Keyboarding Class

Welcome to Keyboarding Basics

Regardless of your career path and goals, almost all jobs require basic computer and keyboarding skills. The goal of this course is to become familiar with the keyboard and teach the proper finger positioning and movements for your to advance in your typing skills. While it may feel unnatural initially, it will lay a foundation for you to improve with practice.

Please click on and review the following Google Document below titled Virtual Classroom: Keyboard Basics begin the lesson.

Review the Keyboarding PowerPoint and Practice Sheet.

After reviewing the materials and completing the practice exercises. Please go to www.typingtest.com and complete the Skills Test in the Second Lesson to exam your progress.

Instructions for accessing the test:

1. Open the web page
2. On the left side of the page, there is a column with tab options
3. Click on “Typing Courses”
4. Click “Lesson 2: The Home Row”
5. Click “Skills Test" and complete the test.
   1. NOTE: There is a keyboard visible on your screen, so you do not have to look down at your fingers. It is the goal to learn the finger movements without having to look down at your fingers. Try to look at the keyboard shown on screen and not down at your fingers!

Great Work!

Remember practice makes perfect!

Practice Resources:

Resources for learning and practicing keyboarding:

Typing test: https://www.typingtest.com/

Keybr: https://www.keybr.com/

Typing Club : https://www.typingclub.com/

KeyBlaze: https://www.nchsoftware.com/typingtutor/index.html

Direct any questions to our instructors by emailing training@givegw.org.