2007-02-12 14:26:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
I use a program called Microtype in my classroom. We have also used UltraKeys at my school.
2007-02-12 14:52:42 · answer #1 · answered by geekteacher1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can teach keyboarding without any software...been doing it for years. It takes a lot of work to do it properly.
Sitting up straight, curving the fingers correctly and not looking at the keys are important. And it takes constant guidance from the teacher to keep students on task.
Lots of lessons can involved getting them to keep their eyes on the book, not the screen, which is important for speed.
Practice makes permanent, not perfect.... so teach them the correct techniques the first time around!!
2007-02-12 22:55:52 · answer #2 · answered by kiki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i teach keyboarding skills to middle schoolers. we use a thorough, individually paced program called Applied Microtype. the students usually make gains of about 20-30 words per minute faster during the course of these 20 lessons and they make fewer errors and use the right fingers for the keys. it's great. you as the teacher walk around looking at their posture, fingering, etc.
2007-02-12 15:11:51 · answer #3 · answered by outtahere 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when i was a kid i used "Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" and i've seen that lately there's new versions of it out. worked pretty good for me
2007-02-12 14:34:31 · answer #4 · answered by ItsThatGuy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋