Typing-Keyboarding 101 Learn to Type or Improve Your Typing Skills Summer Camp
What's included
4 live meetings
2 in-class hoursAssessment
Learners will be able to view their typing lesson progress in their EduTyping account, including their typing accuracy and speed for each lesson page.Class Experience
T O U C H T Y P I N G: M A S T E R T H E K E Y B O A R D It’s never too late to learn to type the correct way! Enhance your typing skills for essays, lessons, stories, assignments, coding, and more. In this four-lesson introduction to keyboarding, students will explore the computer keyboard and learn touch typing—typing without looking at the keys. This class will build a solid foundation of correct typing techniques, covering all letter keys and punctuation, and utilizing all ten fingers. Our goal is to introduce proper techniques and guide learners through practice sessions to build muscle memory for efficient typing. L E A R N T O T O U C H T Y P E W I T H T H E P R O P E R T E C H N I Q U E S Students will start with the home row keys and progress to the middle and top row keys. Emphasis will be on proper finger placement, posture, and technique to develop efficient typing habits. Engaging in various practice exercises, students will reinforce their skills and improve speed and accuracy. By the end of this course, students will have a strong foundation in touch typing. 💻 Laying the Foundation: Learn the correct finger positions and movements for each key. 💻 Correcting Mistakes: Understand the importance of accuracy and learn to recognize and correct typing errors. 💻 Strengthening Muscle Memory: Through repetition, consolidate correct typing techniques into muscle memory for effortless typing. Our goal is for learners to progress through as many letters of the alphabet as possible in this beginner-level class. Each student learns at their own pace, with accuracy being the primary focus. C O U R S E F E A T U R E S EduTyping.com Curriculum: We use the EduTyping website and follow their beginner typing curriculum and practice exercises. Interactive Learning: The course includes short lectures, demonstrations, and individual practice sessions. Brain Breaks: Students will have 1 to 2-minute breaks every 5-7 minutes to stretch, ask questions, and reinforce their skills. Who Should Take This Class? Students with little to no keyboard experience who want to learn the basics. Students with some keyboard experience looking to improve their skills. Students interested in learning to code but lacking keyboarding skills. Required Reading, Writing, and Computer Skills: Recognize all 26 letters of the English alphabet (both lowercase and uppercase). Understand basic sentence structure (uppercase letter start, spaces between words, punctuation at the end). Note: Fluency in reading is not required. Students will copy letters and words from provided exercises. Technology Requirements: A laptop or desktop computer is required (no tablets). Note to Parents: The teacher will create an EduTyping account for each student. Username and passwords will be sent to parents the day before class begins. Students may need assistance logging into their EduTyping account. Instructions for setting up learner devices will be available upon enrollment. The teacher will wait in the classroom for 10 minutes for students to arrive. OPTIONAL CLASS: Typing - Keyboarding 101 Learn to Type or Improve Your Typing Skills - 1X Weekly / 4 Weeks (Ages 12-17) https://outschool.com/classes/typing-keyboarding-101-learn-to-type-or-improve-your-typing-skills-1x-weekly-4-w-c8jatAcd?usid=22phBPHs&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link
Learning Goals
Master Correct Finger Placement: Understand and apply the correct positioning of all ten fingers on the keyboard to type efficiently and accurately.
Develop Touch Typing Skills: Learn to type without looking at the keyboard, focusing on building muscle memory for each key.
Syllabus
4 Lessons
over 1 WeekLesson 1:
Introduction to the Keyboard & Home Row Keys
In this lesson, students will learn about the Home Row position and typing with each finger in the middle row of the keyboard, Space Bar, and proper posture
💻 F, J, and Space Bar
💻 D and K Keys
💻 S and L Keys
💻 A and Semicolon (;) Keys
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Middle / Top Row Keys - Proper Typing Techniques
Middle / Top Row Keys
In this lesson, students will be using the finger reach method to start typing other keys outside of Home Row, in particular the top row.
💻 H and G Keys
💻 Apostrophe (') and Enter Keys
💻 Middle Row Review
💻 U and R Keys
💻 I and E Keys
💻 O and W Keys
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Top / Bottom Row Keys - Proper Typing Techniques
In this lesson, students will learn the remainder of the top row keys and start typing bottom row keys.
💻 P and Q Keys
💻 Y and T Keys
💻 Top Row Review Words
💻 Bottom Row Keys
💻 M and V Keys
💻 Comma (,) and C Keys
30 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Wrapping Up - Reflection - Typing Assessment
In this lesson, students will finish learning finger technique for the remaining letters and complete an extended review of the letters from the previous lesson.
💻 Period (.) and X Keys
💻 Z Key
💻 N and B Keys
💻 Bottom Row Review Words
💻 Review Middle, Top, and Bottom Rows
💻 Timed Typing Assessment
30 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Students at this age sometimes need adult assistance using a computer/keyboard. This class uses 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.
Supply List
**TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS: - A laptop or desktop computer is REQUIRED for typing in this class. (No tablets, please!)
3 files available upon enrollment
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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.
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Live Group Course
$60
for 4 classes4x per week, 1 week
30 min
Completed by 260 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-10 learners per class