Transcript Keyboarding… - Wayne County Schools

Keyboarding…
Teaching the First Lesson
Basic Keyboarding Guide for Teachers by South-Western Publishing Co.
Bell Work & Objective-Mon.
Week 6 Nov. 17-21st
• Objective-Day 1: The student will demonstrate an
understanding of basic keyboarding information through
terms and technique
• Bell Work Day 1: Pre-Bell Work Question:
Explain two (2) Keyboarding Vocabulary
Words-See Back of Homework Handout.
Day 1 Exit Question-Closure
•What did you learned
from this lesson on
Keyboarding Terminology
and Techniques today?
Tues., Day 2 Bell Work & Obj
• Day 2 Objective: TSW perform keyboard application.
•Pre-Bell Work Question: What
is the difference between
accuracy and speed as it
relates to keyboarding?
Day 2 Exit Question-Closure
• Day 2 Exit Question: Describe
two techniques in keyboarding
that you used in this lesson
today.
Day 3 Wed. Bell Work & Obj.
• Wed. Objective: The student will investigate
keyboarding skills and ergonomics in the context
of Business Management & Administration
career cluster.
• Wednesday, Nov. 19th Pre-Bell Work Question:
Name and describe two techniques that you
should use when keyboarding.
Day 3 Exit Question
•Summarize what you
learned from this
lesson today.
Day 4 Thurs.-Bell Work & Obj.
• Objective-Day 4--The student will review concepts and skills on
keyboarding terminology and techniques.
• Day 4--Pre-Bell Work
Question: Name and describe
a career that use keyboarding
skills.
Day 4 Thurs. Exit Question
•Describe the objective for
today’s lesson. (Think, Pair
& Share)
Day 5 Bell Work and Obj.
• Obj. Day 5—The student will demonstrate their
keyboarding skills and techniques with 61%
accuracy.
• Day 5--Pre-Bell Work Question:
Name and describe some advantages
of keyboarding.
Day 5 Exit Question-Closure
•Describe how you feel
about the Keyboarding
Post-Test.
5 Keyboarding Positioning
Rules
Step 1…Learn Good Position
• Sit directly in front of the keyboard
• Sit well back in your chair
• Adjust your position so that your elbows fall naturally just in front of
the sides of your body, and your curved fingers reach the second row
of keys
• Maintain this position as we learn good hand-and-finger position
Approximate Time: 1min.
Step 2: Learn Home-Key Position
 To learn to proper position of your fingers on the keys, we first have
to identify each finger with a number.
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Index=1
Middle=2
Ring=3
Pinky=4
 Find home row by resting hands on 2nd row of keys on the
keyboard…find F and J by feeling the ridges found on these keys…this
is where your index fingers will rest!
Approximate Time: 3-5 min.
 The rest of your fingers just fan out to other keys on home row:
› A=L4, S=L3, D=L2, F=L1
› J=R1, K=R2, L=R3, ;=R4
 Now let’s get our thumbs in proper position. The left thumb is not
used in keyboarding so curve it down and out of the way. The right
thumb should gently rest on the space bar.
 Fingers should be curved and upright on the keys.
 Drop your wrists until the base of the hands touches the wrist rest.
Step 3…Reinforce Good Hand-and-Finger
Positioning
• Drop your hands into your lap
• Now let’s see if place your fingers again in home-key position.
• Let’s Check It:
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Are all your fingers resting lightly on the home keys?
Are your fingers curved and upright on the keys?
Are both thumbs curved and resting lightly on the space bar?
Are your hands just slightly above the wrist rest?
Approximate Time: 2 min.
Step 4…Learn Proper Keystroking
on the Home Keys
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Find the J key…tell and show which finger strikes this key
Strike the J key with a quick tap of the key by the R1 finger
Dictate the letter J as the students tap the key
Proper motion to use for striking the space bar.
Demonstrate proper keystroking on the other home-position keys on the
right hand.
 Dictate and allow students to practice with just right hand home-position
keys and the space bar.
Approximate Time: 7 min.
• Switch to home-position keys on the left hand…model and present
these keys in the same way as you did the right hand.
• Make sure you model proper finger positioning and dictate as you
move from finger to finger on the left hand.
Step 5…Learn the Home Keys
• This will be teacher directed learning…
• We are going to type the word “jack” which is a flower that grows in
South America…
• Ready? First, let’s rehearse the key locations: j (think this key location
without looking) a (which finger?) k (R2)
• Now type the word as I call the letters: jack (space) jack (space) jack
(space)
• Rehearse with several words…ask, lad, all, fall
Approximate Time: 12-15 min.
Step 6: Reinforcement Practice
• Have students type drill lines reinforcing the home row keys.
• Check what students learned in this lesson:
• Good hand-and-finger position
• Proper keystroking
• Proper use of the space bar