Lessons In Keywords - Alphasmart NEO2 SmartApplet User Manual

L e s s o n s i n K e y W o r d s
1. Use the Posture and Wrist Placement overhead transparency to show the
correct typing posture and wrist placement. Have students sit at their
desks with their NEOs and demonstrate the correct posture and wrist
placement. Monitor students, helping them make needed adjustments.
2. Use the Key Strike overhead transparency to explain how to strike the
keys. Have students demonstrate and practice striking the keys.
(Students can use AlphaWord Plus on their NEOs to practice striking
keys.) Monitor students, helping them make needed adjustments.
3. Use the Home Row Keys overhead transparency to show the home row
keys. Have students place their fingers on the home row keys and
practice typing a s d f and then j k l ;. Repeat several times until students
can strike the home row keys correctly.
4. Use the Finger Zones overhead transparency to show students the
keyboard zones for each finger. Have students practice striking another
key with one finger and then returning that finger to the home row key.
Practice with several fingers. Monitor students, helping them make
needed adjustments.
5. Show students how to strike
enter
strikes and then returns to the home row key. Either thumb is used
space bar
to strike
bar
and returning to the correct home row key. Monitor students, helping
them make needed adjustments.
6. Explain to students that
next line and that
7. Review the basics of sitting properly, using correct wrist placement,
striking the keys, and always returning to the home row keys.
The following tables list the lessons provided in KeyWords. Each table shows
the keys introduced in the lesson, the words and word patterns learned, and
the passing criteria for testing (based on the default goals—see page 5-13).
Keys introduced none
Words learned none
Patterns none
Passing criteria 0 WPM
enter space bar
and
. Have students practice striking
enter
moves the cursor to the beginning of the
space bar
inserts a space between words.
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Lessons in KeyWords

. The right little finger
enter space
and
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