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Lesson 2 Introduction to Keyboarding
Bibb County School District Matilda Hartley Elementary School
Mrs. V. Patterson, Lab Facilitator Fall 2013
Goal
• To show students the correct position for keyboarding and how to correctly position the hands on the keyboard
Objectives (Student Outcomes)
Following this presentation, students will be able to:
• Explain the importance of sitting correctly during keyboarding (posture)
• Identify the home row keys
• Identify the space bar
• Demonstrate how to correctly position the hands on the keyboard
Lesson Standards International Society for Technology in Education
(ISTE) • Technology Operations and Concepts
– Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations
• Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behaviour
• Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology
Let’s Review: Lab Rules and Procedures “COMPUTER LAB”
• Come in quietly; Sit to assigned computer
• Only visit programs and internet sites approved
• Make sure you keep your workstation neat and leave the workstation as found
• Print only with permission
• Use assigned computer; Use restroom before class; Use inside voice
• Treat teacher, classmates, equipment with respect
• Eat and drink outside
• Read all screens before asking questions (RATS!)
• Listen carefully; Lights off mean – Attention!
• Ask an immediate neighbor/peer partner for help before asking teacher
• Be prepared to learn – Mind, Body, Spirit (Ignacio, 2013)
QWERTY (kwer-tee) Keyboard
• Designed in 1868 by Christopher Sholes, Inventor of type writer
• Popular myth states Sholes arranged keys in odd manner to prevent keys from jamming on the typewriter
• Jamming not an issue today – Competitors like Dvorak
are still no competition for QWERTY keyboard
(Webopedia, 2013)
Let’s Get Started Keyboarding Lesson 1
Find Home Keys, Space Bar, Return/Enter Key
Keyboard Technique – Teacher Checklist √
• Monitor students
• Encourage students
• Reinforce skills with students
• Correct poor keyboarding habits
(McGee, 2013)
Video – Posture, Home Keys, Spacebar
Lesson 1 Home Keys and Space Bar Movie
√ Checklist – Monitor….
• Sit up straight
• Feet flat
• Wrist straight
• Elbow by side
• Eyes on monitor or printed page
• Fingers curved, relaxed, upright
• Keep fingers near home row (asdf jkl;)
Keyboard Technique – Student Checklist √
(McGee, 2013)
Keyboarding Fun
• Time the students (Words typed per minute)
• Keyboarding Contests
– Know keys
– Speed
– Accuracy (Typing correctly)
• Quizzes
– Naming keys typed with right hand and left hand
• Any other ideas? (McGee, 2013)
Keyboarding Fun -- School -- Real World
• Keyboarding prepares students for the future
• Keyboarding success depends upon
– Interest
– Effort
– Following directions
(Money Master, 2013)
Keyboard Line Spacing
• Word-wrap – Continue on new line when the line becomes full; Do not press Enter Key
• Single Space (Press Enter Key 1 Time)
– No blank between lines
• Double Space (Press Enter 2 Times)
– I blank line between lines
• Triple Space (Press Enter Key 3 Times)
– 2 blank lines between lines
Directions
• Goal: Curve your fingers. Use quick, sharp taps
• Use handout from the teacher to..
– Key 1st line with the teacher
– Key other lines at least 1 time by yourself
– Press <Enter> at end of each line (Return/Enter)
– Think and whisper each letter as you tap the letter
– Wait for teacher instructions (End the activity)
How to Access WordPad
• Click <Start Button> on monitor/screen
• Click <All Programs>
• Click <Accessories> - Yellow Folder at top of list
• Slide over and down to WordPad
• Click <WordPad>
Directions
• Goal: Curve your fingers. Use quick, sharp taps
• Use handout to….
–Key 1st line with the teacher
–Key other lines at least 1 time by yourself
–Remember to single space, press <Enter> key after each line
• This means there is no blank line between each line
Can you remember how to access Matilda Hartley Teachers’ Web Page Open Internet Type in www.bibb.k12.ga.us Under Select School, scroll down Click Hartley Elementary School Click Faculty/Staff Click Teacher’s Name Patterson, Val
Closing – Ticket to Leave Activity
• Can you…
– Summarize computer lab rules and procedures? Which 3 rules did we focus on today (color coded red)?
– Demonstrate proper keyboarding techniques for students (posture)?
– Explain keyboarding technique for the teacher (checklist)
– Identify home keys
– Evaluate (know the value) of keyboarding in school?
Reference
• Glenscoe (2013). Online keyboarding. Retrieved from
http://www.techconnect.glencoe.com/techconnect/keyboarding/start.htm
• Utah State Board of Education/Harmony Labs. Keyboarding. Retrieved from http://www.harmonylabs.org/keyboarding%20chart.jpg • McGee, T. (2013). Keyboarding lesson idea. Retrieve from
http://tommcgee.wikispaces.com/Keyboarding+Lesson+Ideas
• Money Instructor (2013). Keyboarding lessons and typing practice worksheets. Retrieved from http://www.moneyinstructor.com/keyboarding.asp
• Money Instructor (2013). Drill and practice activity. Retrieved from
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/docs/pdf/keyboardintro.pdf
Reference
• Money Instructor (2013). Fingering chart. Retrieved from
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/docs/pdf/keyboardfingers.pdf • Money Instructor (2013). Career, work, business lessons. Retrieved from
http://www.moneyinstructor.com/buscareer.asp • Sense-Lang (2013). Free typing test and tutorials. Retrieved from
http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/keyboarding.php • Sunrise (n.d.). Blank keyboard. Retrieved from
http://www.sunrise.brevard.k12.fl.us/Tech/images/BlankKeyboard.jpg
• Sunrise. Keyboarding hints. Retrieved from http://www.sunrise.brevard.k12.fl.us/Tech/Archives/keyboarding.htm