per session
Keyboarding: Learn Touch-Typing Using Nearpod Drills and Typing Games! (1:1)
Completed by 8 learners
Ages 5-18
Live 1-on-1 Lessons
Live video meetings
Meets on demand
25 min
What's included
Meets on Demand
schedule meetings as needed25 mins
per sessionTeacher support
Homework
1 hour per week. Learners will be asked to practice the drills again outside of class. They should also play the typing games recommended each week at least 2 times, 20 minutes each time (in addition to the game time in class time). Nothing needs to be turned in.Assessment
We will take a typing speed test at weeks 4 and 8. Emphasis will still be on accuracy.Grading
Grade or certificate upon request.Class Experience
US Grade Kindergarten - 12
Beginner Level
This is a 1:1 Keyboarding Course based on my live group classes. **This is a relatively new class but you can see more 5 STAR REVIEWS on my flex keyboarding class, which is the same material as this live class** Give your learner the gift of typing-efficiency for the rest of their lives! This 8-week course will bring learners from beginner thru intermediate typing skills. The first few weeks 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 that week. 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! Here is a breakdown of the curriculum, week by week: Week 1: 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). Week 2: 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 Week 3: 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 Week 4: 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). Week 5: 1. Tab Key 2. Numbers: 1234567890 3. Characters: ; : - _ ( ) +=* & $ % @ # / ? <> 4. Sentence drills 5. Time to Climb contest 6. Typing game Week 6: 1. Warm-up: type sentences with characters. 2. Sentence drill: more sophisticated sentences. 3. Type sentences about objects I hold up on the video (watch out for a "special guest"!) 4. Number keypad lesson and drills (the numbers to the right of the keyboard, don't worry if you don't have this keypad). 5. Time to Climb contest 6. Typing game Week 7: 1. Type sentences from dictation (I talk, you type!). 2. Personal paragraph (copy a paragraph, filling in the blanks) 3. Paragraph drill. 4. Time to Climb contest 5. Typing game Weeks 8: 1. Type a paragraph, practicing all skills and many characters. 2. Type a paragraph from dictation (I talk, you type!) 3. Create your own paragraph (tell me a story). 4. How to type a business letter. 5. Time to Climb contest 6. Final typing test! Assignment: Send me a business letter in the Outschool classroom, under the week 8 post.
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.
Other Details
Learning Needs
With 1-on-1 tutoring we can go at the learner's pace. There are fun Nearpod activities between the drills to give learners a short "brain break" between drills.
Parental Guidance
I highly suggest that parents try to stay somewhere in the room during our time together in class. I am not able to observe learners' fingers on the keyboards so I am not able to see if they are reverting back to "two-finger typing" or even "copy/pasting" of the drills. If you are in view of their hands, you can see if they are actually typing the keys :)
Pre-Requisites
none
Supply List
printer paper to print the keyboard chart pdf regular keyboard -laptop or desktop- is required (no smart devices)
1 file available upon enrollment
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Nearpod.com, Typing.com, Freetypinggame.net (none of these websites require an account or password)
Meet the teacher
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! (Please see 5 star ratings in my group classes).
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