TYPING PAL

Grades 2,3,4,and 5

Linked off the CS Main School Page.

Use student district username and password to get into Typing Pal.

Notes for teachers when working with students...

Typing is a fine motor skill.

Typing takes time and patience to be accurate.

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Speed comes with accuracy and practice.

WELL, REALLY

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FOUR KEYS TO SUCCESS

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TO CONCERN OURSELVES

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WITH HERE AT SCHOOL….

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FOUR

OVERVIEW of the course.

• Total of 8 steps with tests and a final test.

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• Each step has several apples (mini lessons).
• Each step has a test.
• Each step progressively gets more difficult.
• Typing Pals can be accessed from home.
• Tests should be completed at school.
• Can be accessed on Chromebooks.

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A brief what it looks like for students...

YOU WILL SEE AN APPLE CORE WHEN STUDENTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THAT APPLE MINI LESSON.

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Students cannot work ahead of the colored apple.

Students see an apple core when they have successfully mastered a mini lesson.

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Students cannot work ahead of the colored apple.

Teacher Options….for special needs.

http://school.typingpal.com/guides/en/typingpal_userguide.pdf

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User guide shows you how to set for individuals or by your group…

• speed goals
• accuracy goals

Also, teachers can “Grade” to see progress.

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TIME NEEDED?

Not sure...each mini lesson (apple) takes 10 minutes or less….at least on the beginning steps.

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Ideally, once classes finish the 8 steps, then students will continue using the same keys to success behaviors to grow their typing speed.

�Note, you can delete all statistics SHOULD you have a high flyer and want to keep them typing...or someone is looking at keyboard, etc… could start over.

ONCE students finish all of Step 4

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Click on green RESULTS tab….

first check the “LOG”-

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*accuracy at 90% or better….keep working.

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Results Tab, Average Accuracy=90% or better….go back to apples.

Results Tab, Average Accuracy=89% or less, click on Accuracy tab to see which apples to re-do.

IF….on the results page, log sheet,

*accuracy at 89% or less...go back and re-do crunched apples before proceeding on.

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To figure out apples to re-do, click on results tab, then accuracy and it will show you keys (apples) to re-do.

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RE-DO apples from accuracy results-keys that need more practice.

YOU WILL SEE AN APPLE CORE WHEN STUDENTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THAT APPLE MINI LESSON.

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Students cannot work ahead of the colored apple.

Once students have completed all of the apples and the FINAL TEST & notified Classroom teacher or Ms. Mestler...

Then they can click on the MOVE ON tab and go to:

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practice texts

AND/OR

games