How+Do+Your+Third+Graders+Know+How+to+Type?

= Student Typing Skills =

Knowing how to type is an essential skill. Here are some ideas to get your students typing:

 * ===Every day we have a 30 minute silent reading period. During that segment, student take out their wireless AlphaSmart computer and work on the typing tutorial for 5-10 minutes.===




 * ===Stickers are given as each tutorial is completed.===
 * ===Reward ~ once students pass the lessons in the tutorial, they are //**allowed to type their grammar homework**.//===
 * ===Reward ~ once students pass the lessons in the tutorial, they are //allowed to type their writing during our Writers' Workshop lessons.//===
 * ===I wrote a grant and purchased these AlphaSmart computers six years ago. They were around $250 each. Now you can buy a mini-laptop computer for nearly the same price. Consider writing a grant and purchasing computers for your classroom. Then the students can use an online typing tutorial daily.===
 * ===If you only have one or two computers in your classroom, set up a rotation schedule so that students can get on an online tutorial a few times a week. [|Here is a link] to several good online typing tutorials and games.===