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Canyons School District Keyboarding Program

"Keyboarding is a cumulative skill – what can be effectively learned at one level depends heavily upon what has been learned earlier.  If hunt ‘n peck habits become ingrained, it becomes much more difficult to develop a competent keyboarding skill. You need that basic foundation early on."
~Deseret News, April 5, 1999
What does keyboarding look like in the Canyons School District?
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Grades K-2
Teachers will introduce basic concepts of keyboarding to their students. Basic concepts include the location of letters on the keyboard, proper posture when sitting at the computer, and proper home row hand position. Students are not expected to be fluent at keyboarding at this age, but they should understand that there is a proper way to type. Teachers should help students avoid developing bad habits. Students should be able to use the keyboard to enter simple words like their name.

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Grades 3-5
Every class will use the Keyboard Chatter program for 20 consecutive days, 30 minutes per day, at the beginning of the school year to establish good keyboarding technique. After the initial 20 days of instruction, teachers will provide follow-up keyboarding instruction at least 10 minutes once a week for the remainder of the school year. Keyboarding for Kids is the primary tool used for follow-up instruction.

Schools that feel their 4th and 5th grade students are ready to move on from the Keyboard Chatter program may choose to use the Keyboard Craze program in 4th and/or 5th grade and the Keyboard Connection program in 5th grade to further student progress. Talk to your Ed Tech specialist to get master copies of this curriculum.
  • Information about Keyboard Chatter can be found HERE.
  • Follow-up keyboarding resources can be found HERE.

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Grade 6
Every student will be enrolled in keyboarding all year. Sixth-grade keyboarding teachers will use the Keyboard Craze program for instruction and the Keyboard Mastery program for online drills and testing. All 6th grade keyboarding teachers should earn their USOE Elementary or Secondary Keyboarding Endorsement. The Keyboard Connection curriculum is also available for 6th grade teachers if they feel their students are ready for it.
  • Information about Keyboard Craze can be found HERE.
  • Information about Keyboard Mastery can be found HERE.

 Middle school principals may choose between one of two 6th grade keyboarding models:
Stand-Alone Model
A separate keyboarding class with 90 days of keyboarding instruction
Stand-Alone Schedule
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File Type: pdf
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Embedded Model
58 days of keyboarding instruction embedded into the CTE Intro course
Embedded Schedule
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Grades 7-8
Middle school principals will decide which, if any, keyboarding courses will be available for students in grades 7-8. All 7th and 8th grade keyboarding teachers should earn their Secondary Keyboarding Endorsement by completing an approved USOE Keyboarding Endorsement plan.

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Teacher Training
Under the direction of their principal, and with help from their Educational Technology Specialist, every teacher in grades 3-5 and 6th grade keyboarding teachers should use the no-credit Elementary Keyboarding Instruction course or the Middle School Keyboarding Instruction course on Canvas to learn how to teach keyboarding in the classroom. These courses explain basic keyboarding methods and rationale as well as the District keyboarding program, curriculum, and assessment procedures. For-credit versions of these courses are available each summer for those who would like to earn 1 USBE credit for course completion. Talk to your school's Ed Tech specialist for more information.
Note: The Canvas courses do not replace the USBE Keyboarding Endorsement class required for all 6th grade keyboarding instructors.

Links:
Keyboarding Home
This We Believe About Keyboarding
Why Teach Keyboarding?
District Keyboarding Program
          Keyboard Chatter
          Keyboard Craze
          Keyboard Connection
          Keyboarding for Kids
          Keyboard Mastery
          Keyboarding Activities
Tips for Keyboarding Success
Keyboarding in Brain Boosters
​5th Grade Keyboarding Assessment
Keyboarding Core Curriculum
Literacy and Keyboarding
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USOE Keyboarding Website
Documentation:
USOE Keyboarding Movie
Middle School Stand-Alone Schedule
Middle School Embedded Schedule
Keyboarding Data for Middle Schools
Middle School Keyboarding Curriculum Comparison
Keyboard Images/Handouts
Colored Keyboard
Colored Keyboard Finger Families
Colored Keyboard Finger Families
Black & White Keyboard
Blank Keyboard
Black & White Keyboard (Windows)
Laptop Keyboard (Windows)
Black Keyboard (Chromebook)
White Keyboard (Chromebook)
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