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Keyboarding I Syllabus
KeyboardGraphic
Keyboard Quiz
| Goal wam | A | B | C | D |
| 16 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| 18 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
| 20 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 17 |
| 25 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 21 |
| 27 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 23 |
20 December 2017 — Keyboarding I Final
15 December 2017 — Keyboarding I Final Review
Timed Writing 9 2-minute timed writing –
Goal — 25 WAM (Words A Minute)
Please follow the Study Guide. You do
NOT have to print out anything except page 1 of the timed writing and any notes you take
you will be able to use on the Final next week.
Spend the balance of the time in Skill Builder — Lessons S and T will be extra credit!
14 December 2017 — Lesson 36 Table Layout
and Design
Launch Word and complete Tables 3 and 4 in Lesson 36. Be sure to read and follow
the directions given. Some of the tables are modifications of the tables you created last class.
Spend the balance of the time in MicroType Skill Builder. You should be through Lesson P.
12 December 2017 — Lesson 35 Table Basics
Assignment: 2-minute Timed Writing 7 –
NO errors eligible for EXTRA CREDIT
Goal "C" — 20 WAM (Words A Minute)
Complete the following tables (beginning on page 101)
Lesson 35 Table 1, Lesson 35 Table 2, Lesson 35 Table 3.
Spend the balance of time in MicroType Skill Building — you should be through
Lesson P.
06-08 December 2017 — Office Features 4
Submit Activity 9 and Activity 10 to TurnItIn.
Spend balance of time in MicroType Skill Building — you should be through
Lesson N & O.
04 December 2017 — Lesson 33 Unbound Report
— Skill Builder–Lesson M
Assignment:
Key in and format the poem, The New Colossus" by Emma Lazarus, following the formatting
instructions listed on page 91 of the text.
Finish keying in Lesson 33 Report 1
according to the directions on Page 92 of text. Apply the appropriate style to the title
and use the format painter to apply the character styles to paragraph headings.
Upload your report to TurnItIn when finished and then work on Skill Building through Lesson M.
Pay attention to the details! Styles will make things easier when it comes to
formating.
30 November 2017 — Lesson 32 Unbound Report
— Skill Builder–Lesson L
Assignment: 2-minute Timed Writing 8 –
NO errors eligible for EXTRA CREDIT
Goal "C" — 20 WAM (Words A Minute)
Pay attention to the details! Styles will make things easier when it comes to
formating.
The title of the report is formatted using the Title style. The side headings are keyed at the left margin
and formatted using the Heading 1 style.
Upload your report to TurnItIn when finished and then work on Skill Building through Lesson L.
Pay attention to the details! Styles will make things easier when it comes to
formating.
28 November 2017 — Lesson 31
Unbound Report Model — Skill Builder–Lesson H
Assignment: Read page 86 of the text and look at the model on page 87.
Use Word to key in model on page 87. The title and side headings are formatted
using styles (found on the toolbar under the "Home" tab.) The title of the report
is formatted using the Title style. The side headings are keyed at the left margin
and formatted using the Heading 1 style.
Upload your report to TurnItIn when finished and then work on Skill Building through Lesson K.
Pay attention to the details! Styles will make things easier when it comes to
formating.
17 November 2017 — No Mustard–Just Ketchup (or Catsup)!
No Drills, Just MicroType Skill Building, Time to Catch Up! Get Ahead If Possible!
Progress Grade Reports are due Friday and you should be through Skill Building (Accuracy) Lesson J.
15 November 2017 — Lesson 28 Format Personal-
Business Letters —
Skill Building–Lesson H
PowerPoint®
Personal-Business Letter
Assignment:Lesson 28 Letters 1 and 2 (BE SURE TO READ THE LEFT HAND MARGIN!)
Examples: Lesson 28 Letter 1, and
Lesson 28 Letter 2.
13 November 2017 — Lesson 27, Timed Writing and MicroType Skill Building Lessons
Assignment: 2-minute Timed Writing 6 –
NO errors eligible for EXTRA CREDIT
Goal — 20 WAM (Words A Minute)
AFTER you have finished the timed writing for today review the
PowerPoint®
Personal-Business Letter
Examples: Lesson 27 Letter 1, and
Lesson 27 Letter 2
then work in MicroType Skill Building Lessons through Lesson G.
08 December 2017 — Hour of Code
Today's activity is a set of 20 self-guided puzzles that teach the basics of computer science for
users with no prior experience. In each puzzle, you write a program that gets a character through
a maze. The activity uses Blockly, a visual programming language that has blocks you drag and
drop to write programs. The characters in one of the activities is from
Star Wars
Choose either Blocks or JavaScript (you can switch between if you want at any time).
To get credit for today's activity you need to print out the completion certificate with your
name printed in it:
06 November 2017 — Lesson 26
Personal-Business Letter — Skill Builder–Lesson F
PowerPoint® Personal-Business
Letter
Examples: Lesson 26 Letter 1, and
Lesson 26 Letter 2.
02 November 2017 — Lesson 25 Format Interoffice Memos
— Skill Building–Lesson E
Use Microsoft Word to complete the 25B Memos. Please make sure that
you read the directions in the left hand margin before you begin so that you do not have to
redo the memos over again! Once you have completed the memos upload to your account on TurnItIn.
Examples: Lesson 25 Memo 1,
Lesson 25 Memo 2, and
Lesson 25 Memo 3.
Production work is due the day that it is assigned!
Complete MicroType Skill Building through Lesson E.
27–31 October 2017 — Lesson 24–Format Interoffice
Memos & MicroType Skill Builder Lesson C and D
PowerPoint® Interoffice Memos
Using Word and the textbook complete the 24B Memos. PLEASE read the directions
in the left hand margin before you begin.
Examples: Lesson 24 Memo 1,
Lesson 24 Memo 2, and
Lesson 24 Memo 3.
To turn in your documents, you will need to log into your
Turn It In account or
create one. The Class/section ID is: 16640880 and the Enrollment key is: freedom.
Production work is due the day that it is assigned!
25 October 2017 — Lesson 23 (online)& MicroType Skill Builder
Skill Building
Assignment: Lesson 23 Drills;
MicroType Skill Building Lessons A & B
23 October 2017 — Lesson 22–Drills/Online & MicroType Numeric Keyboarding Lesson 3
Assignment: Lesson 22 Drills;
MicroType Numeric Keyboarding Lesson 3.
19 October 2017 — Lesson 21–Drills/Online; & MicroType Numeric Keyboarding Lesson 2
Learn/Review =, [ ], and < >
Assignment: Lesson 21 Drills; and
MicroType Numeric Lesson 2.
17 October 2017 — Lesson 20–Drills/Online; & MicroType Numeric Lesson 1
Learn/Review _, *, @, +, !, and \
Assignment: Complete Timed Writing 5 for 1-minute.
Lesson 20 Drills;
AFTER you have finished the timed writing and drills for today work in
MicroType Numeric Keyboarding through Lesson 1.
02 October–13 October 2017 — Fall Intersession Break
29 September 2017 — Sustained Keyboarding with Distraction
Students will key in a partial draft of "Midnight Sun" by Stephenie Meyer. Goal is 20 wam for the period.
27 September 2017 — Lesson 1–Drills/Online; & MicroType Alphabetic Lesson 20
Lessons Drills 17 & 18 will be skipped
Learn/Review /, $, %, #, &, (, and )
Lesson 19 Drills
AFTER you have finished the timed writing and drills for today work in
MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding through Lesson 20.
25 September 2017 — Lesson 16–Drills/Online; MicroType 19 & 1-minute Timed Writing
Skillbuilding
Assignment:1-minute Timed Writing 4 Lesson 16 Drills;
AFTER you have finished the timed writing and drills for today work in
MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding through Lesson 19.
21 September 2017 — Lesson 15–Drills/Online & MicroType 18
Skillbuilding
Assignment: Lesson 15 Drills;
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in
MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding through Lesson 18.
19 September 2017 — Lesson 14–Drills/Online; Lesson 17–MicroType & Keyboard Quiz
Learn/Review Figure Keys (5, 7, 3, 6, and 2);
Assignment: Keyboard Quiz &
Lesson 14 Drills;
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in
MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding through Lesson 17.
15 September 2017 — Lesson 13–Drills/Online & Lesson 16–MicroType
Skill Building
1-minute Timed Writing 3 –
NO errors eligible for EXTRA CREDIT
Goal — 18 WAM (Words A Minute)
Assignment: Lesson 13 Drills;
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding through
Lesson 16.
13 September 2017 — Lesson 12–Drills/Online & Lesson 15–MicroType
Skill Building
Assignment: Lesson 12 Drills;
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding through
Lesson 15.
11 September 2017 — Lesson 11–Drills/Online & MicroType 14
Skill Building
Goal — 18 WAM (Words A Minute)
Complete Timed Writing 2 for 1-minute. Be sure to print out the report as directed for credit.
Current goal is 18 words a minute with no errors, each error will reduce your grade by 1 point.
Assignment: Lesson 11 Drills;
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding through
Lesson 14.
07 September 2017 — Lesson 10–Drills/Online & Lesson 13–Microtype
Skill Building
Goal — 18 WAM (Words A Minute)
Assignment: Lesson 10 Drills;
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding through
Lesson 13.
05 September 2017 — Lesson 9–Drills/Online & Lesson 12–MicroType
Skill Building
Assignment: Lesson 9 Drills;
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding through
Lesson 12.
31 August 2016 — No Mustard–Just Ketchup (or Catsup)!
No Drills, Just MicroType, Time to Catch Up!
29 August 2017 — Lesson 8–Drills/Online & Lesson 9–MicroType)
Review Letter Keys (CAPS LOCK, ?, TAB, ', -, and ")
Complete Timed Writing 1 for 1-minute. Be sure to print out the report as directed for credit.
Current goal is 16 words a minute with no errors, each error will reduce your grade by 1 point.
Assignment: Lesson 8 Drills
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding — I will be
entering up to and including Lesson 11 in the gradebook.
25 August 2017 — Lesson 7–Drills/Online, Lesson 8 MicroType
& Keyboard Quiz
Review Letter Keys (q, comma, z, and colon)
Assignment: Keyboard Quiz &
Lesson 7 Drills
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding — I will be
entering up to and including Lesson 10 in the gradebook.
23 August 2017 — Lesson 6–Drills/Online and Lesson 9–MicroType
Review Letter Keys (m, x, p, and v)
Goal — 16 WAM (Words A Minute)
Assignment: Lesson 6–(click
on link to see what the drill should look like when finished).
21 August 2017 — Lesson 5–Drills/Online and Lesson 8–MicroType)
Review Letter Keys (w, Right Shift, b, and y)
Assignment: Lesson 5–(click
on link to see what the drill should look like when finished);
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in MicroType Alphabetic Keyboarding
through Lesson 8.
17 August 2017 — Lessons 4–Drills/Online and Lesson 7–MicroType
Review Letter Keys (Left Shift, period, u, and c)
Assignment: Lesson 4–(click
on link to see what the drill should look like when finished);
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in MicroType Alpahabetic Keyboarding.
15 August 2017 — Lessons 3–Drills/Online and Lesson 6–MicroType
Review Letter Keys (o, t, n, and g)
Assignment: Lesson 3–(click
on link to see what the drill should look like when finished);
AFTER you have finished the drills for today work in MicroType Alpahabetic Keyboarding.
11 August 2017 — Lesson 2 and MicroType Lesson 5
Assignment:
Lesson 2 (text) –
Review Letter Keys (h, e, i, and r)
Spend the remaining time in class working in MicroType.
09 August 2017 — Lesson 1–Text;
and MicroType Lesson 5
Assignment: Lesson 1–
Review Home Keys (fdsa jkl;)
(click on link to see what the drill should look like when finished).
03–07 August 2017 / FRESHMAN BOOTCAMP — MicroType
Create a MicroType account spend the time working in MicroType, now is a great time to get ahead!
01 August 2017 — Course Introduction & MicroType
This class is intended to provide students who do not know the keyboard with basic
keyboarding skills. Using the keyboard is essential for success in a majority of
required classes for graduation and for future college/career requirements.
Keyboarding I will focus on development of proper keyboard technique. Students
are expected to learn the keyboard by touch. During this course, students will
learn basic formatting of word processed documents, such as Memos,
Personal-Business Letters, Tables, and Unbound Reports.
Presentation: MicroType 5. Following the presentation begin working on Lesson 1 in MicroType 5 Alphabetic Keyboarding. Discuss what needs to be done for credit each day.
It is generally a good idea to practice when school is not is session.
There is a free typing test at
Learn2Type
