Lesson 03 Home row Keys

Post date: Apr 28, 2015 1:45:35 PM

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS:

1. Can you properly demonstrate which fingers control each key on a keyboard?

2. Can you use home key anchors to assist in developing location security?

3. Can you develop correct keyboarding posture and technique?

4. Can you gradually increase speed and accuracy by not looking at the keyboard?

WHAT ARE YOU LEARNING TODAY? I am learning how to properly touch type using the QWERTY keyboard. This involves the skill of correctly typing without using the sense of sight to find keys. This includes all of the above skills.

WHY DO YOU THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT?

a s d f j k l ;

space bar

Activity: Minimize this page and put it on one side of your screen. open Microsoft Word and open your document from before. It should be called Typing. Minimize it and put it on the other side of your screen.

Follow your teacher and type the following. Make sure your hands are in the correct location.

Hit Enter twice with your right pinkie finger between teach group:

a aa ; ;; s ss l ll d dd k kk f ff j jj fdsa jkl;

j jj f ff k kk d dd l ll s ss j jj a aa jkl; fdsa

jf jf kd kd ls ls ;a ;a fj fj dk dk sl sl a; a; f

Remember to quickly tap enter key twice with your right pinkie finger and and return to the ; key as you type this group:

fj a; sl dk fj a;

ffjj dd kk ss ll aa ;;

fj fj sk sk sl sl a; a; as df

fj sk sl a; jf kd ls ;a jk l; sl dk

Type the lines below. Remember to keep your hands in home position and quickly move your right pinkie finger to hit return once between each pare and twice between each group. Review the picture above for proper finger placement.

as a; all fall; a jak all ads; add all; ask a lad

ask a lad; a fall fad; ask all dada; as a fall fad

as a fall fad; add a jak salad; as a sad lad falls

ask a lad; ask a lad; all jaks fall; all jaks fall

as a fad; as a dad; ask a lad; as a lass; all lads

add a jak; a fall ad; all fall ads; ask a sad lass

a sad lad; ask a dad; all jaks; as a lass; all lads

ask dad; as a lass falls; a fall ad; ask a sad lad

You are finished! Save your work as Lesson 3 and show Mr. French your work. Turn it in to Edmodo.