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Keyboard Skills

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars are exposed to the basics of keyboarding. They use the keys for each hand without moving to the opposite sides of the keyboard. They also identify the enter/return key, the shift key, and the space bar. They recognize...
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Primary Keyboarding Skills

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice their keyboarding skills by learning phrases to help them remember proper finger placement on the keyboard.
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Keyboard Techniques

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the basic parts of the computer keyboard. After observing the proper posture position at a keyboard, 2nd graders watch a PowerPoint presentation which explores keyboard techniques, the names of the keys and...
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Body Keyboard: Technology, Computer Skills

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners demonstrate their knowledge of keyboard functions in a 'hands-on' (or body-on) way. They stand in the order of a keyboard (with assigned functions) and physically show what function each key performs.
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Keyboarding Lesson - Type Reach

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils locate and type letters e, h, and o keys and practice a new technique: type reach. They review the home row with all letters learned.
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Introduction To Keyboarding

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students practice the basic typing position, and practice key stroking, spacing and return. They study to operate the home row letter keys and the basic service keys by touch.
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Keyboarding - Motivational Activities

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students practice keyboarding drills.
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Keyboarding - Finish that Phrase

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a worksheet that focuses on accuracy. They keyboard a list of phrases without using the delete or backspace key. If students produce an error they hit return and begin the line again.
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Keyboarding - Quick Letters

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners use a letter format to increase their keyboarding speed and accuracy. They compete for speed and accuracy as they follow worksheet instructions to type several short letters.
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Keyboarding - Numeric Practice

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Pupils complete a worksheet to gain practice keyboarding numbers. They focus on accuracy, correct posture and hand placement for keyboarding.
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Computer (Keyboarding)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars participate in a floor game to help them with the letters on a computer keyboard. They use their feet to hit the correct letter on the floor.
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Keyboarding - Keying by Letter

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students play a keyboarding game to increase accuracy. They are given a letter of the alphabet. They type as many words as they can using that letter. Each time they use that letter it is worth one point.
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Keyboarding - Encoding the Keys

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars write an encoded message. They write a short message and encode it by describing each letter's location on the keyboard. They decipher each other's messages.
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Keyboarding

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice keyboarding skills. They practice numbers, create a list of words, and read a newspaper article. They create a drill page of 15 lines and exchange with a partner. They select from a menu of activities assessments...
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Step and Spell

For Teachers K - 5th
Practice spelling words and reinforce the use of the QWERTY keyboard with this lesson. Learners create large alphabet cards and arrange them on the floor in the same way that the keyboard is set up. They step on letters to spell...
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The Global Menu: Changing the Rate of the Voice

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students 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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Halloween Tales

For Teachers K - 5th
Give your pupils different Halloween story starters and ask them to complete the tale. They use a word processing program to load, enter, save, and print text, recognize the benefits of word processing, and demonstrate proper keyboarding...
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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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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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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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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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The Fibonacci Keyboard- Jazz and Math

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationships of the Fibonacci Sequence. They apply the Fibonacci Sequence and find its relationship to a piano keyboard. They explore various relationships between music and the Fibonacci...
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Keyboarding - Scattergories for Typing

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Pupils engage in a game aimed at increasing keyboarding skills.

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