Keyboarding I

Attendance Report Daily Assignments
Date	All	Red	Yellow	Green	Blue
12/16 Thu	Final Performance Review	Accuracy Study 25 -- Concentration, for at least 5 minutes Take the Supplemental 5-minute timed writes of your choice: take 4 timings, rest period (5 - 7 mins), and take 4 more timings	Accuracy Study 25 -- Concentration, for at least 5 minutes Take the Supplemental 5-minute timed writes of your choice: take 4 timings, rest period (5 - 7 mins), and take 4 more timings	Accuracy Study 25 -- Concentration, for at least 5 minutes Take the Supplemental 5-minute timed writes of your choice: take 4 timings, rest period (5 - 7 mins), and take 4 more timings
12/15 Wed	Final Performance Review Evaluation of your technique, and last assessment of your accuracy & speed	Accuracy Study 25 -- Concentration, for at least 5 minutes Take the Supplemental 5-minute timed writes of your choice: take 4 timings, rest period (5 - 7 mins), take 4 more timings, and so on.	Accuracy Study 25 -- Concentration, for at least 5 minutes Take the Supplemental 5-minute timed writes of your choice: take 4 timings, rest period (5 - 7 mins), take 4 more timings, and so on.	Accuracy Study 25 -- Concentration, for at least 5 minutes Take the Supplemental 5-minute timed writes of your choice: take 4 timings, rest period (5 - 7 mins), take 4 more timings, and so on.
12/14 Tue	Pay careful attention to your technique Focus on Letter-by-letter typing at an easy pace	Accuracy Study 27 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 mins Pretest 6: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills	Accuracy Study 27 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 mins Pretest 6 or 7: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills	Accuracy Study 27 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 mins Pretest 6 or 7: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills
12/10 Fri	Forced Speed Timings near end of class	Accuracy Study 25 -- Concentration, for at least 5 minutes Posttest 5: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics Corrective Practice	Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Posttest 5 or 6: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics Corrective Practice	Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Posttest 5 or 6: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics Corrective Practice
12/9 Thu	Remember to do EXTRA Supplemental Timed Writes to makeup for Snow Days.	Practice on the Typing Tutorials in sense-lang.org for 10 minutes. Supplemental Timed Write -- complete the next one Corrective Practice drills	Practice on the Typing Tutorials in sense-lang.org for 10 minutes. Supplemental Timed Write -- complete the next one Corrective Practice drills	Practice on the Typing Tutorials in sense-lang.org for 10 minutes. Supplemental Timed Write -- complete the next one Corrective Practice drills
12/8 Wed	Final Performance Review is scheduled for Wed-Thu, 12/15-12/16. Observation of Technique Assessment of Accuracy & Speed Review your keyboarding technique on the Procedures page.	Practice on Accuracy Study 27 for 5 mins. Supplemental Timed Write -- complete the next one Corrective Practice drills	Practice on Accuracy Study 27 for 5 mins. Supplemental Timed Write -- complete the next one Corrective Practice drills	Practice on Accuracy Study 27 for 5 mins. Supplemental Timed Write -- complete the next one Corrective Practice drills
12/7 Tue	Relax your speed, build your accuracy	Accuracy Study 27 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 mins Pretest 5: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills	Accuracy Study 27 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 mins Pretest 5 or 6: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills	Accuracy Study 27 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 mins Pretest 5 or 6: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills
12/3 Fri		Accuracy Study 25 -- Concentration, for at least 5 minutes Posttest 4: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics Corrective Practice	Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Posttest 5: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics Corrective Practice	Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Posttest 4 or 5: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics Corrective Practice
12/2 Thu	Visualization of yourself.	Accuracy Study 27 -- Backwards typing for at least 10 minutes Supplemental Timed Write (2) of your choice Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills.	Accuracy Study 27 -- Backwards typing for at least 10 minutes Supplemental Timed Write (2) of your choice Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills.
12/1 Wed	Say the letters mentally as you type	Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 10 minutes Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills.	Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 10 minutes Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills.
11/30 Tue		Accuracy Study 23 -- Concentration, Long Words for at least 5 mins Pretest 4: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills	Accuracy Study 23 -- Concentration, Long Words for at least 5 mins Pretest 5: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills
11/24 Wed	Visualization of yourself.	Practice on Accuracy Study 27 for 5 mins. Supplemental Timed Write -- complete the next one Corrective Practice drills	Practice on Accuracy Study 27 for 5 mins. Supplemental Timed Write -- complete the next one Corrective Practice drills
11/23 Tue	School Closed	Accuracy Study 23 -- Concentration, Long Words for at least 5 mins Pretest 4: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills	Accuracy Study 23 -- Concentration, Long Words for at least 5 mins Pretest 5: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills
11/19 Fri		Warmup & Accuracy Study 23 -- Concentration, for at least 5 minutes Posttest 3: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics Corrective Practice	Warmup & Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Posttest 4: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics Corrective Practice
11/18 Thu	In the last 15 minutes of class, play the ATRT Games	Practice on Accuracy Study 24 for 5 mins. Supplemental Timed Write -- complete the next one Corrective Practice drills	Practice on Accuracy Study 24 for 5 mins. Supplemental Timed Write -- complete the next one Corrective Practice drills
11/17 Wed	Relax your speed, build your accuracy	Before your Supplemental Timed Write, do Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills. Start at the top and work down.	Before your Supplemental Timed Write, do Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills. Start at the top and work down.
11/16 Tue	Be aware of what your mind is on. Are you relaxed, focused, distracted, frustrated? Just bring your mind back to the letters and watch them go by. Near the end of class: Forced speed timings Timer	Study 23 -- Concentration, Long Words for at least 5 mins Pretest 3: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills	Study 23 -- Concentration, Long Words for at least 5 mins Pretest 4: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Corrective Practice drills
11/12 Fri	Be okay with your mistakes. They are a natural part of the learning process. Just continue typing, as you maintain your focus on each letter.	Warmup & Accuracy Study 23 -- Concentration, for at least 5 minutes Posttest 2: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics Corrective Practice	Warmup & Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Posttest 3: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics Corrective Practice
11/10 Wed	To get your errors down, find a comfortable speed where you can focus on the letters as they come. When you catch yourself reading, gently bring yourself back to letters.	Before your Supplemental Timed Write, do Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills. Start at the top and work down.	Before your Supplemental Timed Write, do Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills. Start at the top and work down.
11/9 Tue	You will improve your accuracy by focusing on one letter at a time. Near the end of class: Forced speed timings Timer	Accuracy Study 27 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Pretest 2: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills	Accuracy Study 27 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Pretest 3 two 5-min timings & the Diagnostics...ten 1-min timings Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills
11/5 Fri	Slow down to a comfortable speed to help your accuracy.	Warmup Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Posttest 1: two 5-min timings & Diagnostics... ten 1-min timings Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills	Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Posttest 2 two 5-min timings & the Diagnostics...ten 1-min timings Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills
11/4 Thu	Keep an even pace	Warmup Supplemental Timed Write 4: two 5-min timings Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills generated by the Pretest	Supplemental Timed Write of your choice. Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills generated by the Pretest
11/3 Wed	Midterm Technique Observations - 2nd day	Warmup Supplemental Timed Write 3: two 5-min timings Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills generated by the Pretest	Complete two timed writes every day. Today you will take the Supplemental Timed Write of your choice. Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills generated by the Pretest
11/2 Tue	Midterm Technique Observations - 1st day	Warmup Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Pretest 1: Do not start until we go over the Pretest instruction together. two 5-min timings & ten 1-min timings	Pretest 2 two 5-min timings & ten 1-min timings Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills
10/29 Fri	Pay attention to your keyboarding technique today. Focus on rhythm... a nice, even pace.	Warmup & Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 5 minutes Supplemental Timed Write 3: two 5-min timings Corrective Practice: Start from the top Accuracy Study, complete it, and move to the next.	Posttest 1: two 5-min timings & ten 1-min timings Practice on your prescribed Corrective Practice drills, OR Accuracy Study 27 (backwards typing)
10/28 Thu	Midterm Technique Observation is scheduled for Tuesday & Wednesday, 11/3 & 11/4. Evaluate your own technique today.	Complete Supplemental 5-min Timed Write 2. Go to Accuracy Study 8 ... the drills are listed by letters. Pick two letters that you need to work on, and complete all the drills for those letters. Work on your Corrective Practice	Complete two timed writes every day. Practice on Accuracy Study 25 Intensive concentration (backwards typing) for at least 15 minutes. Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills.
10/27 Wed	Frustration detracts from your focus on letter-by-letter. When you make an error, let it go! It's in the past. You can't change it. But you DO have control over what you are typing NOW.	Complete Warmups every day. Complete Supplemental 5-min Timed Write 1 Work on Corrective Practice.	Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills (from top to bottom). Practice on Accuracy Study 25 (ackwards typing) for 15 minutes.
10/26 Tue	Focus on Accuracy...speed comes later. Letter-by-letter improves your accuracy most.	Introduction to Cortez-Peters Complete Warmups every day. Complete Supplemental 5-min Timed Write 1 Work on Corrective Practice.	Pretest 1 Practice on the prescribed Corrective Practice drills
10/22 Fri	It's okay to slow down if you are making too many errors. Accuracy is more important that speed at this time.	Notify your instructor if you feel you are ready to start Cortez-Peters next Tuesday, 10/26 ATRT Individual interviews	Warmup Take Supplemental Timed Write 3. For each timed write, you have two opportunities to obtain the best timing--the best one is retained. Accuracy Study 24 -- Unusual Words for at least 15 minutes (Next week you will be starting on the PreTests.)
10/21 Thu	Look at one letter at a time. Say the letter mentally as you key.	ATRT, remove the checkmark in the Backspace Key & sequence boxes Goal: Finish learning the key locations (Lessons 1-11) by Oct 29th. Individual interviews	Warmup Take Supplemental Timed Write 2. For each timed write, you have two opportunities to obtain the best timing--the best one is retained. Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 15 minutes
10/20 Wed	Keep a steady rhythm	ATRT, remove the checkmark in the Backspace Key & sequence boxes Goal: Finish learning the key locations (Lessons 1-11) by Oct 29th.	Warmup Supplemental 5-min Timed Write 1--repeat once Accuracy Study 25 -- Backwards typing for at least 20 minutes Accuracy Study of your choice. Think RHYTHM.
10/19 Tue	Meet in Room 506	ATRT, remove the checkmark in the Backspace Key & sequence boxes Goal: Finish learning the key locations (Lessons 1-11) by Oct 29th. Practice Senselang for 20 minutes. Find your current Lesson level and advance. Print the Records Library at the end of class	Warmup for 5 munutes. Go to Accuracy Study 8. Pick the drills for letters on which you want to improve. Focus on typing with a nice easy rhythm while saying the letters to yourself.
10/15 Fri	Meet in Room 506 Allow your mind to follow the letters without reading.	ATRT, remove the checkmark in the Backspace Key & sequence boxes Try to advance one lesson per day, unless you feel you need more time. Print the Records Library at the end of class	Introduction to Cortez-Peters Complete Warmups every day. Complete Supplemental 5-min Timed Write 1 Work on Corrective Practice.
10/14 Thu	Focus on ACCURACY, not so much on Speed.	ATRT, remove the checkmark in the Backspace Key & sequence boxes Try to advance one lesson per day, unless you feel you need more time. Print the Records Library at the end of class	Introduction to Cortez-Peters Complete Warmups every day.
10/13 Wed	Print the Records Library at the end of class Be sure you are looking at each letter. Your focus now is ACCURACY.	ATRT, remove the checkmark in the Backspace Key & sequence boxes Try to advance one lesson per day, unless you feel you need more time.	ATRT, remove the checkmark in the Backspace Key & sequence boxes Try to finish all lessons to prepare for Cortez-Peters. Go to the Testing Center and complete the timings up to, but not including, the numbers. sense-lang.org
10/12 Tue	Keyboarding Technique Quiz Begin Personal Interviews	ATRT, remove the checkmark in the Backspace Key & sequence boxes Try to advance one lesson per day, unless you feel you need more time.	ATRT, remove the checkmark in the Backspace Key & sequence boxes Try to finish all lessons to prepare for Cortez-Peters next week sense-lang.org
10/8 Fri	Say the letters mentally as you type In ATRT, go to the Options button, select Options, and remove the X from the Backspace Key option.	ATRT Goal: Try to move through Lesson 13 by the 4th week. Perfection is not your goal. You are setting up the neural pathways for the letters. Only with practice will you improve. But, try to learn where all the keys are...and you can practice more later.	sense-lang.org ATRT Testing Center if you know all the letters and punctuation without looking at your keyboard
10/7 Thu	Focus on mentally saying the letters as you type Technique Quiz on Tues, 10/12/10	ATRT Progression: 1st - Learning Lab 2nd - Practice Pavilion 3rd - Skill Building 4th - Testing Center (after the 3rd & 6th lesson) Avoid the Backspace key	sense-lang.org ATRT Testing Center if you know all the letters and punctuation without looking at your keyboard
10/6 Wed	Review of Technique ATRT or sense-lang.org Complete a Lesson in all three buildings: Learning Lab, Practice Pavilion, Skill Building. Go to the Testing Center after Lessons 3, 6, 9, etc.
10/5 Tue	All The Right Type (ATRT) Complete a Lesson in all three buildings: Learning Lab, Practice Pavilion, Skill Building.
10/1 Fri	Learning Theory and Learning to Type All The Right Type (ATRT)
9/30 Thu	Keyboarding Technique (cont'd) All The Right Type (ATRT)
9/29 Wed	Logging in and the Network Keyboarding Technique
9/28 Tue	Introductions
	Keyboarding Technique Quiz - Tuesday, 10/12/10 Midterm Technique Observation - 11/3/10 & 11/4/10 Final Keyboarding Evaluation - 12/15/10 & 12/16/10
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