Integration of technology into classrooms is overwhelming. There is an endless amount of applications, software programs, and tools that can be used as supplemental activites and instruction. What I see in my school is the lack of focus on teaching the skills of typing.
With state and technology standards being administered to introduce and use technology at a younger age, there is still a need to teach computer skills and typing. The Edgalaxy website posted four games online that can be used to teach and reinforce typing skills. ttp://www.edgalaxy.com/journal/2010/12/2/4-great-typing-games.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Edgalaxy+%28Edgalaxy+-+Where+Education+and+Technology+Meet%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
I remember when I was in elementary school, we would go to the computer lab as a special class and work on our typing skills. Now, the computer lab is used to complete projects and type papers, even when students have not mastered the keyboarding skills and proper hand placement. I find that there is a need to focus on the basic skills of technology usage before we can ask students to use properly.
Amen! I am so tired of going to the computer lab with my 5th graders and I see the kids doing hunt and find with their pointer fingers. We used to have a computer skills teacher as a special class but they cut it out thinking that the teacher would teach the NETs in their class. The basics aren't being taught. I have the kids work on typing at least once a week.
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