Keyboarding Lesson: Technique Check

Students love chatting or typing races. When you need to focus on student keying technique, using a chat room or typing race is an excellent idea. Be sure to secure a private chat line for your students and have it ready on an easy to locate webpage. Then, tell them to carry on conversations among themselves as you walk around to check their keying technique. This technique check method keeps your classroom quiet and busy. Here is a sample technique checklist that can be adapted as needed.

On these websites, students can play typing games:

• http://play.typeracer.com/ (chat with each other in the chat box if they select "Race Your Friends" and have an account-have to share the site by email)
• http://www.nitrotype.com/race/ (fun one where you can race a car!)

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