Lesson 2 Introduction to Keyboarding

Bibb County School District Matilda Hartley Elementary School

Mrs. V. Patterson, Lab Facilitator Fall 2013

Opening

Goal

• To show students the correct position for keyboarding and how to correctly position the hands on the keyboard

Objectives (Student Outcomes)

Following this presentation, students will be able to:

• Explain the importance of sitting correctly during keyboarding (posture)

• Identify the home row keys

• Identify the space bar

• Demonstrate how to correctly position the hands on the keyboard

Lesson Standards International Society for Technology in Education

(ISTE) • Technology Operations and Concepts

– Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems and operations

• Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behaviour

• Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology

Let’s Review: Lab Rules and Procedures “COMPUTER LAB”

• Come in quietly; Sit to assigned computer

• Only visit programs and internet sites approved

• Make sure you keep your workstation neat and leave the workstation as found

• Print only with permission

• Use assigned computer; Use restroom before class; Use inside voice

• Treat teacher, classmates, equipment with respect

• Eat and drink outside

• Read all screens before asking questions (RATS!)

• Listen carefully; Lights off mean – Attention!

• Ask an immediate neighbor/peer partner for help before asking teacher

• Be prepared to learn – Mind, Body, Spirit (Ignacio, 2013)

Let’s Review – QWERTY Keyboard

QWERTY (kwer-tee) Keyboard

• Designed in 1868 by Christopher Sholes, Inventor of type writer

• Popular myth states Sholes arranged keys in odd manner to prevent keys from jamming on the typewriter

• Jamming not an issue today – Competitors like Dvorak

are still no competition for QWERTY keyboard

(Webopedia, 2013)

QWERTY KEYBOARD LED Lights

Christopher Sholes (1898)

Creator of QWERTY Keyboard

Let’s Get Started Keyboarding Lesson 1

Find Home Keys, Space Bar, Return/Enter Key

Keyboard Technique – Teacher Checklist √

• Monitor students

• Encourage students

• Reinforce skills with students

• Correct poor keyboarding habits

(McGee, 2013)

Video – Posture, Home Keys, Spacebar

Lesson 1 Home Keys and Space Bar Movie

√ Checklist – Monitor….

• Sit up straight

• Feet flat

• Wrist straight

• Elbow by side

• Eyes on monitor or printed page

• Fingers curved, relaxed, upright

• Keep fingers near home row (asdf jkl;)

Keyboard Technique – Student Checklist √

(McGee, 2013)

Two parts of the keyboard Left and Right

(McGee, 2013)

Keyboarding Chart- Fingering (Color Coded)

(University of Utah, 2013; Harmony Labs, 2013))

Keyboarding Fun

• Time the students (Words typed per minute)

• Keyboarding Contests

– Know keys

– Speed

– Accuracy (Typing correctly)

• Quizzes

– Naming keys typed with right hand and left hand

• Any other ideas? (McGee, 2013)

Keyboarding Fun -- School -- Real World

• Keyboarding prepares students for the future

• Keyboarding success depends upon

– Interest

– Effort

– Following directions

(Money Master, 2013)

Review - Key Terms

• Caps Lock

• Shift

• Spacebar

• Enter Key

• Backspace

• CTRL

Learner Activity Demonstration of Proper Use of Keyboard and Mouse

Keyboard Line Spacing

• Word-wrap – Continue on new line when the line becomes full; Do not press Enter Key

• Single Space (Press Enter Key 1 Time)

– No blank between lines

• Double Space (Press Enter 2 Times)

– I blank line between lines

• Triple Space (Press Enter Key 3 Times)

– 2 blank lines between lines

Learner Activity Home Key Practice – Part 1

(Money Instructor, 2013)

Directions

• Goal: Curve your fingers. Use quick, sharp taps

• Use handout from the teacher to..

– Key 1st line with the teacher

– Key other lines at least 1 time by yourself

– Press <Enter> at end of each line (Return/Enter)

– Think and whisper each letter as you tap the letter

– Wait for teacher instructions (End the activity)

How to Access WordPad

• Click <Start Button> on monitor/screen

• Click <All Programs>

• Click <Accessories> - Yellow Folder at top of list

• Slide over and down to WordPad

• Click <WordPad>

Learner Activity Home Key Lesson - Stroking the Keys – Part 2

Directions

• Goal: Curve your fingers. Use quick, sharp taps

• Use handout to….

–Key 1st line with the teacher

–Key other lines at least 1 time by yourself

–Remember to single space, press <Enter> key after each line

• This means there is no blank line between each line

Closing

Can you remember how to access Matilda Hartley Teachers’ Web Page Open Internet Type in www.bibb.k12.ga.us Under Select School, scroll down Click Hartley Elementary School Click Faculty/Staff Click Teacher’s Name Patterson, Val

Homework Activity Label the Keyboard

Turn in next class to enter End of Week Drawing!

Closing – Ticket to Leave Activity

• Can you…

– Summarize computer lab rules and procedures? Which 3 rules did we focus on today (color coded red)?

– Demonstrate proper keyboarding techniques for students (posture)?

– Explain keyboarding technique for the teacher (checklist)

– Identify home keys

– Evaluate (know the value) of keyboarding in school?

Reference

• Glenscoe (2013). Online keyboarding. Retrieved from

http://www.techconnect.glencoe.com/techconnect/keyboarding/start.htm

• Utah State Board of Education/Harmony Labs. Keyboarding. Retrieved from http://www.harmonylabs.org/keyboarding%20chart.jpg • McGee, T. (2013). Keyboarding lesson idea. Retrieve from

http://tommcgee.wikispaces.com/Keyboarding+Lesson+Ideas

• Money Instructor (2013). Keyboarding lessons and typing practice worksheets. Retrieved from http://www.moneyinstructor.com/keyboarding.asp

• Money Instructor (2013). Drill and practice activity. Retrieved from

http://www.moneyinstructor.com/docs/pdf/keyboardintro.pdf

Reference

• Money Instructor (2013). Fingering chart. Retrieved from

http://www.moneyinstructor.com/docs/pdf/keyboardfingers.pdf • Money Instructor (2013). Career, work, business lessons. Retrieved from

http://www.moneyinstructor.com/buscareer.asp • Sense-Lang (2013). Free typing test and tutorials. Retrieved from

http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/keyboarding.php • Sunrise (n.d.). Blank keyboard. Retrieved from

http://www.sunrise.brevard.k12.fl.us/Tech/images/BlankKeyboard.jpg

• Sunrise. Keyboarding hints. Retrieved from http://www.sunrise.brevard.k12.fl.us/Tech/Archives/keyboarding.htm