Hi All,

 

Although students 2nd through 5th grade receive keyboarding training and practice as part of the Technology curriculum, keyboarding is one of those skills that requires a lot of practice to gain perfection. We only have so much time available for keyboarding practice during Technology and school hours, so if you want your children to practice keyboarding at home to supplement the training they receive at school, here are some great online resources to improve their skills:

Dance Mat Typing:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/

Touch Typing:  http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/tutor/index.php?lang=EN

Typing Practice:  http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/typing/index.htm

Fingerjig Typing:  http://www.jonmiles.co.uk/games/fingerjig/

Power Typing:  http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html

Peters Online Typing Course:  http://typing-lessons.org/

Note: Please limit keyboarding to 10-15 min. per day for maximum benefit - spending more than than this tend to cause students to lose focus on using the keyboarding technique in an optimal way.

Please bookmark the websites to allow your child easy access and remind them to use their keyboarding skills (your student will be familiar with this term!), which includes proper posture and the use of the home row keys.

 

Second, when designing the technology curriculum we always match or exceed the standards set by the District and State:  An internal rubric showing which technology skills we are aiming to have each grade level master at the end of the school year can be downloaded here:

 

http://sportsbil.com/school/tech_rubric.pdf

 

I am hoping that this will give you the opportunity to provide support for your child as they build computer skills.

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments.

 

Best regards,

Sigurd Kallhovde,

Technology Coordinator, La Jolla Elementary School

AKA "Mr. K"

skallhovde@sandi.net