Identify Key Components in the Invention and Development of the Typewriter/Keyboard

TEXAS CTE LESSON FORMAT

Lesson Identification and TEKS Addressed
Career Cluster / Business Management and Administration
Course Name / Touch System Data Entry
Lesson/Unit Title / Proper Keyboarding Technique
TEKS Student Expectations / 130.133 (c) Knowledge and Skills
(2) The student applies the proper keyboarding technique to input data when using the computer
(A) The student is expected todemonstrate correct posture and position while conducting data entry
(B)The student is expected to display proper care and operation of equipment used
Basic Direct Teach Lesson
(Includes Special Education Modifications/Accommodations and
one English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) Strategy)
Instructional Objectives / Students will gain understanding and practice in proper keyboarding techniques (sitting, feet placement, hand placement, document placement, etc.) and understand the importance of these techniques.

Identify key components in the invention and development of the Typewriter/Keyboard
Demonstrate correct posture and position while conducting data entry
Display proper care and operation of equipment used
Research and identify the importance of proper technique
Identify personal technique challenges and/or those in which they excel

Rationale / In Touch System Data Entry, students apply technical skills to address business applications of emerging technologies. Students enhance reading, writing, computing, communication, and reasoning skills and apply them to the business environment. Students will need to apply touch system data entry for production of business documents.
Duration of Lesson
Word Wall/Key Vocabulary
(ELPS c1a,c,f; c2b; c3a,b,d; c4c; c5b) PDAS II(5) /

Typewriter-a keyboard machine for writing mechanically in characters resembling print.
Keyboard-a set of keys, usually arranged in tiers, for operating a typewriter, typesetting machine, computer terminal, or the like.
Inventor-a person who invents, especially one who devises some new process, appliance, machine, or article.
Christopher Latham Sholes-inventor of the Typewriter.
Patent-the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
Prototype-the original or model on which something is based or formed.
Timeline-a linear representation of important events in the order in which they occurred.
Placement-the act of placing.
Ergonomics-the applied science of equipment design, as for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort.
Technique-the manner and ability with which an artist, writer, dancer, athlete, or the like employs the technical skills of a particular art or field of endeavor.
Checklist-a list of items, as names or tasks, for comparison, verification, or other checking purposes.

Materials/Specialized Equipment Needed /

Textbook or Computer Program Diagrams/Charts
Lesson 1.01 Power Point Presentation (coming soon)
Instructor Computer/Projection Unit
Online Websites
Proper Keyboarding Technique Evaluation (coming soon)
Lesson Plan Outline (coming soon)

Anticipatory Set
(May include pre-assessment for prior knowledge) / The main purposes of this lesson are to help students understand

the history behind touch system data entry (past)
the importance of mastering correct techniques (present)
proper techniques and their relationship to ergonomics (future)

Ask students if they know the history and purpose behind the invention of the typewriter.
Ask students if they know why it’s important to learn correct keyboarding technique when it comes todocument production and personal fatigue.
Have students do the following as pre-testing and record their individual scores on their own…you can record them, too, as backup.

Online Posture & Technique Quiz(10 questions; score at end)
Technique and Ergonomics Quiz(10questions; immediate feedback; score at end)

Direct Instruction * /

Vocabulary/Personal Word Wall
Who, What, When, Why, and How? – The History of the Typewriter
Pre-testing(s) Posture and Technique Quiz Technique and Ergonomics Quiz
Ergonomics and the connection between it, proper keyboarding techniques, and the most common typing errors
Video-Proper Keyboarding Technique
Applying and Practicing Proper Technique
Keyboarding and Technique Game
Post-Testing(s) Posture and Technique Quiz Technique and Ergonomics Quiz

Guided Practice * / You and students search the internet to find different sources that explain the following:

Ergonomics
Common Typing Mistakes

Model for students proper keyboarding techniques and have them follow along with you.
Independent Practice/Laboratory Experience/Differentiated Activities * /

Have students individually practice and apply proper techniques.
Have students go to the following link, keyboard and technique gameand do the Keyboarding and Technique Game.

Lesson Closure / Have students do the following as post-testing and individually record their scores. Students will compare their pretest scores to their post test scores:

Online Posture & Technique Quiz(10 questions; score at end)
Technique and Ergonomics Quiz(10questions; immediate feedback; score at end)

Summative / End of Lesson Assessment * / Informal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III):
The following can be used as informal assessments…

Check Personal Word Wall Documents
Pretesting Participation
Post-Testing Participation
Keyboard and Technique Game Participation

Formal Assessment (LSI Quadrant III, IV):
The following can be considered a formal evaluation to keep students engaged during both the pre-test(s) s and post-test(s)…

Pre-Testing and Post-Testing Personal Evaluation (students track and evaluate their scores)
Pre-Testing and Post-Testing Improvement (is there any improvement in the scoring between pre-testing and post-testing)

References/Resources/
Teacher Preparation / Review and familiarize yourself with the terminology, website links, and proper keyboarding techniques.
Have materials and websites ready to go prior to the start of the lesson.
Additional Required Components
English Language Proficiency Standards (ELPS) Strategies / .
College and Career Readiness Connection[1]
Recommended Strategies
Reading Strategies
Quotes
Multimedia/Visual Strategy
Presentation Slides + One Additional Technology Connection
Graphic Organizers/Handout
Writing Strategies
Journal Entries + 1 Additional Writing Strategy
Communication
90 Second Speech Topics
Other Essential Lesson Components
Enrichment Activity
(e.g., homework assignment) / Have students create their own electronic ‘how to’ guide for proper keyboarding technique. They can use whatever mode they would like to use (Power Point, Photostory, Flash, Movie Maker, poster board, infomercial, written/typed report, blog post, etc.) and need to email you their final product.
Have students research and report different types of jobs/careers in the world of ergonomics. They can use whatever mode (Power Point, Photostory, Flash, Movie Maker, poster board, infomercial, written/typed report, blog post, etc.) and need to email you their final product.
Family/Community Connection
CTSO connection(s) / Business Professionals of America
Future Business Leaders of America
Service Learning Projects
Lesson Notes

Interdisciplinary Correlations:

English-English I

110.31(b) (1). Reading/Vocabulary Development. Students understand new vocabulary and use it when reading and writing.

110.3(b) (11). Reading/Comprehension of informational text/procedural texts. Students understand how to glean and use information in procedural texts and documents.

Math-Algebra I

111.32(b) (1) (C). Interpret and make decisions, predictions, and critical judgments from functional relationships.

Social Studies-World Geography

113.34(c) (20) (A) Describe the impact of new technologies, new markets, and revised perceptions of resources.

* Special Education Modifications or Accommodations, if applicable

[1]Visit the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards at Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB), 2009.