THIS WEEK:
*Formatting Activity 3 & 4
*Learn new keys: symbols
*Technique grade
At this point I'm sure we're all tired of learning the keyboard, but rest assured that you're making great progress! We really are nearing the end of learning the keys...my goal is to get these done as soon as we can so we can move on to bigger and better things in class.
So, with that in mind, we are going to try to get through the rest of the symbols this week (which should be easy to do). We don't have a vocab quiz this week which will also help.
Warmup: P. 40, 17B, lines 1-9 once
P. 41:
17C lines 1-3 twice (% = right shift key + L1)
17C lines 4-6 twice (< = left shift key + R2)
17C lines 7-9 twice (> = left shift key + R3)
P. 42:
18B lines 1-3 twice (# = right shift key + L2)
18B lines 4-6 twice (& = left shift key + R1)
18B lines 7-9 twice (+ = left shift key + R4)
Additionally, there are only 2 weeks left in the first quarter, which ends on October 10th. We get out an hour early this Friday for Homecoming, and then have all next week. Next week there will be a vocab quiz (#5 - Internet #1), which we will take on Friday, which is the last day of the first quarter. BE PREPARED!!
Monday, September 29
Friday, September 26
Vocab Quiz #4 - SOFTWARE; learn diagonal, dollar sign, and exclamation point symbols
As per our usual procedures on days when we have vocab quizzes we will take a few minutes to review at the beginning of the hour. Please do not go to Classmarker until I tell you to do so.
Once you finish the quiz you will be learning new symbols on the keyboard. Follow the below directions to complete these symbols for today:
P. 40 17B, lines 1-3 twice (this is the diagonal - use your R4 finger)
P. 40 17B, lines 4-6 twice (this is the dollar sign - use the right shift key and L1 finger on the 4)
P. 40 17B, lines 7-9 twice (this is the exclamation point - use the right shift key and the L4 finger on the 1)
Once you get done typing these lines, raise your hand and I will come over to check to see that you are done. When you get done you may go to any of the typing games websites for practice.
Once you finish the quiz you will be learning new symbols on the keyboard. Follow the below directions to complete these symbols for today:
P. 40 17B, lines 1-3 twice (this is the diagonal - use your R4 finger)
P. 40 17B, lines 4-6 twice (this is the dollar sign - use the right shift key and L1 finger on the 4)
P. 40 17B, lines 7-9 twice (this is the exclamation point - use the right shift key and the L4 finger on the 1)
Once you get done typing these lines, raise your hand and I will come over to check to see that you are done. When you get done you may go to any of the typing games websites for practice.
Thursday, September 25
Copy vs. Cut and paste; Extension; Learn 5, 7, 3, 6 and 2
COPY AND PASTE VS. CUT AND PASTE
EXTENSION
Numbers:
5 - L1 (reach from F to 5)
7 - R1 (reach from J to 7)
3 - L2 (reach from D to 3)
6 - R1 (reach from J to 6 - the longest reach on the keyboard!)
2 - L3 (reach from S to 2)
To warmup we will start with typing on page 31, 14A, lines 1-3 once.
P. 31, 14B, lines 1-4 twice
P. 32, 14C, lines 1-6 once
P. 32, 14D, lines 1-8 twice
EXTENSION
Numbers:
5 - L1 (reach from F to 5)
7 - R1 (reach from J to 7)
3 - L2 (reach from D to 3)
6 - R1 (reach from J to 6 - the longest reach on the keyboard!)
2 - L3 (reach from S to 2)
To warmup we will start with typing on page 31, 14A, lines 1-3 once.
P. 31, 14B, lines 1-4 twice
P. 32, 14C, lines 1-6 once
P. 32, 14D, lines 1-8 twice
Wednesday, September 24
Software vs. Program; learn number keys
SOFTWARE VS. PROGRAM
8 - R2 (reach from K to 8)
1 - L4 (reach from A to 1)
9 - R3 (reach from L to 9)
4 - L1 (reach from F to 4)
0 - R4 (reach from ; to 0)
P. 29, 13B, lines 1-4 twice
P. 30, 13C, lines 1-6 once
P. 30, 13D, lines 1-8 twice
P. 30, 13E, lines 1-6 once
When you get done with the above practice lines you need to go to the Free typing Game website and choose either test 8 or test 9. You need to take at least 3 tests before you write your score on the poster paper!!
8 - R2 (reach from K to 8)
1 - L4 (reach from A to 1)
9 - R3 (reach from L to 9)
4 - L1 (reach from F to 4)
0 - R4 (reach from ; to 0)
P. 29, 13B, lines 1-4 twice
P. 30, 13C, lines 1-6 once
P. 30, 13D, lines 1-8 twice
P. 30, 13E, lines 1-6 once
When you get done with the above practice lines you need to go to the Free typing Game website and choose either test 8 or test 9. You need to take at least 3 tests before you write your score on the poster paper!!
Tuesday, September 23
Finish FA2; Learn 8, 1, 9, 4, and 0
REMINDER - VOCAB DEFINITIONS DUE TONIGHT FOR WEEK4!!!
Today we are going to finish FA2. When you are done you should have 2 pages that are printed out - make sure to staple these and hand into the gray tray on the corner of my desk. There is a specific order in which these should be stapled together so make sure to put them in correct order.
Once you get done with the formatting activity you will be working on learning the numbers across the top of the keyboard. We are going to start with the first 5 today. Here is how they should be used:
8 - R2 (reach from K to 8)
1 - L4 (reach from A to 1)
9 - R3 (reach from L to 9)
4 - L1 (reach from F to 4)
0 - R4 (reach from ; to 0)
When entering the numbers it will require you to really reach your fingers - I highly recommend watching your fingers make the "jump" from home row to the number row so you can get an idea of how far your fingers actually have to go in order to get to the numbers. That also means that anchoring - or making sure that you keep at least one of your fingers on the home row - will be an even more important part of not losing your place on the home row.
P. 29, 13B, lines 1-4 twice
P. 30, 13D, lines 1-8 twice
P. 30, 13C, lines 1-6 once
P. 30, 13E, lines 1-6 once
Today we are going to finish FA2. When you are done you should have 2 pages that are printed out - make sure to staple these and hand into the gray tray on the corner of my desk. There is a specific order in which these should be stapled together so make sure to put them in correct order.
Once you get done with the formatting activity you will be working on learning the numbers across the top of the keyboard. We are going to start with the first 5 today. Here is how they should be used:
8 - R2 (reach from K to 8)
1 - L4 (reach from A to 1)
9 - R3 (reach from L to 9)
4 - L1 (reach from F to 4)
0 - R4 (reach from ; to 0)
When entering the numbers it will require you to really reach your fingers - I highly recommend watching your fingers make the "jump" from home row to the number row so you can get an idea of how far your fingers actually have to go in order to get to the numbers. That also means that anchoring - or making sure that you keep at least one of your fingers on the home row - will be an even more important part of not losing your place on the home row.
P. 29, 13B, lines 1-4 twice
P. 30, 13D, lines 1-8 twice
P. 30, 13C, lines 1-6 once
P. 30, 13E, lines 1-6 once
Monday, September 22
FA2; vocab week #4 (software)
THIS WEEK:
*Formatting Activity 2
*Formatting Activity 3
*Learn new keys: the numbers (across top of keyboard)
*Speed Test
*Technique grade
*Vocab quiz #4 (list is SOFTWARE)
One note from last week (this will be important as we go forward and continue to work on Formatting Activities) - once you submit a formatting activity and I grade it if you do it correctly you will NOT get an email in return; however, if there is some part of the activity that you do not complete correctly I will be sending you an email with details on what you didn't do correctly. In most cases you do not need to respond to these emails - I just send them to you so you know why you got the grade you got. There may be an occasional case where you need to resend me something, and if that's the case I'll mention that in the email.
This is another week of vocabulary, and this week's vocabulary list is on software. If you have vocab definitions to complete they should be posted by Tuesday night.
We are going to start today with working on Formatting Activity 2. When we do these activities they will be embedded on the blog (you can see it below); on most days I will be discussing with you what you need to do to complete the formatting activity correctly, but if I see people working on the assignment while I am talking and explaining how to complete the formatting activity I will be taking 10% off of your grade. Do not start working on these activities until I tell you to start.
Activity 2.pdf
*Formatting Activity 2
*Formatting Activity 3
*Learn new keys: the numbers (across top of keyboard)
*Speed Test
*Technique grade
*Vocab quiz #4 (list is SOFTWARE)
One note from last week (this will be important as we go forward and continue to work on Formatting Activities) - once you submit a formatting activity and I grade it if you do it correctly you will NOT get an email in return; however, if there is some part of the activity that you do not complete correctly I will be sending you an email with details on what you didn't do correctly. In most cases you do not need to respond to these emails - I just send them to you so you know why you got the grade you got. There may be an occasional case where you need to resend me something, and if that's the case I'll mention that in the email.
This is another week of vocabulary, and this week's vocabulary list is on software. If you have vocab definitions to complete they should be posted by Tuesday night.
We are going to start today with working on Formatting Activity 2. When we do these activities they will be embedded on the blog (you can see it below); on most days I will be discussing with you what you need to do to complete the formatting activity correctly, but if I see people working on the assignment while I am talking and explaining how to complete the formatting activity I will be taking 10% off of your grade. Do not start working on these activities until I tell you to start.
Activity 2.pdf
Friday, September 19
Vocab quiz #3
You will have a short amount of time at the beginning of class to review for the vocab quiz - you'll need to go to the Wikispaces page to review. If you don't know your password I don't have it - you'll have to create a new password on the website.
After completing the quiz you will need to turn to page 18 in your book and learn three new keys. The apostrophe is keyed with your right little finger (R4) and is the key between the semicolon and the return key; the hyphen is keyed with your right little finger (R4) and is the key to the right of the zero; and the quotation marks are keyed with your left shift key and right little finger (Left Shift + R4) and is located on the apostrophe key between the semicolon and the return key. On page 18, Lesson 8D, type lines 1-9 twice each.
Once you get done with these lines raise your hand and I will come look at what you have done. Once I have seen that you have completed these lines you can go to any of the practice websites and play the keying games.
After completing the quiz you will need to turn to page 18 in your book and learn three new keys. The apostrophe is keyed with your right little finger (R4) and is the key between the semicolon and the return key; the hyphen is keyed with your right little finger (R4) and is the key to the right of the zero; and the quotation marks are keyed with your left shift key and right little finger (Left Shift + R4) and is located on the apostrophe key between the semicolon and the return key. On page 18, Lesson 8D, type lines 1-9 twice each.
Once you get done with these lines raise your hand and I will come look at what you have done. Once I have seen that you have completed these lines you can go to any of the practice websites and play the keying games.
Thursday, September 18
Short day - learn Caps Lock key, question mark, and TAB key
Today you only have a 1/2 day of school (the teacher's still have to work a full day...be sure to think of us when you're out riding your bike or playing with your friends this afternoon!), and so we are going to use the shortened time to learn 3 new keys. They are the Caps Lock key (L4), the question mark (Left shift + R4), and the TAB key (L4).
There is a vocab quiz tomorrow so please prepare yourself accordingly.
There is a vocab quiz tomorrow so please prepare yourself accordingly.
Wednesday, September 17
Windows vocabulary; vocab word search; keying practice
DO NOT CHANGE THE BACKGROUNDS ON THE COMPUTER!! This actually is a violation of the computer lab policy and should not be attempted.
I want to start today by discussing a few things regarding this week's vocabulary list - Operating System, Windows, Tool bar, and Menu bar.
After explaining those to you I am going to give you time in class today to search for definitions for your vocabulary words. After today there shouldn't be anyone who doesn't have a definition posted when it is time for their words to be posted on the Wikispaces page. You're not going to be able to post your definitions in class today but you will have your definitions.
Once this is complete we will head back to the practice websites for more practice.
I want to start today by discussing a few things regarding this week's vocabulary list - Operating System, Windows, Tool bar, and Menu bar.
After explaining those to you I am going to give you time in class today to search for definitions for your vocabulary words. After today there shouldn't be anyone who doesn't have a definition posted when it is time for their words to be posted on the Wikispaces page. You're not going to be able to post your definitions in class today but you will have your definitions.
Once this is complete we will head back to the practice websites for more practice.
Tuesday, September 16
Learn Z and colon (left shift + R4); vocab definitions due tonight!
If you have not completed FA1 and emailed it to me then you need to get that done ASAP at the beginning of class. If you have already completed FA1 and it has been emailed to me then you need to go to the Free Typing Game website and complete a couple of the speed tests. Choose test #8. These do not need to be written on the poster on the wall - just practice to see how well you can do.
Today we will learn the last letter (yay!) on the keyboard - the Z (L4); in addition we will also be learning the colon (Left Shift + R4).
Just a quick reminder for those who are responsible for vocab definitions for week 3 - your definitions must be posted to the Wikispaces page by tonight.
Today we will learn the last letter (yay!) on the keyboard - the Z (L4); in addition we will also be learning the colon (Left Shift + R4).
Just a quick reminder for those who are responsible for vocab definitions for week 3 - your definitions must be posted to the Wikispaces page by tonight.
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