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GAME!!!: Are You Familiar With The 'CHARADE' Game?

The document discusses keyboarding skills. It defines keyboarding as the psychomotor skill of typing using a computer keyboard. It emphasizes the importance of proper technique, including correct posture with back straight, feet flat on the floor and eyes level. It lists the home row keys that fingers should be positioned on. The document also discusses goals of increasing speed and accuracy and benefits of proper technique for health. It suggests keyboarding applications to enhance skills.

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GAME!!!: Are You Familiar With The 'CHARADE' Game?

The document discusses keyboarding skills. It defines keyboarding as the psychomotor skill of typing using a computer keyboard. It emphasizes the importance of proper technique, including correct posture with back straight, feet flat on the floor and eyes level. It lists the home row keys that fingers should be positioned on. The document also discusses goals of increasing speed and accuracy and benefits of proper technique for health. It suggests keyboarding applications to enhance skills.

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GAME!!!

Are you familiar with the


’CHARADE’ Game?

It is a game in which you will guess words from pantomimed clues.

Group yourselves into 2: all boys and all girls


Guessed Words

Speed Posture
Hands Keyboard
Sit up straight
SPEED SIT UP STRAIGHT POSTURE HANDS KEYBOARD sun Wakeup
Speed
-the rate at which
someone or
something is able to
move or operate.
Sit up straight
-means to sit with a straight back.
Posture
-means the position
in which someone
holds their body
when standing or
sitting..
Hands
-the end part of a
person's arm beyond
the wrist, including the
palm, fingers, and
thumb.
Keyboard
- one of the main input devices of a computer
used to enter characters and functions into the
computer system by pressing buttons, or keys.

- It is the primary device used to enter text.


What can you observe on the physical appearance of
a keyboard?

-typically it contains keys for individual letters, numbers and special


characters, as well as keys for specific functions.
Keys
-any of the buttons on a keyboard that the user presses.
-represented by letters, numbers and symbols. (a,1,@)
- There are actually three different PC keyboards: the
original PC keyboard with 84 keys, the AT keyboard
also with 84 keys and the enhanced keyboard with 101
keys.
AT
Keyboard

Enhanced
Keyboard

Upon reflecting on the words you’ve guessed, do you have an idea of what will be our topic today?
1. What is keyboarding?

2. When did you first encounter/experience


keyboarding?
3. In your own point of view, is keyboarding
an important thing to be considered in our
daily life? Why or why not?
Keyboarding
Keyboarding

• is a cumulative psychomotor skill involving the touch method


of input to a keyboard device.

• is a skill of typing data correctly and quickly using a computer


keyboard
Importance of Keyboarding

•School
• Job placement or Future Career
• Communication
Goal of Keyboarding

• To increase the speed and accuracy in typing.


 In keyboarding, it means the measure
of a person's typing speed.

 Although touch typists range from 50


to 80 WPM (Words Per Minute), very
fast typists attain 100 or more.
 Accuracy refers to a lack of mistakes or
errors.

 The average accuracy for a typist


is around 92%, meaning they make 8
mistakes for every 100 words typed.
The desired accuracy for professional
typing positions is around 97% or
higher.
Proper Keyboarding
Techniques
1. Proper Posture
Body Positioning:

- Sit up straight
- Back against the chair
- Feet flat on the floor
- Eyes level on the monitor
- Do not lean from side to side
- Neck should not be bent
Body Positioning:

- elbows hanging naturally


resting at side
- upper arms and forearms
should form right angle.
- body centered at the keyboard
Correct Wrist,
Hand & Finger Position:

- wrists off the keyboard


- fingers curved and upright
Correct finger on the assigned keys:
Fingers are on the home-row keys.

Home-row keys
Benefits of Proper Keyboarding
 Speed

 Accuracy

 Time

 Health
* Proper posture while keyboarding can help in avoiding the risk of
having health problems like fatigue.
Applications that you can use in enhancing your
keyboarding skills:
Typing Master Keybr
Group Activity
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Boligao Josol Paradero Rama, Reymark Saplad
Carasco Lanquino Pesico Saguran, Nido Tero
Cosgafa Luzano, Jupril Quimpang Saguran, Rhoen Yung,JV
Garces Oribia Rama, Jericho Samputon Yung, Richter
Andoy Cabrera Dumayac Minque Peña
Baquial Cuya Gonzales Morales Rulona
Barca Dumandan Itong Oracion Saraum
Belano Dumangas Jumamil Pada Suan
Torrequemada Troniado Ytac Bastasa Orapa
Bone Manzano Piloton Luzano, Joshua
Activity:

Complete/fill-up the assigned letters in each finger for proper


keyboarding. You will only given 5 minutes for this task. Then,
kindly post your answers on the board.

Select 1 representative of your group to demonstrate the proper body/


hand/finger position of efficient keyboarding.
Rubrics in rating:
Proper body and hand posture - 25 points
Correct finger position - 25 points
50 points
Assessment:
I. Write down the assigned HOME-ROW KEYS in each finger
D K
S F J L

A ;

Space Bar
II. Put a check on the space provided if it is a proper keyboarding
technique, otherwise, put an ‘ X ’ mark.

____1. Sit up straight

____2. Upper arms and forearms should form acute angle.

____3. Neck should be bent

____4. Feet flat on the floor

____5. Wrists on the keyboard


Keyboarding is a very important
skill and is crucial in our society,
so learning the basics can benefit
you in many ways.

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