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Keyboarding
Middle School
Keyboarding is an essential skill that you need to learn well for your success in school and most likely beyond your school years. We will be devoting 10-15 minutes at the beginning of every class working on our keyboarding. If this is your first day here:
- Download the Typing Spread Sheet and save in your folder! We will be using this spread sheet in every class.
- Go in to Mavis Beacon and set up a new account - you can either delete your old account and set it up again with the same name or set up a 2nd account. Make sure to test your level when you go to the lessons area on step 4 below. Since we haven't been typing consistently, we need to re-establish where we're at with our typing skills.
Every day when you get to class:
- Go to FreeTypingGame.net
- Take a 2-minute timed test using Lesson 26, 27, 28, 29 or 30 unless another lesson is specified as you come in to class.
- Record the Date of the class, Words Per Minute & Calculated Speed on your Typing Spread Sheet.
- Go in to Mavis Beacon and work on lessons for 10 minutes.
- At the end of the 10 minutes, record your Daily Technique Score
(0-10) on your Typing Spread Sheet based on the following (add
up your points for each category):
- Posture (0-3 points): 3 points if your posture is always correct or almost always correct, 2 points if your posture is usually correct, 1 point if your posture is sometimes correct, 0 points if your posture is never or almost never correct.
- Hand Positioning & Fingering (0-3 points): 3 points if always or almost always correct, 2 points if usually correct, 1 point if sometimes correct, 0 points if never or almost never correct.
- Accuracy (0-2 points): 2 points if accuracy is at 90% or above, 1 point if accuracy is at 80% or above, 0 points if accuracy is below 80%
- Eyes on Screen (0-1 point): 1 point if eyes are usually on the screen and not on your hands, 0 points if eyes are often on your hands.
- Speed (0-1 point): 1 point if your calculated speed is at 25 WPM or more, 0 points if your calculate speed is under 25 WPM.
For example: Technique Points Posture: I kept both feet flat on the ground with my back straight and my elbows naturally at my side. The feet of my chair remained on the ground at all times. 3 Hand Positioning & Fingering: I usually kept my fingers anchored on the home row and used the correct fingers for typing a lot of the time but not always. 2 Accuracy: My Words per Minute & Calculated Speed where the same on my timed test which means my accuracy was at 100%. NOTE: If your Words Per Minute & Calculated Speed are not the same, your Accuracy Percentage can be calculated as: Calculated Speed *100 / Words Per Minute.
2 Eyes on Screen: I did look at my hands more than I should have. 0 Speed: My calculated speed was 26 WPM. 1 Daily Technique Score: 8
I will be checking your technique and what you have given yourself as a Technique Score - BE HONEST!
TECHNIQUE ! TECHNIQUE! TECHNIQUE!
What is correct technique? Remember:
- Posture - feet flat on the ground (both yours and your chair's!), back straight, elbows naturally at your side
- Hand Positioning & Fingering - Fingers slightly curved & on homerow, palms & wrists low but not touching keyboard, fingers anchored on homerow, use the correct fingers for typing
- AND don't look at your hands!
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St. Martin-in-the-Fields Episcopal School
7136 Winnetka Avenue
Winnetka, CA 91306
Phone: (818) 340-5144 Fax: (818) 340-5882
E-mail: stmartinsschool@aol.com