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Keyboarding Camp: Touch Typing (Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced)

Completed by 91 learners
Ages 10-15
Live Group Course
In this 8-lesson typing camp, we will move through all levels of typing ability using interactive slides, and fun games. We will start with basic 2-letter drills and progress through paragraphs.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(118 reviews)
Rising Star

Live video meetings
4x per week, 2 weeks
2-6 learners per class
25 min

What's included

8 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. Typing games will be assigned for practice between lessons.
Assessment
A typing test will be given in lessons 4 and 8.
Grading
Contact me if you would like a grade issued for the class.

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 10
Beginner Level
**$18 OFF THIS CLASS WITH COUPON CODE: NEWTOFNAJN18

**This is a 2-WEEK KEYBOARDING BOOTCAMP! This class is also available as an 8-week class, meeting once per week**

**Request an ALTERNATE TIME and I will do by best to accommodate!**

Give your learner the gift of typing-efficiency for the rest of their lives! This 8-lesson course will bring learners from beginner thru intermediate typing skills. The first few lessons will be devoted to learning the keyboard (the various function of the keys as well as letter and word drills), then we will transition into sentence and paragraph drills as they begin to memorize where the keys are located and which finger should strike each key/letter. I will assign practice games between classes specific to the skills/keys we worked on during the lesson. 

This class will be taught using interactive slides on Nearpod.com to do drills. I will demonstrate letter-drills by moving my webcam so that the learners can see my hands and keyboard. It is important that they know how to match up the correct finger with each letter so that good habits develop at the start. The drills will be broken up with various activities such as memory games, virtual field trips and jokes on the Nearpod slides. This gives their brains a break in between learning each set of keys so the letters do not "run together" in their minds!


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Learning Goals

Students will develop typing speed and accuracy. Students will learn to type using 3 types of input: written word, dictation, and their own thought-processes (writing a unique paragraph or sending an email). Students will develop memorization of the keyboard so that they can type without looking at the keys or their fingers. Students will develop a level of typing skill needed for today's educational assignments and high tech jobs which require much written communication at a fast pace.

Syllabus

8 Lessons
over 2 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Intro to the functions of the keyboard and home row keys
 1. Discuss the color-coded keyboard chart and intro to the keyboard.
2. Discuss proper arm, finger placement, and timing.
3. Learn home row keys (ASDFGHJKL:") through letter- and word- drills and games.
4. Learn how to use the "Space bar".
5. Time to Climb contest 
6. Typing game
Assignment: Print the keyboard chart (and color it if you do not have a color printer). 
25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Letters: ENUTROCI and Shift Key
 1. Learn how to use the "Shift" key.
2. Learn letters (ENUTROCI) using letter- and word- drills and games.
3. Review home row keys. 
4. Time to Climb contest
5. Typing game 
25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Letters: PVWMBYGH and Enter/CapsLock/Backspace keys
 1. Learn how to use the  "Enter/Return"  and "Down arrow" keys.
2. Learn how to use the "Caps lock" key.
3. Learn how to use the "Backspace" and "Back arrow" keys.
4. Learn letters (PVWMBYGH) using letter- and word- drills and games.
5. Review home row letters, ASDFGHJKL;, and letters ENUTROCI.
6. Time to Climb contest
7. Typing game 
25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Letters/Characters: ZQX!.,'" and Delete/Insert keys
 1. Learn how to use the "Delete" and "Insert" keys.
2. Learn letters and characters (ZQX ! . , ' ") using letter- and word- drills and games.
3. Time to Climb contest
4. Speed typing test (3 minute speed test). 
25 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Learning Needs
Keyboarding drills are broken up with little "brain breaks". Drills are "timed" and learners are not expected to complete each drill in the time allotted (I always emphasize accuracy over speed). Self-paced class available (message me).
Parental Guidance
1. Please monitor that your learner is not copy/pasting drills into the Nearpod slides during class (I highly suggest that YOU require that learners keep their cameras on, however I will never require this). It is not possible for me to see from here if they are actually typing on their keyboards for sure. I suggest staying in or near the room with your learner and periodically checking in to see if they are typing the drills :) 2. I also STRONGLY SUGGEST scheduling in at least one practice session between each lesson (they will love the online keyboarding game links I provide in class) outside of class and standing next to them and monitoring that they are using their keyboard charts and hitting the correct keys with the correct fingers. This helps to break habits early (such as typing letter C with the pointer finger instead of the middle finger - a common mistake). These minor "transgressions" may not seem like a problem at first, however this will slow down typing-speed potential over time. I taught both of my boys this way (standing over them as they played typing games), and, yes this was annoying to them, but it did break bad typing habits! 3. 3rd party resources will be used: Nearpod, Freetypinggame.net, and Typing.com. These will be used for drills and typing practice. Learners will not be required to make an account and will not need login info to use these tools.
Supply List
computer or laptop with a keyboard (no tablets or smartphones)
pdf keyboard chart (available upon enrollment)
 1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Nearpod.com, Typing.com, Freetypinggames.net *accounts are not required for these sites

Meet the teacher

Joined June, 2020
4.8
118reviews
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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! 

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