Keyboarding

6 hours over the course of the semester

Step 1 - Pre-test -5 minute test[[image:Keyboard_sm.jpg width="240" height="168" align="right"]]
How fast are you currently typing? http://www.sucss.state.il.us/etest/itest.asp
 * Record your WPM on the Keys to Success page.**

Step 2 - Process
We will begin each class with 10 minutes of All The Right Type. I will be monitoring your progress and base your mark on your improvement. If you require extra practice at home, here are some websites that can help you:

This site has typing activities from beginner levels all the way up to advanced. Check out the top navigational bar for teacher resources, typing resources and other fun typing stuff. http://www.nimblefingers.com/index_1.html

This site has 17 lessons to help improve technique and speed. It also has a PDF printable version. http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/

Peter's Online Typing Course. No bells and whistles, but a really good site to "become an accomplished typist in the shortest amount of time possible." http://www.typing-lessons.org/preliminaries_1.html To find more free online typing sites, use any search engine you have access to and use the words 'free online typing'.

Step 3 - Evaluation
Calculating Keyboarding Rates A keyboarding rate is determined by taking the total number of keyed words divided by the predetermined time interval in minutes. A word is defined as any five keystrokes. If an error is not corrected at the conclusion of the timed writing, one word per uncorrected error may be deducted from the student’s keyboarding rate. It is recommended that the product of such a timed writing be designated as “correct words a minute,” abbreviated CWAM. __Words__ time (minutes) − number of errors = CWAM