1. Alphabet and Punctuation Keys Fall 2009
Keyboarding- Unit One
Alphabet and Punctuation Keys
Fall 2009

2. 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!
Tower
Monitor
Scanner
Keyboard
Mouse

3. 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….
urriculum/lab/compparts/co mputerparts.htm
Try to put the puzzle together on this exercise.
m/parts.htm

4. THE KEYBOARD
Below is a picture of a standard keyboard. Note how the keys are ordered. This is called a QWERTY keyboard….Can you figure out why?

5. 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.

6. Click the link below to read about the development of the QUERTY keyboard. This will be your first discussion topic

7. Good fingers always go home!
THE HOME ROW KEYS! F J D K
Good fingers always go home!
You will place your fingers on the home row keys before you begin typing. S L A ;
Locate the middle row of your keyboard. Rest your fingers on the keys indicated below:
A : Left Pinky J: Right Index
S: Left Ring K: Right Middle
D: Left Middle L: Right Ring
F: Left Index ; Right Pinky

8. Fingers should always be curved and upright!

9. Click on the links below to practice Home Row Typing Drills.

10. 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’

11. Click on the links below practice adding the H & E keys…

12. New Keys: ‘I’ and ‘R’ The Right Middle Finger Keys ‘I’
The Left Index Finger Keys ‘R’

13. Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….

14. Add the Keys ‘ O’ & ‘T’ The Left Index finger strikes the ‘T’
The Right Ring Finger strikes the ‘O’

15. Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….

16. The Keys are ‘N’ & ‘G’ The Left Index Finger keys ‘G’
The Right Index Finger keys ‘N’

17. Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….

18. Left Shift and Period are the next keys!
The Left Pinky keys the Left Shift
The Right Ring Finger keys the period (.) key.

19. Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….

20. New keys: ‘U’ & ‘C’ The Left Middle Finger keys ‘C’
The Right Index Finger keys ‘U’

21. Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….

22. The Next Keys are ‘W’ and Right Shift!
The Left Ring finger keys the ‘W’
The Right Pinky keys Right Shift

23. Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….

24. Add the keys B and Y to your list!!
The Left Index Finger keys the ‘B’
The Right Index keys the ‘Y’

25. Click on the links below to practice the keys learned so far….

26. Next are the M and X keys

27. Now you are ready to add P and V

28. Let’s move on to Q and , keys

29. Now to Z and colon

30. Moving on to CAPS LOCK and ?

31. CONGRATS!!!!!!!

32. Links for History of Computers Discussion Posts
www. Computerhistory.com

33. Links for “How computers have changed careers over the past 20 years post”.