4th grade Instructional Guide

Elementary Keyboarding Grades 3-5 By the end of 5th grade, students will be able to:

3-5 Keyboarding Strand 1- Students will demonstrate profciency of proper keyboarding technique.

Standards

● Standard 1- Students will demonstrate profciency of proper keyboarding techniques. ○ Sit up straight. ○ Feet fat on the foor.

○ Body centered with the “G” and “H” keys. ○ Fingers curved and oriented to home row.

■ Defne home row as the keys the fngers rest on before typing. These keys are identifed as A, S, D, F, J, K, L, and ;

○ 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.

● Standard 2- Students will know and understand the purpose of correct keyboarding technique. ○ Understand the advantages of proper technique

■ Increase speed. ■ Decrease errors. ○ Understand the disadvantages of poor technique. ■ Less productive. ■ Computer related health problems. ● Musculoskeletal problems ● Vision problems ● Repetitive stress injuries ● Headaches ● Obesity ● Stress disorders

3-5 Keyboarding Strand 2- Students will demonstrate key by touch profciency.

Standards

● Standard 1- Students will be able to key by touch using correct fngering ○ Defne key by touch as typing at the computer without looking at the keyboard and/or hands.