I have succesfully taught keyboarding by dividing the class into groups.
For Grades 3-8, I would start with a lesson on some library skill, dividde
the class then each time we met one group would be doing keybording skill
and the other would be working on whatever the project was. I made sure
that the project was mutipart and interesting. For example : I had a class
research who, where, what and how much it wold cost to have a birthday or
anniversary party. They used the phone book ( for caterers, entertainment,
party houses, etc.), Etiquet books for manners and party hints,
encyclopedias for background on birthday and/or anniversary elebrations
around the world, etc. Then the grop would get as much info at home as they
could - call placec for rpices, etc. They even had to do a menu and get the
costs of food. Then they would write up their full plan. Meanwhile, I
alternated the grops doing research with the group doing keyboarding -
Monday group one, Tuesday group two, etc.
We did research projects on : celebrations, purchasing and raising a pet,
wild animals, poetry, tall tales, fairy tales...
I kept the groups going all year, after keyboarding we did Internet serches
and using databases.
K-2 Could read quietly or do a small project at the activity center while
the rest did keyboarding. I would read a short story to K two times a week
and have activites centers for them the rest of the week. Grades 1 and 2
would get a chapter of a story each day, then the groups. They loved it.
The kids didn't mind that they could only do computer stuff on certain days.
In fact, I think it helped as I could keep the grops small enough to hep
those who were hesitant or needed individual help.
By the way, I didn 't have any help - no aid, no asistant. Class sizes
ranged from 19 - 29. They knew if they didn't behave, they would be in
trouble with me and their teacher. Also, if the class got too rowdy,
everyone had to sit still - no talking, no reading, no computer- nothing.
They actually helped to police themselves.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cheryl King" <cherylk@ITE.NET>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, September 07, 2003 3:14 AM
Subject: Target: Can keyboarding be taught in a classroom w/only 3-5
computers?
> Our school no longer has a computer lab, and efforts are being made
> to place computers in the individual classrooms. We would like to
> teach our students keyboarding, but will only have 3-4 computers in
> each classroom. In your school's experience, is it feasible to teach
> a class basic keyboarding with so few computers? Have your teachers
> been able to successfully juggle students' alternating between
> keyboarding programs and other activities? (I know the ideal
> solution would be to purchase a class set of the keyboard/small
> screen combos for teachers to share among their classes , but that is
> not possible now. However, your recommendations on those would also
> be appreciated.)
> --
> Cheryl King, Librarian
> Agana Heights Elementary School
> 350 Joseph Cruz Aveneue, Agana Heights, Guam 96910
> Telephone: 671-477-3550 (w.) 671-563-1005(h.)
> Fax: 671-563-1006
> E-mail: cherylk@ite.net
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