PERIOD 7

DR. ZYLAK

We will complete our numbers during the month of October. All of you are doing great in typing the alphabet without looking and without errors in 10 seconds or less; but can you do numbers from 1 to 20 with a space in 20 seconds or less? Good luck. We will go up to the end of Lesson 17 approximately this month and get to Microtype 12 and GCAK up to the Caps key! If all goes well, we’ll do a Halloween typing contest for extra credit and learn about the Number Expression Rules! Good luck and keep up the great work!

PREREQUISITE: NONE GRADES 9-12
½ Credit

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Keyboarding is devoted primarily to the alphabetic, numeric, and basic symbol keyboarding skills by the touch method. Basic formatting of memoranda and simple business and personal letters will be practiced. Speed and accuracy on the keyboard is emphasized. Proofreading, centering, spelling, writing, and grammar skills will be practiced.

I. BASIC OBJECTIVES

A. To have the student achieve sufficient touch keyboarding skills to use
the computer as a basic communications tool in the preparation of
personal and school papers.

B. To attain the best keyboarding skill according to business standards.

C. To review and improve basic English skills of:

1. punctuation
2. spelling
3. proofreading
a. Review Games
1. Flyswatter
2. Baseball
b. Mystery Word Match
4. grammar
5. writing
a. Bio-Poem
b. Sequential Roundtable Alphabet to remember
English Rules and practice keyboard
c. KWL for English Rules
d. Found Poetry
e. Journal Writing using the Computer

II. COURSE CONTENT

A. Phase I is devoted to learning to operate letter keys and punctuation; to
operate basic service keys and build correct techniques. Some computer
terminology will be learned.

B. Phase II is devoted to improving keyboarding techniques through speed,
accuracy, and learning figure and symbol keys.

C. Phase III is devoted to centering, formatting, typing personal, personal/business and business letters, envelopes, and increase speed
while decreasing errors during production.

III. RESOURCES UTILIZED

A. KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING FOR WINDOWS
7TH ED., Scot Ober, PHD, Rober Poland, PHD, Robert Hanson, EDD, Albert Rossetti, EDD, Jack Johnson, PHD, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 1997.

B. TYPERIGHT, Barron Enterprises, 1984.

IV. COURSE REQUIREMENTS

A. Students are expected to complete all assignments; if a student is absent,it is his/her responsibility to make-up the work missed outside of class time.

B. A student may redo any timing or daily work (excluding tests/quizzes) for
a better grade if done outside of classtime.

V. PROCEDURES

A. A new lesson will be introduced each day.

B. An achievement test will be given mid-way through the semester.

C. Grading Procedure:

1. ¼ Grade is on Timings
2. ¼ Grade is on Tests/Quizzes
3. ¼ Grade is on Technique
4. ¼ Grade is on Daily Work