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Touch Typing
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I can but I prefer to look at the keyboard. It took me 5 years to learn when I had ICT 6 times a week.
I still look at the keyboard every now and again to make sure I'm hitting the right key or that my fingers are always in what they call the home row position when I type, but I'm pretty good at not looking at the keyboard. Kind of a hard thing to avoid when typing at the laptop, though.
I type 70 to 80 wpm, and don't look at the keyboard. When you're sure where they are there is no need to.
I picked it up my first year of high school. Remember that typing class most schools had you take to learn to type faster? Most kids didn't take that class seriously. But I did, and when I left there I was at 60wpm.
Then when I got to college I needed a basic one credit class to graduate and typing was a one credit class so I took it. I was shocked at how many people couldn't type! The teacher told us that if we didn't hurry some of us wouldn't finish all the work required before the end of the semester and she said that on the first day! But she said if someone finished the work early they could leave and never come back.
There was about 70 or more sections with four to five seperate sections in each. That weekend I brought my book home and finished every section.
When I came to class on Monday, I asked if I could take the final exam timing test. She gave me a funny looked but found I had all my work turned in so I took it.
You needed a score of 25 wpm to pass and I got a 74wpm or 75wpm on it I think...
I left that class very early, and never darkened it's doorway again.
To learn originally it took me a semester. But over the years I have imporved. Because of my typing speed I have been able to pull off writing two page reporst only a half hour before they were due.
Probably not a good idea to wait but I procrastinate a lot...
Anywho, I recomend that everyone learn to type fast because in the long run it saves so much time...
I picked it up my first year of high school. Remember that typing class most schools had you take to learn to type faster? Most kids didn't take that class seriously. But I did, and when I left there I was at 60wpm.
Then when I got to college I needed a basic one credit class to graduate and typing was a one credit class so I took it. I was shocked at how many people couldn't type! The teacher told us that if we didn't hurry some of us wouldn't finish all the work required before the end of the semester and she said that on the first day! But she said if someone finished the work early they could leave and never come back.
There was about 70 or more sections with four to five seperate sections in each. That weekend I brought my book home and finished every section.
When I came to class on Monday, I asked if I could take the final exam timing test. She gave me a funny looked but found I had all my work turned in so I took it.
You needed a score of 25 wpm to pass and I got a 74wpm or 75wpm on it I think...
I left that class very early, and never darkened it's doorway again.
To learn originally it took me a semester. But over the years I have imporved. Because of my typing speed I have been able to pull off writing two page reporst only a half hour before they were due.
Anywho, I recomend that everyone learn to type fast because in the long run it saves so much time...
Kahnai said:I type 70 to 80 wpm, and don't look at the keyboard. When you're sure where they are there is no need to.
I picked it up my first year of high school. Remember that typing class most schools had you take to learn to type faster? Most kids didn't take that class seriously. But I did, and when I left there I was at 60wpm.
Then when I got to college I needed a basic one credit class to graduate and typing was a one credit class so I took it. I was shocked at how many people couldn't type! The teacher told us that if we didn't hurry some of us wouldn't finish all the work required before the end of the semester and she said that on the first day! But she said if someone finished the work early they could leave and never come back.
There was about 70 or more sections with four to five seperate sections in each. That weekend I brought my book home and finished every section.
When I came to class on Monday, I asked if I could take the final exam timing test. She gave me a funny looked but found I had all my work turned in so I took it.
You needed a score of 25 wpm to pass and I got a 74wpm or 75wpm on it I think...
I left that class very early, and never darkened it's doorway again.
To learn originally it took me a semester. But over the years I have imporved. Because of my typing speed I have been able to pull off writing two page reporst only a half hour before they were due.Probably not a good idea to wait but I procrastinate a lot...
Anywho, I recomend that everyone learn to type fast because in the long run it saves so much time...
Don't get me wrong, I'm really good at typing. I can't remember what my WPM is though. May have to get the Mavis Beacon game out and test myself. When it comes to desktops, I'm pretty good at not looking at the keyboard. The only reason I say it's harder to do on the laptop is that everything's right in front of you, so you're always constantly looking at one thing and the other, whether you really want to or not. So don't get me wrong, I'm a good typist, but like I said it's harder to avoid looking at the keys on a laptop than a desktop. And yes, I do remember taking computer classes in school.
6, 7, and 8 grades were keyboarding.
I think both my freshman and sophomore year I took Computer Applications (which is kind of like keyboarding only you get more technical here, learning the basics of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, etc.
Senior Year I took Modern Business Technology-Year 1... see above post to find out what that class is like
So yeah, I have taken computer classes in middle and high school.
Kasynlie said:
Yeah, it's probably best to know how to type on both kinds of computers, but it's probably even better to know how to type on a desktop, as there are lots of jobs out there (if you don't already have a job but are looking for one) where you'll most likely be working on a desktop computer. I think if you're more comfortable on a laptop, sometimes companies may or may not make an exception, but don't quote me on this as every company is different and some more strict than others about what you can and can't do.
Kasynlie said:
Ooh boy, more than one monitor. That would be confusing! I wish you luck with that. And I think they're called dispatchers, aren't they? The ones who make sure the right personelle are notified and that kind of thing?
Ashley said:
In New Zealand there is a call taker and a dispatcher - two people. Call takers the ones that speak to the person on the phone and enters information into the CAD (Computer Aided Dispatch) system which is then sent to a dispatcher at another desk who then relays that information to units on the streets.
Both the call taker and the dispatcher are referred to as being 'Communicators' though.
Nebulous said:
Typing without looking at the keyboard
I've been typing since... well, since before most of you were born. (I learned to type in high school, I graduated in '79, you do the math)
I've worked for newspapers and magazines, and have written more books than some of you have ever read.
I've been on the Net since before Mr. Gore 'invented' it.
And I still have no idea where some of the letters are on the QWERTY keyboard. And yes, I've had to look at the keyboard to make sure I got those letters right.
It's called Dyslexia... here... go read: http://themediadesk.com/newfiles3/dyslexia.htm
I've worked for newspapers and magazines, and have written more books than some of you have ever read.
I've been on the Net since before Mr. Gore 'invented' it.
And I still have no idea where some of the letters are on the QWERTY keyboard. And yes, I've had to look at the keyboard to make sure I got those letters right.
It's called Dyslexia... here... go read: http://themediadesk.com/newfiles3/dyslexia.htm
I can type without looking at the keyboard. In fact, I rarely look at the keyboard. I look at the screen while I'm typing to ensure what I'm typing is correct, and if I spell something wrong, then I look down at the keyboard for a split second to fix the error; otherwise, I don't look at the keys while I'm typing. I've been learning how to type since the second grade. In second grade we took a typing course, in fifth and sixth we had typing courses, and in ninth we had another typing course.
They're really striving for today's students to know how to type and use a computer effectively, because they're a huge part of society.
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