My 5 fingered friend could do around 60 WPM consistently - except for
numbers.=20
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From: Dave Baker [mailto:dbaker@mttam.org]=20
Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 12:28 PM
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Subject: Re: Is Typing Speed Important Anymore
OK, maybe I'm too old school, but don't we have an obligation as
educators to teach them techniques that will not allow them to meet
minimum standards, but also grow beyond the basics. Can these students
with "nose and elbow" reach 60 or 70 words per minute?
Yes, there is the Dvorak keyboard that is designed to reach 100+ wpm
speeds, but there are significant barriers to adoption.
.02
Dave
David Baker
Mount Tamalpais School
Dean of Technology
Math Department Chair
http://www.mttam.org/
dbaker@mttam.org
A forum for independent school educators <ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU> on
November 20, 2009 at 11:10 AM -0800 wrote:
>Too funny - nose & elbow. =20
>
>As a general rule I still push for home row and appropriate finger=20
>placement, but a couple years ago I had a young man that was able to=20
>use
>2 fingers on one hand and 3 on the other and was still able to nail the
>WPM and accuracy.
>
>I should have put that on youtube. It was hilarious to watch.
>
>I'm thinking that today kids could probably pick up the keyboard and=20
>just use their thumbs...
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Renee Ramig [mailto:rramig@sevenhillsschool.org]
>Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 11:29 AM
>To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject: Re: Is Typing Speed Important Anymore
>
>What I have found is that more and more students are using the computer
>at younger and younger ages. Students that use technology a lot for=20
>anything text related - texting, IMing, social networking, twittering,=20
>etc. become fast at getting the information out there. The people at=20
>the other end, of what is "instant" communication don't have the=20
>patience for kids that are slow at pushing out the information.
>
>About five years ago I stopped worrying about how they typed. If a=20
>student can do 40 wpm with decent accuracy using their nose and elbow,=20
>that is fine with me. Since the keyboarding programs are all geared=20
>toward teaching proper fingering techniques, for most students it is=20
>really frustrating. They already type at 30 or more words per minute=20
>using their own technique, and trying to change the way they type=20
>actually slows them down.
>
>The only problem I have is with the 20% or so of students that really=20
>have minimal keyboarding skills when going into middle school. We=20
>require everything to be typed up in one format or another (Word,=20
>Google Docs, etc) in school and for homework, so students that are only
>typing
>10-15 wpm in 6th grade can really be hindered by not being able to get=20
>the information into the computer quickly.
>
>I try to have the classroom teachers do keyboarding three times a week=20
>for 6-8 weeks in 4th - 5th grades. This usually ends up being more=20
>like twice a week for 4-5 weeks, but it does help a little bit. We=20
>also do a speed test in sixth grade, and any student not typing at 25=20
>wpm (at 85%
>accuracy) just gets a letter sent home with online typing programs that
>can help them improve their speed. It is not required or graded.
>
>Renee Ramig
>Seven Hills School
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: A forum for independent school educators=20
>[mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Keith E Gatling
>Sent: Friday, November 20, 2009 7:29 AM
>To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
>Subject: Re: Is Typing Speed Important Anymore
>
>Oh, I don't deny that speed and accuracy are important. My question is=20
>should we even be testing for speed anymore, or can we assume that once
>we give them the basic skills, and they use them over and over, speed=20
>will come?
>
>keg
>
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