Welcome to Keyboarding

Arcola Intermediate School6th Grade - Mrs. Ilene

Rutter2009/2010

Course Purposes• Develop Correct Keyboarding Techniques

• Introduce Safe Posture and Hand Positioning

• Teach Keyboarding / Word Processing

• Integrate Keyboarding with Major Subject Areas

A Health IssueSafe Posture – Hand Positioning

• Wrists parallel to keys• Feet flat on the floor• Sit up straight• Elbows in• Hands on home row• Eyes on monitor

Holistic Approach to Keyboarding

Letter byLetter

Word byWord

Passages:Sentences toParagraphs

K eyboardingHolistically

Means of Assessment

Typing Activities

and Technique

60% of overall grade

Teacher observation

• Effort

• (15% of overall grade)

and…

Also Graded On:

Written:• Tests• Quizzes• Homework

Assignments

(15% of overall grade)

• Notebook Organization(10% of overall grade)

Major Resources

Mrs. Rutter’s Website

Microsoft Applications

Type For Fun by: Sunburst

Mavis Beacon by: The Learning Co.

UltraKey by: Bytes of Learning

THANKS

FOR COMING!!