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Keyboarding Courses

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Keyboarding I

Overview

Summary
Keyboarding I is an elective to help students learn how to type. Since this course is for beginners, it assumes that the student has no prior knowledge or experience in typing.
Description

Upon completion of the course, students will understand proper finger placement, be able to type simple words, and have a deeper understanding of the different books, characters, and ideas in the Bible. This will also prepare the student to take more advanced typing courses (Keyboarding II, Keyboarding III, and Keyboarding IV) in an effort to continually improve their typing skills as they prepare for online education and a world where typing is an essential skill in the Information Age.

Topics Discussed
  • Basics of finger placement
  • Typing all 26 letters of the alphabet; plus the Enter, Space, Period, and Comma keys
  • Typing simple words
  • Introduction to different books, characters, ideas, and doctrines found in the Bible
Course Type 

Elective: Career and Technical


Student Availability

Grade Level Availability
Kindergarten - 7th Grade
Extended Grade Level Availability
Not Applicable
Programs
Platforms


Additional Information

Required Course

No

Course Length

One Quarter

Available in HonorsNo
Available to Part-Time StudentsYes
Available as Credit RecoveryNo
Prerequisites
Not Applicable
Alternative Course Available Per Counselor ApprovalNot Applicable
Fee Amount$50


Supplementary Materials

None

Project Forecast

None



Keyboarding II

Overview

Summary
Keyboarding II is a two-unit elective that continues the development of typing skills introduced in Keyboarding I, preparing students to be more proficient in their coursework.
Description

Upon completion of the course, students will have an even stronger knowledge of proper finger placement, be able to type common words along with short sentences and short paragraphs, and be able to type capital letters. In addition, they will become more familiar with several well-known Psalms. This will also prepare the student to take Keyboarding III, a more advanced typing course, to continually improve their typing skills as they prepare for online education and a world where typing is an essential skill in the Information Age.

Topics Discussed

Unit 1:

  • Reinforcing finger placement while expanding students’ typing skills
  • Using the Shift key to capitalize letters
  • Common English words, intermediate punctuation, sentences and short paragraphs
Unit 2:
  • Typing portions of Scripture from well-known Psalms
  • Fine-tuning skills acquired in Keyboarding I and in the previous unit
Course Type 

Elective: Career and Technical


Student Availability

Grade Level Availability
3-8
Extended Grade Level Availability
Not Applicable
Programs
Platforms


Additional Information

Required Course

No

Course Length

One Quarter

Available in HonorsNo
Available to Part-Time StudentsYes
Available as Credit RecoveryNo
PrerequisitesKeyboarding I
Alternative Course Available Per Counselor ApprovalNot Applicable
Fee Amount$50


Supplementary Materials

None

Project Forecast

None



Keyboarding III

Overview

Summary
Keyboarding III is a two-unit elective that builds on the skills from Keyboarding I and II, with an emphasis on improving typing efficiency.
Description

By the end of this course, students are expected to have a stronger grasp of proper finger placement and increased proficiency in typing letter and number combinations, advanced punctuation and symbols, and complete sentences and paragraphs. In addition, students will become more familiar with the Sermon on the Mount and the Upper Room Discourse.

Topics DiscussedBoth units:
  • Unique combinations of letters and numbers
  • Advanced punctuation and symbols
  • Continued word practice
Unit 1:
  • Practice: passages from the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5-7
Unit 2:
  • Practice: passages from the Upper Room Discourse in John 13-17
Course Type 

Elective: Career and Technical


Student Availability

Grade Level Availability
4-8
Extended Grade Level Availability
Not Applicable
Programs
Platforms


Additional Information

Required Course

No

Course Length

One Quarter

Available in HonorsNo
Available to Part-Time StudentsYes
Available as Credit RecoveryNo
PrerequisitesKeyboarding I and Keyboarding II
Alternative Course Available Per Counselor Approval Not Applicable
Fee Amount$50


Supplementary Materials

None

Project Forecast

None



Keyboarding IV

Overview

Summary
Keyboarding IV is a two-unit elective that follows Keyboarding III. It focuses on sharpening typing speed and accuracy so that students can move through their coursework with greater ease.
Description

Upon completion of the course, students will have a strong knowledge of advanced keyboarding skills with a typing speed of at least 22 WPM and 70% accuracy. In addition, students will become more familiar with Paul’s letters to the churches in Galatia and Ephesus.

Topics DiscussedBoth units:
  • Keyboarding with speed and accuracy

Unit 1:

  • Practice: passages from the book of Galatians

Unit 2:

  • Practice: passages from the book of Ephesians

Course Type 

Elective: Career and Technical


Student Availability

Grade Level Availability
6-8
Extended Grade Level Availability5, 9-12
Programs
Platforms


Additional Information

Required Course

No

Course Length

One Quarter

Available in HonorsNo
Available to Part-Time StudentsYes
Available as Credit RecoveryNo
PrerequisitesKeyboarding I, Keyboarding II, and Keyboarding III
Alternative Course Available Per Counselor ApprovalNot Applicable
Fee Amount$50


Supplementary Materials

None

Project Forecast

None


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