Students will become familiar with the home keys and strive to improve memorization of the keyboard/finger placement. Students will practice basic typing skills, focusing on the home keys, to increase typing speed and accuracy.
Home Keys Starting Finger Position
SETTING UP YOUR
TYPING.COM
ACCOUNT
View the image below BEFORE clicking the
class button to join.
1. Find your Class Link. (Your day and period)
2. Follow the Screen Shot above to set up your
Typing Account!
3. Click the STAR to BOOKMARK Typing.com for your
daily class use.
End of Semester
Keyboarding Assessment Rubric
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Stretches / Ergonomics
How to monitor your Activity Time, Speed (wpm)
& Accuracy. [See below image.]
Check your Activity Time of Typing.com to
check your overall Activity Time.
Guidelines:
Every Class is 10 minutes & 3 tests regardless of how many minutes or tests you have accumulated.
If you are falling behind with your Typing Drills, make an effort to catch up after school or during Directed Academics (study).
See me for an Academic Pass to an IRC or my lab for use of a PC there to make up Typing Time.
After School Options:
My Lab - check for availability with me.
Access Center
Public Library
See me for an Academic Pass to an IRC or my lab for use of a PC there to make up Typing Time.
After School Options:
My Lab - check for availability with me.
Access Center
Public Library
Using Typing.com:
E X P E C T A T I O N S
Activity of All Time (Term 1 Assessment).
WPM Scores, and Accuracy are Assessed.
Sample rubric is below.
Diagram 1:
Diagram 1:
Keyboarding Basics (Q4)
Unit Essential Question:
How will improving my typing skills (Speed [wpm] & Accuracy) help me improve as a student?
Objective for Keyboarding:
Students will become familiar with the home keys and strive to improve memorization of the keyboard/finger placement. Students will practice basic typing skills, focusing on the home keys, to increase typing speed and accuracy.
For Term 3, students will focus on these goals...
Students will try to achieve:
- speed (45wpm or above)
- accuracy 90% Accuracy
Digital Literacy Frameworks: Typing Speed Expectations
Grade 9 - 45wpm
Grade 10 - 50wpm
Grade 11 - 55wpm
RESOURCES
Introduction to Keyboarding:
Introduction to the keyboard & basic typing, an
8-page guide for Teachers & Students.
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