"Mapping to the K Drive"

You can now map to the K (network) drive. Please remember the following steps:

1. Open the Labserver icon on your desktop
2. Go to Tools > Map Network Drive
3. Select "K" from the list of letters (on the window that pops up)
4. Go to Browse and find the Microsoft Network Drive > Sba > Labserver > Keyboarding (1)
5. Once Keyboarding (1) is highlighted > click OK
6. Click finish on the window showing the K drive.
7. Close all open windows
8. Open your MicroType 4 Program
9. You should see a list of names on the left and "All Classes" on the right, select your period number (second, eighth or ninth)
10. Find your name and double-click on it. Instead of your regular password we are temporarily entering the word "password". I will let you know when you'll be able to enter your log-in password.

Please remember to copy (type or write) the ergonomic tips and techniques mentioned in the lessons of your Keyboarding Program. It is your responsibility to copy these notes. These material will be included in quizzes and tests.

If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me.

Keyboarding Classes 2007-2008

Welcome Class! First you will learn about "Ergonomics" and "Ergonomists" and their importance. Make sure you understand what these terms mean. Also a little bit of history about the keyboard. Who invented the "Type Writer" and the "QWERTY" Keyboard? Why is the layout of the keyboard the way it is?

You will also learn about the Home Row Keys and which is the correct "fingering" - which fingers type which keys.

We will review some important "Computer Concepts": What is a Computer? What is Hardware? What is Software? What are Input Devices? What are Output Devices? What are Processing Devices? What are Storage Devices?

We will start with the first MicroType Keyboarding Lessons (Lessons 1 - 20) - "Alphabetic Keyboarding". Initially, you will enter these lessons as a "Guest"; until the system allows us to connect to the Labserver properly and you can then be able to enter the program as a "User". Take these lessons seriously; they will teach you to type the proper way and use the right fingers. At first, you will concentrate in "accuracy" (not speed). As you become better at typing, you will start working on "speed". Remember: the first goal in Keyboarding Class is to learn the Home Row Keys and to learn to type accurately.

QUIZ: Thursday, September 20, 2007 (will include what you have learned in class up to Wednesday, September 19, 2007)

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me. Communication is important!