Back to Keyboarding - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T10:02:06Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:87304?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A130445&feed=yes&xn_auth=noDeb, We in North East ISD, Sa…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-05-12:649749:Comment:3410072009-05-12T18:36:50.106ZBecky Adamshttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/BeckyAdams
Deb, We in North East ISD, San Antonio, use AlphaSmarts, Neo's and Neo 2 portable keyboards for both keyboarding instruction and for writing labs. This link describes in detail how we implemented the keyboarding program, beginning around 2001/2002 - <a href="http://research.renlearn.com/research/pdfs/255.pdf">http://research.renlearn.com/research/pdfs/255.pdf</a>. I will be happy to share more about the challenges and rewards with you either by email or through this conversation.…
Deb, We in North East ISD, San Antonio, use AlphaSmarts, Neo's and Neo 2 portable keyboards for both keyboarding instruction and for writing labs. This link describes in detail how we implemented the keyboarding program, beginning around 2001/2002 - <a href="http://research.renlearn.com/research/pdfs/255.pdf">http://research.renlearn.com/research/pdfs/255.pdf</a>. I will be happy to share more about the challenges and rewards with you either by email or through this conversation. Keyboarding/typing is no longer offered at the high school level in our district due to course requirements and the elimination of several electives. For those teachers who follow the model, we see significant improvment in words per minute and accuracy which translates into students who can actually finish a task when given time on the computer or laptop. Middle school teachers have commented on the improvement over prior years when very few campuses included elementary keyboarding in a lab setting. Deb,
I know that I am a coup…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-05-12:649749:Comment:3409932009-05-12T18:02:43.454ZLeigh Zeitzhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/leighzeitz
Deb,<br />
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I know that I am a couple of years late, but have you seen the stories, videos and research on my Keyboarding Research and Resources blog? <a href="http://keyboardingresearch.org">http://keyboardingresearch.org</a><br />
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I try to make it a valuable keyboarding resource for educators around the world. I would be interested in your reaction.<br />
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Leigh Zeitz<br />
University of Northern Iowa
Deb,<br />
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I know that I am a couple of years late, but have you seen the stories, videos and research on my Keyboarding Research and Resources blog? <a href="http://keyboardingresearch.org">http://keyboardingresearch.org</a><br />
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I try to make it a valuable keyboarding resource for educators around the world. I would be interested in your reaction.<br />
<br />
Leigh Zeitz<br />
University of Northern Iowa my class love "spongeBob Typi…tag:www.classroom20.com,2009-05-03:649749:Comment:3379782009-05-03T10:25:29.516ZLouisahttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/Louisa
my class love "spongeBob Typing" really cheap software to learn typing skills
my class love "spongeBob Typing" really cheap software to learn typing skills Hi, Nancy. Just showing peopl…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-15:649749:Comment:1311512008-04-15T21:18:40.031ZSteve Hargadonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/SteveHargadon
Hi, Nancy. Just showing people how this nested dialog works. You're the best.<br />
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Steve
Hi, Nancy. Just showing people how this nested dialog works. You're the best.<br />
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Steve I'm still laughing. N.tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1307092008-04-14T20:36:42.993ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
I'm still laughing. N.
I'm still laughing. N. I've mentioned this before in…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1307072008-04-14T20:35:23.605ZNancy Boschhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/nbosch
I've mentioned this before in this discussion but I think it is very important for kids to be able to type by the end of 4th grade, their written output will improve considerably.
I've mentioned this before in this discussion but I think it is very important for kids to be able to type by the end of 4th grade, their written output will improve considerably. Hey Nancy....I bought them in…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1306622008-04-14T17:28:11.824ZDerwin Kitchhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/derwink
Hey Nancy....I bought them in Sri Lanka, where I worked at an private, international school. Clothes in Sri Lanka are incredibly cheap so it wasn't really an issue.
Hey Nancy....I bought them in Sri Lanka, where I worked at an private, international school. Clothes in Sri Lanka are incredibly cheap so it wasn't really an issue. Knowing how to get around the…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1306562008-04-14T17:15:53.663ZTerry Smithhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/smithtk
Knowing how to get around the keyboard and complete a useful task, assignment, or sentence is my goal with my 4th graders. I let them "play" with a Mavis Beacon typing program for short periods in learning centers, during which they get a lot of basic pointers on where to put fingers, using thumb for space bar, and so forth. Beyond that, I simply remind them to put both hands on the keyboard and spread their fingers, which they do while typing blogs, newspaper stories, email, wiki writing, or…
Knowing how to get around the keyboard and complete a useful task, assignment, or sentence is my goal with my 4th graders. I let them "play" with a Mavis Beacon typing program for short periods in learning centers, during which they get a lot of basic pointers on where to put fingers, using thumb for space bar, and so forth. Beyond that, I simply remind them to put both hands on the keyboard and spread their fingers, which they do while typing blogs, newspaper stories, email, wiki writing, or any other assignments. Other than that, nothing formal in the way of keyboarding. The kids will encounter keyboarding when they reach middle school in our district. Deb -
If you'd like to conta…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1306432008-04-14T16:30:23.276Zkolsonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/KateOlson
Deb -<br />
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If you'd like to contact me about my 4th grade keyboarding program (I teach at 10 different elementary schools in 25 day rotations, 30 min with each class/day) I'd love to help you out, although I know this discussion is over 4 months old by now! Just send me a note on my page or email me at kolson29@gmail.com - I'd love to discuss further. I'm just not prepared to write out my entire curriculum in a forum posting :-)
Deb -<br />
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If you'd like to contact me about my 4th grade keyboarding program (I teach at 10 different elementary schools in 25 day rotations, 30 min with each class/day) I'd love to help you out, although I know this discussion is over 4 months old by now! Just send me a note on my page or email me at kolson29@gmail.com - I'd love to discuss further. I'm just not prepared to write out my entire curriculum in a forum posting :-) I did this this year in our l…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-04-14:649749:Comment:1306252008-04-14T16:07:22.093ZVicky Shttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/VickyS
I did this this year in our lab since we don't have keyboard skins and it actually wasn't expensive - we only have 20 computers in our lab and I bought these on sale. My middle schoolers didn't like the idea of boxers - even when I labeled the bucket I have them in as "Keyboard Shorts". lol<br />
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Ah well. I'm now trying to decide if I want to order real keyboard skins or not. At this point I've relaxed on the "not looking" at your hands and just stress that you will be faster if you don't look. In…
I did this this year in our lab since we don't have keyboard skins and it actually wasn't expensive - we only have 20 computers in our lab and I bought these on sale. My middle schoolers didn't like the idea of boxers - even when I labeled the bucket I have them in as "Keyboard Shorts". lol<br />
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Ah well. I'm now trying to decide if I want to order real keyboard skins or not. At this point I've relaxed on the "not looking" at your hands and just stress that you will be faster if you don't look. In reality I sometimes look - I don't do numbers well unless it's a lot of numbers and I'm using the 10-key pad - and if you're taking a typing test for a job they wouldn't care if you looked at your hands as long as you typed as fast as they wanted and accurately so I haven't been trying to cover the keys lately.