| Basi"k"s Basic Application Software Integrating Keyboarding Skills |
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Want a Speedskin cover for your keyboard at home? Call Sunburst and order by phone: Toll Free: 800-321-7511 (extension 3388 - Christy) 7:00 am - 5:00 pm CST Monday - Friday. The cost will be 8.99 + 10% for S&H, or about $9.90. Price quote given on 11-10-04. Want a copy of All The Right Type for home use? ($29.95 + S&H, quote from 12-7-04) Both products are used at all USD 437 Elementary Schools for the 4th - 6th grade Basi"k"s program. |
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| Type to Learn, used at WRMS, is also available for home use. | ||
Click here for the 4th grade Basi"k"s homework schedule.
(subject to change) |
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Practice,
Practice! Here are some places to go to help improve your keyboarding
skills! |
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These
are good choices for beginners and experienced keyboarding
students: |
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| Computer Circus- A thinkquest site. Beginners: start at the top and work your way down. (Scroll down at the site to see the contents of the lessons.) | For Fun - Keyboard Millionaire! Answer the questions if you can! | |
See a movie of 4th grader Cassidy demonstrate her great skills as she types the ABC's. Very smooth reaches! |
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| Keyboarding Practice Online 4th, 5th, and 6th graders new to Basi'k's - use this! | Typing Pal Online - good for beginners and those want work on a specific letter. | |
| Touch Typing ONLINE (lessons at right) Click on "start the program online" in the upper left corner. Then click on "LESSON" and choose one. The letters on each lesson are on the right. (Each lesson uses all of the letters from the lesson before, and
adds two more letters.)
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1. f j 2. add d k 3. add s l 4. add a ; (all home row) 5. add g h 6. add t y 7. add b n
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8. add r u 9. add v m 10. add u r 11. add c i 12. add w o 13. x , . 14. add p q 15. All letters from lesson 1 - 14. |
| Online typing practice - copy the work - it shows if you make a mistake. Good practice! | ||
| Type these 10 phrases as quickly as you can! Shows your wpm. Typing Master | ||
| Quick Typing Practice: Type the letters at each one appears - the first game is set for 30 seconds. It will give you a score when you've finished. Good for practicing letter location. INDIVIDUALIZE: You can change the time and you can set your own letters. For example, if you need practice with b,n q, p, x, and z, just enter them into the field and click on start go. |
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Better
choices for experienced keyboarding students... |
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| Typing Tutor - click on the letters as they fall. You can adjust the speed. It takes a little while to load. | Typing the alphabet -press the TAB key with your left pinky finger to go to the next box. | |
| WordMeister - play hangman on the keyboard -very fun. Only for those with one year or more of Basi'k's completed! (Start with RSTLN, and AEIOU !) | Typing Test: see how well you can type! Click in the white box to start, then click TEST ME when you have finished. | |
Dvorak keyboard practice. Try typing the words on the screen. This is an alternate style keyboard. You may need to print a copy of the picture on the link to the right to help you. |
Dvorak keyboard picture (layout) | |
| Computer Terms- Hangman | ||
