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The Global Menu: Changing the Rate of the Voice

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Learners examine the Windows-Eyes control panel by using dialog boxes, pull-down menus, left and right arrow keys, and shortcut keys. They also change the rate of the screen, keyboard, and mouse voices.
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App
Flairify

TapTyping

For Students 2nd - 12th
Familiarize your pupils with how to type by tapping on a tablet screen. They will master the tablet keyboard with a set of lessons that get progressively more advanced. Track progress with a speed test every few lessons.
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Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Developing Speed (Alpha, Numeric, and Keypad)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Hurry up! Pupils practice developing speed on a keyboard, participating in a series of drills to improve efficiency. After tracking their progress, they create an electronic guide about proper keyboarding techniques. 
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Handout
Cincinnati Library

Computers for Beginner

For Students 2nd - 8th
The kids in your class are probably experts at navigating the computer, but do they know the difference between hardware and software? Teach computer skills to any level of computer user with a helpful reference sheet. It covers...
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Keyboarding

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in assessments related to keyboarding. They orally defend what they have learned in assignments involving keyboarding, creating a list of 15 words, reading a news article about computer technology, and...
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Computer Keyboard

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this computer worksheet, students study a picture of a keyboard. Students will be able to see proper fingering on a keyboard. There are no directions.
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Story Starters: Keyboarding

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students use all the alphabetic keys to create stories using their own imaginations and story prompts. They practice proofreading skills.
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Interactive
Dominic Szablewski

Z-Type Concepts: Typing, Basic Computer Skills, Keyboarding

For Students K - 8th
Your students will be typing faster than you in no time with the help of this fun game. Similar to the classic Atari game Space Invaders, students must type words to prevent space ships from attacking as they move from the top of the...
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Key Vocabulary Words!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders use home row keyboarding techniques to type appropriate vocabulary words. This well thought out lesson presents many effective ways to teach keyboarding skills to your students.
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Keyboarding Technique

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use correct keyboarding technique to improve speed and accuracy. They respond to verbal comments, such as "Be sure you are keeping your fingers on home row." They choose one technique component to work on and fill it in on...
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Keyboarding - Scattergories for Typing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Young scholars engage in a game aimed at increasing keyboarding skills.
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A Fun Alternate Way to Teach Children Keyboarding1

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners use mnemonics rather than mindless repetition to help them remember keyboard locations. They examine the left side home row, backspace key, and space bar using large, teacher-made keyboard.
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Introducing Colon and Forward Slash: Keyboarding

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students key in the "http://" needed for using the web.
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A Fun Alternative Way to Teach Children Keyboarding

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners in the lower grades use words to remember the keyboard positions and fingering. In this keyboarding activity, students work in a circle around a floor keyboard to learn word cues for the positions of the keys. Teacher calls out...
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Keyboarding - Fractured Fractions

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use keyboarding skills to find the "fractional part" of a word.
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Printables
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Identify the Keys

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this computer keyboard worksheet, young scholars see a replica of a computer keyboard with blank spaces on the keys. Students fill in the blanks.
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Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students study and learn to use keyboard shortcuts. In this computer usage lesson plan, students learn to keyboard shortcuts to use in Windows programs. Students practice using the shortcuts and may come up with their own as an extension.
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Computer Parts

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars observe PowerPoint presentation explaining the parts of a computer and discuss the monitor, keyboard, mouse and CPU unit. They create index cards, with definitions and place them on the word wall. Individually, students...
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Computer Enhanced Instruction

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders complete several computer skill lessons. In this computer skills lesson, 8th graders complete word processing, keyboarding, electronic research, and a PowerPoint presentation.
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Keyboard Spelling Practice

For Teachers 2nd
After teaching kids the hand placement generally used for typing, give them a short list of common words to practice with. They type tight, light, sight, night, bright, and fight as fast and accurate as possible. 
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What Does It Do? Parts of the Computer

For Teachers 1st
This is a nice introduction for first graders to parts of the computer. It includes several resource links to PowerPoints to show the class. There is one activity for the class to do. This is a basic introduction, and could definitely be...
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Handout
BBC

Getting Online One Click at a Time

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
The Internet is a vast and fascinating place to be, but you have to know how to get there first! Use a helpful guide to become computer savvy in no time. It covers computer basics such as keyboarding and hardware, and goes into e-mail,...
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Draw a Computer

For Teachers K - 1st
In this computer lesson plan, students examine the various parts of the computer using terms - computer, keyboard, monitor, mouse, on/off switch, headphones, speaker. They repeat vocabulary and discuss correct operation and safety.
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Writing Block Buster

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars interact and strive for personal-best keyboarding speed in a competitive setting. Then they, using a common text copy and computer station, the first student takes a seat and keys the first line in the twenty-seconds...

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