Tuesday, Feb 4th- 7th Grade- QWERTY Review

Bellringer:1. Open your Typing file and on page 6 type lines 5, 6, 7 and 8.   
    Use your ring fingers for the S and L exercise.
    Use your pinky or little fingers for the A and ; (semi-colon) exercise.
2. If you were late or absent yesterday, students will take a typing test at http://www.typingtest.com to get their beginning words per minute
OR finish the notes on the second page.

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 (blue (index), red (middle),
     green (ring), and yellow (pinky or little finger)
@ Correct finger placement for the home keys
@ Proper Keyboarding Posture and Technique

 Independent Exercise:
 
5. Students will evaluate themselves and another student using the
Posture and Technique Check List and will list 2 items they need to improve.
@ Students will type red triangle list in section I titled Technique Checkpoint
     on the bottom of page 6.

 6. In teams students will answer the Posture and Technique Review questions
      on the last page (page 11). Review your packet carefully for the answers.
      You will need to write out the questions and correct answers for each      question you miss. 

7. If there is time, students will complete the end of unit Achieve 3000 article.
    Click on https://portal.achieve3000.com/
    Your user name is your lunch number. Your password is your birthday.  
    Under My Lessons, the article titled "Letters In, Numbers Out"
   
Video about Achieve 3000   http://doc.achieve3000.com/video/5StepRoutine/students_tb.html

Exit Activity #1: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

Exit Activity #2:
Practice on the beginner level (#1 home row keys) at http://www.freetypinggame.net/play11.asp
Choose beginner if you are in the beginner category
Choose intermediate if you are in the average category
Click to turn off the sound.