9-14-09

Objective: increase keyboarding speed and accuracy; develop personal and interpersonal skills to strengthen individual performance in the workplace

Notes: Check grade printout for missing work
Pickup graded papers

Lecture: "The Club"; printing warmup & warmup grading sheets

Friday's Warmup:
1. List at least two ways to know what an employer expects of his/her employees.
2. What does integrity mean?

Assignments:
1. Open Warmup 9-8-09. Make sure you have included Friday's warmup.
Before printing, check to see that:
a) Your heading is on the document
b) Only complete sentences with complete ideas are included (even the list)
c) no questions are included
d) proper capitalization and punctuation is included
e) you have proofread for errors
f) each day's warmups are included, even if you were absent
g) Everything is formatted to print on one sheet -- do print preview
Print
Grade your warmup using the Warmup Grading Sheet
Staple the Warmup Grading sheet to the Warmup and turn in on top of laptop.

2. Do keyboarding practice at www.freetypinggame.net until the bell rings:
A) If you don't always use home keys and/or your typing skills assessment was under 30 wpm, do:
Lessons tab
Free Typing Lessons
You will be working on lesson #7 & 8 today.
For your goal, choose 10 points faster than your timed test. You MUST use Home Row keying. The speed goal is not nearly as important as learning to type by touch! When you have successfully accomplished this on both lessons, up your goal by another 5 points. Continue to work on these two lessons for the rest of the period; attempt to increase your speed and accuracy each time!
B) If you always use home keys and your typing skills assessment was over 30 but under 50 wpm, do:
Tests tab
Free Typing Tests
You will be working on lessons #6 & 7 today. 5 minute timed typing test.
When your test is complete, choose Yes to place your score on the scoreboard.
Use the username Mrs. Clary has assigned to you.
For Location, drop down list and choose USA-TX.
For School, type in Ellison.
Check the box that indicates you are 13 or older; Submit
Continue to work on these two lessons for the rest of the period; attempt to increase your speed and accuracy each time!

C) If you always use home keys and your typing skills assessment was over 50 wpm, do:
Tests tab
Free Typing Tests
You will be working on lesson #31 today.
5 minute timed typing test.
When your test is complete, choose Yes to place your score on the scoreboard.
Use the username Mrs. Clary has assigned to you.
For Location, drop down list and choose USA-TX.
For School, type in Ellison.
Check the box that indicates you are 13 or older; Submit
Continue to work on this lesson for the rest of the period; attempt to increase your speed and accuracy each time!

3. View video: Ten Easy Ways to Lose Your Job