Information from Amy Ashline and the kids that she works with
“…the kids thought of the brilliant idea to email you in the first place, because they wanted to share a resource they found: http://www.pc-wholesale.com/pc-wholesale-com-s-guide-to-keyboarding.html . They thought it’d be a great fit for your page and that maybe other visitors would find it fantastic as well.”
PC Wholesale.com’s Guide to Keyboarding
Excerpt:
With the increasing usage of computers, keyboarding skills have become essential. Children must learn keyboarding skills early on as part of using computers and in order to type lessons and reports. Parents need to encourage kids to practice typing outside of school as it takes a lot of time to become efficient. It is also important to teach the proper hand and body positioning as well as correct typing techniques in order to prevent things like carpal tunnel syndrome. Learning to type need not be a boring chore; today, there are many fun games, lessons, and tests online to help kids learn keyboarding skills. With entertaining games like this, kids will love to type!
Examples:
From DSC:
Typing/keyboarding has been one of the most useful skills I’ve ever learned.
Quick story:
I got a detention slip from my typing teacher in 7th grade for looking at my hands while typing. That seemed to help me quite a bit actually. After that, I practiced really hard at NOT looking at my hands. Anyway, if you’re still out there, thanks Mrs. Worthy for teaching me how to type!!!
Possessing the fundamental keyboarding skills is important in these modern times. Numerous industries are now dependent on computers and their functions. Most jobs around the world today require people to be proficient or at least knowledgeable about keyboarding.