Keyboarding



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Let me tell you about what you need to do to do well with keyboarding.

=The Ten Top Goals of Keyboarding=
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 * 9) ===Accuracy===
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media type="custom" key="12378250" Let's review the 5 good keyboarding habits.





This is the keyboard practice sheet that has a colored keyboard on the top. Select this sheet to practice typing. Remember NOT to look at your fingers when you are typing. Instead, you can look at the keyboard illustration at the top of the page to remind yourself which finger should be typing each key.

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

The Keys to Typing:
A slide show telling about good typing habits. Created by Mrs. Perry, 2010.

=Research=

[|Vanderbilt Keyboard Research Study]

=Practice=

Links to Practice Keyboarding

 * [[image:G_keyboarding_practice.png width="264" height="87" caption="Keyboarding Practice"]] || [|Keyboard Practice] || Basic, no-frills lesson sequence for learners. There are exercises for students to copy and then they can practice by using any word processing program. Once the lessons are printed, learners will NOT need internet access. ||
 * [[image:G_Dancemat_Typing.png width="268" height="58" caption="Dance Mat Typing" link="@http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/"]] || Dance Mat Typing || Keyboarding games for beginners to practice keyboarding skills. ||
 * [[image:G_Nimblefingers.png caption="Nimble Fingers"]] || Nimble Fingers: || Exercises for more fingers and limbs to reduce stress and help develo more effective keyboarding ||
 * [[image:G_onlinekeyboarding.png width="259" height="99" caption="Basic Keyboarding Practice"]] || Keyboard Basic Practice || This interactive site provides different skill levels for students. It seems to be a good site to get lots of practice. Learners will be corrected if they press the wrong key. ||
 * [[image:MathABCya.png width="218" height="108" caption="ABC Ya Typing" link="@http://www.abcya.com/standard_keyboard.htm"]] || ABCYa || Can you move the letters to the correct places on the keyboard? ||
 * [[image:G_TypingTest.png caption="Typing Test" link="@http://www.typingtest.com/"]] || Typing Test || Are you ready to test your typing skills? Go here to see test your typing speed and accuracy. ||
 * [[image:G_TypingResources.png width="241" height="85" caption="Typing Resources" link="@http://www.kidsnetsoft.com/html/typing.html"]] || Typing Resources || There are a lot of different keyboarding games here for you to try. ||
 * [[image:G_FrogTypeGame.png caption="Frog Typing Game" link="@http://www.freetypinggame.net/play3.asp"]] || Frogs Off Their Diet || Type the letters before they fall. ||
 * [[image:ImageKeyboardingResearch.png width="239" height="83" link="@http://keyboarding.wordpress.com/"]] || Keyboarding Research & Resources || Keyboarding research site for teachers and parents. ||
 * [[image:Keyboarding_RapidTypingZone.png caption="Rapid Typing Zone: Keyboarding Games and Activities" link="@http://www.rapidtyping.com/typing-instructions.html"]] || Touch Typing Technique || Shows basic technique that students need to use for good typing habits. ||

media type="custom" key="11166156" Keyboard Goals Video How fast should people type?

Typing Resources There are a lot of different keyboarding games here for you to try.

=Videos=

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=Keyboarding Tips= Good Technique Checklist Look at this checklist and see what you already do well. What do YOU need to think about to improve your keyboard skills?

[|6 Tips on How to Teach Your Kid Proper Keyboarding Technique]

[|Google Drive presentation] about healthy keyboarding