2. Vocabulary
• communicate-to share information with
another
• entering-putting in data
• issuing-sending or giving requests or
demands
• command-directions given to the
computer
3. What is a Keyboard?
• An input tool, that lets the user interact
with the computer
• What other input tool do you know?
4. 5 Categories of Keys
Alphabetic Keys
Their jobs are to show letters,
punctuation, & spaces from using
the space bar.
-ABC keys have more than 1 character
on them.
-Some have symbols & symbols.
-Others have letters & letters
Color the alphabetic keys red.
5. Can you tell which letter-letter characters are
on the letter keys?
6. Numeric Keys
Their jobs are to show number
representations.
-there are number keys above the alpha
keys
-there are number keys on the right-hand
keypad
-the top row of number keys shares with
symbols. Look at the symbols.
Color all the number keys blue.
8. Numeric Keys
• How many of the symbols on the number
keys can you name? Trace them out with
the black pencil.
9. Navigation Keys
Their job is to navigate which means
to move through, around, or over.
The keys on the keyboard that allow the
movement of the cursor are: home, end, page
up, page down, and the 4 arrows
Color the navigation keys green.
Ancient sailors
navigated
through the
waters using the
stars and sun.
10. Navigation Keys on the
Keypad
• Look at keys 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 on the
keypad.
• What do you notice?
• Under which category did we color
these green all ready?
• How can they be navigation keys?
11. • Navigation keys are also located on the
numeric keypad. Outline those keys
in green.
12. Function Keys
Their job is to give commands to the
system
-the function keys are numbered 1-12 and
are noted as function keys by the letter F.
Color those keys with the brown pencil.
How do you use any of the function
keys?
13. Special Keys
Esc, Tab, Caps Lock, Shift, Ctrl, , Alt, Alt,
, Menu, Ctrl, Enter, Backspace, Insert, Delete,
Num Lock, Pause/Break, Scroll Lock, Print Scrn/SysR
What does the Esc key do?
The Tab?
The Shift?
The Backspace?
The Delete?
The Insert?
15. On & Off Keys
• Like a light switch
• Num Lock
• Caps Lock
• Insert
• Scroll Lock
Can you tell what each key does when it is
turned on?
How about when it is off?
16. Status Lights
• Num Lock
• Caps Lock
• Scroll Lock
• What do status lights indicate?
“At a glance, I can see….”
17. Time to do a Self-Check
• Using the colored keys on the front of
your keyboard, fill in the chart.
18. Reflection
• Look at the keyboard and think about
what you have learned.
• Use a lined page or an MS Word
document to write your thoughts in a
ten-twelve sentence reflection.
19. References
• Thomson Course Technology. (n.d.) Shelly
Cashman Series. Retrieved January 30, 2006,
from http://www.course.com/about/copyright.cfm
• Microsoft Corp. (2006). Retrieved from,
http://www.microsoft.com/education/tutorials.msp
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