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Computer Keyboard May

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Description
This (student created) keyboard map can be downloaded, printed, laminated and placed at computer workstations to assist students in the placement of fingers for proper keyboading.

Tech Skills
Keyboarding

Software
Microsoft Publisher 2.0 or higher

SubmittedBy
Steve Broda-Milian

Collaborators
"Maggie" and "Rhea" who used to be in grade five

E-mail
sbrodamilian@wsd1.org

Details

The keyboard map is contained in one Microsoft Publisher 2.0 file, KBHAND1.PUB.  After downloading and saving the file, it can be opened in Publisher, printed, and laminated.  Two copies of the map fit on one letter size paper. If you wish to download this file, click on this link KBHAND1.PUB.

The two young ladies who created this map did so because they realized that students sometimes forgot which fingers to use for particular keyboard keys. Each finger is coloured the same as the keyboard keys assigned to it.

The white keys are those that they were unsure about, although one can quite easily see which fingers should be used.  The map was not altered to assign the "white" keys because the decision was made respect the students' original work.