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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keyboarding Dinosaur Endurance Exercise

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Can you type Pachycephalosaurus? Beginning keyboarders demonstrate basic keyboard typing skills by typing as many dinosaur names as they can in a two-minute time period.
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Interactive
Sensetype

How to Type: Keyboarding Tutorials

For Students 5th - 12th
Become an efficient typist who can easily perform online research, type assessments, and take online exams. With the link to a free keyboarding interactive website, any child will become a professional with their keyboarding skills.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Computer Basics and Appropriate Use

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
View this PowerPoint and go over the basic rules about computers. It is well-suited for all ages because the rules apply to all learners. Everyone benefits from knowing the terms for working with computers. But more importantly, make...
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Interactive
Dominic Szablewski

Z-Type Concepts: Typing, Basic Computer Skills, Keyboarding

For Students K - 8th
Your students will be typing faster than you in no time with the help of this fun game. Similar to the classic Atari game Space Invaders, students must type words to prevent space ships from attacking as they move from the top of the...
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Activity
Curated OER

Elementary Keyboarding Activities

For Teachers K - 6th Standards
Listen to the sound of children's fingers flying across their keyboards as they perform these fun typing lessons. From creating alphabet books and multimedia presentations to researching presidents and writing class newsletters, numerous...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Developing Accuracy on Keyboard

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Don't worry, just QWERTY! Pupils work to improve their typing speed and accuracy by completing online drills and charting their progress. Additionally, they create a how-to guide for proper keyboarding techniques. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keyboarding Lesson - U X P

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
It's time to type! Pupils engage in a basic lesson in elementary computer keyboarding. They locate and type letters u, x, and p. Additional practice includes key stroking technique and typing with continuity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keyboarding Lesson - R C

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners engage in a basic lesson in elementary computer keyboarding. They review the home row and the location of letters. Also, they practice conditioning and speed.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keyboarding Lesson - Period

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Pupils engage in a basic lesson in elementary computer keyboarding and using the period key. The drills can be done together as a class, following your oral instructions, or individually. Accuracy, not speed, is the main goal for beginners.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keyboarding: Formatting a Report Using MLA Style

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Keyboarding is one of the most basic skills needed to master modern technology, and it's also one of the most important. The class uses Century 21 Keyboarding and Information Processing to guide their hands in typing a report in the...
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Name Parts of a Computer and Terms for Interface Elements

For Teachers K - 2nd
Familiarize your young learners with the parts of a computer and some basic key terms relating to technology. As the teacher demonstrates using an LCD projector, class members practice moving a mouse, opening the Internet, typing in a...
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App
Flairify

TapTyping

For Students 2nd - 12th
Familiarize your pupils with how to type by tapping on a tablet screen. They will master the tablet keyboard with a set of lessons that get progressively more advanced. Track progress with a speed test every few lessons.
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Handout
Cincinnati Library

Computers for Beginner

For Students 2nd - 8th
The kids in your class are probably experts at navigating the computer, but do they know the difference between hardware and software? Teach computer skills to any level of computer user with a helpful reference sheet. It covers...
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Unit Plan
Queen of Heaven School

Computer Curriculum

For Teachers K - 8th
Need some extra resources to get your class computer savvy? How about several years' worth? Show pupils in K-8 a progression of proficiency in a series of computer lessons. Learners master the basics, then work with the Microsoft Office...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Word Processing Can Be Lots of Font!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Explore the basic functions of word processing programs. Young computer users practice deleting, inserting, and changing text. They experience using computer functions as they copy a required poem and complete various computer exercises....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction To Keyboarding

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students practice the basic typing position, and practice key stroking, spacing and return. They study to operate the home row letter keys and the basic service keys by touch.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keyboard Skills

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars are exposed to the basics of keyboarding. They use the keys for each hand without moving to the opposite sides of the keyboard. They also identify the enter/return key, the shift key, and the space bar. They recognize...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keyboarding - Word Processing Skills Relay

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students play relay game to practice word processing skills.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Words

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young writers identify and generate words using the strategies of phonics on the Making Words computer program. Words are typed instead of having to use tiles or paper. Extension activities such as playing the memory game, drawing...
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Lesson Plan
Education World

Halloween Tales

For Teachers K - 5th
Give your pupils different Halloween story starters and ask them to complete the tale. They use a word processing program to load, enter, save, and print text, recognize the benefits of word processing, and demonstrate proper keyboarding...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Formatting Fun

For Teachers K - 5th
Launch this instructional activity by saving the provided Formatting Fun template on your classroom or library computers. Young learners can then practice formatting basics for use in writing activities. Exercises include practice in...
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Lesson Plan
Texas Education Agency (TEA)

Developing Speed (Alpha, Numeric, and Keypad)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Hurry up! Pupils practice developing speed on a keyboard, participating in a series of drills to improve efficiency. After tracking their progress, they create an electronic guide about proper keyboarding techniques. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"Newimals"

For Teachers 9th - 12th
It's fun to dream up crazy or new types of animals. Let your learners' dream animals become a reality by engaging them in a fun photo manipulation activity that requires them to synthesize two images, match colors, textures, and shapes...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

All Aboard!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research the history and background of snowboarding as well as the two main types of competition; the Giant Slalom and the Halfpipe. They find the schedule of past and future events and plot the locations of as many of these...