KEY-BOARDING
How to be more efficient using the key board
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CONTENT LEARNING TARGETS
I will learn how to use the home row and other
special keys to improve my key-boarding skills.
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LANGUAGE LEARNING TARGETS
I will write down the purpose for each special key
and tell which keys make up the home row.
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BENEFITS OF KEYBOARDING SKILLS
Faster typing
Fewer typing errors
Easier to read
Increased productivity
More efficient use of time
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HOME ROW
It is made up from keys in the middle row of letters.
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Home Row a s d f g h j k l ; ‘
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LEFT SIDE HOME ROW
Keep left hand close to a s d f spacebar
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RIGHT SIDE HOME ROW
Keep right hand close to space bar j k l ;
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SHIFT KEY
Use the shift key to make
capital letters
+ s = S
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TAB
Use the tab key to indent
paragraphs.
Be sure to indent
your paragraphs by
using the tab key before
typing.
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ENTER
Use the enter key to start a
new paragraph.
Use the enter key to start a
new line in a list.
To start a new
paragraph, use the enter
key before hitting tab
and typing.
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SPACEBAR
Use the spacebar to put a
space after each word and
after most punctuation.
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HOME ROW
Write down the keys in the home row
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SHIFT KEY
Use the shift key to
____________________.
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TAB
Use the tab key to
___________________.
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ENTER
Use the enter key to
_______________________.
Use the enter key to
_______________________.
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SPACEBAR
Use the spacebar to
_______________________.
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LEARNING TARGETS
Did you meet your content
learning target?
Did you meet your content
language target?
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© SARA L. BROOKS
2011
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