This class meets every day for twelve weeks.
6th Keyboarding covers the following topics:
- Correct fingers – “home row”
- Keyboarding practice
- Basic word processing
| Daily Warm-up:Connect to the student server. Finish Typing Time Lesson started in the last class. Work on the next letter in ‘About Me’ |
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CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
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| 1 | Day 1 |
Class Intro |
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| Day 2 |
Expectations and BIST
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| Day 4 |
Keyboard Page
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| Day 5 |
Intro Home Row Dictation, Lesson 1
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| 2 | Day 6 |
Review Lesson 1: Home Row
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| Day 7 |
Intro Server, PW, Complete Lesson 1
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| Day 8 |
Lesson 2
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all student accounts completed | |
| Day 9 |
Finish Lesson 1 and 2 all tabs
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| Day 10 |
Home Row Game (Keyboarding Pac Man)
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| 3 | Day 11 |
Lesson 3
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| Day 12 |
Lesson 4; Lesson 1&2 MUST BE COMPLETED today
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Warm-Up: log on finish work from last class | |
| Day 13 |
Lesson 5 Review all tabs
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| Day 14 |
Make-up: Lessons 1-5
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WU is word game | |
| Day 15 |
Make up day; MUST COMPLETE THROUGH LESSON 5
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| 4 | Day 16 |
JKLFDSAO Word Game, Intro I & T Game, Lesson 6
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Print lessons and correct as you finish |
| Day 17 |
Intro Left Shift and (.), Lesson 7
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| Day 18 |
Intro U & C, Lesson 8
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| Day 19 |
Make-up: Lesson 6-8
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Warm Up: Complete/Review Previous Lesson | |
| Day 20 |
Lesson 7 MUST BE COMPLETED TODAY
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| 5 | Day 21 |
JKLASDFIT Word Game, Intro N & W Game, Lesson 10
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Warm Up: Complete/Review Previous Lesson |
| Day 22 |
Intro G & Right Shift Game, Lesson 11
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| Day 23 |
Intro B & P Game, Lesson 12
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| Day 24 |
Make-up: Lesson 10-12
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| Day 25 |
JKLASDFBP Word Game, Musical Chairs; Lesson 11 MUST BE COMPLETED TODAY
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Warm Up: Complete/Review Previous Lesson | |
| 6 | Day 26 |
JKLASDFGUC Word Game, Intro M & X Game, Lesson 14
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Warm Up: Complete/Review Previous Lesson |
| Day 27 |
Intro Y & Z Game, Lesson 15
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| Day 28 |
Intro Q and (,) Game, Lesson 16
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| Day 29 |
Make-up: Lesson 14-16
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| Day 30 | Warm Up: Complete/Review Previous Lesson | ||
| 7 | Day 31 |
JKASDY Word Game, Intro V & (:), Lesson 18
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Warm Up: Complete/Review Previous Lesson |
| Day 32 |
Lesson 19
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Begin ‘About Me’ for Warm Up | |
| Day 33 |
Lesson 20
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| Day 34 |
Make-up: Lessons 1-20
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| Day 35 |
Make-up: Lessons 1-20; LESSON 20 MUST BE COMPLETED
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Typing Challenge | |
| 8 | Day 36 | Begin using TyperShark when done | |
| Day 37 |
Inspirational Quotes, Cont.
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| Day 40 |
Complete Rules Kids Won’t Learn In School
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Did You Know Save as ‘DidYouKnow’ | |
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All Letters Save as ‘Lesson 18’
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| Tigers Save as ‘LastnameTigers’ | |||
| Swans Save as ‘LastnameSwans’ | |||
| Presidents Save as ‘LastnamePresidents’ | |||
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Make-Up:Timed Type 1-3
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Nebraska Save as ‘LastnameNebraska’ | ||
| Jokes Save as ‘LastnameJokes’ | |||
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| Day 42 |
Editing
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| Day 43 |
Editing
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| Day 44 |
Capitalization
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| Day 45 |
Capitalization
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Keypad Lessons Begin
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| 10 | Day 46 |
Keypad Basics Lessons 1 and 2 – all tabs
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| Day 47 |
Keypad Basics Lesson 3 – all tabs
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| Day 48 |
Keypad Basics Lesson 4 – all tabs
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| Day 49 |
Favorite Poem
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| Day 50 |
Inspirational Quotes
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| 11 | Day 51 |
Numbers and Symbols Lesson 21
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Numbers and Symbols Lesson 22
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| Day 53 |
Numbers and Symbols Lesson 23
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Numbers and Symbols Lesson 24
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| Day 55 |
Numbers and Symbols Lesson 25
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| 12 | Day 56 |
Numbers and Symbols Lesson 26
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| Day 57 |
Current Events
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| Day 58 |
Typer Shark Competition
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| Day 59 |
Final Timed Type; Make up Numbers, Symbols, Keypad Basics
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| Day 60 |
Last day – Game day
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One Minute Timed Writing Grading Scale
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Points
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15 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 30
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Commendable=28-30 pts. | |
| Satisfactory=21-26 pts. | |||
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Errors
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Words Per Minute
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Needs Improvement=15 or fewer pts. | |
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0-1
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0-9 10-11 12-13 14-15 16-18 19-21 22-24 25-27 28+
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2-4
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0-11 12-13 14-15 16-18 19-21 22-24 25-27 28-29 30+
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5-6
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0-13 14-15 16-18 19-21 22-24 25-27 28-29 30-31 32+
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7 +
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Needs Improvement Regardless of Words Per Minute
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1. In the first column, find the number of errors. 2. Read across that line to find your speed rate. 3. Look to the top of that column for your point score. |
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Grade Weight
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Summative Assignments
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– 40% Technique, 30% Quizzes/Projects, 30% Timings | ||
