Items in Classroom Area: Keyboarding
Keyboarding Proficiency Testing
February 2, 2012
Students will have the opportunity to pass a proficiency test of keyboarding skill to become exempt from taking the class. This test will be open to all students planning to graduate from Newark Catholic who have not yet received their Keyboarding credit. The three available test dates will be Monday, March 13 – Wednesday, March 15, 2012 at Newark Catholic in room 201 from 3:15-4:15 pm each day. Students interested in taking the test must contact Mr. Smith at Newark Catholic (by email: rjsmith
laca
org) no later than Friday, March 9, 2012. Please specify which of the three dates you would like to schedule for your test.
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Keys we’ve learned
August 29, 2011
Here is a list of which keys are learned during each lesson. This information will be handy when you are reviewing for quizzes throughout the quarter.
| Lesson Number |
Letters Learned |
|
Lesson Number |
Letters Learned |
| 1 |
A S D F J K L ; (space bar) |
|
11 |
B Y |
| 2 |
H E |
|
12 |
(REVIEW) |
| 3 |
I R |
|
13 |
M X |
| 4 |
(REVIEW) |
|
14 |
P V |
| 5 |
O T |
|
15 |
Q , (comma) |
| 6 |
N G |
|
16 |
(REVIEW) |
| 7 |
(left shift) . (period) |
|
17 |
Z : (colon) |
| 8 |
(REVIEW) |
|
18 |
(caps lock) ? |
| 9 |
U C |
|
19 |
(tab) |
| 10 |
W (right shift) |
|
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Typing Practice
August 29, 2011
For those of you who want some extra practice at home, remember to ask for the removable stickers so you can cover your keys at home. I also have worksheets that focus on the keys we are currently learning.
If you want to practice the specific letters or try different games, go to www.FreeTypingGame.net
Practice Sheets you can print for home:
Lessons 1-5
Lessons 6-10
Lessons 11-15
Lessons 16-19
Welcome to Keyboarding
August 19, 2011
Welcome to Mr. Smith’s 2011 – 2012 Keyboarding Class.
This is the initial entry for this class in the “Classroom Connections” blog. You can look forward to more communications from Mr. Smith throughout the year.
