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Keyboarding Success

2/28/2018

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​Becoming an effective and positive digital citizen includes exposure to proper keyboarding. Posture, hand positioning and using the home room keys are introduced to students in grades 2-5. At QAE we are using a web based program called Typing Agent. After looking at the many programs offered, we believe Typing Agent offers students the best practice in a simple way. 

I've shared with students my own personal failures and successes with keyboarding. The goal is to expose students to proper keyboarding and to inspire them to begin good habits now. Many students have decided to earn 4-5 stars in each unit before moving on to the next lesson. Students are encouraged to use the finger diagrams to find the keys, rather than looking. Feeling for the bumps on the F and J keys helps them to align their fingers on the home row keys. 

Students are not given much time during the school day to practice keyboarding. It's encouraged that they spend 20-30 minutes at home, 2-4 times a week. 

To access Typing Club on a laptop or desktop : https://seattleschools.typingagent.com/
Students will use their SPS login and password is Qwerty. (If your child forgets their username, remind them that it begins with <que_>. 


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Students wanting to practice using a tablet with an external keyboard should download the Ed Club app. https://goo.gl/Hl8GNa 

Use School Code  - QAETC
​And then use their student login and password. 

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Students are welcome to take a break from Typing Agent and enjoy keyboarding games. I've put my favorite keyboarding challenge games on the QAE Library website - qaelibrary.org : Resources: Keyboarding    

I re-learned keyboarding all over again at the age of 25. It's never too late - have fun! 



In partnership with you! 

Jeffrey
Teacher / Librarian

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25,000 Books for Readers to Access.

2/5/2018

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The QAE library has over 10,000 books for students to check out and enjoy. The number of books a student can have out at one time is usually five, but there are many cases when students have more. It's just not black and white.

Digital literacy is here to stay, it's a apart of our growing world. Having the ability to read text, informational or pleasure, on a device is a reality. Our love for actual books will never change. It will be important for students to be able to access literacy in many ways. EPIC is EPIC! It's the Netflix for books! 
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EPIC is free for all students to use during the school day, but a paid subscription is required for home use. When students sign up they will connect their school EPIC to their home EPIC. Looking today, I see a sale - $5.99 per month - 25K books, learning videos, and quizzes. Click here to access the QAE EPIC page. 

In partnership with you! 
Jeffrey
Teacher / Librarian
@QAElibrary

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