Keyboarding

= From a very young age children can be taught the fundamentals of Keyboarding =
 * =Year O-1= || ===Thumbs only on the space bar===

Can use the 'Magic Line'
Delicious link [] Delicious mouse practice [] ||
 * =Year 2= || === Can recognise all letters on keyboard ===

recognises the Home Keys asdf jkl;
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 * =Year 3= || === Can type sentences ===

starting to type some basic words with correct fingering
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 * =Year 4= || === Can use both Delete/Backspaces keys correctly ===

Starting to use some Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl or Command C, V,P)
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 * =Year 5= || === Can type several words with correct fingering ===

Knows most of the Keyboard shortcuts (Ctrl or Command Z,X,C,V,B,N,A,S,D,F,K,Q,W,I,U,P,)
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 * =Year 6= || === Typing lots of words correctly ===

Typing most letters correctly
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 * =Year 7-8= || === Mostly looking at screen when typing ===

Rarely looking at keyboard
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= **You can download any of these PowerPoints or Word files but you will need to set up a Slideshare account.** =

[|Slideshare] accounts are very useful as they
media type="custom" key="9835485" =Plain Windows Keyboard = =Plain Mac keyboard [|Plain Mac Keyboard.doc]= media type="custom" key="9836553" =Lower case Windows Keyboard = =Lower case Mac Keyboard [|lower case apple keyboard.doc]= media type="custom" key="9836193" =Coloured Windows Keyboard = =Coloured Mac Keyboard [|Mac colour keyboard.doc]= media type="custom" key="9836311" =Typing Practice Cards = media type="custom" key="9836395" =Home Keys = media type="custom" key="9836423" =Magic Line = media type="custom" key="9836431" =Finger Names = media type="custom" key="9836443" =Typing Tortoise = media type="custom" key="9836465" =Typing Cards Evaluation = media type="custom" key="9836475" =Typing Sentence Practice Cards = media type="custom" key="9836499" =Getting to know the Keyboard keys = media type="custom" key="9836509" =Typing Card Activities = media type="custom" key="9836519" =Keyboard Focus Cards = media type="custom" key="9836533" media type="custom" key="9836539" =Label the Computer = media type="custom" key="9836549"
 * enable you to upload PowerPoint, Word and PDF files
 * publish to wikis and blogs
 * allow you to have an online place to access your documents to be shared with others

Keyboard Websites =Start at level one and work your way up to Level four= || =Keyboard Climber= =See how high you can go. Make sure that you are using the correct fingers= || =Keyboarding Games for kids= =A great variety of keyboarding games for all levels= || =Blow up 3D meteors while learning and practicing the positions of the letters on the keyboard.= || =Typing Olympic= =Touch type full sentences in order to be an olympic typing champion= || =Typing Chef= =A fun game that will help you to practice touch typing while learning to be a chef= || =Fun game that let you type and type and type= || =Keyboarding= =Put the Keyboard together= || = Kids Typing Game= ||
 * =[[image:writingandpublishing/Dance_Mat.png width="263" height="193" link="@http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/"]]= || [[image:writingandpublishing/monkey.png width="247" height="190" link="@http://www.tvokids.com/framesets/play.html?game=222"]] || =[[image:2011-03-10_1601.png width="166" height="202" link="@http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html?utm_source=SpellingCity&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_term=keyboarding+games&utm_content=03Mar2011+SC+NL&utm_campaign=SC+Newsletter"]]= ||
 * =Dance Mat Typing=
 * [[image:http://games.sense-lang.org/images/meteor.jpg width="169" height="167" link="http://games.sense-lang.org/meteor.php"]] || [[image:http://games.sense-lang.org/images/typing-olympic.jpg width="169" height="167" link="http://games.sense-lang.org/olympia.php"]] || [[image:http://games.sense-lang.org/images/image-Typing-chef.jpg link="http://games.sense-lang.org/typingchefEN.php"]] ||
 * =Meteor Game=
 * [[image:http://games.sense-lang.org/images/type4ulife.jpg link="http://games.sense-lang.org/stairs.php?key=EN"]] || [[image:Screen_Shot_2011-08-05_at_2.57.39_PM.png width="217" height="166" link="@http://www.abcya.com/keyboard.htm"]] || [[image:Screen_Shot_2011-08-05_at_5.54.23_PM.png width="226" height="210"]] ||
 * =Type For Your Life=
 * [[image:Screen_Shot_2011-08-05_at_6.15.39_PM.png width="306" height="199" link="@http://abcya.com/cup_stack_typing_game.htm"]] ||  ||   ||
 * =Keyboard Cups Game= ||  ||   ||

= Time Wasting Kids and the Chronic Deleter = == =There is a very simple and effective solution to the problem of students who drag out the publishing or presenting of work on the computer...= = = = = =Do not fall for the 'I haven't finished.... I need to be on the computer again tomorrow!'= = = =Children very quickly decide that they don't like presenting 'half and half' work and will miraculously speed up and finish their work.=
 * 1) =You have 'X' amount of time to do this work=
 * 2) =If you do not finish it, you print it out and finish by hand=