Keyboarding Camp 2: Leveling up Typing Skills With Games and Nearpod Activities!
This 8-day flex keyboarding class is "part 2" of my typing series. Using Nearpod activity slides and typing games, we will have fun re-enforcing skills already learned in Keyboarding 1.
Stephanie Newton, BSc
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(110)
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What's included
8 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursHomework
1 hour per week. Learners should practice the typing games 2 more times after each class.Assessment
Typing speed test the first and last class. Nearpod activity slides. Teacher feedback to individual learners.Grading
Grades available upon request.Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 9
Advanced Level
If your learner enjoyed my Keyboarding for beginners class (or another class in which YOUR LEARNER HAS ALREADY LEARNED FINGER PLACEMENT and is beginning to memorize the keyboard), your learner will love this class! How do I know? Because I actually loved creating it! Learners will have MORE fun, enjoy more ENJOYABLE Nearpod activity slides, and explore new THEMES each week! This 8-day course will enforce advanced keyboarding speed and skills. I also have this class available as a "self-paced/pre-recorded" option. This is a brand new level-2 course but you can see the 5-STAR REVIEWS on my level-1 keyboarding classes! Each class, learners will receive a Nearpod link in which the drills will be broken up with various activities such as memory games, virtual field trips, Time to Climb (a fun timed quiz), drag-and-drop activities, and drawing slides within Nearpod. We will also play more advanced games! See "syllabus" tab for lesson plans for each day.
Learning Goals
Students will practice important skills such as using capitalization, using the opposite shift key, using the caps lock key, re-enforce the memorization of fingers to keys (alphabet, numbers, and special characters), and increase speed.Learners will also learn some keyboard shortcuts for easy functionality when composing documents.
Syllabus
8 Lessons
over 2 WeeksLesson 1:
Keyboard Review, Numbers, Paragraph Drills (Circus Theme)
1. Keyboard review
2. Typing speed test
3. Time to Climb - match fingers with letter keys
4. Sentence drills (circus/clown theme!)
5. Time to Climb - match fingers with # keys
*Lesson 1 includes a review video and a keyboard chart handout* 25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Number Drills, Paragraph Drills (Circus Theme - Part 2)
1. Time to Climb
2. Number drills
3. Paragraph drill (the circus!)
4. Game time! 25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Long-Word Drills, Paragraph Drills (Animal Theme)
1. Time to Climb - match letters and fingers
2. Long-word drills (and funny animal sounds!)
3. Drag and Drop - one-handed words!
4. Paragraph drill
5. Game time! 25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Long Word Drills ; Interactive Slides (Sports Theme)
1. Time to Climb - words in rows
2. Long-word drills (Sports Teams!)
3. Drag and Drop 25 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Learning Needs
Drills are broken up with fun Nearpod Interactive Slides.
Parental Guidance
Younger learners may need guidance from parents during the lessons (help with tech, such as accessing Nearpod).
Pre-Requisites
My keyboarding 1 class (either the 8-week or the 2-week camp) or another teacher's similar class in which the whole keyboard has been demonstrated and drills have been done for all letters.
Joined June, 2020
4.8
110reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Science from The Florida State University
My one-minute speed test result is 72 words per minute and I have had many jobs/businesses which require a lot of typing. I took a one-semester typing class in high school (I learned on a typewriter!), and avidly used a word processor in college (my friends would often ask me to type their term papers). My mom went to secretarial school in the 60's and she types 90 words per minute! After I developed this course she went through it and gave me some great advice on changes I could make to really embed these skills into learners minds for life! So this course is "expert-approved" and very thorough! Reviews
Live Group Course
$60
weekly or $120 for 8 classes4x per week, 2 weeks
25 min
Completed by 11 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
2-7 learners per class
