Typing & Keyboarding Tips
Typing & Keyboarding Tips
Why is it so important to teach children how to type?
Why is it so important to teach children how to type?
Studies have proven that students who become efficient on the keyboard early in their education compose writing better, show more pride in their work, produce documents with a neater appearance, and have higher motivation. These young students must be guided toward efficient keyboarding habits early on, before bad habits form. It has been proven that people that use a 2 finger- "hunt and peck" method to type are significantly slower at typing than people that can touch type. Appropriate placement of keyboarding instruction in the elementary curriculum and reinforcement throughout their school years builds a strong foundation for the rest of our students' lives.
Studies have proven that students who become efficient on the keyboard early in their education compose writing better, show more pride in their work, produce documents with a neater appearance, and have higher motivation. These young students must be guided toward efficient keyboarding habits early on, before bad habits form. It has been proven that people that use a 2 finger- "hunt and peck" method to type are significantly slower at typing than people that can touch type. Appropriate placement of keyboarding instruction in the elementary curriculum and reinforcement throughout their school years builds a strong foundation for the rest of our students' lives.
TK & Kindergarten students can start by playing "Keyboard Zoo" on www.abcya.com.
See video for example
TK & Kindergarten students can start by playing "Keyboard Zoo" on www.abcya.com.
See video for example
www.abcya.com
www.abcya.com
First grade students can starting learning how to touch type. We use dance mat typing bbc in the computer lab. See video below for more information.
First grade students can starting learning how to touch type. We use dance mat typing bbc in the computer lab. See video below for more information.
Proper finger placement is must.
Proper finger placement is must.
Second, Third, Fourth & Fifth grade VSE students can learn how to touch type by signing on to their CLEVER account and clicking on edutyping .
Second, Third, Fourth & Fifth grade VSE students can learn how to touch type by signing on to their CLEVER account and clicking on edutyping .
Click here for "how to" video to log-on to Edutyping for grades 2-5
