Tues, Sept 3- 7th Grade: Keyboarding Module 1- Begin Timed Writing

Bellringer:
A. Write your name on your Typing worksheet.
B. Look at the QWERTY Keyboard picture or look at your keyboard.
C. Why do you think the QWERTY keyboard was named Qwerty keyboard?
D. Write the answer on your worksheet underneath the keyboard picture.  

What are we learning? 
1.1 Implement proper keyboarding technique (the form and keyboarding style)
1.2 Introduce Alphabetic keys
1.3 Begin timed writings on Alphabetic keys

Guided Practice 
Miss W will review: 
@Touch-method of typing technique
@ Correct finger placement for the home keys
@ Proper Keyboarding Posture and Technique

Independent Exercise:
1 Students will learn the proper finger placement for touch typing by looking on page 52 and coloring the correct colors for each finger on the QWERTY keyboard.

2. Students will take a typing test at http://www.typingtest.com to get their beginning words per minute. 

3. On the bottom of the first page write:
     Home keys ASDF    JKL;    then draw a picture of a home
 
4. Students will participate in a team exercise- 
    Proper Typing Skit- students will act out the improper way to type
                                       and then act out the proper way to type.
    Make sure to include all of the Posture and Technique bullets and
    the Work Area Arrangement bullets. 

5. On the bottom of the second page write:
-Eyes should look at the copy (what you are copying) NOT the keyboard.
- When a person is keying copy the hands and arms should remain relatively stationary. They should not move much. 
  6. Students will label the different types of fingers, index (blue), middle(red), ring(green) and pinky (yellow) and color them so they match the QWERTY keyboard finger positions.

  7. In teams students will answer the Posture and Technique Review questions on the last page. 

Exit Activity:Students will practice touch typing the home row keys
with a game called HomeKeys Kennys.       
Remember- Do NOT look at the keys while playing.
Try your best to click on the keys from memory. http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/homekey-kennys.html