Monday, February 3, 2014

Tuesday, Feb 4th- 8th Grade- QWERTY keyboard review

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 8 type lines 4, 5, and 6.   

    Use your right INDEX finger for the exercise.
   

2. If you were late or absent yesterday, finish any missing work.

  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 (blue (index),
     red (middle), green (ring), and yellow (pinky or little finger)

@ Proper Keyboarding Posture and Technique

 Independent Exercise:
 
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. These are the questions that will be on your first test.

7. 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.

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