WELCOME TO KEYBOARDING BOOT CAMP

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WELCOME TO KEYBOARDINGBOOT CAMP!

• By Mrs. Whiteford

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What is keyboarding?

• The act of placing information into various types
  of equipment using a typewriter like keyboard.
• Keyboard emphasizes input.
• Keyboarding produces a document which appears on
  a monitor and can be modified and stored in
  memory for access later.

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Why is it important I learn?

• Teachers and parents agree that effective
  computer use is a requisite outcome for all
  students. In order to accomplish this required
  level of computer competence, a productive
  computer keyboarding skill is essential.

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Why do we need to learn?

• Students must be ready to work with the
  technological world ahead of them!
  
  
  
  
  
  

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What you will learn

• Description Students will learn the home keys on
  the computer keyboard, the rest of the alphabet
  keys, and the number keys.

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POSTURE

• Keep your back straight and lean slightly
  forward.
• Face keyboard squarely.
• Be a hand span distance away.
• Align center of the body with J key.

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AVOID THE COMPUTER SLUMP!
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Hands and wrists

• Gently rest fingers on Home Row.
• Fingers should be slightly curved.
• Snap the keys, do not press them slowly.
• Keep the fingers close to the keys with the pad
  of the finger square on each key.
• Learn to anchor on the Home Row

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HOME ROW
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Home Keys

• To increase typing speed keep fingers on the home
  keys.
• The home keys are in the middle of letters on the
  keyboard
• A, S, D, F, J, K, L,
• and semicolon

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WRISTS

• Try to keep your wrists straight and level with
  your lower arms while you type. Avoid bending
  your wrists too much as it makes it harder for
  your fingers to work and could hurt your wrist
  over time. Some kids like wrist rests in front of
  keyboards to help keep their wrists straight, but
  don't rest on them while typing.

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Wrists Dos and Donts
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ARMS

• Keep your arms relaxed and elbows close keep
  shoulders relaxed.

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FEET

• Keep feet flat on the floor.

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EYES AND MONITOR

• The computer monitor (screen) should be right in
  front of you and a little lower than your eyes.
• Looking up can cause shoulder, neck pain and a
  headache.

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Take a break!

• Time can fly when you are having fun on the
  computer! It is important that you take a break
  from the computer and do other things during the
  day.
• It is recommended that you break at least every
  30 minutes of straight computer work.
• Get up stretch, take a walk, exercise or eat a
  healthy snack to get energy.

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Your eyes also need a break!

• Pay attention to your eyes. If they hurt that
  means they needa break from the monitor too.
• Look away for a few seconds and focus on
  something else.

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• Cyberspace and other computer uses can be
  educational and fun, but nothing compares to
  adventures and activities in the "real world".
  Don't get lost in cyberspace . . . get out and
  explore the world around you.

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HEALTH

• It is important to eat good foods and exercise.
  Staying healthy will allow you more time to enjoy
  a variety of activities including using your
  computer.

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• Our class will be engaging in a two week
  keyboarding program where we will practice for 20
  minutes a day in school.
• It is important that you also practice at home to
  reinforce the skills learned at school.