I decided to try out TypingClub. My students are all practicing typing for when the standardized test will be online next year and they'll have to type in their written response so my principal wants keyboarding to be the focus this year in computers. The accounts were very easy to set up and so far the students are enjoying using it more than the website (Typing Web) that we practiced with last year. I really like that it creates your own unique URL for the class to go directly to. We've been using it for a week now and the students and myself are doing really well. It's a very easy to follow format and the reports are great! I have always been a slow typist so I am able to practice along with the students which is great! We turn it into a little competition and they all try to beat me :-)
Taking the quiz was a great way to see the gaps in my basic knowledge and understanding of where I should be at with technology. I chose to focus on something that my students need to work on as well, typing. So many of the programs that you can get for education are very expensive and my budget is very limited so it was great to get some resources that are free!
I decided to try out TypingClub. My students are all practicing typing for when the standardized test will be online next year and they'll have to type in their written response so my principal wants keyboarding to be the focus this year in computers. The accounts were very easy to set up and so far the students are enjoying using it more than the website (Typing Web) that we practiced with last year. I really like that it creates your own unique URL for the class to go directly to. We've been using it for a week now and the students and myself are doing really well. It's a very easy to follow format and the reports are great! I have always been a slow typist so I am able to practice along with the students which is great! We turn it into a little competition and they all try to beat me :-)
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9/25/2014 03:20:53 am
I'm not surprised that you did well on the technology quiz, given what I know about your teaching assignments! (I loved viewing your "About Me" page! You did an amazing job on it. It was so much fun to read more about you and your life and to see the pictures of your wonderful family.)
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Karen Miller
10/3/2014 03:33:45 am
Your About Me page is very welcoming. Viewers get a real sense of who you are;, teacher, wife, mother, friend, and so much more.
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Karen Miller
10/13/2014 09:50:52 am
Students need to learn to type. So many times they are pecking or using the incorrect fingers. Typing is a skill that will carry forward into the rest of their education and professional life. Making it fun with an online program is a bonus!
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AuthorI am a computer teacher for middle school students in the Melvindale-Northern Allen Park School District. I have a beautiful 1 year old girl named Alexis and love being a mommy! We are expecting our second child (a boy) at the end of July! Archives
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