Lesson 16 Q Comma Z and Colon

Post date: Nov 16, 2015 3:28:45 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. We will be adding more letters to what we already know.

Q Comma Z and Colon

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.

Review Z:

a z az az zoo zoo zip zip quiz quiz puzzle puzzles

az az aone zone maze maze lazy lazy zigzag zigzag;

too dizzy hazardous haze hazel eyes dozen buzzards

Review : (Colon)

; : ;: :; Date: Time: Name: Room: Form: File:

;: ;: To: File: Reply to: Dear Al: Shift for:

Two spaces follow a colon, thus: Try these steps:

Keyboard Reinforcement:

zinc quiz zero quota kazoo dazzle inquire equalize

Zeno amazed us all on the quiz but quite the squad.

except expect expel export explore explain express

Expect Max to fix apple pie for the next six days.

Vim mam van dim have move vamp more dive time five

Val drove them to the mall in my vivid maroon van.

Their sick dog slept by the oak chair in the hall.

Nancy may go with us to the city; Jane may go too.

Nigel saw a quick red fox jump over the lazy cubs.

Jacky can now give six big tips from the old quiz.

Block Paragraphs:

The space bar is a vital tool, for every fifth or sixth stroke is a space when you key. If you use it with good form, it will aid you to build speed.

Just keep the thumb low over the space bar. Move the thumb down and it quickly towards your palm to get the prized stroke you need to build top skill.