Course Outline- Keyboarding 7
Hines Creek Composite School
2016
Instructor: Mr. M. Aldridge
i. Course Overview
Keyboarding will develop the touch-typing skills of students through the use of guided tutorials, assignments and typing-based games.
ii. Materials
The following materials should be considered daily requirements (even if they are not used for a particular period). Only the instructor may make changes to this list.
-notebook or binder
-pencil
-eraser
-previous handouts and assignments
iii. Expectations
The Math and Science Department of Hines Creek Composite School has determined that certain fundamental behaviours are essential for learning. Therefore the following will be considered common practice amongst all science and math classes at the junior and senior high level.
Students will not be allowed to get materials from their lockers once class has commenced. Students who do not have the necessary materials will need to rely on borrowing materials from classmates. This will not be allowed if it causes a disruption. Students who are unprepared may not be able to complete classwork and as such any class or work time missed as the result of a student being unprepared will make the student responsible for making up an equivalent amount of time. This will occur during the next lunch period in a location specified by the instructor. Additional lunch periods may be required to make up extended amounts of missed class time, at the discretion of the instructor.
Students with overdue, missing, or incomplete assignments will also be required to make up these assignments during their lunch periods until the assignment has been completed.
It is the student’s responsibility to arrive at their designated location as close to 11:20 as possible (the instructor shall determine whether any delay is reasonable). Failure to do so will result in the student being referred to administration for further discipline.
If an emergency situation occurs beyond the student’s control, the student will be required to immediately make up this time at next lunch period.
Regular attendance is a requirement for academic success. Therefore students should attempt to minimize their absences as much as possible. It is the responsibility of the student to determine what they’ve missed and to complete any outstanding assignments in a timely manner. This may cause the student to have to put in time and work outside of class.
Students are required to be in their seat with their books opened before the bell signalling the beginning of the block.
Students are expected to behave in a manner conducive to learning. If a student’s behaviour disrupts their own learning or any other student’s learning, they will be removed from class and will be required to make up an equivalent amount of time during the lunch period.
Every attempt will be made to allow a student to be successful in the classroom. Repeated failure to follow the procedures outlined above will result in students being referred to administration for further discipline.
*I allow students to use personal electronic devices as calculators and encourage their use as research tools in class.
**Listening to music is permitted during independent work only, at a volume that is inaudible to the rest of the class.
The use of the aforementioned devices is a privilege granted by myself, and is therefore completely at my discretion. Use them responsibly, and do not assume that my personal policy applies to other instructors’ classes. Repeated abuses of freedom will result in consequences for individuals and/or the entire class.
iv. Course Content
Students will be expected to familiarize themselves with the layout of the traditional QWERTY keyboard and the proper hand positioning required to type at an optimal level. It is expected that students will be able to demonstrate proficiency by the end of the semester.
v. Timeline
Approx. 20 instructional days, 70 minutes/day = 1400 min
vi. Instructional Strategies
Students will use web-based guided/leveled tutorials for the majority of their practice. Occasionally, we may work on instructor-guided group practice. There will be periodic quizzes and/or assignments to gauge individual student improvement throughout the semester.
vii. Assessment
Students will be assessed as follows:
Quizzes-periodic quizzes testing 1-3 discrete skills / 15%
Coursework
-approx. 100 base lessons, extension activities, guided and independent assignments / 85%
viii. Resources
typingclub.com, typingstudy.com, onlytypinggames.com, wordgames.com