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My name is Tammy Newell and I am the new technology teacher at Nokomis Montessori. We are off to a wonderful start in technology; I am really enjoying my time here. The students are enthused and excited about our new computer lab.
Using the ISTE NET standards, we have a busy year planned. As you probably know, technology is advancing daily so we want to make sure students are gaining knowledge and moving forward. Technology will become a vital part of their future, improving their productivity in the classroom.
We are moving toward a paperless world. Today Keyboarding, the manipulation of the computer keyboard by touch type, is necessary to communicate and export information. If correct techniques are taught with initial computer use and progressively added each year, the level of keyboarding ability is continually strengthened (Davidson and Kochman, 1996).
E2 Students are learning proper skills for keyboarding:
o Hands on home keys
o Use quick-snap keystrokes with minimum hand motion
o Keep fingers curved and upright over the home keys
o Posture
o Eyes on monitor or text
There are several studies being done on the expectation of wpm, but according to studies done by ISTE, students should be typing at the speed of 15wpm by the end of 4th grade, which means 25wpm by the end of 6th.
Students will also get some time at the end of 3 class periods a week to practice their keyboarding.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me: Tammy.Newell@spps.org
References and links:
http://keyboarding.wordpress.com/category/dr-zs-ideas/
http://keyboarding.wordpress.com/dr-zs-opinion/
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007_Standards.pdf
Davidson, L. and Kochmann, B. (1996, February). Integrating Technology Into the Elementary Curriculum. Business Education Forum, 50 (3), 26-29.Erthal, M. (1996).
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