Keyboarding Resources -
Instructional Ideas

• Computer Skills Lesson Plan 
  Examples of keyboarding lesson plans from North Carolina; Plans are grade specific and  emphasize keyboarding posture and hand positions; Easily adaptable plans that can be used with varied resources.
• Introduction to Keyboarding for Elementary School Students
  Sample elementary keyboarding curriculum composed of 16 web-based lessons. Emphasis is on short, basic lessons on the alphabetic keys and common punctuation marks. 
• Keyboard Awareness: Kindergarten to Second Grade
  Beginning keyboarding lessons to introduce touch typing.
• Keyboarding: Teacher's Guide Part 1 and Part 2  Pasadena ISD
  Keyboarding lessons and theory; Stresses Professor AWHFE, posture, arms, wrists, hands, fingers, and eyes.

Examples of outlines, sequences, and other teaching resources

• Keyboarding Instruction Tips
  Suggestions for teaching keyboarding
• Digital Keyboarding Standards
  Explanation of the recommended digital keyboarding standards, such as one space after punctuation and the use of em/en dashes; List of the Technology Applications Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TA TEKS) for keyboarding.
• Keyboarding Online@Crews Middle School
  Information on grading, technique, pictures of finger position, etc.
• Keyboard Rap
  Rap (or poem) to teach young learners the keys.
• Elementary Technology Keyboarding Skills for K- 5 Plano ISD
  Standards for keyboarding skills; Ranked by observing, practicing, utilizing, or applying skills independently.
• BSD Technology Proficiency #1 
  Connecting writing with keyboarding and word processing from Bellevue, WA; Includes instructions for various operations such as setting tabs, spell check, etc.
• Elementary Keyboarding Guide 
  Ideas for planning an elementary keyboarding curriculum; Including numerous checklists and activities.
• "Train the Trainer": Teaching Keyboarding to Elementary-Age Students 
  Sample sequence for grades K-12. 

Keyboarding activities 

• Activities
  Activities with hints, extensions, and resources.
• Mavis Beacon Previous Teachers' Activities
  Small archive of ideas for keyboarding activities.
• Some Ideas for Keyboarding Instruction, Projects, and Activities 
  Appendix A contains more ideas for keyboarding; Including word puzzles.
• Suggested Activities
  Includes downloadable templates and computer posters.
• Teaching Keyboarding 
  List of ideas submitted by teachers; Including a list of freeware and shareware keyboarding programs.

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