Welcome to Keyboarding!

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Welcome to Keyboarding!
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Lab Rules

• Please wash your hands before or after class
• Always sit at the computer assigned to you,
  unless you are told differently by your teacher
• Follow classroom rules at all times

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Class Rules

• Listen to directions
• Raise your hand to speak
• Help with words, not hands. (TELL the person what
  to do. Dont do it for them.)
• No food or drink in the lab
• Stay in your place.
• If printing, tell your computer to print only ONE
  time

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The Daily Routine

• Log-in
• Finger/Hand gymnastics
• Skill lessons and activities
• Log out
• Wait for dismissal
• Once dismissed, stand up, push in your chair and
  line up quietly

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Entering the lab

• Come in and sit down at your computer assigned to
  you
• Log in
• Follow directions as given by the teacher.

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Leaving the Lab

• Listen quietly to the teachers directions when
  it is time to leave
• Uncover the keyboard
• Quietly wait to be dismissed

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Proper Keyboarding Techniques
Adapted from presentation by Nadine Bunnell,
Keyboarding Specialist Used with permission.
nbunnell_at_usoe.k12.ut.us Utah State Office of
Education, Curriculum Instruction, Applied
Technology Education www.usoe.k12.ut.us/ate/keyboa
rding/key.htm
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Posture Position at the Keyboard

• Eyes level with the text on the monitor

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Posture Position at the Keyboard

• Shoulders down, arms relaxed
• Elbows level with the keyboard
• Feet and lower back supported

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Posture Position at the Keyboard

• Fingers curved

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Posture Position at the Keyboard

• Wrists off the keyboard

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How Important are Proper Keyboard Techniques?

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4. Accuracy
5. Speed