6th Grade Digital Communications - Classroom rules
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Current rotation will begin speed tests on May 23rd. All alphabetic keys should be learned by then.
Current rotation will begin speed tests on May 23rd. All alphabetic keys should be learned by then.
Grading Criteria: See the Assignment Schedule Below!
Completion - 40%
Accuracy - 40%
Speed - 20%
Completion - You will be expected to complete (and master) one lesson per class period in the Alphabetic keyboarding portion of the MicroType 5 typing program. There are 20 lessons to complete. To master a lesson, you must complete all parts of the lesson and have no more than 6 errors in the Build Skill section of the lesson. Your goal should be to finish all of the Alphabetic keys by April 4th so that you know all of the keys before we begin speed tests. The assignment schedule below will help you determine if you are on track to finish the lessons on time. If you begin to fall behind schedule, I recommend that you use your Advisory periods to come to the lab to get caught up. I will also have the lab available in the mornings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:20.
Completion - 40%
Accuracy - 40%
Speed - 20%
Completion - You will be expected to complete (and master) one lesson per class period in the Alphabetic keyboarding portion of the MicroType 5 typing program. There are 20 lessons to complete. To master a lesson, you must complete all parts of the lesson and have no more than 6 errors in the Build Skill section of the lesson. Your goal should be to finish all of the Alphabetic keys by April 4th so that you know all of the keys before we begin speed tests. The assignment schedule below will help you determine if you are on track to finish the lessons on time. If you begin to fall behind schedule, I recommend that you use your Advisory periods to come to the lab to get caught up. I will also have the lab available in the mornings on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:20.
Accuracy - Each lesson you complete will be graded on how accurately you can type the Build Skill section of the lesson. There are four graded lines. The grading scale for Accuracy is as follows:
A+ = 0 errors A- = 1 error B = 2 errors C = 3 errors C- = 4 errors D = 5 errors D- = 6 errors 7+ errors = Redo the Build Skill for better mastery |
Speed - During the last 2 weeks of the rotation, you will be given a 3-minute speed test to complete each day. I will give you at least 6 attempts to type the speed test to give you the opportunity to do your best. You will turn in your best attempt for the day for a grade. The speed grading scale is as follows:
Speed Grade 38+ wpm A+ 34-37 A 32-33 A- 30-31 B+ 28-29 B 27 B- 25-26 C+ 23-24 C 21-22 C- 19-20 D+ 17-18 D 16 D- 15 wpm or less F |
5th Rotation (April 13-June 3)
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April 13 - Rules/Seating Charts
April 14/15 - Grading/Technique check list/Freetyping game website/learn home row April 18 - Explain MicroType5 April 19 - Lesson 1 April 20 - Lesson 1 April 21/22 - Lessons 1 & 2 April 25 - Lessons 3 April 26 - Lesson 4 April 27 - Lesson 5 April 28/29 - Lesson 6 & 7 May 2 - Lesson 8 May 3/4 - Lessons 9 & 10 May 5/6 - Lessons 11 & 12 May 9 - Lesson 13 May 10/11 - Lessons 14 & 15 May 12 - Lesson 16 May 13 - no school - snow make-up day! May 16 - Lesson 17 May 17 - Mann Spitler Convo May 18 - Lesson 18 May 19/20 - Lessons 19 & 20 (This is the last day to work on lessons during class) May 23 - Explain speed May 24/25 - Writing 2 speed test May 26/27 - 30-C speed test May 30 - Memorial Day May 31 - Writing 3 speed test June 1 - 35-D speed test June 2 - 37-C speed test June 3 - Writing 4 speed test End of 5th rotation Last day of school! |
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