Tuesday, Jan. 27th - 8th Grade- Keyboarding Part 1

	Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 01-27-2015

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Keyboarding- Module 2- Alphabetic keys- Part 1
Standards:	1.1 Implement proper keyboarding technique 1.2 Introduce Alphabetic keys 1.3 Begin timed writings on Alphabetic keys 1a & 4f team work on posture skit

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can learn how to properly type. Typing Test next Tuesday, Feb. 3rd	Students use the new typing method.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

Qwerty keyboard, technique, alphabetic keys, touch method of typing, posture, pinky (little finger), ring finger, middle finger, index finger, thumb, wrist, the copy QWERTY KEYBOARD: http://pixabay.com/en/keyboard-qwerty-ubuntu-computer-147827/

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

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?      (Hint: think about what you did on the word search worksheet) D. Write the answer on your worksheet underneath the keyboard picture.

Lesson-Instructional Strategies & Procedures for Teacher and Students (Detailed Plans Including Best Practices, Researched Based Strategies)

Guided Practice Miss W will review: @Touch-method of typing technique @ Correct finger placement for the home keys @ Proper Keyboarding Posture and Technique Why seconds count? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piofZLySsNc 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) andpinky (yellow) and color them so they match the QWERTY keyboard finger positions. 7. Students will evaluate themselves and another student using the Posture and Technique Check List and will list 2 items they need to improve.  8. In teams students will answer the Posture and Technique Review questions on the last page.

Higher Order Thinking Questions

How can typing faster help you in college and on your job?

Student Technology/Differentiation

The typing unit is taught with all three learning styles. Fingers and keys are associated with colors and are demonstrated on huge visual keyboard (visual), students color keys and practice typing game (kinesthetic) and students are given (verbal) instructions.

Closure Strategy

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