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5. Keyboarding Cornucopia: Successful Strategies for Teaching Keyboarding Leigh Zeitz http://www.keyboardingresearch.org

6. Keyboarding is . . . a set of cumulative psychomotor skills involving the touch method of input to a keyboard.

7. It’s More than that . . . Keyboarding is a gateway to using a computer efficiently and effectively.

8. Plan for Today  Review Keyboarding Issues  When keyboarding should be taught  How keyboarding should be taught  Playground Keyboarding Program – In the Computer Lab – In Physical Education – In the Classroom

9. Facts 85% of elementary classrooms have computers. 77% elementary schools have computer labs 24% of 6 - 11 year olds have home computers.

10. Facts ISTE NETS Grades 3 - 5 Use keyboards . . . Efficiently and effectively At least 4 states require keyboarding at the 5th grade (TX, NY, VA, MN)

11. Side Benefits Builds Enthusiasm for Writing Texas Guidelines Improve Spelling (3rd/4th grade) Hoot, 1986 Improved reading and vocabulary Hoot, 1986, Wronkovich, 1998

12. Grade Level?  3rd grade – Bartholme, 1996; Instructional Resource of Curr/Instr Div of Saskatchewan Education, 1991; Pisha, 1993; Starr, 2001  4th grade – Erthal (1998); Hopkins (1998)  5th grade – MacIntyre, 1990; Wronkovich, 1998  Not in Elementary – Waner, Behymer, & McCrary, 1992

13. Issues  Manual Dexterity  Cognitive Development  Attention Span  Reading Ability  Curriculum Placement

14. Manual Dexterity  Size – Need to be able to reach the keys (Waner, Behymer, & McCrary, 1992) – Younger students spend more time on spelling than correct finger placement. (Kahn and Freyd, 1990) – Typical keyboard is 11” x 5”. Don’t wait until your students get bigger, Get smaller keyboards.

15. Little Fingers Keyboards 10.5” x 4” 9” x 3” 20% smaller  DataDesk Technologies  http://www.data-desk.com  $50 - 70

16. Manual Dexterity  Agility – Move fingers independently – Problems with middle & ring fingers – How many of your students play the piano?

17. Portable Word Processors  Personal writing processor  On-board keyboard instruction  116 preprogrammed lessons – Technique Builder Homerow  Individualizes progress reports  Spell check/thesaurus  http://www.keyboardinstructor.com  $189

18. Portable Word Processors  Personal writing processor  KeyWords applets  Prints reports  Enrolls up to 8 students  http://www.alphasmart.com  $199

19. Attention Span  Not a factor in developing small movement skills (Wronkovich, 1998)  Attention span increases as students become more proficient. (Kaake, 1983)

20. Reading Ability  Typing is more than pressing buttons.  Grouping letters into words.  Reading creates a reason to type.

21. Curriculum  Keyboarding needs to support curriculum  Teach keyboarding 1 year before . . . – use keyboarding – computer applications (Texas Guidelines)  Where in the curriculum? – Teach independently (Bartholome, 1996) – Integrate as communication (Waner, Behymer, & McCrary, 1992)

22. How Fast is Enough?  Upper elementary students write at – 11 wpm  Should be able to type faster than write  Enter information into a dynamic writing environment  Allow for editing and revising

23. How long is the lesson?  Students typically receive < 10 hours – Sormunen, 1991  50 hours over 3 elementary years – Boone (ND)  35 minutes/day for 4 weeks – Robinson (1991)  Review periodically – 15 hours/year – Robinson (1992)  Once taught – Use, reinforce, and refine – Texas Guidelines, 1987; Adams, 1984; Wronkovich, 1998)

24. Hunt-Peck vs. Touch Typing  Familiarity important at young ages  Build familiarity through – 5-minute practice sessions (Kahn & Freyd, 1990) – Use typing for writing (Kahn & Freyd, 1990) – Playground Keyboarding (Zeitz, 2003)

25. BUT Familiarity CAN Spawn Hunt-&-Peck  Relies too much on visual feedback  Too much attention to fingers  Builds bad habits Can you teach familiarity w/o a keyboard?

26. Familiarity w/o a Keyboard Playground Keyboarding

27. Playground Keyboarding - In the Computer Lab  Experiment Layout – Two third grade classes • One with playground keyboarding (experimental) • One without playground keyboarding (control) • Identical computer lab instruction • Connection between kinesthetic learning and keyboarding achievement

28. Playground Keyboarding - In the Computer Lab  Build familiarity with keyboarding – Develop habits of: • Good posture • Keyboarding technique • Make keyboarding a reflexive response • Speed and accuracy will follow

29. Playground Keyboarding - In the Computer Lab  Crucial first week – Lay foundation for safe and proper keyboarding • Learn correct posture • Hand shape • Homerow orientation • Finger technique

30. Playground Keyboarding - In the Computer Lab  Posture – Connected good keyboarding posture to good batting stance – PowerPoint (link)  Ready, set, go! – Made it fun

31. Playground Keyboarding - In the Computer Lab  Key familiarity – Air Typing (2 minutes each class) • Used to introduce new keys • Looky Lou Keyboard

32. Playground Keyboarding - In the Computer Lab  Textbook exercises – Practice – Review – Assess • 60 seconds • Recorded on progress report

33. Playground Keyboarding - In the Computer Lab  Reinforcement – 10% instruction, 90% reinforcement (Keyboard Instructor manual) – N.O.P.E.C.K Bucks • Good posture, etc. • No peeking – No Peeky Towel

34. Playground Keyboarding - In the Computer Lab  No Peeky Towel – Forced them to not look at keys – Helped develop memory – Eliminated visual cues

35. Playground Keyboarding - In the Computer Lab  Scheduling – Shoot for four or five days a week (Keyboard Instructor manual) – We were able to do 2 days a week • 20 minutes each day • Not enough time

36. Playground Keyboarding - In the Computer Lab  Results! – Mixed  Control Group – Increased 1.5 wpm from beginning  Experimental Group – Increased 1.8 wpm from beginning

37. Playground Keyboarding - In Physical Education Lori Smith

38. Playground Keyboarding - In the Classroom Aricia Beckman - PLS - 4th Grade Keyboardinstructor.com

39. Happy Keyboarding Keyboarding Research and Resources http://www.keyboardingreseach.org

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