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Be sure to use the links below to practice typing at home. Remember to follow the Top Ten Typing Tips and give your fingers a rest after about 15 minutes.
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Help remind your students to use the proper typing positions while on the computer. If you are currently using a public computer you may wish to print the picture of the keyboard below to take home. This way students can practice at home. |
If your school does not currently have a typing program you may want to use one of the links below for some simple yet effective typing activities.
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Check out some of our favorite Typing Sites!
| Dance Mat Typing |
| Spider Typer |
| Type Master |
| Speedy Typer |
| Sky Words |
| Growing with Technology |
| Level 2 Typing With Booker |
| Level 3 Typing with Carmen |
| Level 4 Typing with Dwanyne |
| Level 5 Typing with Yasmin |
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Perfect Typing Position! |
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Photo Retrieved from Google Images |
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Top 10 Typing Tips |
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Sit 3 inches away from computer |
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Back not touching chair |
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Leaning slightly forward |
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Hands on “home row” |
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Eyes on monitor |
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Feet flat on floor |
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Elbows tucked in |
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Wrists flat |
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Strive for speed
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Strive for accuracy |
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This picture shows how to place your fingers on the Home Row keys. A S D F J K L ; |
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Printable keyboards for home use!
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Last Revised January 6, 2006
Copyright 2006, Lisa McKenna. All rights reserved.
Computer Clip Art Retrieved September 29, 2006, from Google Images.
Growing With Technology Retrieved October 18, 2006, from http://growing.course.com/index.html
Dance Mat Typing Retrieved October 18, 2006, from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/flash/stage1.shtml
Computer Lab for Kids Retrieved October 18, 2006, from http://www.computerlab.kids.new.net/keyboarding.htm