OER4Schools/Typing practice with students

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Title	Typing practice with students
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This activity would follow on from the basic netbook familiarisation.

Key points:

• Some computer use relies on conceptual understanding (such as understanding the terms "application", "window" etc). Student need practical experience, but the main concepts are understood conceptually.
• There are other skills in computer use, which are motor skills (such as using the mouse and typing) that are need to be learned through repetition.

Activity:

• Students do typing practice (individually).
• If there are not enough keyboards for each student to have one, you do carousel-style group work. You can combine developing typing skills with any other activity that requires individual or small group work.
• Make sure you plan your lesson so that every student has got a chance to practice
• Use a typing tutor
• Students can record their scores to see how they improve over time, or to form a league table.