Ultimate Guide to Keyboarding: Middle School

3 grades 71 pages, 7 unique assessments, 5 templates, 40 images. Common Core-compliant, the Ultimate Guide to Keyboarding in the Classroom: Middle School (digital delivery only) prepares students for the demands of a tech-infused classroom. It is designed to be taught in the computer lab or as a shared responsibility–multiple teachers reinforce keyboarding skills. Here’s what you get:

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a comprehensive approach to teaching keyboarding–lots of detail, numerous illustrations so it’s easily understood even by teachers who don’t teach tech for a living. Rich in detail so everyone can understand it.

supports Common Core needs in the form of yearly testing and Standards requirements for a tech-infused classroom

detailed timeline of what to introduce when. Starts weekly and moves to monthly as teachers become more comfortable with how to integrate keyboarding into their classroom

can be used with or without optional student workbooks and videos. All three products are fully aligned so students and teacher are at the same point any moment in time.

The book includes:

Overview of the book, keyboarding and philosophy

Big Idea behind the book

Who needs this book

How to use the book

Equipment requirements

Assessments

Research

Why Learn Keyboarding

Common Core alignment

Body/Hand position

Finger exercises

Problem solving

Templates

Monthly checklists to be sure students are completing what they need to know

Yearly checklist to be sure students are ready for the next keyboarding year

Each lesson includes;

Vocabulary

Homework

Materials

Activities

Steps

Images (where available)

Websites (where used)