4th grade Instructional Guide

Keyboarding Weekly Schedule Key Language Uses (KLU): Explain

● Teach classroom rules/procedures/expectations related to technology and using devices (use in conjunction with 16 day SBI routine, see this link to the Tier 2 Manual pages 30-39 for more information) ● Distribute passwords and practice logging into Chromebooks and CSDDocs ● Practice logging into Typing Club with your students ● Practice proper technique with your students ○ sit up straight ○ feet fat on the foor

Week 1 Digital PBIS

○ body centered with the “G” and “H” keys ○ fngers curved and oriented to home row ○ wrists straight and elbows naturally at sides ○ eyes on copy or screen, not on keys ○ correct fngers used for keystrokes ○ key with smooth rhythm and quiet hands

● Students engage in Typing Club lessons ● Students should be enrolled in the following classes: ○ Core: Typing Jungle (3, 4, 5) ○ Practice Stories: Going Solo (4), Camille in the Amazon (4) ○ Extensions: Vocab and Spelling 4, Digital Citizenship 4 ● Teachers should be monitoring student for proper technique as students are typing, regardless of when they are typing. Proper technique includes: ○ sit up straight ○ feet fat on the foor

Ongoing Weekly Instruction (20 min./week)

○ body centered with the “G” and “H” keys ○ fngers curved and oriented to home row ○ wrists straight and elbows naturally at sides ○ eyes on copy or screen, not on keys ○ correct fngers used for keystrokes ○ key with smooth rhythm and quiet hands