Keyboard Mastery Part 1: Teacher Manager Screen-Based Version No Textbook Needed

1. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 1 Keyboard Mastery Part 1: Teacher Manager (Screen-Based Version�No Textbook Needed) 20-minute, Self-Paced, Step-by-Step Directions For setting up the course online (Course Description on Slide 2)

2. Keyboard MasteryCourse Description Keyboard Mastery is used for very beginning keyboarding students and experienced students with lower keyboarding skills. It is used successfully in Middle School � College. Standards can be individualized to each type of student so each is challenged�the Special Needs students, Beginners, or Experienced. There are 15-, 30-second, 1-, to 3-minute practice timings mainly, with optional 3-, 4-, and 5-minute timings. Keyboard Mastery takes approximately 50-60 hours (good semester course) to complete for the average student. Practice timings reflect competency-based instruction�on very easy timings at first, students establish their speed/accuracy rate from Lesson 1. Lessons include alpha, numeric and symbol drills. Formatting (letters, memos, tables, reports, etc.) is separate and a free download on our web site for our customers. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 2

3. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 3 Print Slides of Step-by-Step Directions

4. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 4 Launch your Browser

5. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 5 Login with Teacher Login

6. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 6 Select (Click) Teacher Manager for Keyboarding for Kids

7. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 7 Profile Manager is where you set up your course standards Click on Profile Manager.

8. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 8 Creating Course Standards Tab 1-Profile List shows all the course standards created so far. They are available for all teachers in this school to use�each teacher does NOT need to create profiles. The 32 wpm (Ellsworth) is a special profile perhaps different from the regular 32 wpm profiles. It is desirable to have several profiles so you can individualize to slow/fast students. Click on the �Create Setup Profile� button.

9. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 9 Creating Course Standards Errors allowed as shown are standard; they can be changed. Block Correction if you wish to disable the Backspace/Delete keys

10. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 10 Creating Course Standards

11. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 11 Creating Course Standards Click on Tab �3-Timing Weights�.

12. 12 Creating Course Standards Click on Tab �4-Sections�. For this demo, accept the defaults. Lessons 1-11 have 15-sec, 30-sec, 1-min drills. Lessons 12-24 have 15-sec, 30-sec, 1-min, 2-min, and 3-min drills.

13. 13 Creating Course Standards You also have the option to assign custom lessons. We will go over how to create lessons on Slide 33. Custom Lessons can be used to supplement learning with other subjects being taught or used such as a midterm/final exam.

14. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 14 Creating Course Standards Click on Tab �5-Grading Scale�. Enter the grading scale that you want your students to achieve by the end of the term/block/quarter/semester.

15. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 15 Creating Course Standards Click on the �Save Profile� tab. In the Profile Name: enter the wpm for an A (32 wpm). If there are several teachers with different profiles (such as if in a workshop), you can identify yours by putting your name in parenthesis after the wpm goal. Click the �Save Profile� button.

16. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 16 Creating Your Classes Click on Class Manager in the main menu. Click on the Create Class button.

17. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 17 Creating Your Classes Begin with teacher�s last name; Enter a descriptive name for your class with a date. (When the time comes to delete a class, you don�t want to have to open them all up to find the old ones!) Click OK. Create two classes. (Period-3 and a Period-5 created below)

18. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 18 Creating Student Data Files Select �Create Student Files� in the main menu. Select a class under �Choose a Class� to put students in it. Be sure your �Choose Setup Profile� shows the correct profile for an �A� grade (student goal), 32 wpm in this example. Click the arrow to change it if necessary. Enter a student�s last name, first name�be sure to include your name.

19. For this demo, give all the students in your class a Student ID/Password of �1� just to make it easy; they can change it later in their data file. (Teachers can lock passwords so students can�t change them�Profile Manager, Select Profile you want to change, Edit Profile button, Tab 2�Options, Advanced Options.) Click the �Create Student File� button. Create three student files (and assign �1� as the Password for each). Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 19 Creating Student Data Files

20. 20 Viewing Student ProgressFirst Report�Simple Report Select �View Student Progress� in main menu. Select a class that has students in it. Select a Student.

21. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 21 Viewing Student Progress Name: Bill, Johnson. His Lesson 1 average is 66. Notice how easy it is to compare his goal (50) to his current average (66). If you have a parent/teacher conference, you might want to print this to give to Connor�s parents. In the �Choose another student�� area, click the arrow to select the next students and see/print their Progress Reports.

22. 22 Viewing Student ProgressSecond Report�Class Progress Report Select �View Student Progress� again from the main menu. Select a Class.

23. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 23 Viewing Student ProgressSecond Report�Class Progress Report Course Entry/Exit: shows the results of the assessment tests students take at the start and end of the course L1, L2, etc., columns are the Lesson Averages. This is just a temperature gauge of how your class is doing�are they keeping up with assignments, who is behind, are they meeting their goals, etc.

24. 24 Viewing Student ProgressThird Report�Class Summary Report Select �View Student Progress� again from the main menu. Select a class.

25. 25 Viewing Student ProgressThird Report�Class Summary Report Second column: Has the students� personal passwords. If they change their password from a �1� to something else and forget it, you can check here. (You can enter student passwords with student names and lock the passwords�see Tab 3-Adv. Options.) Total Effort: How much time they have spent in actual practice. It records the amount of time the timer is going�but they can�t start a timing and then talk to their neighbor or get a drink because if they don�t get a certain percentage of the timing correct it assumes they are playing around and doesn�t record the time. UnWeighted Score�this is as an overall simple WPM average and is useful in determining Mid-Term or periodic grades.

26. Grade/Weighted�If a grading scale was entered in the Profile Manager, and the number of lessons to be completed, the grade would automatically appear in this column when all assigned lessons were completed. (First time through if you don�t know how many lessons you can cover, better to go �No Grade Report� in Tab 2 of Profile Manager.) Profile Assigned�These are the course standards assigned to these students. Usually students are assigned the same profile, but program can be adjusted to meet individual needs (see next slide). Schedule Name�Not usually applied to younger elementary students. (If cheating were discovered, i.e., someone else doing the typing for the student, you could apply a schedule for when the student�s data file can be opened for practice.) Viewing Student ProgressThird Report�Class Summary Report

27. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 27 There is a Course Entry timing in the student data files. Any students that look at the keys to type is a beginner and doesn�t need to take the Course Entry timing. For students who take the Course Entry timing, and the Course Exit timing after completing the course, their improvement from taking the course will show on the Grade Report. Individualizing to Students(Identifying the skills of students)

28. 28 Individualizing to Students(Example: Susan Black was found out to be a special needs student) Select �Class Manager� on the main menu. Select the class and student you wish to address Find the Change Profile box (lower right), click on the arrow and select the profile you want to assign to her�25 wpm in this case. If you have any special needs children, be sure to create a profile for them.

29. 29 Moving Students(Usually due to a schedule change) Select �Move Students� in the main menu. Select the class with students below �Move FROM Class�. Select the student you want to move below �Students�. Select the class the student will be moving to under �Move TO Class� and click the �Move Student� button. The student data file with all the scores will appear in the new class and will be sorted in alphabetical order with the rest of the students in the new class.

30. 30 Using Message Center Select �Message Center� in the main menu Click arrow to �Select Your Class� and select your class. Hold down the control key and select the students to whom you want to send a message.

31. 31 Using the Message Center Click on the first arrow. They appear in the �Send To� column. Enter the Subject and Message and click �Send�. Close �Message Center� by clicking on [x].

32. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 32 Assigning a Schedule(used mainly to prevent cheating) Assigning a schedule permits opening the data file only during stated times. In the example below, this schedule is Daily from 8:30 � 9:20 am. By assigning this schedule in Class Manager on the main menu, the student�s data file will open only during these times. (Friends outside of class can�t help your student!)

33. 33 Creating A Lesson Creating your own lessons is a great way to supplement your students� learning. You can choose subjects that are already taught or just topics that will interest your students. You can create up to 10 lessons with up to 18 lines per lesson.

34. Trying to cheat? Students who try to �cut and paste� or �copy and paste� or whatever during a practice timing will see this message: 34

35. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 35 Deleting a Student Click on Class Manager. Select the class. Select the student. Notice the options available. Instead of clicking on �Delete Student�, click on �Delete Class� (pretend by accident). Click OK. Notice class is gone! Click on �Restore Files� button.

36. 36 Restoring a Class Select �Deleted Classes�. Click on the class you want restored. Click the Restore button. Close the Restore window.

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45. Ellsworth Publishing Company (888) 963-4817 45 To Continue As A Student The Teacher Manager has the flexibility of switching back and forth from the Teacher Manager to the student side. Click on the back arrow of your browser to return to Ellsworth Publishing web site where you see your courses. Go to Part 2 to continue as a student.