assignments
none
lecture material/hands-on practice
Typing Club: sign in with your personal email address, no password
associated demo video on your Courses page
take the placement exam
"Practice Tests" button takes you to TypingTest.com
Typing Games also available
Paradigm: install via instructions on Courses page
pick up the associated textbook from campus
the "enrolment key" is 2398
can also use on the computers on campus in my classroom (202) but please Lysol etc
make an appointment before going to campus via front desk
if you want to see me in-person, join me Tuesdays (by appointment) or Fridays (drop-in) during class hours
tests
four 3-minute tests
three 5-minute tests
can be done at any time in any order
use multiple attempts until you are happy with your score
either taken within Paradigm using the associated textbook, OR
taken on TypingTest.com (as detailed in the "Keyboarding without Paradigm" document)
if you cannot access Paradigm from home, I strongly suggest coming to campus to complete the tests on Friday
due date
Please submit your filled in Grades Tracker (with annotations if you did not use the Paradigm tests) as an email attachment by Friday at 4pm.
how to track your grades
Paradigm and Typing Club both track your progress, and I can see your results. For TypingTest.com, please take a screenshot of the results page when you have a score you're happy with. These act as back-up paperwork to prove your grades. Enter your best grades from each test in the Grades Tracker Form.
how to interpret your grades
Your score is based on your speed minus your errors. I do not use the percentages attributed by the programs; this is a simple subtraction. For example, a speed of 35 with 5 errors is a score of 30.
I take the results from your four highest-scoring tests, your two highest-scoring one-minute tests and your two highest-scoring five-minute tests. From these I create an average score. Doubling the average score gives you your percentage score. For example, an average score of 30 gives you 60% in the course, the minimum passing grade. If you are an MLA student, please see this post.
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