What is Keyboarding (also known as "Touch Typing")?
Touch typing is an automatic or sub-conscious skill,
where all ten fingers are used. It enables fast and accurate entry
of characters onto the computer screen, without looking down at the
keyboard and without searching for
keys.
Keyboarding Objectives for the 9 weeks:
- To
obtain adequate keyboarding skills that will enable you to use the
computer more efficiently and effectively and
be more productive.
- To
practice and develop your keyboarding skills; as well as, improve your
speed and accuracy.
- To key three pages in an entire sitting, or type at least 30 WPM.
·
I can apply keyboarding
concepts to the real world and evaluate ways they are making me college and
career ready.
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I can type using
proper keyboarding techniques, which enable me to be a more efficient and
productive computer user.
Typing using correct
keyboarding techniques will ensure you...
Are able to type faster
Are able to type without looking down at the
keyboard
Will make fewer mistakes
Will get tired less often when typing long
documents
Are more prepared for college courses that
require the use of computers
Are more likely to obtain employment in a
business or office setting
Why are keyboard skills so important?
• Studies
have shown that students who can touch type learn other desktop applications
40% faster.
• Reduces
the time you spend typing documents.
• Reduces
the strain on your body.
• Keyboarding
skills are a requirement in today’s digital age – most school assignments are
submitted electronically and 90% of business documents are electronic.
• Ideas
and information can be recorded at 3-5 times the rate of handwriting
Quick Facts:
• The
average handwriting speed is 22 WPM
• The
average typing speed is 40 WPM, a skilled typist will type between 60-100 WPM.
• One
page paper = 250 words
• 20
WPM = 13 minutes
• 10
page paper = 130 minutes *over 2 hours
• 60
WPM = 4 minutes
• 10
page paper = 40 minutes *less than an hour
• Average
presentation = spoken at 100 WPM
Typing Goals in WPM (words per minute):
6th Grade: 30 WPM
7th Grade: 35 WPM
8th Grade: 40 WPM
9th Grade: 45 WPM
Adult: 60 WPM or higher
What is the official name of the Keyboard? Qwerty
What key should be used to make a capital letter? Shift on opposite hand
What key moves your cursor to a new line? Enter
Keyboarding Technique Checklist
Ask yourself the following questions:
- Is your back straight?
- Is your body centered in front of the G & H keys?
- Is your neck straight and not twisted?
- Are your wrists straight and off the keyboard?
- Are your elbows bent at your side?
- Are your feet in front of your chair?
- Are your feet flat on the floor with 6 or 7 inches between the ankles?
- Is one foot slightly ahead of the other?
- Are your fingers curved?
- Are your fingertips touching the home keys?
- Are you using the correct fingers on each key?
- Are you keeping your eyes straight ahead without looking down?
- Do you press and release the keys quickly, like they’re hot?
- Do you key at an even pace with a steady rhythm?
- Do you return to home-key position quickly after reaches?
- Do you use your writing-hand thumb for the Space bar?
- Are you using the opposite hand’s pinky to make a capital letter?