Warp Speed - Keyboarding

On the Way to Warp Speed Created by Lucie deLaBruere www. learningwithlucie .com Credits: Utah State Office of Education

Quick survey

Q1 Do you touch type?

Q2 Have you ever received instruction in touch typing?

Q3 Do you have a computer at home?

Q4 Do you have the Internet at home?

Name: Grade Homeroom

Why would you want to touch type?

Check out our Warp Speed Video.

Can you write or type faster?

How many words per minute do you write?

How many words per minute do you type?

How many words per minute would you like to type?

Why Proper Techniques? People who used to find “hunt and peck” keyboarding sufficient realize that it doesn’t make much sense to have a computer with lightning speed if the information inputted into the machine trickles in like molasses in January . Sandberg-Diment, 1984

Introduction to the Keyboard

Introduce the keyboard with the computers not logged on yet and keyboard lined up at edge of desk.

Practice the

Bump keys (can you find them with eyes closed)

Home row (or Home base)

Posture

Caps Lock

Num Lock

Spacebar

Enter

Backspace

Sit up straight

Arms near side and wrists straight

Keyboarding Techniques

Fingers near home row keys

Correct fingering

Wrists off the keyboard

Eyes on copy

Reasonable rhythm

Right little finger on Enter

Thumb used on Space Bar

What Techniques Do You See?

How Important are Proper Keyboard Techniques?

Techniques

Techniques

Techniques

Techniques

Techniques…

How Important are Proper Keyboard Techniques?

Techniques

Techniques

Techniques

Speed

Accuracy

Figure it out?

How long would it take you to type 100 words at 20 wpm?

How many words is a 1 page assignment double-spaced?

How long would it take you to type a 1 page assignment double-spaced at 20 wpm?

How long would it take you to type the same assignment at

40 wpm? 60 wpm?

80 wpm? 100 wpm?

Figure it out?

How many pages can you type in 1 hour at

40 wpm? 60 wpm?

80 wpm? 100 wpm?

If I paid you $2 a page to work for me, how much money could you make if your speed was

40 wpm? 60 wpm?

80 wpm? 100 wpm?

Reflection

You own a video game company that is trying to release a new game in time for Christmas sales. Your two computer programmers are working overtime writing the code for the last adventure. Frank types 60 wpm, while Stephanie types 30 wpm. Will both be able to contribute equally towards meeting this deadline? If you make the deadline, you plan to give each employee a bonus. Should both get the same bonus?