Digital Literacy Curriculum Resource

Module 2: Keyboarding Lit/CLB 1 Lesson

Learning 1. The QWERTY keyboard (most common keys used )

Objectives for 2. Correct finger placement
Module # 2 3. Hand / keyboard Ergonomics (type in a healthy way)
4. Keyboarding / Typing

Pre-requisite ● Basic Mouse skills: hold mouse correctly, left click, scroll
skills ● Basic Navigation: scroll, cursor shapes, where and how to place a cursor
● Can recognize alphabet and symbols

Preparation: ● Set up the room with computers or laptops for each student
● Make sure you open the following on each student computer and on the
teacher computer before you start:
Word or Google Docs or another word processing program
● Put extra keyboards on each table.
● Read through the lesson outline and notes for the teacher
● Print the handouts for students
● Turn on the Projector or the Interactive Whiteboard or print out visuals in
large format to teach concepts
● Optional: open the link to the typing tutor (typing.com) on each student
computer

Note about the lesson:

• In the lesson, the → symbol is used to give the answer when it’s a part of
the script. Otherwise, the word ‘Answer’ is used.
• Vocabulary: For this level, don't spend time teaching vocabulary.
Demonstrate where things are on the computer and how they work.

Suggested / Useful readings/videos for teachers to watch

Materials: ● Keyboards connected to desktop computers or laptops

● Internet access (to access online practice)
● Extra keyboards, if available, 1 for teacher to demonstrate and one /
table for Ss to share.
● Visuals for teaching: display on SB Or or to print on 11X17 paper:
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Part A- Practice-Handout
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Part B-Practice-Handout
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Keyboarding-Digital Skill 1-Your Turn-
Handout A
• Module 2-CLB 4-Keyboarding-Digital Skill 1-Your Turn-Handout
A-Answer Key
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Part B-Practice-Handout
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1- Keyboarding-Digital Skill 2-Practice-
Visual A
• (Optional) Module 2-CLB Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 2-Practice-
Visual B
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 3-Learn-Visual A

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 1

 • Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 3-Learn-Visual B

● Handouts:
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Part A- Practice-Handout
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Part B-Practice-Handout
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Your Turn-Handout A
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Your Turn-Handout A-
Answer Key
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 2-Practice-Visual A
• Optional:Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 2-Practice-Visual B
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 3-Learn-Visual A
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 3-Learn-Visual B
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 4-Review-Visual
• Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 4-Your Turn-Handout
• Module 2-CLB 4-Digital Skill 4-Learn-Hand-out-Visual Steps

● Online typing tutor: typing.com

Lesson

Time: 2-2.5 hours

Introduction Elicit “type” using gestures and ask students:

to the module What’s this ? Answer: “type”

Do you type ? Students answer yes or no.

2 hands or 1 hand ? (Show both ways on keyboard)
2 hands are good.
Tell students:

Today we type.

Digital Skill 1 Learn the QWERTY keyboard –most common keys

Part A Part A:
Keys covered: letters, Shift + letters, Caps Lock+ letters, Backspace, Delete,
Approximate
Spacebar, Enter
time:
40 min
Information for the teacher:

Different keyboards are used around the world so not all students are familiar
with the QWERTY keyboard. However, it is commonly used in many countries.
The QWERTY keyboard has the keys organized in a way to make typing easier,
more efficient. It is not organized alphabetically.

NB: It’s not important that students remember the names of keys. It’s important
that they know how to use them and where to find them.

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 2

 Laptop keyboards: some can have 3-4 symbols on one key. However, the more
commonly used symbols are also repeated on the other keys, as taught in this
lesson.

You need to demonstrate as you use them what the different keys type.
Open either Microsoft Word Or a Google Doc. On the teacher computer as well
as on each student computer.
Google Docs are free for anyone with a Gmail account.

Objective: Students will be able to:

● Identify the most commonly used keys on the QWERTY keyboard
● Know their purpose
● Know their location

Vocabulary (later put in the glossary at end)

NB: For this level, don’t teach the definitions just demonstrate what the keys do
and their location on the keyboard.

keyboard: the part of the computer / laptop with all the keys
keys: the buttons on the keyboard
letter keys: all the keys with letters
number keys: all the keys with numbers (along top of keyboard and on the right
side)
enter / return: used to move to the next line when typing
shift: used 1. to make a letter capital 2. to use the top symbols on keys with 2
symbols
caps lock: when you press this + letter keys, all the letters are capitals. Caps
Lock + the top symbol on a key keeps only that top symbol active.
space bar: used to make a space
delete: used to remove text that is to the right of the cursor
backspace: used to remove text that is to the left of the cursor
press: means “push”. For example, we say “press Enter (key).

Learn Tell Students:

• Today we type.
20 mins Gather students at one computer or at a table using a loose keyboard. Elicit:
• What’s this ? …..keyboard
• What are these ?..... keys.
• Repeat: keys ….. keyboard
Get students to repeat “keyboard” and “keys” several times.

Continue to teach / elicit, as above, in this order:

• Letter keys (pointing to all of the letter keys)
• Number keys (above the letters and on right side)
• Show me letter keys
• Show me number keys

Elicit / Teach:
Shift

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 3

 Write some capital and small letters on board: A a S s D d F f J j K k L l
Point to each and elicit /teach:
• “Capital A”. “Small a”
Repeat with each letter (ASDFL). Get students to repeat “capital” “small”

Gather students (back) around one computer.

Open Word or another program to demonstrate typing (for eg. Google Doc)
Demonstrate by typing a few small letters : aaaaaa ddddd kkkkkk
Ask students:
• What letters ? Answer: A , D, K
• Small a or capital a ? Answer: small a
• Small d or capital d ? → small d
• Capital k or small k ? → small k

Type a capital A, D and K.

Point to one of the Shift keys and demonstrate how to press and hold Shift and
press A then shift+ D then shift + K
Press Shift+ A again, say and get students to repeat:
• Capital A
Demonstrate letter A several times again with and without Shift: AaAaAa
Each time students repeat :
• “Capital A” “ small A”
Repeat this with each of the letters: AaSsDdFfJjKkLl
Say:
• Shift
• Two shift keys.
• One here and one here. (point to each on the keyboard)
NB: it’s not important that students remember the names of keys. It’s important
that they know how to use them and where to find them.
Show students how to use the baby fingers on each Shift key.

Shift vs Caps Lock

Now demonstrate Caps Lock vs Shift keys
Point to Caps Lock and show how you press it once and it makes all letters
capital
Type AAAAAAA SSSSSSSSS DDDDDDD etc to show students
Say:
• “This key, all letters are capital.” (Caps Lock)

Point to Shift. Show it makes only one letter capital at a time.

Say:
• “This key, one letter is capital.”
Show students and say the letters as you do it: Shift + D then just dddd then
DdDdDd

Repeat to show students with 3-4 more letters (F f, J f, K k, L l )

Show students how they must press Caps Lock again to turn it off.

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 4

 Check understanding using gestures as you ask:
• Capital D. What keys ? → Shift + D
• Small d. What keys ? -→ D (no shift)

Review. Ask a stronger student:

• Show me DdDdDd now FfFfF
• Show me DDDDDDDDD. LLLLLLLLLLL

Backspace
Show the following on the Smartboard as you type or write on the whiteboard:
canada with a small c (make an error on purpose)
Ask:
• Ok ? → No , Why ? → Canada, Capital C
Elicit the idea of erasing by doing it on the whiteboard or using gestures.
Point to the keyboard and teach / elicit which key to use to erase.
Point to the left and ask:
• What key ? → Backspace
Correct Canada typing it with a capital C saying as you do it:
• Back, back, back …
Point to the backspace key again and have students repeat “Backspace.”
Repeat the above with another word: vancouver

Delete
Now show students another way to erase typing, by using the Delete key
Again type canada (or your city with a small first letter, eg. burnaby)
• Ok ? → No , Why ? → Canada, Capital C / Burnaby, Capital B
Point to the Backspace key and elicit using gestures:
• Backspace key
• Number one, Backspace key
Now point to the Delete key and say:
• Number two, Delete key
• Backspace key goes left (gesture), back, back, back
• Delete key goes right (gesture)

Now show how to use the mouse to move the cursor.

(Students learned how to do this in Module 1)
• Use the mouse.
Put the cursor before the c in canada. Show how it must be before the letter c
not after the c. (Put it before the n, then d then c to show correctly and
incorrectly.)
Make sure students can see where the cursor is.
Show how to press Delete to erase the small c.
Elicit:
• I need capital c.
• What keys ? (gesture) → Shift + C
Then type a capital C

Model this again for students, as above, with the following:

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 5

 Type burnaby (or your city)
Then do it again with your first name.

Space bar
Press the spacebar and show how it makes spaces.
Type the words “I live in Canada” and show how you use the spacebar to make
spaces. Say “space” every time you use it.
• I space live space in space Canada

Type:My first name is (your name) to show again how the spacebar makes
spaces. Say “space” every time you use it:
• My space first space name space is space (your name)

Type the words: First name

• First space name
Now type Firstname (no space)
• First name ….One word or two words ? → two words
Elicit / Show how to use the mouse to put the cursor between t and n and say
“space” when you make the space.
• Use the mouse. Click. Letter T ….click …..letter N
• First …..(Pause and gesture to elicit the word “space” as you
press the spacebar…… name
Model this again as above with another 2 words that need a space, myaddress

Enter
Point to the Enter key. Say:
• “Enter”.
Show how it moves the cursor down a line.
Press it 5 times and say “enter” each time you press it.

Type a list of 4 simple words. Choose things your students already know in
English (for example food or school items)
Example list:
Milk
Eggs
Bananas
Bread

Go down two lines between each word. Each time you press the Enter key say
“enter enter”.
• Milk enter enter Eggs enter enter Bananas enter enter bread enter
enter

Alternatively use school items: Book Pen PaperPencil

Go down two lines between each word. Each time you press the Enter key say
“enter”.
• Book enter enter Pen enter enter Paper enter enter pencil etc.

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 6

 Point to the Enter key again and ask:
• What’s this ? → Enter

Review what you’ve covered so far:

Point to keys or elicit while using the keys and ask:
1 capital letter ? Capital D ? → Shift + letter D
All capital letters ? DDDDD→ Caps Lock + letter D
Go left/ back and erase ? → Backspace
Go right and erase ? → Delete
Go down ? (gesture)→ Enter
Space (gesture) ? → Spacebar
NB: It’s not important that students can say the names of keys. It’s important that
they know how to use them and where to find them. So, if they just point to the
correct keys that is fine.

Practice Preparation: Make sure you have Word or a google Doc open on each
15 mins computer.

Students reinforce the keys taught in Learn while using individual computers.
They practice typing the keys while copying from a handout.

Put on the Smartboard or print the Handout for students to copy from:
Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Part A- Practice-Handout
NB: For lower students: Fold or cut the handout and only give part of it

Before students start, model how to use the handout.

• Now let’s practice.
• Look. Copy. Type

Point to the computers and say:

● Sit at a computer please.
● Look. Copy. Type
Give the handout and then monitor each student and give support.

Your turn Display the keyboard visual on the Smartboard or use 11X17 paper copy of :
10 mins Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Keyboarding-Digital Skill 1-Your Turn-Handout

Give students:
Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Keyboarding-Digital Skill 1-Your Turn-Handout
and have them fill in the blanks by looking at a keyboard.
Students can check with the Answer Key. Post this around the room or display
on Smartboard for students to self-correct. Double check each student’s work.
Module 2-CLB 4-Keyboarding-Digital Skill 1-Your Turn-Answer Key
Alternatively: Give the Answer key as a handout. Go over each item:
Show me “Enter” , Show me “Shift” etc

Students practice / say the words in pairs. s)

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 7

 Learn the QWERTY keyboard –most common keys
Digital Skill 1 Information for the teacher:
Part B Part B:
Keys covered: Arrow keys, dot/ period, @, Question mark
Approximate
time:
30 min

Objective : Students will be able to:

● Identify the most commonly used keys on the QWERTY keyboard
● Know their purpose
● Know their location

Vocabulary arrow keys: 4 keys that move the cursor up, down, left or right
@ : called “at” in English. Used for email addresses
. period/dot: called “period” at the end of sentences or dot in email addresses
?: question mark: used at the end of questions

Learn Continue to elicit / teach in a similar way to Digital Skill 1 Part A

with the keys listed below:

Arrow Keys
Point to the cursor on the screen.
Point to the arrow keys and show students how the cursor moves, say:
● Up down right left….. up down right left….up down right left
● Left left left …..right right right ….Up up up ….down down down
Make sure students see how the cursor moves.

Say:
• Arrow Keys
Ask:
• Erase ? → No

Point to Delete and Backspace. Ask:

• Erase ? → Yes
Type a word and show students again how both Delete and Backspace erase
typing but the arrow keys only move the cursor.

Multi-Symbol Keys:
. Period
@ at
? question mark

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 8

 Point to a few keys that have 2 symbols (period and > ). ( 2 and @) and point to
the each of the symbols on the key say 1,2 1, 2 to convey the idea that some
keys have 2 symbols.

Dot/ period
Write a dot on the board and google.com. Point to the dots and ask:
• What’s this ? → dot
Say as you write on the board or type and display on the smartboard:
issbc.org (issbc dot org)
google.com ( google dot com)
On the keyboard, show which key that has the dot symbol.
Type lots of dots as you say
• dot dot dot …………….

If a student asks how dot and period differ, model a sentence and say “period”
as you write one at the end.

@
Write this symbol on the board. @
Ask students:
• What’s this ? → at
• It’s for emails
Write on board: [email protected] and and say:
• info at i s s b c dot org
Write [email protected] and say:
Don dot davies at p a r l dot g c dot c a

Point to the keyboard and ask:

• Where is @ ? → above #2
Press the key and show students they only get 222222

Press Shift + @ and show them they get @@

Show them 2@2@2@

Question Mark ?
Write a question mark on the board. Ask
• What’s this ? → question mark
Point to the keyboard. Ask:
• Where is it ?
Point to the two symbols on that key and as you point to each symbol say
● 1 ,2
Do this twice
Press the key and show that you get ////////
Press Shift + ? and show them they get ????

Students use loose keyboards at tables or sit at individual computers again and
T reviews by eliciting orally:
● Show me the question mark key.
● Where is the @ key ? Shift or no shift ? → Shift + @

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 9

 (Students point on their keyboard)
Review all keys done so far in a similar way:
Period @ Question mark Arrow keys

Optional:
Review from Part A: Shift Backspace Delete Enter Spacebar Caps Lock

Practice Students reinforce the keys taught in Part B while using individual computers.
15 mins They practice typing with the keys while copying from a handout.

Put on the Smartboard or print the Handout for students to copy from
Use: Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Part B-Practice-Handout
NB: For lower skilled students: Fold or cut the handout and only give part of it

Before students start, model how to use the handout.

• Let’s practice.
• Look. Copy. Type

Point to the computers and say:

● Sit at a computer please.
● Look. Copy. Type
Give the handout and then monitor each student and give support.

Digital Skill 2: Correct Finger Placement on the Keyboard

10-15 mins Information for the teacher:

Many students likely use only 1 finger (hunt and peck method).
Important to convey to students that if you use the correct fingers on the keys,
you type better. If they want to use a computer for work, this is very important.
The hunt and peck method is not healthy as it causes neck and shoulder pain.

Spacebar: You can use either thumb to press it but usually people use the
thumb of the hand they write with.

Students who are learning to type will look at the keyboard while typing. Remind
them to look at the screen not the keyboard as much as possible. Encourage
them to keep practicing !

Useful website: https://www.wikihow.com/Position-Hands-on-a-Keyboard

Objective Students will be able to

● Learn where the home keys are
● How to place their fingers on the home keys
● Practice using some of the home keys

Vocabulary home keys: ASDF ;LKJ -the keys where we put our fingers when we start
typing. We always bring our fingers back there.
bump: the “F” and “J” keys have a bump on them so they are easy to find
finger
thumb

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 10

 left / right
spacebar: the key that makes a space

Learn Use a loose keyboard to demo at one table with students gathered around or
display the keyboard on the interactive SB. Or have students at individual
computers.
Type something and ask:
• What’s this ? → type
Demonstrate typing with one finger /one hand vs. using both hands and all
fingers. Ask:
• 1 hand or 2 hands ? → 2 hands
• I hand is very slow.
• 2 hands, 10 fingers is fast.
• Today, we type with 2 hands.

As you press each key say:

• ASDF ;LKJ
Place your fingers on the home keys and say:
• Home keys A S D F ; L K J Home keys
Take your hands off the keyboard. Then put them back on the home keys. Say:
• Typing. Start here.
Take your hands off the keyboard again. Then ask:
• Where are the home keys ?
Wait for students to tell you, then put fingers on them again

Hold up your left hand and ask

• Left hand or right hand ? → left hand
As you press the keys say:
• Left hand ASDF (keys)
Hold up your right hand and ask
• Left hand? → No,right hand
As you press the keys say:
• Right hand ;LKJ (keys)

Point to the spacebar and ask

• What this? → spacebar
• Fingers or thumb? → thumb
Show that you can use either thumb to press it. Say:
• Right thumb ok. Left thumb ok.

Review: take your hands off the home keys and then check:
• Show me the home keys
Students show you. Then put your fingers back on them and ask:
• Spacebar. Fingers or thumbs ? → thumbs
Show them the 2 keys with bumps, F and J and how these help you find the
home keys without looking.
• No looking. Feel the bumps. F and J have bumps.
• D and K no bumps.

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 11

Practice Display this visual on Smartboard or enlarged on 11X 17 paper:
Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1- Keyboarding-Digital Skill 2-Practice-Visual A

Point to the computers and say:

• Please sit at the computer.
Tell Ss:
Home keys ASDF ;LKJ
Take your fingers off.
Put your fingers back. ASDF ;LKJ
Review:
Ask students:
• What are the home keys ? ASDF ;LKJ
Where are the bumps ? → on F and J keys
Show your thumbs and ask:
• Where are your thumbs ? → on the space bar.
Point to the Enter key and say:
• Enter. What finger do you use ? → baby finger on the right hand.
Point to the Delete key and ask:
• What key ? → delete. What finger ? → the baby finger on the right hand.
Point to Caps Lock and say:
• Caps Lock. What finger ? → baby finger of the left hand

Optional: Display Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1- Keyboarding-Digital Skill 2-

Practice-Visual A
As you gesture to the keys on the keyboard and your hands say:
• Look at this picture. Some keys we use the left hand. Some keys we use
the right hand.

Your turn Have students come to tables.

Hand out black or red sharpies and yellow highlighters to each pair/ group
Use the handout from Digital Skill 1 that students already have:
Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Keyboarding-Digital Skill 1-Your Turn-Handout
Hold it up and say:
● Use this paper.
Hold up the yellow highlighter pen and ask:
● What colour ? → yellow
As you do it say:
● Colour the home keys yellow ASDF;LKJ
Use the black or red sharpie and as you draw a line separating them say:
● Left hand keys ……. Right hand keys
Alternatively: give another handout:
Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1- Keyboarding-Digital Skill 2-Practice-Visual B
This already has the home keys marked on it.
Have students draw the line separating the left and right hand keys.
(See above)

Digital Skill 3: Hand / Keyboard Ergonomics

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 12

10mins Information for the teacher:
Don’t teach the word “ergonomics” as it’s not a common word.
It’s important that students learn a healthy way to position their hands and wrists
when using the keyboard. Incorrect positions can lead to wrist and hand pain
that could become chronic.

Objective Students will learn

• how to use a keyboard in a healthy way so they take care of their wrists
and hands.

Vocabulary Wrist
Hand
Healthy
Sit
Feet
Arms

Learn Review from Module 1 the best way to sit at the computer.

Display this visual on Smartboard or enlarge on 11X 17

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 3-Learn-Visual A

Model and elicit

• Sit.
Model bad ways to sit: Slouch in the chair, lean too far forward etc.
Ask:
• Ok or not ok ? → not ok
• How do you sit ?

Have them look at the visual and using few words demonstrate the following:
Chair: Adjust your chair and show them a correct height for the computer table.
● Your chair ? Like this.

Feet: Show them how the feet should be flat on the floor.
● Your feet like this.

Arms: Show them how the arm should be at 90%.

Show them how arm support is good.
● Your arms like this.

Display this visual:

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 3-Learn-Visual B
• Look at the pictures.
Demonstrate poor and correct hand / wrist position and ask:
• Is this ok or not ok ? etc Is this good or not good ? etc
Show poor wrist position and typing:
• Like this. It’s not good. Your hands will hurt.

Practice Ask students:

• Now please sit at the computer
Pair students up.

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 13

 • Show your partner.
• Good sitting and good hands on the keyboard.

Go around and check each student is sitting correctly and also using correct
hand and wrist position.

Your turn No task

Digital Skill 4: Keyboarding / Typing

Information for the teacher:
45 mins-1 There are various free online typing tutor programs. Typing.com has a clean
hour interface.
NB: Students don’t have to register in order to use typing.com, However, if
students register, the program will track their progress and give feedback.
Get familiar with typing.com before you use it with students including how to
access it from a browser.

Objective Students will:

• start to learn how to type with correct finger placement using an online
typing tutor program
• Optional (recommended): register for the program so they can log on
anywhere and continue to work at their personal skill level

Vocabulary NB: Important !

For this level, don’t teach the definitions just demonstrate what the keys do and
their location on the keyboard.
● Click
● Mouse
● Cursor
● Scroll
● Arrow
● Hand
● I
● Up
● Down
● Left
● Right
• Sign up: another way to say “register”
• Username: To use some computers or programs you need this. It’s the
name or word that you need to type together with a password.
• Password: a secret word only you know. Use it to get into your email or
into some programs on the internet (online programs)
• Log in: what you need to do to get into / access a computer program
online/ on the internet
• Log out: what you need to do to get out of a computer program online/
on the internet

Review • Some of the basic mouse skills taught in Module 1: click / left click/ scroll
10 • Some of the basic navigation skills taught in Module 1: cursor shapes,
mins max recognize a link, know where to click

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 14

 Information for the Teacher:
Students only need the mouse and navigation skills required to access and (if
doing so) to register for typing practice online.

Have a website open on the teacher computer. Choose one that lets you
demonstrate the 3 different cursor shapes: arrow, I-Beam and hand( For eg.
Workbc.ca).

Demonstrate and elicit / teach:

Point to the cursor and ask:
• What’s this ? Answer: cursor
Move the cursor around the screen. Point to the cursor and ask:
• What is it ? Answer: an arrow.
Draw one on the board
Move the mouse and show how it moves the cursor around the screen.
Review scroll wheel
• What’s this ? Answer: scroll.
Move the scroll and show how it moves the screen up and down. Pause to elicit::
• Up ….down …..up …..down

Open a browser and then a website (Workbc.ca is good ) on the teacher

computer and move the mouse over a link and ask:
• What is it ? Answer: a hand
Draw a hand on the board under the arrow you drew before.
• A hand ? We can click and open ( a link).
Show them a few places where the cursor is a hand and what happens when
you click.
Go back and then move the mouse so the cursor is an arrow and try to click and
open. Ask:
• What is it?--> an arrow
• An arrow. Can we click and open ? → No
Move the mouse until it becomes a hand again.
• Can we click and open ? → Yes
Show them again how you can click and open a link.

Move the cursor to the search bar or another space where you get an I-beam
and ask:
• What is it ? a hand ? → No. an “I”
Draw this on the board under the arrow and hand.
• An “I” means you can type.

Display the visual of common cursor shapes:

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 4-Review-Visual

Learn Have students sit at their own computers and copy you as you demonstrate.
Use the following (cut up into strips for students to copy from more easily:
20-40 mins Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 4-Your Turn-Handout

Show students how to open and use the typing.com program

• This is a typing program. Use it at home.

Option A: (Preferred)

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 15

 Registering on typing.com then using the site:
This will take (20 mins?) longer than just having the students use the program.
Use: Module 2-CLB 4-Digital Skill 4-Learn-Hand-out-Visual Steps

Show students how to register / sign up.

Point to Google Chrome.
• Click
Point to the address bar.
• Click here (in the address bar.)
• Type: typing.com
• Press Enter
Point to Sign up Now
• Click here
• Student Signup. Click
• Type a username and password. Something easy to remember.
Model this with your first name and birth year
• Your Username is private. Your password is private.
• Don’t tell me
Teach how to make a note of /write down their username and password. Model
this by writing your own in your notebook.

Show students how to click on the boxes below except: “I consent to receive
information and updates from Typing.com (you can unsubscribe at any time!)”
• Sign up. Click
Guide students on using the program.
• Start ( J, F and Space)
Click on Skip Video
• Click
• Use the home keys.
• Look and copy.
• Practice

Option B: (Less preferred)

Using the site without registering:
Point to Google Chrome.
• Click
• Click here (in the address bar). Type www.typing.com
• Click on Students
• Click on Typing Lesson
• Click on Start ( J, F and Space)
Click on Skip Video
• Click
• Use the home keys.
• Look and copy.
• Practice

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 16

Practice Review with the whole group how to log on and sign up as you help a few
10 mins students in turn do it. Repeat the steps in Learn above. Elicit as you do it.

Have all students copy in their notebooks: Typing.com and their username and
password so they can use the program again at home.

Your turn Let students work at their own pace using the typing.com program
• Let’s practice
30-45 mins Point to a clock and write the end time on the board so students know how long
they can practice.
Go around and support them as needed.
They should be able to use the program quite independently.

10-15 minutes before the end of class, take time to show students how to log
out. (and log in again) and for them to practice both.

• Finished ? →Close / Log out

Students using it as registered users:

Point to the Username in the top right.
• Click
Point to Log out
• Click
Close the program.
• Click X. Closed

Students using it without registering:

Point to the X on the tab
• Click
• It is closed.

Important: Have students practice logging in and out several times. This helps
them remember their username and password too.

Closing: What did you learn today?

5 mins max Review a few of the skills learned and practiced in this module.
Ask concept-check questions. For example:
● Show me the home keys ? Answer: ASDF ;LKJ
● Show me Shift and Caps Lock
● Where’s the spacebar ?
● Show me delete, backspace, arrow keys.

What are you going to do to practice on your own?

Remind them:
• At home, use typing,com.
• 15 minutes everyday.
• Study (the keyboard picture)

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 17

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Part A -Practice-Handout

asdfjkl

asdfjkl

AFDSJKL

AFDSJKL

FfDdSsAaJjKkLl

Canada

First Name

Last Name

Street

Time

Date

Phone Number

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 18

 Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1- Your Turn-Handout A
Parts of the Keyboard

__________________ ___________________________ ____________________

_________________ ______________________________ ________________

__________________________________ ________________________ ________________________________

Backspace Shift Caps Lock Spacebar Enter Arrow Keys

Delete Escape
Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 1
Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1- Your Turn-Handout A- Answer Key
Parts of the Keyboard

Escape Backspace Delete

Shift Spacebar Enter

Caps Lock

Backspace Shift Caps Lock Spacebar Enter Arrow Keys

Delete Escape

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 2

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 1-Part B -Practice-Handout

Name? Olga Black

First Name? Olga

Last Name? Black

What is your name?

My name is Olga.

Email

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 1

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 2-Practice-Visual A

Correct Finger Placement on the Keyboard

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 1

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 2-Practice-Visual B

Correct Finger Placement on the Keyboard

Left Hand and Right Hand Keys

Left Hand Keys Right Hand Keys

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 2

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 3-Learn-Visual A

Sitting Correctly

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 1

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 3-Learn-Visual B

The Right and Wrong Way to Use the Keyboard

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 2

The Right and Wrong Way to Use the Keyboard

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 3

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 4-Review-Visual

Cursor Shapes

Arrow

Hand

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 4

Module 2-Literacy-CLB 1-Digital Skill 4-Your Turn-Handout

typing.com typing.com

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typing.com typing.com

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typing.com typing.com

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typing.com typing.com

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typing.com typing.com

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typing.com typing.com

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typing.com typing.com

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 5

Module 2-CLB 4-Digital Skill 4-Learn-Hand-out-Visual Steps

Sign Up / Register for Typing.com

1. Open the browser Google Chrome 2. Click in the address bar and type: typing.com
(The website will open.)

3. Click on Sign up Now 4. Click on Student Signup

5. Type:
A. a Username
B. a Password. Something easy for you to remember.
C. the Password again.

(NB: It’s important to keep your usernames and passwords private.

Make a note of /write down your username and password in a private place.)

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 1

Module 2-CLB 4-Digital Skill 4-Learn-Hand-out-Visual Steps

6. Click on the boxes below except: 7. Click on Sign up

“I consent to receive information and updates
from Typing.com
(you can unsubscribe at any time!)”

8. Start with the first lesson (Click on Skip Video)

Listen, watch and practice.
Remember: Place your fingers on the home keys. Make sure you copy what you see.

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 2

Module 2-CLB 4-Digital Skill 4-Learn-Hand-out-Visual Steps

Finished practicing?
9. Log out:
a. Click on your Username in the top right corner.
b. Click on Log Out

10. Close the program: Click on the X.

Practice as much as you want. Log in each time.

Module 2: Keyboarding – Literacy/CLB 1 Lesson 3