Keyboarding Mrs. Anderson
Computer Lab Rules NO Food or Drink NO rolling or spinning on the chairs NO moving or picking up computer parts Be nice to the mouse pads
Parts of the Computer Monitor CPU Tower or Computer (Central Processing Unit) Tower or Computer Keyboard Mouse Mouse Pad
What’s this?
What’s this?
Top 10 most important things to know about keyboarding. Technique Technique Speed Accuracy
Technique Back Straight Wrists Straight Feet Flat on the Floor Body centered on the “B” Eyes on copy Keyboard at the edge Body a Hand width Away Elbows at your side Fingers glued to home row Fingers Curved
Feet on the Floor If your feet don’t touch…What do you do?
Don’t sit…..
Don’t sit…
Don’t sit…
The Claw
Home Row
Goals Learn correct technique Learn alpha keys (home row) Learn correct fingering Key with eyes on the screen 10 wpm 90% accuracy
Practice Do your best to memorize the keys we learn. Do your best to keep your eyes on the screen. Set personal goals and don’t worry about the everyone else in the room. Everyone learns at a different pace.
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