Standard:  A.  Media and Technology-Students in Wisconsin will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new knowledge, products, and systems.  
Benchmark:  A.K.1  Use common media and technology terminology and equipment.

• Sit on computer chairs with backs straight:  Have students show bad posture and on the count of three, show correct posture
• Observe, offer suggestions for improvement, and praise proper posture

• Demonstration by teacher and/or studen
• Good posture poster 

B- Key (type) short words with spacing between

• Talk about space bar, what it does (demonstrate on overhead screen).  Pretend you're brushing your teeth; now show me a "thumbs up" with that hand.  That is the thumb you should try to use to press the space bar putting only one space between words. 
• Dictate and/or show words from:  vocabulary, Fry, or spelling lists. 

•  Vocabulary list, Fry list or spelling list

B-Use two hands on the keyboard

• Show left and right sides of keyboard
• Have students raise left hand and place on left side and repeat with right hand

• Keyboard chart color coded into left- and right-side keys

Standard:  A.  Media and Technology-Students in Wisconsin will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new knowledge, products, and systems. 
Benchmark:  A.1.1 Use common media and technology terminology and equipment.

D- Use spacing between words utilizing the space bar - Q1, 2, 3

• Projection unit with visual aid
• Word lists

S - Use spacing between words utilizing the space bar - Q4

• Type a set of words.  Teacher can assess on screen or printed copy.

• Projection screen
• Word lists

B- Use the correct fingers to press enter key and spacebar 

• Reach to the enter key with the right pinky finger.  Students practice reach when teacher dictates:  "press enter, then get your fingers back to right side of keyboard."
• Talk about space bar, what it does (demonstrate on overhead screen).  Pretend you're brushing your teeth; now show me a "thumbs up" with that hand.  That is the thumb you should try to use to press the space bar putting only one space between words. 

• Teacher demonstrated
• Projection screen
• Keyboard chart 

B - Identify the right and left hand sides of the keyboard

• Use chart to illustrate two sides
• Use string or yarn to divide the keyboard into right and left sides

• Color-coded keyboard chart 
• String or yarn

•  Project visual examples on screen

• Ask students to name the two keys in the number, top, middle, and bottom alphabet rows that separate the left and right sides 

• Color-coded keyboard chart

• Have students point to each of the numeric key locations.  Explain that numeric keypad is used when just typing numbers; top number row for words and numbers (i.e. addresses).

• Keyboard chart which includes the number pad keys

•  Demonstrate visuals on the screen

• Home row position is:  Left hand on ASDF and Right hand on JKL; Both thumbs rest over space bar, but only one thumb presses space bar
• Place pinky fingers on a and ; Place ring fingers on S and L Place middle fingers on D and K Place pointer fingers on the bump keys F and J

• Visuals on screen
• Keyboard chart
• Students demonstrate on chart/actual keyboard 

Standard:  A.  Media and Technology-Students in Wisconsin will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new knowledge, products, and systems. 
Benchmark:  A.2.3 Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information. 

• Teacher selects word patterns for students to type using correct technique above. 

• Grade level words 

B- Introduce the print command on the office button pull-down menu to print a document

• Use the projection unit to demonstrate the office button and print command
• Have students print their practice

• Selected software print command

Standard:  A.  Media and Technology-Students in Wisconsin will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new knowledge, products, and systems. 
Benchmark:  A.3.1 Use common media and technology terminology and equipment

• Posters
• Teacher demonstration

• Place fingers in home row position 
• Close eyes and on the count of three have students try to find home row position 

• Keyboard chart
• Teacher Demonstration

• Using right hand place pointer finger on the number 4, the middle finger on number 5 (bump key), and ring finger on number 6 key.  The pointer types the 7 and 1; the middle types the 8 and 2 and /; the ring types the 9 and 3 and *(multiplication).  The pinky reaches to the Enter, Plus, Minus keys, and the thumb on the zero.
• Give some basic addition and subtraction problems for students to practice 

• Keyboard chart
• Teacher demonstration

Standard:  A.  Media and Technology-Students in Wisconsin will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new knowledge, products, and systems. 
Benchmark:  A.3.3 Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information. 

• Teacher selects word patterns for students to type using correct technique.  Dictation or handout sheet drills can be provided 

•  Word lists from 3rd grade curriculum

• Remind students to use the right pinky to reach to the enter key while the other fingers stay over home row keys JKL and press the space bar with the "writing" thumb only 

• Teacher demonstration
• Keyboard chart

• Show locations of period and comma keys.  The "L" finger (right ring finger)reaches down to the period key and the "K" middle finger reaches down to the comma key. 
• Students type abbreviations to practice period and words in a series to practice comma

• Keyboard chart
• Teacher created handout 

B- Introduce the left and right shift keys for capitalization

• Show that there are both left and right shift keys on every keyboard.  The left shift key is used to make capital letters typed with right hand fingers:  JKLMNOPHYUI.  The right shift key is only used to make capital letters that are typed with the left hand fingers:  ASDFQWERTGZXCVB
• The left pinky reaches down to the left shift; the right pinky to the right shift.  Make sure its pressed and held down before you type the letter key 

Ex.  Say "Reach, press, hold the left shift, then type capital J"

• Keyboard chart
• Teacher demonstration

D- Use the print command on the Office Button pull-down menu to print a document

• Use the projection unit to demonstrate the office button and print command
• Have students print their practice

• Projection unit 

Standard:  A.  Media and Technology-Students in Wisconsin will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new knowledge, products, and systems. 
Benchmark:  A.4.1 Use common media and technology terminology and equipment.

• Define terms and/or use the vocabulary when demonstrating word processing; have students identify the features by pointing to or utilizing the various parts that are being identified

• Teacher created handout with selected vocabulary 

• Initially introduce home row keys (1-2 keys per class); then add reach keys (1-2 per class).  
• Practice from drills using only keys that have been taught:  dictation and handouts
• Practice with hands covered with a cover cloth or touch key guide

Assess by observing technique (including posture, correct finger reaches, and keeping eyes on the copy while typing) and recording on a grading sheet

 Technique grading evaluation

Cover cloths/touch-key guide (cardboard cover that goes over the keyboard)

• Proper technique consists of:  sitting up straight with feet flat; fingers curved over home row keys; wrists off desk or keyboard (even with hands and arms); elbows comfortably in at sides, and EYES STAY ON THE COPY while keyboarding.

•  Technique grading chart

Standard:  A.  Media and Technology-Students in Wisconsin will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new knowledge, products, and systems. 
Benchmark:  A.4.2 Identify and use common media formats.

• A network program:  Bernie's Typing Travels is used to supplement and review keys taught by teacher.  This program tracks individual students progress and skill development

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/
• www.freetypinggame.net 

Standard:  A.  Media and Technology-Students in Wisconsin will select and use media and technology to access, organize, create, and communicate information for solving problems and constructing new knowledge, products, and systems. 
Benchmark:  A.4.3 Use a computer and productivity software to organize and create information. 

• Format and key a report which contains a title, a by-line, and several sentences in paragraph form 

• Teacher-composed handouts, rough-draft copy, student created work, text book examples 

• Students will be graded on revisions made of a teacher-created document that contains errors  

•  Teacher created document

• Students will be graded on their ability to demonstrate text editing features 

• Assignment that includes a series of directions for students to follow to demonstrate the desired text editing skills

• Teacher created assignments or assignments from textbooks

• Students will demonstrate the ability to create, save and retrieve files. 

• Daily practice file created from practice drills.

• Assess student produced copy

• Daily drill work, assignments from handouts, and student composed work

• Daily drill work, assignments from handouts, and student composed work