Thursday, March 23rd- 7th Grade- Typing Symbols and Spacing Test and Finish Numeric Keypad Unit

Archdale-Trinity Middle School Lesson Plan
Date: 03-23-2017

Teacher:	Witkowski
Lesson/Unit Topic:	Keyboarding- Numbers/Symbols
Standards:	K2-1 Introduce Number and Symbol Keys

“I Can…” Statement	Criteria for Success-Formative/Summative Assessments
I can properly key on the numeric keypad.	Students identify keyboarding symbols.

Literacy/Vocabulary Strategies (Word Wall)

Numeric Keypad https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Numpad.svg/220px-Numpad.svg.png

Bell-Ringer/Connecting Strategy

After test-     On page 87 Type lines 07 & 08 Learn the 1 key Use RIGHT LITTLE finger

Guided Lesson: @ Students will review Exit Activity 2 for the test @ Spacing Review- Write down any 2 spacing choices on pink paper. n.     (period)—space once after when used with                            abbreviations or initials,                             space twice after at the end of a sentence n,     (comma)—space once after n;     (semi-colon)—space once after n:     (colon)—space twice after except when stating time n?    (question mark)—space twice after at the end of a                                                            sentence n*     (asterisk)—no space between word and symbol n!     (exclamation point)—space twice after at the end of a                                               sentence n@   (at)—one space before and after except in an email                        address n#     (number/pound symbol)—no space between figure and                                                          symbol n$     (dollar sign)—no space after n“ ”  (quotation)—no space after beginning,                                   one space after ending n-      (hyphen)—no space before or after n—     (dash)—no space before or after n/      (slash or diagonal)—no space before or after n+     (plus)—one space before and after n>     (greater than)—no space before or after n<     (less than)—no space before or after n(      (left parenthesis)—no space after n)      (right parenthesis)—no space before, one space after n=     (equals)—space before and after n’      (apostrophe)—no space before or after n&    (ampersand)—space once before and after n%   (percent)—no space before Independent Exercise: @ Students will take the Typing Symbols and Spacing Test @ Students will complete the numeric keypad activity and questions We are learning the numeric keypad. The numeric keypad is to the right of the keyboard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_typing On the numeric keypad activity sheet: color the 7, 4, 1  blue use right index finger color the /, 8, 5, 2  red use right middle finger color the * , 9, 6, 3, . , delete green use right ring finger color the -, +, enter  yellow use right little finger leave 0 white use your thumb If time student will practice review numeric keypad questions https://kahoot.it/#/

Higher Order Thinking Questions

Which numeric keys have which keyboarding symbols?

Closure Strategy

Exit Activity #1: Typing Symbols http://www.quia.com/rr/142292.html Exit Activity #2: Typing Symbols AND Spacing https://www.quia.com/rr/917939.html?AP_rand=1862387571