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:
You can race ME or other class members in NitroType!
Consider the challenge issued! :)
- Continue with the beginner courses in the typing program.
- In order to test out, you must do the following:
- Complete ALL beginner courses
- Complete the first two intermediate courses (You may complete more if you want)
- 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
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.