Keyboarding- Unit OneAlphabet and Punctuation KeysFall 2009
Get Familiar with your computer!
•Check out the picture below, study each label so that you will be familiar with the
terms for each part of the computer!
Scanner
MouseKeyboar
d
Monitor
Tower
Click on the link below to try to name the different parts of a computer…Click the link below to try an interactive game! Your computer….• http://internal.usn.org/scot
t/curriculum/lab/compparts/computerparts.htm
• Try to put the puzzle together on this exercise.
http://www.computerlabkids.com/parts.htm
THE KEYBOARDBelow is a picture of a standard keyboard. Note how the keys are ordered. This is called a QWERTY keyboard….Can you figure out why?
The Keyboard
The above keyboard is colored coded to show which keys are keyed by which fingers. For example, all the keys coded in pink
are keyed by the pinky fingers.
Click the link below to read about the development of the QUERTY keyboard. This will be your first discussion topic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bltypewriter.htm http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/Q/QWERTY_keyboard.htm
THE HOME ROW KEYS!Good fingers always go home!
You will place your fingers on the home row keys before you begin
typing.A
S
D
F J
K
L
;
Locate the middle row of your keyboard. Rest your fingers on the keys indicated below:
A : Left Pinky J: Right IndexS: Left Ring K: Right MiddleD: Left Middle L: Right RingF: Left Index ; Right Pinky
Fingers should always be curved and upright!
Click on the links below to practice Home Row Typing Drills.
http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/
http://www.freetypingtutor.biz/j_applet1/WordWackerApplet.html
http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~gammakeys/Lesson/Lesson1.htm
http://www.typing-lessons.org/lesson_2.html
http://www.typing-lessons.org/lesson_1.html
Adding the H&E Keys..Strike the H key with the right index finger.Strike the E key with the left middle finger.
**Note: when striking keys away from the home row, make quick snapping strokes and immediately return your fingers to the home row.
Left Middle Finger Keys ‘E’
Right Index Finger Keys ‘H’
Click on the links below practice adding the H & E keys…http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~gammakeys/Lesson/lesson4.htm
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/d2h_and_e.html
http://www.kenston.k12.oh.us/kms/8th_grade_keyboarding/H%20and%20E.htm
http://www.rogueriver.k12.or.us/Page.asp?NavID=1624&Print=True
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp
New Keys: ‘I’ and ‘R’
The Left Index Finger Keys ‘R’
The Right Middle Finger Keys ‘I’
Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/d4_review.html
http://www.schools.utah.gov/ate/keyboarding/Documents/drills/hw/Homework2.pdf
Add the Keys ‘ O’ & ‘T’
The Left Index finger strikes the ‘T’
The Right Ring Finger strikes the ‘O’
Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….http://www.schools.utah.gov/ate/keyboarding/Documents/drills/hw/Homework3.pdf
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/d5_O_and_T.html
The Keys are ‘N’ & ‘G’
The Left Index Finger keys ‘G’
The Right Index Finger keys ‘N’
Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….http://www.schools.utah.gov/ate/keyboarding/Documents/drills/hw/Homework3.pdf
http://www.schools.utah.gov/ate/keyboarding/Documents/drills/hw/Homework3.pdf
Left Shift and Period are the next keys!
The Left Pinky keys the Left Shift
The Right Ring Finger keys the period (.) key.
Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/d7_Leftshift.html
http://www.schools.utah.gov/ate/keyboarding/Documents/drills/hw/Homework4.pdf
http://www.d91.net/keybd7.htm
New keys: ‘U’ & ‘C’
The Left Middle Finger keys ‘C’
The Right Index Finger keys ‘U’
Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/d9_U_and_C.htm
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/mvms/computer/Keyboarding/d9_U_and_C.htm
http://www.nimblefingers.com/j_applet1/WordWackerApplet.html
The Next Keys are ‘W’ and Right Shift!
The Left Ring finger keys the ‘W’
The Right Pinky keys Right Shift
Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….http://www.schools.utah.gov/ate/keyboarding/Documents/drills/hw/Homework4.pdf
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/d9_U_and_C.htm
http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/mvms/computer/Keyboarding/d10_W_Rt_Shft.htmhttp://www.d91.net/keybd9.htm
Add the keys B and Y to your list!!
The Left Index Finger keys the ‘B’
The Right Index keys the ‘Y’
Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/d11_B_and_Y.htm
http://www.schools.utah.gov/ate/keyboarding/Documents/drills/hw/Homework5.pdf
Next are the M and X keys
MYou key ‘M’ with your
right index finger.
XYou key ‘X’ with your left ring
finger.
Click on the links below to practice M and X
http://www.kenston.k12.oh.us/kms/8th_grade_keyboarding/M_and_X.htm
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/business/keyboarding/d13_M_and_X.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/18709/data/Type.html
http://freeonlinetypinggames.com/free-online-typing-games/keyboard-simon-game/
Cover your keyboards and try this link
http://library.thinkquest.org/18709/data/Type.html
Now you are ready to add P and V
PYou strike the P key with your
right pinky.
VYou strike the V key with your
left index.
Click on the links to practice….http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/business/keyboarding/d14_P_and_V.htm
http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html
http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/lessons.php?lang=EN&lesson=13
http://www.kenston.k12.oh.us/kms/8th_grade_keyboarding/P_and_V.htm
http://www.nimblefingers.com/j_applet2/WordWackerApplet.html
Let’s move on to Q and , keyshttp://www.nimblefingers.com/j_applet2/WordWackerApplet.html
http://www.nimblefingers.com/j_applet2/WordWackerApplet.html
http://www.nimblefingers.com/j_applet2/WordWackerApplet.html
http://www.kenston.k12.oh.us/kms/8th_grade_keyboarding/Review_4.htm
Now to Z and colonhttp://www.kenston.k12.oh.us/kms/8th_grade_keyboarding/Z_and_Colon.htm
http://www.nimblefingers.com/j_applet3/WordWackerApplet.html
http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html
http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/business/keyboarding/d13_M_and_X.htm
Moving on to CAPS LOCK and ?http://www.kenston.k12.oh.us/kms/8th_grade_keyboarding/Caps_Question_Mark.htm
http://www.nimblefingers.com/j_applet3/WordWackerApplet.html
http://www.powertyping.com/baracuda/baracuda.htm
CONGRATS!!!!!!!
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