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Resources for Keyboarding Instruction and Practice Office of Academics and Transformation – Language Arts/Reading/ ESOL Reading Wonders: Writers Workspace RESOURCES TITLE: Computer Literacy: Keyboarding Skills TYPE: DESCRIPTION: A computer literacy lesson that focuses on keyboarding skills. GRADES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 TEACHING LEVEL: On Grade Level CONCEPTS: Reading, Literature, and Language Arts > Research Process and Study Skills > Use technology > Demonstrate basic keyboarding skills Reading Wonders: Writer’s Workspace This component can be used as a standalone component. Students can type their answer to the Districted Developed Constructed Item, via a fully functional word processing tool. Students can access this component through their student portals at school or at home and can save their work. http://lessons.elearningforkids.org/efk/Courses/EN/Advanced_Keyboarding/module1/login.htm Learning for Kids Keyboarding Skills ELearning for Kids Keyboarding Skills is an interactive typing tutor where your child can participate in the TypeEChi Virtual Typing Tournament. In this tournament, your child will earn medals and trophies as they move through the Bronze, Gold, and Silver arenas all while learning to type. The TypeEChi Tournament contains 10 interactive typing games that can be unlocked by moving through each of the different arenas. If your child successfully completes all of the arenas and games, they will win a certificate and become a TypeEChi Grandmaster!

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Resources for Keyboarding Instruction and Practice

Office of Academics and Transformation – Language Arts/Reading/ ESOL  

Reading Wonders: Writers Workspace RESOURCES TITLE: Computer Literacy: Keyboarding Skills TYPE:  DESCRIPTION: A computer literacy lesson that focuses on keyboarding skills. GRADES: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 TEACHING LEVEL: On Grade Level CONCEPTS: Reading, Literature, and Language Arts > Research Process and Study Skills > Use technology > Demonstrate basic keyboarding skills   

Reading Wonders: Writer’s Workspace This component can be used as a stand‐alone component.   Students can type their answer to the Districted Developed Constructed Item, via a fully functional word processing tool.  Students can access this component through their student portals at school or at home and can save their work.         

 http://lessons.e‐learningforkids.org/efk/Courses/EN/Advanced_Keyboarding/module1/login.htm   

Learning for Kids Keyboarding Skills ‐ E‐Learning for Kids Keyboarding Skills is an interactive typing tutor where your child can participate in the Type‐E‐Chi Virtual Typing Tournament. In this tournament, your child will earn medals and trophies as they move through the Bronze, Gold, and Silver arenas all while learning to type. The Type‐E‐Chi Tournament contains 10 interactive typing games that can be  unlocked by moving through each of the different arenas. If your child successfully completes all of the arenas and games, they will win a certificate and become a Type‐E‐Chi Grandmaster! 

     

Resources for Keyboarding Instruction and Practice

Office of Academics and Transformation – Language Arts/Reading/ ESOL  

     http://www.powertyping.com/  PowerTyping.com ‐ PowerTyping.com in an online typing tutor for kids or adults that includes 13 timed typing lessons for both QWERTY and DVORAK keyboards. A words‐per‐minute goal can be set for each lesson, and most lessons include a radio player at the bottom to encourage a rhythmic pattern while typing. PowerTyping.com also includes a series of 5 typing games to make learning to type more exciting for children.