Why Teach Keyboarding?

"People who used to find 'hunt and peck' keyboarding sufficient realize that it doesn’t make much sense to have a computer with lightning speed if the information inputted into the machine trickles in like molasses in January."
~Sandberg-Diment, 1984

USOE created a video to help communicate to parents why correct keyboarding is important.
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Keyboarding is a vital skill that helps build literacy skills.
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Creativity and composition are, in reality, thwarted by inefficient use of the keyboard.
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The Direct Writing Assessment (DWA) is administered in grades 5 and 8. Students must be able to type their persuasive essay.
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"Many people who always thought typing was an overrated skill will find themselves slightly behind in the Digital Age since learning to use a keyboard is still probably the most important way of interacting with a computer."
~Williams, Sawyer, and Hutchinson, Using Information Technology, A Practical Introduction to Computers and Communications

Keyboarding is part of the Utah State Core Curriculum and the Common Core Standards.
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SAGE end-of-level testing requires students to be able to enter writing samples through the computer keyboard.
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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
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)