The Magic behind keyboarding



The Magic behind keyboarding

There really is no "magic" or secret about good typing ability. It just takes time and lots and lots of practice. However there are some important things that will help you in the process: 

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**NOTE It is also important to strike the keys with a short quick stroke. 

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The HOME ROW!

Typically your biggest challenge is learning where all the keys are located and learning which fingers hit which keys. However some people find that keeping fingers on the Home Row is the hardest thing to learn. 

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Home Row Keys.. (Click on the keyboard to return to the top) 

Learning to keyboard is not easy.  It will take lots of self discipline and patience.  Sometimes it takes weeks to show just small improvements.  If you look at keyboarding as a skill that can be mastered with lots of practice you will do fine.  One key factor to mastering keyboarding is good technique.

Correct technique is the most important skill any beginning typist can learn.  Speed and accuracy are all built around good technique.  Therefore you will be given a technique grade every two weeks.  The grade will be based on the following five areas:  (Please copy areas I and V  in your notes)

I.  Memorize the letters by not looking at your hands while typing.  (40 points)

II.  Feet flat on floor.  Hips touching back of chair.  Back straight and sitting up tall.

III.  Fingers curved.  Arms close to body.  Wrist straight and not touching keyboard

IV.  Begins typing immediately.  Has sheet out each day.   Works entire time.

V.  Strikes keys with proper finger & then returns fingers to homerow keys

 

 

Technique Grade

Keystroking:

Correct key stroking.  You must use the correct finger to stroke each letter you are typing.  Keep fingers curved.  Don't look at your hands to type.  Home Row Position.  You should always return your fingers back to home row after you have reached for a key.

Position:

Posture.  You should sit straight up but lean forward slightly from the waist.  Feet should be placed firmly on the floor.  The body should be about a hand span from the front of the keyboard and centered opposite the J key.  Keyboard:  Pull keyboard to the edge of the computer desk.

I will try and walk around the room each day pointing out where you need to improve and encouraging those who are practicing good technique.  The most important thing you can do is to learn the correct keystroke for each letter we are practicing.

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Another thing to keep in mind is that your goal at first should be to learn the keys and HOME ROW before you begin to build speed. Accuracy is much more important to a beginning typist. 

Below is a finger chart showing which fingers strike which keys: 

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Why are the keys all mixed up?

The reason for all the keys are mixed up was to speed up typing while slowing down the typist.  True, history shows that Christopher Latham Shole in 1872 invented the machine called the "Type-Writer."  Strangely enough, the first typewriter finally was designed to slow down the typist. Sholes had developed his machine for convenience, but was faced with a huge problem: the keys jammed if the typist went too fast. Sholes tried for months to fix this problem.  Finally, in desperation, Sholes took a step that still remains today with our keyboard.  Sholes redesigned the layout of the letters on the keyboard to force the typist to slow down. We call his layout the "QWERTY" keyboard (after the first six letters of the typewriter's second row).

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What is the keyboard's official name?

The official name of the keyboard is "Qwerty". The keyboard is named after the top row of letters on the keyboard. If you don't think so just look on your keyboard. 

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When was the first keyboard invented?

The first keyboard was first invented in 1864. 

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