Post on 17-May-2015
description
Teaching Students Correct Typing Techniques
Helen Meyrick2 September 2010
Why teach correct typing to students?
• Consider the workforce our students will one day enter……
• In 2007, the second billionth personal computer was shipped
• The average office worker spends at least 2.4 hours a day using and typing on a computer
• Typing has been called the ‘penmanship of our time.’
Why teach correct typing to students?
Improvements in: Spelling, writing and reading
comprehension
Increased student motivation and personal pride in work
Teaching a typing lesson:
Step One: Motivating Students• Discussion: Why and how do we use
computers? Why do we need to learn correct typing?
• Student checklist for accuracy and speed
• Class competition
Teaching a typing lesson
Correct finger position:
Teaching a Lesson
• Short, tight and regular• Check on correct placement of ‘home
keys’• Practice blends• Practice paragraphs• Websites
Have a go a typing blends
sat jkl; mad
asdf dad cad
asdfg sad fad
kas bat jik
jas hjk jikl
las hjkl fre
jkl the jjikl;
Websites
• www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing
• www.learninggamesforkids.com
• www.freetypinggames.net
• www.computerlabkids.com