Happy Fun Video Friday! I found just the right video to celebrate the conclusion of our DMP Typing Challenge. Turn your volume on and click play to listen to the beautiful sound of fingers typing.
Typing Challenge Update:
On that note… our third graders recently completed a month long typing challenge and it was quite a success! Every student practiced keyboarding outside of technology class at least once, every student has learned the proper home row position, and each student has improved his or her typing speed by at least 20%! Congratulations third grade! Each week we celebrated five special students who spent the most time outside of class practicing. Click here to see who made our Top 5 for each week.
Last Week’s Top 5 (with the most practice time)
Keyboarding is all about muscle memory. The more our students practice, the more fluent their typing will become. I only get to see the kids once a week, so even if they can find 3-5 minutes at home to type or practice resting on the home row, they will surely improve their typing over time.
Congratulations to the students who have made the Top 5 during our challenge and congratulations to all for participating! We will continue to work towards our classroom goal of 10-15wpm, and when we meet that goal, the whole class will be rewarded with a TECHIE PARTY. During the techie party we’ll watch videos on the latest innovations in technology, have keyboarding races, and celebrate our success! Click here to see our class goal tracker chart.
All DMP students are welcome to use TypingWeb.com to practice their typing as well, or if you would like to look at other options for practice, click here for my list of keyboarding resources and practice tips. You can even use my typing challenge guidelines to create your own family typing challenge at home. It’s a great way to make keyboarding fun, and finally meet your typing speed goals.
CHIME IN: Have you ever tried something challenging? How did you overcome the challenges to achieve your goals?
