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Tips on Teaching Keyboarding in the Elementary Schools
Tom McGeewww.tommcgee.wikispaces.com
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Why Is Keyboarding Important?
• Keyboarding is a developmental skill that occurs over a period of time. Poor habits begin at an early age. It’s important for students to develop GOOD keyboarding habits as early as Kindergarten.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
How Often Should Keyboarding Be Taught?
• Teachers do not have to be expert keyboardists to TEACH the skills. Using a program such as Type To Learn will actually TEACH the skills
• Keyboarding should be reinforced every time a student works on a laptop or desktop.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
How To Teach Keyboarding
“I LOVE how ‘Johnny’ keyboards with his feet on the
floor!”
“Who can name the HOME keys?””
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
How To Teach Keyboarding
Monitor “I LOVE how ‘Johnny’ keyboards with his feet on the
floor!”
“Who can name the HOME keys?””
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
How To Teach Keyboarding
Monitor
Encourage
“I LOVE how ‘Johnny’ keyboards with his feet on the
floor!”
“Who can name the HOME keys?””
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
How To Teach Keyboarding
Monitor
Encourage
Reinforce
“I LOVE how ‘Johnny’ keyboards with his feet on the
floor!”
“Who can name the HOME keys?””
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
What Do You Monitor?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
What Skills Need to Be Reinforced?
Skills To Reinforce:1. Keyboard Awareness2. Home Keys3. Right Hand Vs. Left4. Good Posture and Hand Positioning
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mythbuster #1TypeToLearnteacheskidshowtotypeonacomputer!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mythbuster #1
TypingprogramssuchasTypeToLearnisasimulatorthathelpsstudentslearnskillssuchashomekeys,9ingerpositioning,andhooksthemintofungamestopracticetheirskills.Keyboardingistaughtthroughmonitoringprogressandcorrectingpoorkeyboardinghabits.
TypeToLearnteacheskidshowtotypeonacomputer!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mythbuster #1
TypingprogramssuchasTypeToLearnisasimulatorthathelpsstudentslearnskillssuchashomekeys,9ingerpositioning,andhooksthemintofungamestopracticetheirskills.Keyboardingistaughtthroughmonitoringprogressandcorrectingpoorkeyboardinghabits.
TypeToLearnteacheskidshowtotypeonacomputer!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mythbuster #2MyStudentsarewaytooyoungtolearnhowtokeyboard!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mythbuster #2MyStudentsarewaytooyoungtolearnhowtokeyboard!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mythbuster #2MyStudentsarewaytooyoungtolearnhowtokeyboard!
Studieshaveshownthatmoststudentsdeveloppoorkeyboardinghabitsatanearlyage.Theoldertheygettheharderthesehabitsaretobreak!StudentscanlearnandshouldbegintolearnkeyboardingskillsasearlyasKindergarten!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mythbuster #3There’sNOtimetoteachkeyboarding!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mythbuster #3There’sNOtimetoteachkeyboarding!
Keyboardingisimportant!It’savitalskillstudentsneedtodevelopatanearlyagetocompeteina21stcenturylearningenvironment.Keyboardingshouldbetaughteverytimestudentsopenalaptop,notjustwhentheygoonTypeToLearn.Thejoboftheteacheristomonitor,encourage,andreinforcetheirskillswhiletheytype!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Mythbuster #3There’sNOtimetoteachkeyboarding!
Keyboardingisimportant!It’savitalskillstudentsneedtodevelopatanearlyagetocompeteina21stcenturylearningenvironment.Keyboardingshouldbetaughteverytimestudentsopenalaptop,notjustwhentheygoonTypeToLearn.Thejoboftheteacheristomonitor,encourage,andreinforcetheirskillswhiletheytype!
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Lesson Sample #1+
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Lesson Sample #2
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How Well Do You Know The Keyboard?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
How Well Do You Know The Keyboard?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
How Well Do You Know The Keyboard?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
How Well Do You Know The Keyboard?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Reinforcement Tips
• Post a Good Posture Poster in the room and make it visible
• Use blank keyboards as a 1 minute assessment to practice learning the keys
• Use programs such as Type to Learn to help simulate the skills
• Allow keyboarding practice for spelling lists, paragraph writing, vocabulary lists, etc
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Reinforcement Tips
• Time the students (Words per minute)
• Hold Keyboarding Contests once in a while for speed, accuracy, Know the Keys, etc.
• Have FUN with Keyboarding- Your students will enjoy it!!
• Quiz: Name a key you type with the left hand? Right hand?
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Remember...
“We must prepare our students for their future, not ours!”
Tuesday, October 13, 2009