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Keyboarding & Typing

4 Ways to Type, Ranked from Worst to Best (article at Typing Pal Blog)

Strive for:

1. Technique

2. Accuracy

And then…

3. Speed

Printable Keyboard for Typing Practice

Print on Legal sized paper (8.5 x 14 inches)

Typing Websites

Typing Websites we use in the Computer Lab:

typing.com (3rd grade and up)
Dance Mat Typing (2nd grade)
Keyboard Climber (1st -2nd grade)

Other Typing Websites to practice your typing:

Good tips

Strike the Keys Correctly - Move a finger from the home key position to reach a key, strike it, and return to the home row keys.

Use the Spacebar Correctly - The spacebar is the most frequently used key on the keyboard. Press it quickly with the side of either thumb while the other fingers remain in the home row position. Pressing the spacebar after each word or period should become automatic.

Use the Shift Key Correctly - Shift to uppercase letters by pressing the shift key with the little finger and holding it in place while the other hand types the letter to be capitalized. Both keys should be released together and fingers should return to the home row.

Press the Enter Key Correctly - Press the enter key with the little finger of the right hand.

Quick Exercises

The Hand Massage - Use one hand to massage the other. Put the thumb on the inside and the fingers on the outside and move the thumb in a gentle circular motion to relax the opposite hand.

The Thumb Stretch - Gently use one hand to pull back the thumb of the other until you feel the stretch. Hold for the count of 5 and then repeat for the other hand.

The Finger Arch - Grasp the fingers of one hand with the other hand and gently bend them back toward the wrist. Hold for the count of 5 and repeat with the other hand.

The Fist Relaxer - Clench your fists tightly and then release, fanning out your fingers. Repeat 5 times.

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