Unit 2: Keyboarding

MSBCS-BCSIII-1: Students will reinforce keyboarding techniques.

Essential Questions: Why is it important for you to learn how to type? How is this going to help you in the real world?

Agenda for Wednesday, March 26, 2014:

• Today, you will continue with the beginner courses in the typing program.
• IF you think you could get a 100 (30 NET wpm) without completing the remaining courses, you may TEST OUT TODAY! You must make a 100 in order to test out. You may take the test as many times as you need in order to get the desired score.
• After testing out, you may compete against your peers by creating an account in NitroType. See Mrs. Jones to set up a race!
• Those people who do not test out today will continue have to continue with the typing program and the other students will not.

Agenda for Friday, March 21, 2014:

• 8th Grade Field Trip to UNG

Agenda for Thursday, March 20, 2014:

• Continue with the beginner courses in the typing program.
• In order to test out, you must do the following:

1. Complete ALL beginner courses
2. Complete the first two intermediate courses (You may complete more if you want)
   
3. Take another typing test - Here is how the test will be scored - 
   (Gross Speed - Errors = Net Speed):

• 100 = 30 NET wpm
• 95 = 25-29 NET wpm
• 90 = 23-24 NET wpm
• 85 = 21-22 NET wpm
• 80 = 19-20 NET wpm
• 75 = 17-18 NET wpm
• 70 = 15-16 NET wpm
• 65 = 13-14 NET wpm
• 60 = <13 NET wpm

***IF YOU GET FINISHED BEFORE OTHERS***
You can race ME or other class members in NitroType!
Consider the challenge issued! :)

Agenda for Wednesday, March 19, 2014:

• 8th Grade Step Up Day - No Class

Agenda for Tuesday, March 18, 2014:

• Please log in to your Edmodo account and take the "So You Think You Know Basic Technology?!?" Quiz. This will count as a formative.
• Typing Test - Mrs. Jones will explain how to do this! Just come and see me before you take this. This is just a pre-test and will not count this time.
• Work on finishing all beginner courses of the typing program. 
• You should be finished with this by Friday at the latest. 
• You can take another typing test after every lesson is finished to see what kind of progress you have made.
• You will take a typing test that WILL count after you have completed all beginner courses.