Welcome to Keyboarding!!!

Keyboarding for College and Beyond

Course #5170

Half Year, Half Credit

Grades 9 - 12

Course Overview:

The primary focus of this course is to teach students the basic techniques involved in keyboarding/word processing as well as developing basic business documentation formatting. The first ten weeks of the course will be centered around learning keyboarding skills based on technique and performance. The second ten weeks will be centered around teaching business document formatting, along with reinforcement of the keyboarding skills.

Course Topics:

Quarter 1:

Technique, Accuracy, Speed

Timed Writings

Quarter 2:

1 and 2 Page Reports

Personal Business Letters

Business Letters

Course Syllabus

Your Keyboarding syllabus can be viewed and downloaded by clicking on this link.

You must turn in a signed parent/guardian copy of your syllabus by Friday, February 7, 2014.

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2014 March Madness Bracket Challenge

Keyboarders:

March Madness is here and this year, it is coming to our Keyboarding class!!!

You are invited to compete against my High School East students in the 2013 CBS Sports Bracket Challenge.





To join, you need to do the following:

1. Go to Mr. Elsesser's HSE Bracket Challenge Homepage
1. http://mrelsesserhse.mayhem.cbssports.com/e?ttag=13_cbspaste
2. Make a CBSSPORTS.com account
1. Your account name must be appropiate and your name must be linked to your account.
3. Enter our League Password:
1. password is "elsesser"
4. Pick your Bracket!

ALL SELECTIONS MUST BE MADE BY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 @ 11:59pm

Prizes will be awarded for period 2 and 3 winners and overall winners.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mr. E

An Outsiders Take on WHY you Should be Taking this Class...

The PROPER way to Keyboard