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Appendix C
Keyboarding Activities in
Other Subject Areas
Math
Using the information collected from Professor AWHFE’s Pre/Post Activity Comparison chart, let students
compute the class averages for both the pre- and post-test twenty second timings.
Using the computed class averages, have students graph the class comparisons.
Using the individual twenty second timing journal, have each student chart his/her progress. (Remember:
speed is not important in keyboarding. Therefore, the emphasis is on correct graphing techniques, and not
to show an increase in speed.)
Social Studies
Have students research information regarding the invention of the typewriter. Suggestions include: reports
on the inventor, the origin of the QWERTY key configuration, pros and cons of QWERTY and DVORAK
key configurations.
Conduct class discussion on the topic: “Will a typewriter become obsolete? Why or why not?”
Language Arts
As students look at their spelling words for the week, have them determine if they can properly keyboard
the word using the letters they have learned thus far in their keyboarding activities.
When all letters have been introduced, have students keyboard their weekly spelling words. Be sure to
remember Professor AWHFE!!!
There are many word processing activities—too many to include here. However, a couple of word
processing activities to reinforce keyboarding skills can be found in the following sources:
Boudrot, Tom. “Beulah’s Brew”, Teaching and Computing (October, 1984) pp. 26-27.
Dunfey, Joan. “A dozen word processing activities, Teaching and Computers Book
Series Computer Ideabook”, 1985, pp. 17-19.
Have your students make up keyboarding or word processing activities for each other.
Remember, anything you can do with a pencil, you can do with a word processor and GOOD
KEYBOARDING!!
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