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Tips and Tricks
Please Read the following:
Learning to keyboard is not easy. It will take lots of self
discipline and patience. Sometimes it takes weeks to show just small
improvements. If you look at keyboarding as a skill that can be  mastered
with lots of practice you will do fine. One key factor to mastering
keyboarding is good technique.
Correct technique is the most important skill any beginning
typist can learn. Speed and accuracy are all built around good
technique. Therefore you will be given a technique grade every two
weeks. The grade will be based on the following five areas:
(Please copy areas
I and
V in your notes)
I. Memorize the letters by not looking at
your hands while typing. (40 points)
II. Feet flat on floor. Hips touching back of
chair. Back straight and sitting up tall.
III. Fingers curved. Arms close to body. Wrist
straight and not touching keyboard
IV. Begins typing immediately. Has sheet out
each day. Works entire time.
V. Strikes keys with proper finger & then
returns fingers to homerow keys
Technique Grade
Keystroking:
Correct key stroking. You must use the correct finger to stroke
each letter you are typing. Keep fingers curved. Don't look at your
hands to type. Home Row Position. You should always return your
fingers back to home row after you have reached for a key.
Position:
Posture. You should sit straight up but lean forward slightly
from the waist. Feet should be placed firmly on the floor. The body
should be about a hand span from the front of the keyboard and centered
opposite the J key. Keyboard: Pull keyboard to the edge of the
computer desk.
I will try and walk around the room each day pointing out where you
need to improve and encouraging those who are practicing good
technique. The most important thing you can do is to learn the correct
keystroke for each letter we are practicing.
Your Daily Drills
There are a total of 19 lessons in MicroType Multimedia.
| Lesson |
Objective |
| 1 |
HomeRow |
| 2 |
Review |
| 3 |
H and E |
| 4 |
I and R |
| 5 |
Review |
| 6 |
N and G |
| 7 |
LShift and . |
| 8 |
Review |
| 9 |
U and C |
| 10 |
W and Rshift |
| 11 |
B and Y |
| 12 |
Review |
| 13 |
M and X |
| 14 |
P and V |
| 15 |
Q and , |
| 16 |
Review |
| 17 |
Z and : |
| 18 |
Caps and ? |
| 19 |
Tab |
Each day when you come into class you are required to type the entire
required amount of time (10 - 20 minutes depending on
the day's AKS's). You will not have to record your scores
because MicroType Multimedia will do it for you.
Grading Scales for 6th, 7th, and 8th grades:
(Please copy your grade level in your
notes)
Keyboarding Grading Chart
6th Grade
| 100 % |
10+ Drills |
| 95 % |
9 |
| 90 % |
8 |
| 85 |
7 |
| 76 |
6 |
| 72 |
5 |
| 60 |
4 |
| 55 |
3 |
| 50 |
2 - |
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7th Grade
| 100 % |
15 + Drills |
| 98 % |
14 |
| 96 % |
13 |
| 94 |
12 |
| 92 |
11 |
| 90 |
10 |
| 85 |
9 |
| 80 |
8 |
| 76 |
7 |
| 72 |
6 |
| 60 |
5 |
| 50 |
4 - |
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8th Grade
| 100 % |
16 + Drills |
| 97 % |
15 |
| 93 % |
14 |
| 90 |
13 |
| 88 |
12 |
| 85 |
11 |
| 80 |
10 |
| 76 |
9 |
| 72 |
8 |
| 60 |
7 |
| 50 |
6 - |
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Do not skip any drills. Keyboarding makes up 25 % of
your grade in computer science. Remember you will get a progress grade,
4 keyboarding technique grades and one (Testing / MS Excel) line chart
grade).
TESTING
(Please copy your grade level in your
notes)
After lessons 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
there is a typing test for you to take. Each test note card is color
coded and labeled at the top. See me for instruction on where to
take the test in MicroType.
To pass the test students in:
6th grade must type with ? gwam with
? or fewer errors
7th grade must type with 25 gwam
with 3 or fewer errors
8th grade must type with 30 gwam
with 3 or fewer errors
Write down your score on you typing sheet, MicroSoft Excel, or a
blank sheet of paper. Keep track of each lesson's score as follows:
Lesson 1: 32 gwam 2 errors
Lesson 2: 33 gwam 3 errors
etc...
** A good rule about speed and accuracy: "The more accurate you
are now, the faster you'll be later!"
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