1. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting KEYBOARDING METHODOLOGY

2. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Workshop Objectives To obtain methods and techniques for teaching keyboarding To learn how to demonstrate the introduction of new letters

3. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Workshop Objectives, continued To identify strategies for building touch typing speed Provide ways to measure and evaluate keyboarding skills

4. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting What is keyboarding? Method used to enter data into the computer

5. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting What is the Touch Method? The ability to operate a keyboard efficiency and accurately without looking at the keys Muscle memory is used instead of sight. Sometimes referred to as touch typing.

6. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Care of the Computer Never spray the computer screen with glass cleaner or use disinfecting wipes. Canned air is an excellent way of cleaning keyboards. Keep all liquids and food away from your computer.

7. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Care of the Computer, continued Use disinfecting wipes to clean tabletops and keyboards, regularly. Clean pencil marks, magic marker, etc. from tabletops.

8. Computer Parts A B C D E F Monitor/Screen KeyboardMouse Pad Mouse CD/DVD drive CPU QUIZ Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting

9. Computer Terms, a few input operating system default hardware graphicsitalics bold typeover line spacing output word wrap hard drive memory peripheral hard copy underline desktop application software margins orientation Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting

10. Correct Keyboarding Posture Sit up straight Feet flat on floor Wrists low, but not touching keyboard Fingers curved and upright over home keys Forearms parallel to slant of keyboard Eyes on copy/book

11. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Feet

12. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Feet

13. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Incorrect Posture

14. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Correct Posture

15. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Correct Posture Alignment

16. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Computer Safety Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Occurs when routine, repetitious movements occur without adequate intervals of rest or breaks. Also known as Repetitive Stress Injury. Carpal Tunnel Most common – increased pressure on the median nerve at the wrist

17. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting J K L ; A S D F Home Row Keys

18. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Teaching Methods Demonstration (Modeling) Observing/Confirming/Correcting Pacing/Feedback Source: Keyboarding Methodology Instructional Guide for Teachers and Administrators, Virginia Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, 2005

19. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Must Dos for Teachers Always be prepared for each day’s instruction. “Bell to Bell” Break lessons into smaller parts, and vary the activities. “Practice, practice, practice is most effective when sessions are brief, but frequent.” Source: Keyboarding Methodology Instructional Guide for Teachers and Administrators, Virginia Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, 2005

20. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Must Dos for Teachers, continued Recognize students for their accomplishments. “Display work on the bulletin board, around the classroom – give tickets or incentives for good work.” Keyboarding lab should always be neat and orderly. “Always have students clean their workstation.” Source: Keyboarding Methodology Instructional Guide for Teachers and Administrators, Virginia Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, 2005

21. Basic Word Processing Skills Create New document Open Existing document Save/Save As Print Change Font Style/Size/Color Cut/Copy/Paste Zoom Text Effects (bold/underline…) Changing Margins Tabs Indents Page Breaks Insert Clip Art Spell Check Tables Headers and Footers Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting

22. Additional Keyboarding Tools and Activities

23. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Tic Tac Toe with Letters A m b P D s LTr

24. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Tic Tac Toe with Categories desserts colors animals school supplies states clothes numberscitiesflowers

25. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Grading Stress technique over speed and accuracy – (Elementary Students) Speed should not be stressed until all the keys and proper techniques have been learned Fast keyboarding develops with regular computer use and much practice, practice, practice Set goals for students and base evaluation on the progress meeting the goals Source: Keyboarding Methodology Instructional Guide for Teachers and Administrators, Virginia Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education, 2005

26. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Additional Keyboarding Topics Proofreader’s Marks Proofing and Editing Spelling and Word Usage Capitalization Number Expression Sentence Structure Punctuation

27. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Additional Keyboarding Activities Listening Exercises Reading Exercises Numeric Keypad Operation Composing at the Keyboard Word Games

28. Copyright © 2010 Yendor Educational Consulting Wrap Up/Questions