Typing - Keyboarding 101 Self-Paced Learn to Type or Improve Your Typing Skills
In this self-paced touch typing course teaches correct typing techniques with all 10 fingers, improving speed and accuracy. With personalized pacing and interactive practice, students build muscle memory, gaining confidence in their typing.
Apples2Zippers Learning Academy
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8 pre-recorded lessons
8 weeks
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NO LIVE MEETINGS - FLEX CLASS In this flex 4 week lesson introduction to keyboarding class, students will be introduced to the computer keyboard to learn touch typing, which is typing without looking. Students will build the foundation of correct typing techniques by learning all the letter keys, punctuation, utilizing all ten fingers. Learn to type the correct way! Practicing the wrong way can be dangerous, as bad habits tend to crop up when you’re under pressure. And they are much harder to correct later. 💥Accuracy and Proper Technique is our #1 Priority💥 Lesson 1️⃣ - Getting Started In this lesson students will be using the finger reach method, introduce index and middle finger letter keys, Space Bar, and proper posture 🔴 J, F, and Space 🔴 U, R, and K Keys 🔴 D, E, and I Keys 🔴 C, G, and N Keys Lesson 2️⃣ - Reaching Out In this lesson students will be using the finger reach method, introduce beginning punctuation and more index, middle, ring, and pinky finger letter keys 🔴 T, S, and L Keys 🔴 O, B, and A Keys 🔴 V, H, and M Keys 🔴 Period and Comma Lesson 3️⃣ - The Home Stretch In this lesson students will learn the remainder of the letter keys and Enter Key 🔴 W, X, and ; Keys 🔴 Q, Y, and P Keys 🔴 Z and Enter Keys Lesson 4️⃣ - Wrapping Up In this lesson students will complete an extended review of the letters from the previous lesson, followed by a 3 minute typing assessment. 🔴 Beginner Wrap-up 🔴 Beginner Assessment Help to improve your typing skills for essays, lessons, stories, assignments, coding and more. When you learn a new movement, your brain creates a memory of the pieces that make up that movement and stores it in your cerebellum. Scientists call this motor learning. Committing typing to muscle memory frees you from devoting mental energy to thinking about each letter as you type it. You’ll be able to focus on the content of what you’re typing rather than thinking about (or looking for) the next key to press. When your fingers just know where to go, it’s very relaxing. Technology has improved our lives in many ways. Students began using technology at a young age, unfortunately bad keyboarding habits developed during those times. It is crucial that students learn touch typing the correct way early, to avoid repeating bad touch typing / keyboarding habits. It takes a lot of practice to learn to type. Everyone learns to type at their own unique pace and speed. Not all students will be working on the exact same lesson during class. This is a live class but it is an individual student paced. The course will consist of short lectures, demonstrations, and individual work. The course will consist of short lectures, demonstrations, and individual work. **WHO SHOULD TAKE THIS CLASS?: - Students with no computer keyboard experience (or very little) who want to learn the basics - Students with some keyboard experience who want to improve their skills and understanding **REQUIRED READING, WRITING, and COMPUTER SKILLS: - Recognize all 26 letters of the English alphabet (lowercase and uppercase) - Understand that letters are combined to form words, and words are combined to form sentences - Understand basic sentence structure - starts with uppercase letter, spaces between words, ends with punctuation mark **TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: - A laptop or desktop computer is REQUIRED for typing in this class. (No tablets, please!) NOTE to Parents: This course provides the option of grade level typing curriculum and non-grade level specific curriculum. If you prefer grade level specific curriculum, please provide the grade level after enrolling in this course. Students will need assistance set up their typing account. Instructions will be available upon enrollment. Our Goal is to get through all the letters of the alphabet in this beginner level. All students learn at their level of comfort and pace. Accuracy is most important at this level.
Learning Goals
Students will learn proper keyboarding technique. It is important that students learn the correct way, rather than learning to correct improper techniques.
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Parental Guidance
No live meetings, and an estimated 1 - 2 hours per week outside of class. Students at this young age very often need adult assistance using a computer/keyboard. This class using edutyping.com school site licenses, each student will receive a unique unidentifiable username and password prior to class, that only has meaning to the teacher and parent / student.
PDF instructions will be sent to parents after enrolling explaining how to set up devices for the learner.
Apples2Zippers is committed to our learners' education. We understand how difficult setting your family's schedule can be setting activities and classes. To honor our commitment to you, we are proud to be able to offer Outschool-approved, trained, licensed and certified educators (Mrs. Adamson, Mrs. Lauren, Mrs. D, Mrs. Lisa and Mrs. Pope) for your typing / keyboarding scheduling options.
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**REQUIRED READING, WRITING, and COMPUTER SKILLS:
- Recognize all 26 letters of the English alphabet (lowercase and uppercase)
- Understand that letters are combined to form words, and words are combined to form sentences
- Understand basic sentence structure - starts with uppercase letter, spaces between words, ends with punctuation mark
- NOTE: It is NOT necessary for learners to be able to fluently read every word or sentence shown to them in this class. Images will appear on all typing pages to assist with understanding and the teacher will read each word/sentence aloud also.
**TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS:
- A laptop or desktop computer is REQUIRED for typing in this class. (No tablets, please!)
NOTE to Parents:
This course provides the option of grade level typing curriculum and non-grade level specific curriculum. If you prefer grade level specific curriculum, please provide the grade level after enrolling in this course.
Students will need assistance set up their typing account. Instructions will be available upon enrollment.
Our Goal is to get through all the letters of the alphabet in this beginner level. All students learn at their level of comfort and pace. Accuracy is most important at this level.
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a teaching certificate
Arkansas Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from Arkansas State University
Master's Degree in Education from Arkansas State University
1 teacher has a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Science from Arkansas State University
Apples2Zippers Learning Academy teachers are licensed and certified instructors with over 30 years of combined experience in the classroom. 🔗 https://outschool.com/teachers/apples2zippers?usid=22phBPHs&signup=true&authTrigger=follow_teacher&utm_campaign=share_leader_link
🍎 Mrs. Adamson - Hello, my name is Mrs. Adamson, I am the owner and founder of Apples2Zippers Learning Academy organization on Outschool. I have been teaching for 20 years. I am a state certified and licensed teacher PreK - 12th grade. I am licensed and certified educator in Business Technology & Business Education, Special Education Instructional Specialist, Family & Consumer Sciences, and a graduate of the Career and Technical Education Leadership Academy and ESL Instructor and certifications in TEFL/TESL/TESOL. I am also an entrepreneur, small business owner, travel agent, W!SE Financial Literacy Instructor, Serv-Safe Instructor, and I hold a Master's Degree in Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Radiology Health Management. I am an advocate of Career and Technical Education (CTE), life skill classes that are designed to provide students the knowledge and skills necessary for everyday living.
🍎 Mrs. Lauren - I'm a K-8 certified teacher in the state of Michigan and have been a teacher since 2011. I have a Masters degree in Teaching and Curriculum with an Educational Technology concentration and a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education. Both degrees are from Michigan State University. I'm also a Google Certified Educator, both Levels 1 and 2.
I taught K-8 Computer and PreK-5 Library classes at a private school in southeast Michigan from 2016-2021. In my teaching career, I also have experience in middle school Math and English Language Arts, along with the general elementary classroom. On Outschool, I have taught various technology classes since summer 2020, including typing/keyboarding, Google Slides design, and coding.
I'm very passionate about technology in education and I love teaching young students about all sorts of tech programs and skills - typing and word processing, slide shows and other presentations, graphic design, spreadsheets, website creation, video editing, coding, and more. My goal is to help students build new tech skills, apply them in creative ways, and have lots of fun while learning!
🍎Mrs. Sarah D. - Hello! My name is Mrs. Sarah D and I specialize in Business classes for the Apples2Zippers organization on Outschool. I'm a K-12 certified teacher in the state of Pennsylvania and have been a teacher since 2010. I hold a Masters Business Education and am currently a PhD candidate in Instructional Management and Leadership. I'm also a Microsoft Innovative Educator.
I currently teach Business and Computer Science classes in a public high school in south western Pennsylvania. I currently teach Intro to Business, Personal Finance, Sports and Entertainment Management and Marketing, International Business, Information Technology I and II (A+ and Network+). I have also taught Accounting, Web Design, and Intro to Coding.
I am a second career teacher, prior to teaching I worked in finance before following my true passion. In addition to teaching I also coach boys and girls volleyball. I love learning and really enjoy helping my students and players realize what they are truly capable of doing. Whether it is learning typing skills, the 4 P's or how to serve a ball, there is nothing more fulfilling than seeing them enjoy the sense of accomplishment.
🍎Mrs. Lisa T. - Hello, my name is Mrs. Lisa and I'm an experienced educator with a diverse background. My areas of expertise and certification include Kindergarten through 6th grade teacher, 7th and 8th grade all four core areas, Gifted and Talented Teacher and Director of Education, Special Education Grades 4 through 12 specialist as well as building principal for PreK through 8th grade. During Covid shutdowns and quarantines I discovered that my students and I loved the online platform. I taught in a one to one school. Every student had a laptop as well as a school hotspot if their family asked for one. I chose not to do the minimum "office hours" as my school required. I felt this did not meet my students' needs. I ran an online classroom during regular school hours as well as recorded the class for those students who were unable to connect with us or needed to hear the lesson more than once. My experience as a principal resulted in greatly improved learning for all students. The gifted students improved as well as those with learning disabilities. I believe in high expectations for all. High expectations that are attainable
🍎Mrs. Pope - Hello! My name is Mrs. Pope and I specialize in Typing classes for the Apples2Zippers organization on Outschool.
I am a certified K-12 teacher in the state of Pennsylvania and have been teaching since 2018. I hold a bachelor's degree in Spanish Education and am currently working on my master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
I have teaching experience in elementary, middle, and high school. I currently teach Spanish at the high school level. I enjoy teaching students of all ages and watching them grow and learn. I am very passionate about teaching in general and want to help students learn valuable life skills such as typing to help them succeed in the future.
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