User Manual - Keyboarding Online
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1. T Rename Profile 40 wpm 50 WPM Edit Profile 3G Copy Profile Delete Profile 1 1 Create New Profile To create a profile you will click on the Create New Profile button type the name of the profile in the pop up window and click the Save button You will then adjust the profile settings to your preferences Create New Profile Please give your profile a name Using a descriptive title may help identity It later ex Wilson JOWPM w Blackout Name A profile is the criteria the student will be graded by in the program The profile is assigned by student which means you can individualize the program to the differing abilities of students You can have more than one profile assigned to different students in a single class EX You might create Beginner Intermediate and Advanced profiles for the varying skill levels of students in a single class 1 1 1 Options Profile 25 WPM Options Goal Reports Sections Grading Scale These are the options set for the different timing lengths Use Blackout liming View AND Timer Timeout to BREAK hunting and pecking For more information about a feature hower over the title Timing Errors Connection Blackout Timing Length Allowed Blocked View 15 Second 4 7 W 30 Second 4 Ti F 1 Minule gt Fi j The options above are For the core content of the course The options below are only Found in created lessons iF used 2 Minutbe 3 w E E 3 Minu2. Oo 5 75 Mim Aral ls nlellgence i x 0 d Tin Ar WE Benedi A 1i T DH mag ln Fo te Drink amp Meyer 1i x DH pag ln Yiring clay Tabckes 1I E o mai TH S Min Dsoonerw od Ben imi x 10 3 63 Created Lessons Kama 5 0 x 1 3 75 Business Leer ar dh E iD 5 00 Total 43 8 Teacher Manager gt View Reports gt Select Class gt Select Student gt Current Grade Report 7 3 2 1 Select Another Student Click the drop down arrow to reveal a list of all the students in the class Select a student to pull up the Final Grade Report for any student in the class 7 3 2 2 Ctrl P Hold down the Control key while clicking the P key to print this Final Grade Report 7 4 Effort Reports 7 4 1 Daily Effort Report Track daily effort by referencing graph produced by the program based on the provided date range To see the effort from a specific day you will hover over or click on the data point for that day on the graph Gark Daily Effort Rep ort Gele anole slider Hower over the data points to get more information Click gui data ee to views pains about tet date Ettort is the amount ot ime spent typing it under we a i A With less fain 10 enor Taday s Gate 75314 10 57 PM Total effort for time span Sh 4den show stores for 052372014 Idra x Arne Sunday Sane the 15 Last Full week Lasi Ful Month The Year Total 14l E Eiai d nimales o TE E Fa R RT 283 FB HC Igi ad TEN IHN ETHERNET
3. Teacher Manager gt View Reports gt Select Class gt Select Student gt Daily Effort Report 7 4 1 1 Select Another Student Click the drop down arrow to reveal a list of all the students in the class Select a student to pull up the Daily Effort Report for any student in the class 7 4 1 2 Print Click this printer icon to print the Daily Effort Report that is showing on the screen 7 4 1 3 Message Click this button to send a message to the student whose report is being viewed 7 4 1 4 Show score from Choose a date range of effort scores to appear or click on the suggested ranges Since Sunday Since the 1 Last Full Week Last Full Month or This Year Total 7 4 2 Lesson Effort Report Track student effort per lesson by referencing the graph produced by the program over the provided date range To see the effort for a specific lesson you will hover over or click on the data point for that lesson on the graph Gack Lesson Effort Gejel anole slider Report Hover over the data points to get more information Cek any data point io view Speciics about tat date Effort is the amount of bme spant typing Ellice s wmi runder when Bis shkienl hejes fo kmga lan 6 serxmcds Eisler hien amp wpm ant With less tan 10 enor Taday s Date 714 11 13 PM Total effort for time span Sh 44m show stores tram 1011 2094 D7IHZ014 Sine Sunday Gece the dsi Last Full Week L si Full Month The Year Total E Siandund L
4. User Manual Teacher Managers for Keyboard Mastery Skillbuilding Mastery Keyboard Short Course Keyboarding for Kids yy Ns og Profile Class Create Manager Manager Students t Schedule Move Create Lessons amp 3 Message Print g Certificates zaa New Messages View Reports User Manual Table of Contents A Getting Started 1 Profile Manager 1 1 Create New Profile 1 2 Rename Profile 1 3 Edit Profile 1 4 Copy Profile 1 5 Delete Profile 2 Class Manager 2 1 Create Class 2 2 Rename Class 2 3 Exportto Excel 2 4 Print Login Cards 2 5 Restore Class 2 6 Delete Class 2 7 Add Students 2 8 Edit Student 2 9 Restore Students 2 10 Delete Student s 2 11 Update Profile s 2 12 Update Schedule s 3 Create Students 3 1 One by One 3 2 Import from File B Advanced Customizations 4 Create Lessons 4 1 Create Lesson 4 2 Rename Lesson 4 3 Edit Lesson 4 4 Delete Lesson 5 Schedule Manager 5 1 Create New Schedule 5 2 Rename Schedule 5 3 Edit Schedule 5 4 Delete Schedule 6 Move Students 6 1 Move Students C Monitor Students 7 View Student Progress 7 1 Class Reports 7 2 Progress Reports 7 3 Grade Reports 7 4 Effort Reports Print Certificates 8 1 Generate Certificates Message Center 9 1 Sending Messages 9 2 Checking Messages A Getting Started 1 Profile Manager Current Grading Profiles i Create New wM OOO O Profile 30 WPM
5. Poss De ne Sod Pi aT F 1 1 oe Lie 1 Ty 7 u nu u 4 H 12 a i 13 bl I i aM 14 11 Teacher Manager gt View Reports gt Select Class gt Select Student gt Comprehensive Report gt Get Report 7 2 2 1 Select Another Student Click the drop down arrow to reveal a list of all the 7 2 2 2 7 2 2 3 7 2 2 4 7 2 2 5 7 2 2 6 7 2 2 7 7 2 2 8 students in the class Select a student to pull up the Simple Progress Report for any student in the class Print Click this printer icon to print the Simple Progress Report that is showing on the screen Message Click this button to send a message to the student whose report is being viewed About Score If you want to learn more about a score a student has achieved you can right click the score and click on About Score This will tell you the date and time the score was recorded and whether or not correction was used Some scores may appear red because they no longer meet the grading profile standards Clicking About will tell you how the score does not meet the program requirements Delete Score To delete a score right click the score and click Delete Score Once deleted the score cannot be recovered there is no undelete After a score is deleted the score 1 1 will show for the deleted score indicating that the score has been deleted Edit Score In the event that you need to change a student s score you can do so by right clicking
6. These two report options are for individual student reports A class and student must be selected in order to retrieve these reports 7 2 1 Simple Report The simple report for the individual student shows the highest score for every line of every lesson This report is opened by selecting a class and a student choosing Simple Report and then clicking the Get Report button simple Progress Report Sw fears on w Sind me Tada Tesienma Take Fare Prri Leftzlick ary Score H Bere gel moe nora Lost Eman Tok Emar I in TAN I fives for ll compli Ben Li ir podi Des Oa So A Leser x J J i a E r E u 10 11 fi een 1 s i 7 Less 1 Til 3 Sl 1770 LTP al ni i in be i so is i Le Ki mi Se gb u pi am ph ai af naa A amp oi l Teacher Manager gt View Reports gt Select Class gt Select Student gt Simple Report 7 2 1 1 Select Another Student Click the drop down arrow to reveal a list of all the students in the class Select a student to pull up the Simple Progress Report for any student in the class 7 2 1 2 Print Click this printer icon to print the Simple Progress Report that is showing on the screen 7 2 1 3 Message Click this button to send a message to the student whose report is being viewed 7 2 1 4 About Score If you want to learn more about a score a student has achieved you can right click the score and click on About Score This will tell you the date and time the score was recorded and
7. decide what days and times their students are allowed to access the lessons To create a schedule you will click the Create New Schedule button type the name of the schedule and click Save This will open the Schedule Options in the Schedule Manager which will allow you to decide on the settings you want for your schedule Schedule No Schedule cy Save and Close Schedule ochedule Options Enable Stat Date DU Enable End Date DU Daily Access Schedule Start End Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 13 36 13 36 L O O O Add Daily Access Schedule 5 1 1 Enable Start End Date By setting a Start End Date for your schedule it will make it so the students cannot start working before the start date or continue working after the end date 5 1 2 Daily Access Schedule This is the time range and days of the week that students are able to access their lessons To create day and time limits for program use the instructor will simply click the Add Daily Access Schedule button select the days for students to work and select the time window for students to login You can create more than one Daily Access Schedule if you want to 5 1 3 Days Allowed These are the days that students are allowed to access the lessons As the instructor you will simply check the days you want to allow students to access the lessons 5 1 4 Check Time Zone Be sure to select your correct time zone from the drop down menu s
8. the score with the mouse and click on Edit Score Once a score is changed it cannot be undone After a score is edited the score color will change to orange indicating that the score has been edited Show score from This feature allows you to show only the scores during a specific date or range of dates in the calendar period Asterisk by Scores Each score with an asterisk notifies the instructor that the student used the backspace delete or arrow keys during the timing 7 3 Grade Reports 7 3 1 Current Grade Report The average un weighted word per minute score for all completed lessons Instructor or student is able to look at a current score and compare it to the displayed grading scale to determine if they are on track to earn their desired grade Back select another student Current Grade Report Grading scale A 33 B 25 C 20 D 15 F Below 15 Your AVERAGE UNWEIGHTED WPM Score is 43 This grade report is the average of 37 completed lessons as of 9132014 5 52 39 PM Teacher Manager gt View Reports gt Select Class gt Select Student gt Current Grade Report 7 3 1 1 Select Another Student Click the drop down arrow to reveal a list of all the students in the class Select a student to pull up the Current Grade Report for any student in the class 7 3 1 2 Print Click this printer icon to print the Current Grade Report that is showing on the screen 7 3 1 1 Average WPM S
9. Summary Report 7 1 1 1 View Another Class Click the drop down arrow to reveal a list of all the classes in the school account Select a class to pull up its Class Summary Report 7 1 1 2 Print Click this printer icon to print the Class Summary Report 7 1 1 3 Download as Excel Click this button to export this Class Summary Report as an Excel file 7 1 1 4 Showing 15 students per page To show more students you will click the drop down menu and make your selection 7 1 1 5 Message Class Click this button to send a message to one or more students in the class without having to navigate away from this webpage 7 1 1 6 1D Password This is the individual ID Password for each student This is assigned by the instructor when the student file is created If the password is changed by the student the instructor will always be able to find it out by viewing this report 7 1 1 7 Last Worked This shows the date of when the student last logged in to work on his her lessons 7 1 1 8 Last Effort Total Effort Last Effort is the amount of time the student spent typing on the Last Worked date Total Effort is the total cumulative time the student has typed in the program Typing time only counts towards effort when a student completes a timing and does not count if the timing is reset or if they stop the timing before the time runs out 7 1 1 9 Lessons Completed Shows the number of Regular Optional and Cre
10. and Perl By 2 Mozure Frankie Johnson 2th Period SIT Penod d Stout 154 Period C Monitor Students 7 View Student Progress Reports Ist Period MW and Period Wwy Johnson hi Period smith Period 3 Stout 13 Period 7 1 Class Reports 1 Evans Chad 2 Gable Loren 3 Jones Ken 4 Lopez Maria 5 Mendoza Megan 6 Molitor Megan 7 Ray Rachel B Sawyer Tom 9 Schmidt Emily 10 Smith Bill 11 Smith Heath 12 Smith John 13 Smith John 14 Smith Sara 15 Thompson Steven 16 Whithers Tim SHa 521713 101713 Sid Class Reports Progress Report Ee Effort Report Student Progress Reports ss Simple Report Comprehensive Report Student Grade Reports F Curent Grade Report A Final Grade Report Student Effort Reparts Daily Effort Report all Lesson Effort Report 7 1 1 Class Summary Report This report is to give an overview of each student in the class so the instructor can see basic information about the student This report also shows the instructor which profile and schedule is assigned to each student in the class Hack ure ra l fe et je 1 Lister Cpe Barma Masern Last Moe Lari Ei Teel Emor Reg Get er Urweighbes rore Grade Weighted Profile amp pigned Schade FEIL Imir E FUT L Em E ii I i h rere bs jF H ie 2 1 hEm Th zart Teacher Manager gt View Reports gt Select Class gt Class
11. ast name in the class reports that are generated by the program 3 1 4 Password ID This is where you set the password that the student will login with There are no requirements that the password has to meet except for a maximum of 15 characters Students can change this password if you allow them to based on your settings made in the Profile Manager After creating the student password you will click the Create Student button to create the student file 3 2 Import from File If you have exported students from the Class Manager or created an Excel file with your class list you can then use this feature to import the student files into the program Student progress and scores can t be imported into the program To start your import you will click the Choose a file to import button find your Excel file and click Open Import Students From File amp Choose a file to import File can be Excel xlsx xis csv or Open Office 3 2 1 One at a Time Import The students can be imported one by one from the Excel file by repeatedly clicking the Create Student button until all students from the file are created The other option is to click on the text that refers to mass importing all of the students at once Import Students From File lt Class Select Class Profile Select Profile Student Name Smith Joh Password iD Create Student Back Student Skip Student If students names and pass
12. ated Lessons that have been completed by the students 7 1 1 10 Un weighted Score The average word per minute score of all completed lessons 7 1 1 11 Grade Weighted After all assigned lessons are completed by the student the letter grade and weighted word per minute score will appear 7 1 2 Class Progress Report When you have a class selected and run the Class Progress Report it will display the average word per minute score for each lesson for all of the students in the class This report will show all the line averages for each completed lesson An example of a Class Progress Report is given below en w ns amp Coenioad as Excel lei 1 PEE Cat Campe ha Hama Course Entice Li Lt L La LS L LT LE L LIF LI Liz LA LH LIS DE Li LHE LIS LA LA a LA LH L35 L LE LA Iz dj d 1 a a 4 47 17 i1 i La 1 4 di GF 14 Er 1 T i d i 1 1 a EB Fa 68 TE Sf ba Tal S TE Ho fit ate 5 52 i i a A L oa 2 ina ff Teacher Manager gt View Reports gt Select Class gt Class Progress Report 7 1 2 1 View Another Class Click the drop down arrow to reveal a list of all the classes in the school account Select a class to pull up its Class Progress Report 7 1 2 2 Print Click this printer icon to print the Class Progress Report 7 1 2 3 Download as Excel Click this spreadsheet icon to export this Class Progress Report as an Excel file 7 1 2 4 Showing 15 students per page To show more students you wi
13. cale The Talking percentages are isted for each required Section for grading purposes Ta section B left Dank of 0 work Comm chad m iis secon will mot be averaged inte ihe fink grade Sections Created Lessons Title of Grade Tithe to of Grade 1 11 Legming Keyboard a 4 Cryil War el 1 mp 12 24 Achieving Mastery a N 2 Tesi 1 25 33 Nurmders and Symbols U 4 Thanksgiving w u Optional Timings Title a of Grade Select r I 1 3 Mlin Ya is a Cirsa 2 ae l zeler te 0 iS 2 3 Min Lite in the Outback gt hy Select 1 3 4 Min The Lite Mermald J T an Select i Ey 4 4 Min Whal Makes Ihe Holes gt a o S hMiin How Do Animals Comm 7 a Zelect i m 6 15 Min What Is intelligence o w Select i lg 7 15 Min Who was Benedit A o a neleri w Do i 5 gt Min How to Drink amp Never o ru tet LELE 1 F g u EA nl Un Ann DM Section Totals Should add to 100 100 10 15 hin Discovery of Pen o 1 1 4 1 Sections Each program is broken up into different sections that contain a range of lessons In the sections tab you are able to assign a percentage of the grade to each section that when combined with the percentages from the Optional Timings and Created Lessons should equal 100 1 1 4 1 1 Sections for Keyboarding for Kids The Keyboarding for Kids program is designed so that it can be used for all elementary school students from first through sixth grade The Sections tab for the Keyboar
14. core The average of all completed lessons Incomplete lessons do not count towards the current grade Weights set by the instructor to be used in calculating the final grade also do not apply to this score 7 3 2 Final Grade Report Shows all information for a single student as well as the calculation of the final weighted word per minute score Final Grade Re port Srlect another Sud Hamc I Final Timing Grade A IL Passwd I i poal Megh PM 443 Date T3201 4 002E PM TAI kssans seshyned In te grading profile must be Lask Distal Eller Oh Gen 14h alain om Pr Pa Ba EI eee ee Schedule Start Date Mone specified End Date Mane saeched DaysiT mes you can work Su Mic Tu Wire Th Fr Sa Al Day al a iz al Course Enin 1 ours Ext i Tprcvement 0 Emors Allawed Block Correcthen Grading Scale 1 amp Second i 15 Sac nd Yra A EH 3eSecond il HW 5econmd Yes B 75 1 Minute 1 1 Minute Yes C 30 2 Minute 2 Z finute Yes B 15 J Minute 4 s hlinute Ko F Eeka 15 d Minute 4 4 fdlinute Ko 5 Minute 5 S Ainute Ko Avg Score x Weight Score Lesson Sechons 1 11 Leaning Keyboard 41 45 x 0 10 37 12 24 Achiering Master 43 7 E 20 10 92 25 33 Numbers and SYnbalsi 41 3 E 10 5 23 Optional Timings TaM Aral Is a Clalnaoran 17 2 E 2 ggl 2 3 Kin Life in dhe Outback pa x Oo WEHR d in The Lite Karma HO E T iin 444 K n tal Blakes Ihe Haks Ih tl E iS Chih 5 Kin How Do Animas Gum Ic E 0
15. d to 100 100 1 1 4 1 2 Sections for Skillbuilding Mastery From Lesson 28 forward only the 5 minute timings are used for grading purposes All exercises completed will appear on the Progress Report Lessons 28 to 34 are punctuation and symbols lessons with a total of 15 lines per lesson All of the lines for those lessons must be completed for the lesson score to count towards the grade Only the score for line 15 will contribute to the final grade for the student The 15 second timings in lines 1 to 14 of lessons 28 to 34 are not part of the grade because this is a Skillbuilding course and the focus is on increasing keyboarding speed and not on practicing numbers and symbols 1 1 4 2 of Grade This column will determine how much each Section Optional Timing or Created Lesson will weigh on the student s grade It is possible for the total percentage to be over or fewer than 100 although most instructors have the percentages add up to 100 1 1 4 3 Optional Timings These are specific to the Keyboard Mastery program Compared to the regular timings they are longer timings that have a higher degree of difficulty They are called Optional because they are more advanced than the core lesson content in lessons 1 through 33 It is up to the instructor to either assign these lessons to the students or not 1 1 4 4 Created Lessons These are lessons that the instructor creates in the Create Lessons section of the Teacher Ma
16. dents to continue typing until the timer runs out This feature eliminates hunting and pecking because the students will not have enough time to look down at the keyboard to find the keys This encourages students to develop good technique by keeping their eyes on the copy and to keep a reasonable rhythm as they are typing You can also disable this feature by selecting that option from the drop down menu 1 1 1 7 Advanced Options Advanced Options 1 Pracy Settings 2 Score Requirements 3 Lesson Options 4 Hide Text 1 Privacy Options sable Information Entry jEmailPrfi me Disable Password Editing 3 Lesson Options Allow Lesson Skipping 2 Score Requirements Scores Required a i 1 fi iM imm VPM 4 Text Options Hide Master Text 1 1 1 7 1 Privacy Settings There are two settings that can be disabled in the Privacy Settings section Information Entry Check the box to restrict students from entering their email and phone number Password Editing Check the box to prevent students from changing their individual password that is originally assigned to them by the instructor Score Requirements Scores required Require students to record from 1 3 scores for each line in a lesson before marking the lesson complete We recommend requiring one score unless your students need extra practice to improve their skill Ex If set to 3 your student will have to record three scores per timing before it
17. ding for Kids has special settings that allow you to make the profile specific to 1 and 2 grade 3 and 4 grade or 5 and 6 grade students Sections 3 4 and 5 are designed specifically for the grade levels indicated For example the words and sentences that are used in Section 3 will be shorter and more simple for 1 and 2 graders than those in Section 5 for 5 and 6 graders but will teach the same letters and key strokes Please see the following table for our recommendations on which sections to assign for the different grade levels Grade Level Sections by Reading Level 1st and 2nd Grade Section 2 or 2 and 3 3rd and 4th Grade Sections 2 and 4 5th and 6th Grade Sections 2 5 and 6 Pro Fi le 75 WPM Cr Sere and Clase Profile Chptions Goal Reports Sec eos Grading Scale The Follow ng pementages are listed for aach required section For grading Purposes IF a section is eft blank or 0 work completed In this section will not be averaged into the final grade Saechioms Created Lessons of of Title Grade Title Grade Lesson 1 2 Basle Keypad i Select we i Section 2 Lesson 24 35 Grades 142 a Select 1 Section 3 Lesson 36 47 Grades 384 Select lo fe Section 4 Lesson 45 59 Grades 586 wo 4 Select 1 Sentilan 5 Lesson 60 64 Mastery Section a Soloct w 5 5 Select 1 Sa Select w 1 selet w j o Select 1 Select wi 1 5 Section Totals Should ad
18. e speed in wpm is an acceptable measurement of a student s overall keyboarding ability speed accuracy and technique 1 1 6 Save and Close Profile Once you have completed the configuring or editing of your profile for your classroom you will need to save this profile so you can assign students to use this profile You must click the Save and Close Profile button to save a new profile or any changes made to a previously created profile Save and Close Profile Rename Profile By selecting a profile and clicking on the Rename Profile button it can be re named by simply entering the new profile name into the field and clicking Save Edit Profile This feature allows you to edit the profiles you have previously created You can edit a profile by selecting a profile and clicking the Edit Profile button After editing a profile please do not forget to click the Save and Close Profile button to save any changes that you made 1 4 Copy Profile Allows you to copy a profile that is already created so you can make minimal 1 5 changes and save it with a different name This may be easier and faster than creating an entirely new profile if many of the settings in the two profiles will be the same Delete Profile You can delete a profile by selecting a profile and clicking the Delete Profile button If you delete a profile that students are currently assigned to the software will automatical
19. esson Elli ZEN Optional liming Eten we Created Lesson Effort 15 0 j a 7 f E T u 10 0 Tiere bata foe for isd 20 mia 153 ut iY i 32 3 42 amp amp 7 amp 9 10 17 12 17 14 15 16 17 18 19 a 21 22 23 24 J5 HE A A A U 7 3 y ilj Teacher Manager gt View Reports gt Select Class gt Select Student gt Lesson Effort Report 7 4 2 1 Select Another Student Click the drop down arrow to reveal a list of all the students in the class Select a student to pull up the Lesson Effort Report for any student in the class 7 4 2 2 Print Click this printer icon to print the Lesson Effort Report that is showing on the screen 7 4 2 3 Message Click this button to send a message to the student whose report is being viewed 7 4 2 4 Show score from Choose a date range of effort scores to appear or click on the suggested ranges Since Sunday Since the 1 Last Full Week Last Full Month or This Year Total 8 Print Certificates 8 1 Generate Certificates Select a class select students to receive a certificate and click the Generate Certificates button to produce a PDF with all student certificates for the entire class Class Certificates Classes Students Generate Certificates Mal Spring 2013 2nd 8 91531 Select Options Im Preview Maller Fall 2013 ne 9 44096 EN Motter Spring 2014 91531 ogee tli Ceklin Fall 20127 2nd A A1096 Termy Fall 2013 Miltary 25948 Testy Fall AM 3 bi
20. essons as you want Back Lesson World War 2 Save and Close Lesson Mew Line Keyboard Mastery Keyboard Short Course No lines exist yel Click Ihe Ink above lo add a new line Key bounding For Kids Skillung Mastery 4 1 1 New Line After you have entered the text for a line and selected a timing length you can add another line to the lesson by clicking the New Line button A Line is not limited to a single line of text but represents a single timing One line may have an entire paragraph for that timing The student will be expected to type the text the exact way it is entered when creating the line Refer to the following table that outlines how many lines can be created per lesson for each program Keyboardingfor Kis w 4 1 2 Timing Length Choose from the drop down menu the desired timing length for the line that you have selected You can choose from 15 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute 2 minute 3 minute 4 minute and 5 minute timing lengths Timing Length 0 15 v 4 1 3 Save and Close Lesson To save a lesson and all lines that have been created in a lesson you must click the Save and Close Lesson button You will then see the name of the lesson appear in the list of lessons on the left hand side of the window You must save the current lesson you are working with before moving on to create a new lesson or add to an existing lesson If you do not save after any changes you make to a lesson yo
21. ince the time used to enforce the schedules is originally in Mountain Standard Time and must be converted to your specific time zone for it to work correctly 5 1 5 Save and Close Schedule After creating your schedule or making changes to a previously created schedule you need to click the Save and Close Schedule button to make sure that your newest settings were saved Please refer to Section 2 12 in this manual for learning to assign a schedule to a student or group of students 5 2 Rename Schedule To rename a schedule you will select a schedule click the Rename Schedule button type the new schedule name and click Save 5 3 Edit Schedule This feature allows you to edit the schedules you have previously made You can edit a schedule by selecting a schedule and clicking the Edit Schedule button 5 4 Delete Schedule At any time you can delete a schedule You can delete a schedule by selecting a schedule and clicking the Delete Schedule button 6 Move Students 6 1 Move Student s Select the class you are moving the student s from select the student s to be moved select the class you are moving the student s to and then click the Move Student s button Move Students From Giss w Move Students isi Period KA Select Options ha and Period M A 1 Grudge John Jolson Al Perce po Mendoza kelt m h Period 3 oul 1 Perd To GI 1st Period ki 1 Hatch Samuel
22. is counted completed Minimum WPM The minimum WPM score that students must achieve on a timing to have their scores recorded in the Best Three Speeds the default is 1 If students do not meet this threshold they will not receive a grade for the timing and it will show that the timing has not yet been completed Ex If the Minimum WPM is set at 20 WPM the student must keyboard at the speed of 20 WPM to record their score in the Best Three Speeds Lesson Options Lesson Skipping Check the box to allow students to skip ahead to a later lesson before completing the previous lesson If left unchecked the students will be forced to complete all of the lines in Lesson 1 1 1 1 7 2 1 1 1 7 3 1 1 1 7 4 before moving on to Lesson 2 Text Options Hide Master Text Check the box if you want the students to get the text to type from the book or through dictation This feature disables the screen based aspect of the program Some instructors feel that a book based program produces a better skill in the students and for that reason we have preserved it as an option Click on the X to close the screen and save the settings made when finished 1 1 2 Goal Reports NOTE This feature is KBK Keyboarding for Kids specific Gi HE a 6 etl ee Pro Fi le Fi 5 wW PM 6 Sawe and Close Profile Ciptions Goal Reports Sea chiar s Grading Scale Keyboarding Goal The Goal appears on the Lesson Screen and on the Progress Report Each e
23. isables the use of the backspace delete arrow keys and mouse insertion highlight while taking a timing Blackout Timing View This is Part 1 of helping students break hunting and pecking habits When enabled with a checkmark it will blacken the screen where the student types as you can see below This forces the students to keep their eyes on the copy and helps eliminate bad keyboarding habits When the timer ends the student can see what they typed and any errors they made woi E S a ee DE OF OF DU git O11 O12 Ois OH 915 Home Lessons besson Homie Flow i TEE Late Loren LOT Pend Of GS AS D F Rd Hand an yk cone oo HE B Be 222 555 KEK ask ask SSS B22 ddd Sad Sad ask Sad Errors Ak 0 han mum PM 30 Score Requircd 1 Timing in progress Hest Scores SOG ire Hemari Der Adjust font One Space Two Space Set spacing requirements after punctuation V etc We do not give a recommendation since either one or two spaces after punctuation are considered acceptable and it is ultimately left up to the instructor s preference Timer Timeout This is part 2 of breaking hunting and pecking habits This feature resets the timing if a student stops typing for the number of seconds decided by the instructor 2 seconds recommended If a student stops typing and waits for the timer to finish they will risk having the timer reset and not receiving ascore This will force the stu
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25. itaryh B5976 re Me Temy Spring 2014 Military 95935 Tem Simmer A014 Military 75461 9 Message Center 9 1 Sending Messages To send a message you will click the Compose Message button Compose Message Center Message 9 1 1 Select Class Students Select the class and the students to send the message to from the drop down menus Click the Next button once the selection is made send Message kiss Perry Fall 2112 Riley Wot 9 1 2 Send Message Enter a Subject a Message and click the Send Message button The message will automatically appear for the students to see when they log into the program send Message Suhel Sad work Mrara Toy are makia greal preg Kasp n apl Senn Mennan 9 2 Checking Messages When a student sends a message to the instructor the Message Center icon will display the text New Messages as you can see in the image below Message Center Mew Messages To check your messages you will click the Message Center icon where you will see the screen displayed below From this screen you look at the numbers next to each class to determine how many messages have been received from the students in that class After clicking on a class the subject line for the messages from that class will appear in the Messages box By clicking on the message the full text of the message will appear on the right with the option to Delete it or Reply to it tA compr
26. ll click the drop down menu and make your selection 7 1 2 5 Message Class Click this button to send a message to one or more students in the class without having to navigate away from this webpage 7 1 3 Class Effort Report This report displays the effort broken down per lesson in minutes and the total effort in minutes ioa pape from ie bala see ite 11 1S Mc LIE Fall anni fi ne HTS Per pi Klar Toal Eott Li LZ LZ Lt Le L L7 EU L Di LE 13 Lis LE Lis TV LIE by LH OLS LA LH LS DE Li gidi 3 ma Wa tiz 1587 5 WG 15 i5 Hi id ZRO Wa 297 109 G8 ibd 155 152 1455 179 209 rn 151 MO id a r L I i I Teacher Manager gt View Reports gt Select Class gt Class Effort Report 7 1 3 1 View Another Class Click the drop down arrow to reveal a list of all the classes in the school account Select a class to pull up its Class Effort Report 7 1 3 2 Print Click this printer icon to print the Class Effort Report 7 1 3 3 Message Class Click this button to send a message to one or more students in the class without having to navigate away from this webpage 7 1 3 4 Showing 15 students per page To show more students you will click the drop down menu and make your selection 7 1 3 5 Show scores from Choose a date range of effort scores to appear or click on the suggested ranges Since Sunday Since the 1 Last Full Week Last Full Month or This Year Total 7 2 Progress Reports
27. ly change their assigned profile to default program settings until anew profile is assigned Current Grading Profiles Create 20 WPM Mew Profile 35 WPM i T Rename 40 wpm Profile wD WW hl LF Edit Profile Copy Profile x Delete Frofle 2 Class Manager Class Manager en OO 0 tome ab Epon io Excel u Print Login Cardi SZ ia Pace A gt Pastore Class 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 GF Rename Ci Classes Students Add Stucerts Create Class Beh Pierced Gey Fr pin nr Acheson din Peed 7 Menara Megan a ree 3 Ray Rachel a Sm fl aris HEN Us a run Kai Create Class This button allows you to create a class where you will then setup your students Rename Class You will select the class you would like to rename under the Classes column Once highlighted click on the Rename Class button which will then prompt you for a new name Export to Excel Select a class and click this button to automatically export the first name last name and password of each student in the class to an Excel file Exporting classes will not save any of the students scores or data Print Login Cards Select a class and click the Print Login Cards button to produce a PDF with a Login Card for each student in the class The Login Card has step by step instructions for logging into the program along with the student passwo
28. nager and can assign up to ten created lessons to the students at atime Teachers may create lessons using the students vocabulary lists excerpts from their curriculum or current events To assign a created lesson the instructor will select the lesson from the drop down menu If the lesson will count towards the student s grade the instructor will add a of Grade next to the selected lesson They are graded for speed and accuracy just like the regular program lessons If a student completes a created lesson and receives a grade the grade will remain stored in the program even if the instructor assigns another created lesson in place of the first one 1 1 5 Grading Scale Profile 50 WPM Save and Close Profile Options Weights Sections Grading Scale ThE IS measured in Words Per Minute WPN This will be used for both the current grade report and final grade report The best timing for every lessoniline will be used for calculating Ihe grade Grading Scale A FA Grading Scale This is where you set the scale of how your students will be graded based on WPM Using the example above the scale works as follows 0 34 is an F 35 39 is a D 40 44 is a C 45 49 is a B and 50 is an A This scale is an example only and is fully customizable to your classroom level Note In Keyboarding Online you have to type 1 2 1 3 accurately and with good technique to record a score in the program Taking this into consideration th
29. pdate Profile s Highlight the students you want updated click the Update Profile s button select a profile from the drop down menu and click the Save button NOTE To utilize shortcuts to select students in the student list you can click the drop down arrow in the Select Options field This allows you to select all students in the list de select all students or invert a selection Students Select None inert Selection gt Mendoza Megan 3 Ray Rachel 2 12 Update Schedule s Similarly to 2 11 Update Profiles you will update student schedules in the same way Highlight the students you want updated click the Update Schedule s button then select a schedule from the drop down and click Save See the note above about shortcuts to highlight students in a list 3 Create Students Create Students One by One Import from file Student Information Class Select Class w Profle Select Profile w Siudent Name Name Password Password Create Student 3 1 One by One This option allows the instructor to manually enter the students one by one 3 1 1 Class Select a class for the student from the drop down menu 3 1 2 Profile Select a profile with the correct grading standards to assign to the student 3 1 3 Student Name Enter in the student name in this field You should enter the student names with the first name last name and they will be alphabetized by l
30. rds Restore Class If you have deleted a class by mistake this function allows you to restore any class that has been deleted within the last 2 weeks After clicking the Restore Class button you will select the class to be restored and click the Restore button Delete Class To delete a class simply highlight the class you would like to delete and then click on the Delete Class button Add Students Click the Add Students button to create students For more information on creating students please visit section 3 Create Students Edit Student This window that you see below will allow you to rename a student and change the student s password assigned profile or assigned schedule Simply make the changes in the appropriate fields and click the Save button for the changes to go into effect 2 9 Edit Student Information Student Name Student Password Sent Prone siudent Schedule Restore Students If you have deleted a student by mistake this function allows you to restore any student files that have been deleted within the last 2 weeks After clicking the Restore Students button you will select the students to be restored and click the Restore button 2 10 Delete Student s This feature will allow deleting student files that are no longer needed You will simply select the students to delete and then click the Delete Student s button 2 11 U
31. te 4 w O 4 Minute 5 C O 5 Milinute 5 w 0O O Spaces after punctuation _ 1 One Space TworSpaces g Timer timeout seconds Advanced Options 2 w 1 1 1 1 Timing Length This column lets you know what timing lengths are available in the program The Keyboard Mastery and Skillbuilding Mastery programs offer from 15 second up to 5 minute timings In Keyboarding for Kids standard timings are 15 seconds 30 seconds and 1 minute in length The longer timings from 2 to 5 minutes are only available in the Created Lessons section In the Keyboard Short Course program standard timings are 15 seconds 30 seconds 1 minute and 2 minutes The longer timings of 3 4 and 5 minutes are only available in the Created Lessons section If created lessons are not being used there is no need to adjust the settings for the longer timings in the Keyboarding for Kids and Keyboard Short Course programs 1 1 1 2 Errors Allowed Timing scores meeting the errors allowed requirement will be saved in the Best Three Speeds the fastest three scores meeting the accuracy rate For 15 second timings it is common to allow 0 errors as it will encourage 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 4 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 6 the students to type accurately the first time For longer timings we recommend to allow one error for every one minute of timing Ex For 4 minute timings we recommend allowing four errors Correction Blocked When enabled checkmark this feature d
32. u will lose this new material 4 1 4 Delete Line To delete a line in a lesson you will select the lesson select the line that you want to delete and click the Delete Line button Any lines that are deleted are lost for good and cannot be recovered 4 1 5 Sample Content Ability to re create a line from any of Keyboarding Online s four typing programs Simply click on the program section lesson and line that you want to copy The text from that line will appear in the white space under the blank line you are creating 4 2 Rename Lesson To rename a created lesson you will select the lesson click the Rename Lesson button type the new name for the lesson and click Save 4 3 Edit Lesson To edit a lesson you will select the lesson you wish to change and click the Edit Lesson button You can edit a lesson by changing the timing length adding new lines or deleting lines After making any changes you must remember to click the Save and Close Lesson button to save all of your changes 4 4 Delete Lesson To delete a lesson you will select the lesson you want to delete and click the Delete Lesson button Any deleted lessons are gone forever and cannot be recovered 5 Schedule Manager Available Schedules Create New No Schedule Schedule School Time T Rename Schedule L Edit Schedule x Delete Schedule 5 1 Create New Schedule The Schedule Manager allows the instructor to
33. ve each lesson on the Progress Report These weights are ratio based If you want all timings to have equal weight enter the same number for each Enter a weight for each timing type Timings Timing Weights 15 Second 30 Second 1 Minute 2 Minute 3 Minute 4 Minute 5 Minute NOTE Setting weights to 0 wall make those timings gradeless and they Will ngl coun Towards lesson averages or the final grade 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 Timings This column lets you know what timings are available in the program Timing Weights This column allows the instructor to determine the weight that the timings of different lengths will carry when calculating the individual lesson averages If the instructor would like all lessons to be graded equally set the number to 1 all the way down the list Leaving it at O when calculating an average will result in 0 WPM 35 wpm 0 weight O weighted score Ex In Lesson 1 of the Keyboard Mastery program there are five 15 second five 30 second and five 1 minute timings To calculate the Average WPM for Lesson 1 using the weights in the screen shot above the 15 second 30 second 1 minute and 2 minute timings would have a weight of one tenth 1 10 while 3 to 5 minute timings would have a weight of one fifth 2 10 The weight has been divided by 10 because the separate weights for all of the timings add up to 10 1 1 4 Sections Profi la 50 WPM G Save and Close Prove Options Weis Gerzliaons Grading S
34. whether or not correction was used Some scores may appear red because they no longer meet the grading profile standards Clicking About will tell you how the score does not meet the program requirements 7 2 1 5 Delete Score To delete a score right click the score and click Delete Score Once deleted the score cannot be recovered there is no undelete After a score is deleted the score 1 1 will show for the deleted score indicating that the score has been deleted 7 2 1 6 Edit Score In the event that you need to change a student s score you can do so by right clicking the score with the mouse and click on Edit Score Once a score is changed it cannot be undone After a score is edited the score color will change to orange indicating that the score has been edited 7 2 1 7 Show score from This feature allows you to show only the scores during a specific date or range of dates in the calendar period 7 2 1 8 Asterisk by Scores Each score with an asterisk notifies the instructor that the student used the backspace delete or arrow keys during the timing 7 2 2 Comprehensive Report The comprehensive progress report shows the top 3 scores for each lesson The top row that is green is the running average of the column of scores Comprehensive Progress Report Bw foo Fa a Sry ane Tokio Pee ry Dime Arj El Br O Leiizlick 177 oe u ese io De mae nommen Lit ES TEEM ES ln TS ei Arge or al ee een L en
35. words are not showing up correctly or if you would like to mass Import all the students at once please click here 3 2 2 Mass Import In the Advanced Import window that appears you will answer a series of questions identifying the data in each column and clicking the Next button after each response After answering all of the questions to determine the class and profile to assign the students to you will click the Import button After importing the students the last student that was added will display in the program and the program will indicate ifthe import was successful and complete Advanced Import The first three rows from your file are shown below Please answer the questions below to fix your issues or mass impart the students Q 1 2 Smith Jahn 1 Sawyer Tom 1 Smith Sara 1 Which column E the Last Name B Advanced Customizations 4 Create Lessons Created Lessons Create Nas 2 Minute Timings Lesson End Wan s L Raname Hay Sun Lesson Index Technique Grading if Edit Lesson gs X Delete Lesson Thanksgiving H te Created Lessons musi be assigned Kor your sbuden s to sing hem Geale essais cari be assigned In the Profle Manager 4 1 Create Lesson To create a lesson you will click the Create New Lesson button enter the name of the created lesson and click the Save button Ina profile you can only assign ten created lessons at a time even though you can create as many l
36. xercise should be practiced until the geal is reached See the beginning pages in the textbook for suggested speed goals by orade level Enter a qoal for the sbudent gt Grade Reports Do you want a letter grade calculated Chonsing yes will also produce a Grade Report IF you have Creabed Lessons you will need to use Grade Reports bo assign them bo the students m Yes m No 1 1 2 1 Keyboarding Goal This feature is to set the goal in WPM Words per Minute for a student to achieve Once a student has achieved this speed they will be congratulated by a cartoon character pop up Please see the recommended Keyboarding for Kids speed goals in the following table Grade Level Speed Goals 1st and 2nd Grade 22 25 wom 3rd and 4th Grade 26 28 wom 5th and 6th Grade 29 31 wpm 1 1 2 2 Grade Reports Choosing Yes will keep track of all the students progress This setting will enable additional features tabs that will need to be configured Sections amp Grades Selecting No will still keep track of the student s performances and timings but will not calculate any grades 1 1 3 Timing Weights Keyboard Mastery and Skillbuilding Mastery Specific Profi le 50 WPM O Save and Close Profile Options Weights Sections Grading Scale There are timings of different lengths in each lesson Some timing lengths may be weighed more heavily than olhers for grading purposes The weighted score will appear abo
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