All information taken from Type to Learn 4: Agents of Information Teacher’s Guide by Sunburst Technology c2009 – Organized by Mrs. Bergeson, Teacher-Librarian, Southeast Elementary

34 Lessons *If you complete all 34 lessons before the school year ends, you may do any activity in Type to Learn for practice. You may also use online keyboard practice websites as posted on the school website.

Leave music and sound effects on and keep the volume high. Don’t like noise? Don’t wear headphones. Mrs. Bergeson’s school rule.

*Type to Learn expects you to finish a lesson or activity, not quit in the middle. If you click on the exit door before you finish, TTL does not save your work. To not lose your work, you must finish the lesson or activity. When you finish the lesson, tap the spacebar until it returns you to main menu. If you pass your lesson because you met your goal, a certificate appears on your screen. You can’t print it, but click ok. In the fall of 2011, 3 rd and 4 th graders must pass their lesson before Type to Learn will let them do activities. Since changing to this rule, the lesson now saves the last completed step you did if you exit with the door. If you completed step 5 of 9, the next time you login, it should have you at step 6.

Drone Control was changed to be an optional activity the fall of You do not need to complete and pass it to move on.

Mrs. Bergeson not likely to add “New Training.” If you finish the TTL4 program, you are invited to create new training. Mrs. Bergeson does not let any student take Final Challenge then move to next lesson if they pass. As the school year progresses, she may activate this for 5th graders.

Students may print their certificate. Ask for assistance if you need it.

Teacher can view student’s original writing passages in response to the writing prompts in lesson 34 and also the Message Master activity (lessons 23-33).

Our school does not use this. It is a good rubric to assess yourself. Ankeny goals using TTL assessments for report card: Grade 3 8 wpm, 90% acc. Grade 4 10 wpm, 90% acc. Grade 5 12 wpm, 90% acc.

All information taken from Type to Learn 4: Agents of Information Teacher’s Guide by Sunburst Technology c2009 – Organized by Mrs. Bergeson, Teacher-Librarian, Southeast Elementary Good Luck Students!