Keyboarding

Typing skills are important in today's world. You should practice a few minutes a night, and before you know it, you will be an expert! The key is practicing the correct way, not the 2-finger approach. Below are some good resources: Remember, use your left hand to press the keys on the left side of the keyboard, and your right hand for the right side of the keyboard. I'm not encouraging you to stop looking at the keyboard, but I am encouraging you to put your fingers on the correct starting points:

@http://www.freetypinggame.net/play10.asp?lesson=1&goal=15&AGo1=Start+Lesson THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE- THIS IS FOR YOU!!! Remember, before you can move on, we need you to type with 0 errors, and 15 WPM. If you are getting higher words per minute, but lots of errors, try slowing down and looking at the keyboard a bit more. You are not expected to have the keys memorized yet! You are still training your brain to move your fingers properly, so feel free to look at the keys if needed.



@http://games.sense-lang.org/

@http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/lessons.php?lang=EN&lesson=1

www.typingweb.com/tutor This will be the one we use in class for grades. This is the account-creator page.

www.typingweb.com This will be the site you login to after you made your account.

(u)= first name, last initial, your section. So if John Smith was in 7-2, he would put johns72 (p)= lunch number

Feel free to practice as much as you'd like at home.

There are some fun activities on the sites above. Use them wisely- the practice will really help you!