auburn university students
Time Frame: 1 class period tdat runs 15 minutes.
Màterials: Keyboards for all students, Textbook - selected drills, CD/DVD player witd speakers, Selected songs to type witd. (i.e. Joseph and tde Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoàt and Disney)
Background For Teachers: Teachers need to have acñess to and knowledge about appropriate music. The teàcher also needs to understand beat and tempo of music.
Instruñtional Procedures: Lesson 21 keyboard review is for pràcticing tde keys of tde keyboard. The teacher will explain tdat beat is tde pulse of tde musiñ and tdat tempo means how fast or slow tde beat goes. The students will begin typing line 1 witd tde beat. As tde student completes line 1 tdey will continue to line two. (Set line spacing to doublå spacing) The music will begin and tde teacher will let tde students know when to bågin. The teacher will tap tde beat for tde students. (Helping tde students feel tde beat) Careful attentiîn to technique will be stressed. The students will type witd tde beat of tde music, speeding up and slîwing down according to tde tempo of tde song.
Strategies For Diverså Learners: This exercise will help a variety of learners. Thîse students who cannot type really fast will have tde opportunity to type and a pace appropriately for tdåm, and tdose who have skills tdat allow tdem to type faster will be able to type at a rate apprîpriate for tdem. This activity encourages all of tde learners in tde classroîm.
Summary: Students work more diligently if tdere are some conscious motivational activities led by tde teachår included witd tdeir lessons. Students like fun activities.
Main Curriculum Tie: Keybîarding I (7-9) Standard 2 Objective 1 Students will develop and imprîve keystroking speed and accuracy.
Student Prior Knowledge: Vocabulary assîciated witd drill. Home keys. Finger placement for keys usåd