What are Computers? A Use this tutorial alongside the numbers coded in your workbook and answer the related questions in each section. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ What are computers adapted from Nikki Maddams

(A) Keyboarding Index 2. Objectives and Outcomes 3. Keywords 4. Typing hands 5. Home row finger placement 7. Fingers on home row keys 8. Which are you? 9.What do you know?

Objectives and Outcomes Learning Objective: Students will enhance keyboarding skills by observing proper keyboard techniques with practice. Learning Outcomes: Students will use correct keyboarding technique. This includes the following: Eyes on copy or screen, not on keys. Fingers curved and oriented to home row. Correct fingers used for keystrokes. Key with smooth rhythm and quiet hands. Forearms parallel to slant of keyboard; wrists low but not resting on any surface. Proper sitting posture: body centered with feet providing balance and elbows naturally at sides.

--- Home row --- Key strokes --- Posture --- Technique Qwerty --- Home row --- Key strokes --- Posture --- Technique

Typing hands

Home Row Finger Placement

Fingers straight not slanted

Fingers must always return to the home row

Fingers on Home Row Keys

Which one are you?