Keyboarding Lessons 11 - 20 & More
During the week of November 2nd most of you will be working on Lessons 11 - 20. In fact, by now most of you are around Lesson 15, and some of you already completed all the Alphabetic Keyboarding Lessons and are working on the Skill Builder Lessons. I'm hoping that by the end of the week all these 20 Lessons are completed, printed and in your binders.
I insist though, if you feel that you MUST repeat some of the Lessons, you're still not using all the right fingers, have difficulty finding keys, are not using "muscle memory" (Touch Typing Technique), feel free to do so. Practice makes perfect, like they say, and you must practice a lot to become a good accurate typist. Pay attention to your backspacing habits. The goal for timings is: at least 35 gwam with less than 6 errors and less than 6 backspaces. Those of you who already mastered this can set a higher goal for yourselves.
When you move on to the Skill Builder Lessons, please remember that you MUST complete all these lessons (Lessons A - T: 20 lessons) first with Focus: Accuracy and then with Focus: Speed. Check the bottom (window showing all the Keyboarding Skill Builder Lessons) and click Focus: Speed if you don't see "Focus: Accuracy." These Lessons also have 5 two-minute Assessments (Timings) that you NEED to print. Repeat them if you make too many mistakes. Don't feel bad repeating exercises or timings.
I also need you to work on your Timed Writings (and repeat them as well) to improve your technique and accuracy. If after completing the 20 Alphabetic Keyboarding Lessons you still have difficulties doing these "Timed Writings" (Writings 1 - 13) you must certainly repeat some of the keyboarding lessons and practice at home. There are many free Keyboarding Programs online. You can also go to the site mentioned in my previous entry for Typing Tutorials.
Timed Writings: There are 13 Timed Writings (Timings) - you can practice these selecting 1, 2 and 3 minutes. Depending on your typing skills you can challenge yourselves to the higher timings up to 5 minutes. You may also try the 20 or 30 seconds options. I like these Timed Writings because it shows me how many times you're backspacing. All these 13 timings must be completed by December 21st (I must find them in your binders). I prefer to see that you repeated them several times using different times. By this date (12/21/10) you will print for me the Timed Writings Report (go to Reports in MicroType's Menu Bar and select "Timed Writings."
On Fridays you may play some of the Keyboarding Games, besides catching up with Keyboarding Lessons and Timed Writings. I will leave you several assignments while I'm at KAIROS XX (November 9 - 12); but I also need you to cooperate with my Substitute and continue with your Lessons. Challenge yourself!
Depending on how everyone is doing with their lessons we may have the "Small Business Adventurers -SBA- Project" during the month of December. Thanks for your cooperation and consideration!
I insist though, if you feel that you MUST repeat some of the Lessons, you're still not using all the right fingers, have difficulty finding keys, are not using "muscle memory" (Touch Typing Technique), feel free to do so. Practice makes perfect, like they say, and you must practice a lot to become a good accurate typist. Pay attention to your backspacing habits. The goal for timings is: at least 35 gwam with less than 6 errors and less than 6 backspaces. Those of you who already mastered this can set a higher goal for yourselves.
When you move on to the Skill Builder Lessons, please remember that you MUST complete all these lessons (Lessons A - T: 20 lessons) first with Focus: Accuracy and then with Focus: Speed. Check the bottom (window showing all the Keyboarding Skill Builder Lessons) and click Focus: Speed if you don't see "Focus: Accuracy." These Lessons also have 5 two-minute Assessments (Timings) that you NEED to print. Repeat them if you make too many mistakes. Don't feel bad repeating exercises or timings.
I also need you to work on your Timed Writings (and repeat them as well) to improve your technique and accuracy. If after completing the 20 Alphabetic Keyboarding Lessons you still have difficulties doing these "Timed Writings" (Writings 1 - 13) you must certainly repeat some of the keyboarding lessons and practice at home. There are many free Keyboarding Programs online. You can also go to the site mentioned in my previous entry for Typing Tutorials.
Timed Writings: There are 13 Timed Writings (Timings) - you can practice these selecting 1, 2 and 3 minutes. Depending on your typing skills you can challenge yourselves to the higher timings up to 5 minutes. You may also try the 20 or 30 seconds options. I like these Timed Writings because it shows me how many times you're backspacing. All these 13 timings must be completed by December 21st (I must find them in your binders). I prefer to see that you repeated them several times using different times. By this date (12/21/10) you will print for me the Timed Writings Report (go to Reports in MicroType's Menu Bar and select "Timed Writings."
On Fridays you may play some of the Keyboarding Games, besides catching up with Keyboarding Lessons and Timed Writings. I will leave you several assignments while I'm at KAIROS XX (November 9 - 12); but I also need you to cooperate with my Substitute and continue with your Lessons. Challenge yourself!
Depending on how everyone is doing with their lessons we may have the "Small Business Adventurers -SBA- Project" during the month of December. Thanks for your cooperation and consideration!
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