Proper Keyboarding Techniques

1. Proper Keyboarding Techniques • Correct posture • Spine Straight leaning slightly forward • Centered in front of Keyboard • Feet Flat on Floor, slightly apart • Arm and Hand Position • Arms relaxed, elbows naturally close to body • Forearms nearly parallel with slope of keyboard

2. Proper Keyboarding Techniques • Wrists and Fingers • Fingers curved, tips of fingers resting slightly on keys • Wrists low, but palms of hands not resting on the keyboard • Hands and wrists are almost motionless • Why are proper keyboarding techniques important? • Type faster • Fewer Mistakes • Type longer without getting tired • Less health problems with your hands and wrists

3. Files and Folders • Create a new folder with the title Files and Folders • Open the folder and create a new text document with the title “1. Delete me first” • Create another text document with the title “2. Rename me to a colour” • Create another text document with the title “3. Rename me to the name of a bird ” • Create another text document with the title “4. Rename me to the name of an animal” • Create another text document with the title “5. Rename me to the name of a famous person” • Create another text document with the title “6. Make a copy of me”

4. Files and Folders • Create another text document with the title “Blue” • Create another text document with the title “Caribou ” • Create another text document with the title “Duck” • Create another text document with the title “Wayne Gretzky” • Create another text document with the title “Moose” • Create another text document with the title “Orange”

5. Files and Folders • Create another text document with the title “Partridge” • Create another text document with the title “Yellow ” • Create another text document with the title “Angelina Jolie” • Create another text document with the title “Goose” • Create another text document with the title “Brittany Speers”

6. Files and Folders • Create a folder with the title “Move all the colours to this folder” • Create a folder with the title “Move all the birds to this folder” • Create a folder with the title “Move all the other animals to this folder” • Create a folder with the title “Move all the famous people to this folder” • Follow the instructions that you have created • Please let Mr. Spence know when you are done