Key Words In Alpha Smart Manager; What Is Keywords - Alphasmart NEO 2 User Manual

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KeyWords is a SmartApplet that runs on NEOs. KeyWords helps students
develop basic keyboarding skills using fun and interesting lessons.
This is how teachers use KeyWords on NEOs:
1. Teachers add up to eight students to KeyWords on each NEO. Do not add
the same student to more than one NEO to avoid confusion in reports.
2. For each set of keys that students learn, they progress through these
steps:
• Learn new keys in small combinations (ASKL, DJF, TH, and so on)
• Build accuracy and speed with practice passages
• Take accuracy and speed tests
3. Teachers check student and class progress using reports on the NEO, in
AlphaSmart Manager, or in Renaissance Place.
To find out more about how to add students and how students complete
lessons, refer to the NEO and NEO 2 SmartApplets User Manual on your
NEO Documentation CD.
In AlphaSmart Manager, you can do the following with KeyWords data from
NEOs:
• Collect information about students' progress in KeyWords from all
connected NEOs.
• Create reports that you can print and save.
• Synchronize KeyWords information with Renaissance Place so you can
view comprehensive reports in KeyWords RP, including diagnostic and
schoolwide summary reports.
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