Improve your typing skills
Typing skills are very important...critical in fact, to your continued educational success. Click on the button below to get to our practice program. At the top of the page is the "Student Login", click on that. Your username is the first three letters of your first name and a period followed by the first three letters of your last name (example dyl.joh). The password is computers. Good luck and get going!
Touch TypingTouch typing improves typing speed and accuracy. A touch typist never looks
at the keyboard. The fingers hit the right keys by force of habit. The typist is entirely focused on the text being typed, reading the words and phrases as the fingers type the text reflexively. Touch typing can be learned by performing special exercises. Stage one of the process begins with learning the home row of the keyboard (the row beginning with the Caps Lock key). Looking at the keyboard is strictly forbidden. This is followed by learning the lower and upper rows, the numbers row, upper-case letters and special symbols. Stage two involves memorizing frequently used syllables and typing words containing these syllables. Stage three involves typing actual text to perfect the skills acquired. Information taken from: http://www.rapidtyping.com/typing-instructions.html |
Position and Posture Mean Everything...
1. While at the computer, sit straight.( see the picture above ) Always remember to keep your back straight.
2. Keep your elbows bent at the right angle.
3. Face the screen with your head slightly tilted forward.
4. There should be at least 50-80 cm of distance between your eyes and the screen. In other words, your outstretched arm
should barely touch the screen.
5. The optimum height of the tabletop or under-desk keyboard drawer is 68 to 73 cm from the floor.
6. The chair and table height should be chosen so as to expose the shoulder, arm, and wrist muscles to the least possible
strain. The wrists can touch the tabletop in front of the keyboard. Never shift even a portion of your body weight to the wrists
by resting on them.
Be patient and practice as often as possible. Despite the simple touch typing rules, it takes some time to gain high speed. By following the rules, you will see your speed and accuracy improve over time.
Information taken from: http://www.rapidtyping.com/typing-instructions.html
2. Keep your elbows bent at the right angle.
3. Face the screen with your head slightly tilted forward.
4. There should be at least 50-80 cm of distance between your eyes and the screen. In other words, your outstretched arm
should barely touch the screen.
5. The optimum height of the tabletop or under-desk keyboard drawer is 68 to 73 cm from the floor.
6. The chair and table height should be chosen so as to expose the shoulder, arm, and wrist muscles to the least possible
strain. The wrists can touch the tabletop in front of the keyboard. Never shift even a portion of your body weight to the wrists
by resting on them.
Be patient and practice as often as possible. Despite the simple touch typing rules, it takes some time to gain high speed. By following the rules, you will see your speed and accuracy improve over time.
Information taken from: http://www.rapidtyping.com/typing-instructions.html