OFFICE OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION KEYBOARDING. Grades Credits: 2.5

Transcription

1 OFFICE OF CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION KEYBOARDING Grades 9-12 Credits: 2.5 ABSTRACT This keyboarding course will emphasize the development of proficiency and confidence in the use of keyboarding as a modern instrument essential in business, practical in the home, and expedient in education. The ability to keyboard business and personal documents will provide the student with a basic tool to improve his/her daily life, and is used in nearly every kind of business occupation. This course uses one of the more popular word processing programs that will save the student an enormous amount of time and improve his/her productivity. Keyboarding is designed to teach computer keyboarding, formatting, accuracy and proper keyboarding technique. BOE approved 10/8/2013

2 Established Goals: NJ CCCS and/or CCSS: (include technology and 21 st century standards) Enduring Understandings: (students will understand...) Essential (Guiding) Questions: (What provocative questions will foster inquiry, understanding, and transfer of learning?) Learning Activities: (What specific activities will students do and what skills will students know as a result of the unit?) Assessments & Evidence: (Through what authentic performance tasks will students demonstrate the desired understandings?) (By what criteria will performance of understanding Beginner keyboarding Intermediate keyboarding Advanced keyboarding C.21 Proper keyboarding techniques that enhance the ability to complete assessments efficiently and effectively Correct posture at a computer work station Explain proper body positioning when working in front of a computer? What are the benefits or proper body technique? The home row keys The bottom keys Home row and beyond Venturing out Easy home row words Easy top row words Easy bottom row words Beginner wrap up Typing accuracy with numbers and letters Timed keyboarding activities for WPM drills How do you calculate your WPM? Why is accuracy more important than WPM? Alphabet Soup Basic punctuation Most common English words Numbers with letters Numbers letters numbers Speed drills Intermediate wrap up Advanced keyboarding technique Accuracy techniques Explain the reasoning behind the current keyboard layout How can one improve their accuracy? Keyboard quadrants Skill builder drills Symbols and advanced punctuation Accuracy drills The numeric keypad Advanced wrap up electronic submission exam/assessment

3 Beginner keyboarding Intermediate keyboarding Advanced keyboarding be judged?) exam/assessment exam/assessment Resources: Web Media Cross-curricular / differentiation: (What cross-curricular (e.g. writing, literacy, math, science, history, 21 st century life and careers, technology) learning activities are included in this unit that will help achieve the desired results?) (What type of differentiated instruction will be used for ELL, SP.ED. and G&T students?) Web Media Web Media

4 Established Goals: NJ CCCS and/or CCSS: (include technology and 21 st century standards) Enduring Understandings: (students will understand...) Essential (Guiding) Questions: (What provocative questions will foster inquiry, understanding, and transfer of learning?) Learning Activities: (What specific activities will students do and what skills will students know as a result of the unit?) Assessments & Evidence: (Through what authentic performance tasks will students demonstrate the desired understandings?) (By what criteria will performance of understanding be judged?) Story keyboarding A.2 Advanced keyboarding with accuracy and beginner word processing. What are the benefits of mastering proper keyboarding technique? How will keyboarding help you in your professional life? composition activities. The Californians Tale 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Babes in the Jungle Romeo & Juliet Act1, Scene1 News headline exercises Timed technology activities exam/assessment Resources: Web Media

5 Cross-curricular / differentiation: (What cross-curricular (e.g. writing, literacy, math, science, history, 21 st century life and careers, technology) learning activities are included in this unit that will help achieve the desired results?) (What type of differentiated instruction will be used for ELL, SP.ED. and G&T students?) Story keyboarding Tiered lessons Conclusion and analysis of exploratory business fields