Alouette Library Learning Commons: Keyboarding and Cursive Writing

Mrs. Wightman's Class 

Mrs. Wong's Class 

Mrs. Holt's Class 

HOW TO LOG IN

Log in with your user name.  Your user name is your first name and first letter of your last name all in lower case.  eg. bobbyt

There is no password needed.

Mrs. Wightman's class's user names are with a capital first letter of first name and capital letter of the first letter of last name.  eg. JohnnyK

YOU MUST LOG OUT OF TYPING CLUB WHEN YOU ARE DONE

Click below to read a short article talking about the pros and cons of teaching cursive in school

After reading the article tell me what you think?  Do you agree or disagree with the authors' opinions? Give your own personal reasons to back up your opinion.  

Intro to Typing for Kids video

Keyboarding Technique

• Hand position: hands should be flat, but palms of hands not resting on the keyboard. Keep wrists off the keyboard.
• Feet position: feet should be flat on the ground, slightly apart (don't cross).
• Eyes: keep eyes on the screen rather than the keyboard or hands.