Keyboarding - Dead or Alive? - Classroom 2.02024-03-29T00:13:55Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/keyboarding-dead-or-alive?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A590008&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI don't understand how teachi…tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-02-07:649749:Comment:5900082011-02-07T06:40:25.285ZVicky Shttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/VickyS
I don't understand how teaching keyboarding would slow them down. If you teach them where the keys are on the keyboard then they will know where those keys are on their qwerty keyboard on their smart phone too. I would think that the person who knows the position of the keys on the keyboard would "thumb type" quicker than someone who doesn't.
I don't understand how teaching keyboarding would slow them down. If you teach them where the keys are on the keyboard then they will know where those keys are on their qwerty keyboard on their smart phone too. I would think that the person who knows the position of the keys on the keyboard would "thumb type" quicker than someone who doesn't. Thanks for your reply S. List…tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-02-07:649749:Comment:5901842011-02-07T01:28:02.694ZDebhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/dplr2007
<p>Thanks for your reply S. Lister. It is very difficult to find unbiased research in this area. Computer companies want to sell computers, software companies want to sell software, academics want to publish articles, etc. I have been researching and testing online keyboarding software. I am looking for a product for my school district that can be utilized with 3rd - 5th grade students. I have found a few fairly good online typing program - but I have also found a few really awful…</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply S. Lister. It is very difficult to find unbiased research in this area. Computer companies want to sell computers, software companies want to sell software, academics want to publish articles, etc. I have been researching and testing online keyboarding software. I am looking for a product for my school district that can be utilized with 3rd - 5th grade students. I have found a few fairly good online typing program - but I have also found a few really awful program that demonstrate a total lack of understanding and acceptance that keyboarding is a psychomotor skill requiring a certain level of developmental maturity. We wouldn’t ask 1<sup>st</sup> graders to read Shakespeare. Why do we ask them to type documents when they do not have the motor skills to do so until the second half of 3<sup>rd</sup> grade? I have found Jane Healy's research very interesting. Her focus is on understanding why a growing number of students struggle so in school. Her insights on stress and brain disruptors is very interesting and makes one wonder if introducing technology at such an early age is truly beneficial for the child. While it make be impressive to have a nursery school full of smartboards and computers - is it really cost-effective in the long run. Does it really make a difference? </p> Hi Grace,
I've seen lots of c…tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-02-07:649749:Comment:5901822011-02-07T00:58:52.809ZDebhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/dplr2007
<p>Hi Grace,</p>
<p>I've seen lots of cool things in newsletters and at conferences. Too often I have followed up to find that the cool and innovative idea is executived on a very limited basis and does not seem to have lasting value. As for kids eventually doing all their work with them thumbs - I'd like to be open-minded about this concept but I guess I'm just too old and jaded because it sounds ridiculous to me. Hopefully, I won't be around to see what I would consider a regression of…</p>
<p>Hi Grace,</p>
<p>I've seen lots of cool things in newsletters and at conferences. Too often I have followed up to find that the cool and innovative idea is executived on a very limited basis and does not seem to have lasting value. As for kids eventually doing all their work with them thumbs - I'd like to be open-minded about this concept but I guess I'm just too old and jaded because it sounds ridiculous to me. Hopefully, I won't be around to see what I would consider a regression of human evolution where students had no need for any figure other than a thumb. </p> Just saw something in a newsl…tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-02-06:649749:Comment:5900962011-02-06T20:41:31.719ZGrace Gormanhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GraceGorman877
Just saw something in a newsletter that said in 5 years almost all kids will have smart phones and will be doing most of their work that way. They have successfully learned to "thumb type" at rapid speeds and teaching them keyboarding slows them down.
Just saw something in a newsletter that said in 5 years almost all kids will have smart phones and will be doing most of their work that way. They have successfully learned to "thumb type" at rapid speeds and teaching them keyboarding slows them down. Hi Deb,
I believe this and ma…tag:www.classroom20.com,2011-02-06:649749:Comment:5898452011-02-06T19:10:54.790ZS.Listerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/slinfo
<p>Hi Deb,</p>
<p>I believe this and many other technology decisions need to be backed by research. There seems to be a disconnect between the completion of education research and then its uptake in the classroom. The medical industry seems to accept an "research driven" approach whereas in education it seems to be sorely lacking.</p>
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<p>I feel that when education technology use is driven by attitudes and not research, we will for ever see flip-flopping…</p>
<p>Hi Deb,</p>
<p>I believe this and many other technology decisions need to be backed by research. There seems to be a disconnect between the completion of education research and then its uptake in the classroom. The medical industry seems to accept an "research driven" approach whereas in education it seems to be sorely lacking.</p>
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<p>I feel that when education technology use is driven by attitudes and not research, we will for ever see flip-flopping directives...</p>
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<p>A while back, I was curious about Keyboarding in the Primary grades so I looked into the research completed on this topic. Here is what I found:</p>
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I'm not sure how we change the education field to become more research-based but like you, I do know we need to change the way we currently make decisions about technology use.<p></p>