1. 1.02 Alpha Keys and Touch Typing

2. Essential Questions What is touch typing?
What is GWAM and how is it calculated?

3. Touch Typing
Also known as the touch method of keyboarding, is the ability to type without looking at the keys on the keyboard

4. Qwerty Keyboard
a standard keyboard, named after the first 6 letters of the keyboard

5. Home Row Keys
The row of keys on the keyboard on which your fingers rest when not typing

6. Special Keys Enter Key – used to move the cursor to the next line
Space bar – used to insert spaces between characters

7. GWAM: Gross Words a Minute
Gross words a Minutes (GWAM) – The number of words a typist keys in a minute
Character – any typed letter, number or symbol 8 % y

8. 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑑= 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 5 Example: It’s cold outside today! Characters = ?
Word Formula
𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑑= 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 5
Example: It’s cold outside today!
Characters = ?
Words = ?

9. (GWAM) = 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 # 𝑂𝐹 𝑀𝐼𝑁𝑈𝑇𝐸𝑆
GWAM Formula
(GWAM) = 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 # 𝑂𝐹 𝑀𝐼𝑁𝑈𝑇𝐸𝑆

10. GWAM Formula Characters: Words: GWAM: (GWAM) = 𝑁𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝑀𝐼𝑁𝑈𝑇𝐸𝑆
Example:
John typed “It’s cold outside today!” in 2 minutes what is his GWAM?
Characters:
Words:
GWAM:

11. Examples
105 words in 3 minutes
GWAM = ?

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13. Memorizing The Keyboard
Mnemonic – a way to trick your brain to remember a large amount of information

14. Essential Questions What is touch typing?
What is GWAM and how is it calculated?