| Keyboarding
in PE?
Ester
Merrell
PE Teacher - Smyrna Elementary Elementary School
April 14, 2000
Content Area: Keyboard and PE
Goals and Objectives
PE:
Technology Competency Goal 2:
The learner will demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use
of computer and other technologies.
Objective: 2.1 Locate and use letters, numbers, and special
keys on a keyboard.
Societal Issues Addressed in this lesson: Keyboard
utilization.
Materials Needed: A floor size mock keyboard big
enough for the children to step on the keys, and flash cards.
Description of the Activity
- The floor size keyboard was place on the gym floor
so that all the students could see it clearly.
- A flash card was pulled and a student was picked to
locate the number or letter on the keyboard.
- After they had their turn, they ran to the end of the
gym to touch the same letter or number on the word wall
and back to their place.
- Next, students were allowed to locate the first letter
of their name.
- Additional questions were asked:
- What key would you touch, if you wanted to go back or
erase?
- What key would you touch, if you wanted to change to
upper case letters?
- What key would you use, if you to make a sentence a
question?
Close class with a quick review of the keyboard.
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