Keyboarding Assignments

Keyboarding Assignments

NOTICE: Mrs. Walters is serving this year as Technology Facilitator at WMMS, and does not have students using this site. She has received requests to leave the teacher site online as an example for middle school teachers who wish to develop their own site. It will not be maintained on a weekly basis.

Classroom Activities May 25- June 2

Warm Up Each Day in Microtype

Monday: Keyboarding Competitions
Tuesday: Keyboarding in PowerPoint
Wednesday: Keyboarding in PowerPoint
Thursday: Keyboarding in PowerPoint
Friday: Fun with Desktop Publishing ~8th Grade Awards Day ~ GEMS on team
Monday: Fun with Desktop Publishing ~ 6th & 7th Grade Awards Day
Tuesday: No School Today - Summer Vacation is Here!!!

Home Assignments:

You will only have homework if you do not complete an assignment in class.

Tests will be announced several days in advance. In addition to studying your notes, test your knowledge and take a "self-test" in QuizLab. (Log-in on the left-hand side of this page. Check your agenda or the quizlab file in your home directory to get your Student ID number and password.) If you can make 100 in QuizLab, you will certainly "ace" the classroom tests. Note: When you are taking the practice tests, you may take it as many times as you wish, but keep in mind that the computer will put the correct answer in a different place each time! :-)

Click here and learn new keys at home if you are sick. These lessons are similar to our school lessons.

Make-up Work:

Absences from school should be kept to a minimum as short-cut formatting features are presented everyday in all classes, and finding time to complete assignments may be difficult. If it is necessary for you to be away from school, it is best to make arrangements to complete make-up work before school. Our class opens each morning from 7:50 - 8:10 for make-up and tutoring time. If you are unable to arrive early, you will need to schedule make-up time with me in advance, as frequently I have afternoon meetings, etc.

Keyboarding & Computer Literacy General Information

Keyboarding is a necessary skill for everyone to survive in today's "computerized" society; therefore, it is required for all WMMS students. If you are entering West Millbrook as a sixth grader, you will be automatically signed up to take keyboarding as one of your two semester electives. If you are enrolling in a year-long elective such as band, orchestra, or curriculum assistance, you will take a shortened course during the half period immediately before or after lunch. In keyboarding you'll learn much more than touch-typing and technique, you'll also learn about basic computer components and how a computer works, along with a quick introduction to database and spreadsheet software. If you have had computer experience with word processing and keyboarding in elementary school, you will soon discover that there is much more to learn. You'll discover an assortment of new word processing tips and tricks that you can use for the rest of your life!

Competency Objectives for the Middle Grades Keyboarding course include:

Describe the purpose, components, and use of a computer system.

Use the touch method in operating the keyboard and numeric keypad.

Produce straight-copy materials accurately using correct techniques.

Fundamental document processing (word processing)

Proofread and correct errors in keyed copy.

Key simple business and personal documents in acceptable format.

Key simple reports and supporting documents.

Keyboarding composition skills, to include composing sentences,
paragraphs, and documents at a keyboard.