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Most students are progressing nicely. We only meet as a class once a week so any practice you do at home will help you greatly. |
Heminway Park
Computer Lab
6th grade |
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| Welcome to the Heminway Computer Page. Students come here twice a week for approximately 44 minutes each time. One class is used for learning and improving keyboarding skills and other various computer applications. (Keyboarding was introduced in 5th grade.) The second class is team taught between the language arts teachers and myself. Students will learn to properly format reports, essays and letters. Our goal here to is to have them publish professional looking pieces of work. We expect to see great improvement as the year progresses in both their keyboarding proficiency and their computer application skills. |
Judson School
Computer Lab
5th grade |
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Polk School
Computer Lab
5th grade |
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| During 5th grade, students are introduced to keyboarding skills. They only have about 30 minutes of instruction a week. For this reason, any additional practice they do at home will greatly improve their performance. They can loosely tape a piece of paper over their keyboard and put their hands underneath it so they are not tempted to look at the keys. Practice, practice, practice is the only way to really learn this important skill! | NOTE:"Clicking on any of these sites may take you out of the Watertown District website." Graphics are from pages directed to by link. 
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The following are some fun links that will
help you improve your keyboarding skills. |
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Click here for Some Keyboard facts and hints
A note on typing speed: WPM (words per minute) is calculated by dividing the total number of characters and spaces you type by 5. A speed of 40 wpm is the basic minimum required by many employers and government positions. Does this mean that all of our students should be typing this fast? No! Effective typing speeds should be faster than your handwriting speed. The average 6th grader writes between 11 and 15 words a minute. So students need to set realistic goals for themselves and speed will come with practice. Extra practice throughout the week really goes a long way toward improving keyboard skills.
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Heminway Park School
37
Heminway Park Rd
Watertown, CT 06795
Litchfield County
Phone: (860) 945-4860
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