2nd Grade Keyboarding

2nd Grade Keyboarding is all about becoming familiar with the keyboard.

In second grade, keyboarding is not part of the regular curriculum, but because students will be using a computer keyboard for so much of blended learning, it will help if you become more familiar with the keyboard now. You can learn where all of the letters of the alphabet are on the keyboard and which fingers are used to type them.

Dance Mat Typing

Dance Mat Typing Links to an external site. - This fun, free, online typing program will help you learn the basics of the keyboard. Cartoon videos show you how to reach your fingers to each key, and animals sing and dance when you learn each typing finger family.

	It is not required, but if you want Dance Mat Typing to remember the work you have done, you can register for a free Bitesize account.
	Click on the pictures to start each lesson.

A recommended schedule is that you complete one lesson on Dance Mat Typing each day, Monday through Thursday, between now and October 2nd. After that, students could practice doing at least one lesson a week for the rest of the school year. If students finish all the lessons, they could go back and redo the lessons to increase fluency and spend extra time on the finger families that are the most challenging for them.

Code.org

Code.org Computer Science Fundamentals - Teachers, here are some computer science lessons to learn how to be safe on your computer, use your mouse and trackpad, and to learn about patterns used in computer programming. If you would like to, you can create a teacher account for Code.org Links to an external site. and add your students to your class. This will allow you to assign lessons to them and monitor their progress. A recommended schedule would be that students participate in one lesson per day, Monday through Thursday, through October 2nd. Then, students can continue to participate in lessons on a weekly basis throughout the rest of the school year until the course is completed. It is recommended to start with Course A if students have not done that course before, then move on to Course B. Or students could start at Course B if they have done Course A in previous years. Click on the pictures below to get started.

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