Successful Keyboarding
A 21st Century Skill
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Aim for Perfection
Sit with proper posture.
Hold wrists correctly.
Strike the keys correctly.
Return fingers to the Home Row keys.
Avoid eye strain.
Keyboarding Objectives
The student will demonstrate:
-Proper body/hand/finger position of efficient keyboarding operation
-Correct use of the home-row position and its anchor keys
-Correct pairing of fingers to keys
-Firm and even stroking of the keys
-Proper direction of the fingers from their home-row positions to the target keys and back to home position
-Control of the keys by touch