Are you ready to begin your typing adventure?

Let’s make sure we have good posture before we start!  Sit up straight  Feet flat on the floor  Don't rest your elbows on hard surfaces  Chair pushed up to the table  Eyes on the screen, not your fingers!  Sit up straight  Feet flat on the floor  Don't rest your elbows on hard surfaces  Chair pushed up to the table  Eyes on the screen, not your fingers!

Fingers correctly on the keyboard!  Fingers curved  Wrists flat  Keep your fingers relaxed while typing and using a mouse  Use a soft touch on the keyboard instead of pounding keys with unnecessary force  Fingers curved  Wrists flat  Keep your fingers relaxed while typing and using a mouse  Use a soft touch on the keyboard instead of pounding keys with unnecessary force

Click the Type to Learn icon on your dock Put on your headphones!

Type in your student ID, NOT your login ID! ces2010

Click the space bar to skip the introduction

First, you have to take a pretest. Click begin to start

First, you have to take a pretest. Follow the directions on your screen.

Now it is time for your first lesson. Not everyone will start at Lesson 1! Click begin to start You cannot complete the activities until you complete your lesson

Your lesson contains 6 steps. The hands will be there as a guide for the lesson only Remember to keep your fingers on the home row. Progress bar Main Menu

Once you have completed your lesson, the activities are unlocked

Activity: Big Ideas  Type what you see in the thought bubbles to save ideas from being lost forever.

Activity: Dig This  Type to break the ice or stone and uncover what’s underneath  Listen to the beat while you type  Type to break the ice or stone and uncover what’s underneath  Listen to the beat while you type

Activity: Drone Control  Type commands to pilot an unmanned drone vehicle and deliver important information

Activity: Message Center  Send important messages by typing text, dictation, and original writing prompts

Activity: Reconnect  Use the Shift keys to type lines of secret code, including capital letters, symbols, and punctuation, and rebuild the infrastructure

All your check marks must be green before you can go to the next lesson.

Every couple of lessons you will have an assessment.

Once you have completed the assessment you move to a new rank.

Here are the ranks:  Recruit  Trainee  Assistant  Technician  Specialist  Expert  Master Agent  Recruit  Trainee  Assistant  Technician  Specialist  Expert  Master Agent The faster and more accurate you are, the higher your rank!

When it is time to exit click here Then click “Yes”