Elementary Keyboarding

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Tips on Teaching Keyboarding in the Elementary Schools Tom McGee www.tommcgee.wikispaces.com Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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Tips on Teaching Keyboarding in the Elementary Schools

Tom McGeewww.tommcgee.wikispaces.com

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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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.

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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.

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How To Teach Keyboarding

“I LOVE how ‘Johnny’ keyboards with his feet on the

floor!”

“Who can name the HOME keys?””

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How To Teach Keyboarding

Monitor “I LOVE how ‘Johnny’ keyboards with his feet on the

floor!”

“Who can name the HOME keys?””

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How To Teach Keyboarding

Monitor

Encourage

“I LOVE how ‘Johnny’ keyboards with his feet on the

floor!”

“Who can name the HOME keys?””

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How To Teach Keyboarding

Monitor

Encourage

Reinforce

“I LOVE how ‘Johnny’ keyboards with his feet on the

floor!”

“Who can name the HOME keys?””

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What Do You Monitor?

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What Skills Need to Be Reinforced?

Skills To Reinforce:1. Keyboard Awareness2. Home Keys3. Right Hand Vs. Left4. Good Posture and Hand Positioning

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Mythbuster #1TypeToLearnteacheskidshowtotypeonacomputer!

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Mythbuster #1

TypingprogramssuchasTypeToLearnisasimulatorthathelpsstudentslearnskillssuchashomekeys,9ingerpositioning,andhooksthemintofungamestopracticetheirskills.Keyboardingistaughtthroughmonitoringprogressandcorrectingpoorkeyboardinghabits.

TypeToLearnteacheskidshowtotypeonacomputer!

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Mythbuster #1

TypingprogramssuchasTypeToLearnisasimulatorthathelpsstudentslearnskillssuchashomekeys,9ingerpositioning,andhooksthemintofungamestopracticetheirskills.Keyboardingistaughtthroughmonitoringprogressandcorrectingpoorkeyboardinghabits.

TypeToLearnteacheskidshowtotypeonacomputer!

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Mythbuster #2MyStudentsarewaytooyoungtolearnhowtokeyboard!

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Mythbuster #2MyStudentsarewaytooyoungtolearnhowtokeyboard!

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Mythbuster #2MyStudentsarewaytooyoungtolearnhowtokeyboard!

Studieshaveshownthatmoststudentsdeveloppoorkeyboardinghabitsatanearlyage.Theoldertheygettheharderthesehabitsaretobreak!StudentscanlearnandshouldbegintolearnkeyboardingskillsasearlyasKindergarten!

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Mythbuster #3There’sNOtimetoteachkeyboarding!

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Mythbuster #3There’sNOtimetoteachkeyboarding!

Keyboardingisimportant!It’savitalskillstudentsneedtodevelopatanearlyagetocompeteina21stcenturylearningenvironment.Keyboardingshouldbetaughteverytimestudentsopenalaptop,notjustwhentheygoonTypeToLearn.Thejoboftheteacheristomonitor,encourage,andreinforcetheirskillswhiletheytype!

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Mythbuster #3There’sNOtimetoteachkeyboarding!

Keyboardingisimportant!It’savitalskillstudentsneedtodevelopatanearlyagetocompeteina21stcenturylearningenvironment.Keyboardingshouldbetaughteverytimestudentsopenalaptop,notjustwhentheygoonTypeToLearn.Thejoboftheteacheristomonitor,encourage,andreinforcetheirskillswhiletheytype!

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Lesson Sample #2

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How Well Do You Know The Keyboard?

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How Well Do You Know The Keyboard?

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How Well Do You Know The Keyboard?

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How Well Do You Know The Keyboard?

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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

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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?

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Remember...

“We must prepare our students for their future, not ours!”

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