Alphasmart as 3000 Supplementary Manual

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KeyWords User’s Guide

correctly, and returning the fingers to the home row keys. The 
following steps guide you through the lesson.

1. Use the Posture and Wrist Placement overhead transparency to 

show the correct typing posture and wrist placement. Have 
students sit at their desks with their AlphaSmart devices and 
demonstrate the correct posture and wrist placement. Monitor 
students, helping them make needed adjustments. 

2. Use the Key Strike overhead transparency to explain how to 

strike the keys. Have students demonstrate and practice striking 
the keys. (Students can use AlphaWord to practice striking keys.) 
Monitor students, helping them make needed adjustments. 

3. Use the Home Row Keys overhead transparency to show the 

home row keys. Have students place their fingers on the home 
row keys and practice typing a s d f and then j k l ;. Repeat 
several times until students can strike the home row keys 
correctly. 

4. Use the Finger Zones overhead transparency to show students 

the keyboard zones for each finger. Have students practice 
striking another key with one finger and then returning that 
finger to the home row key. Practice with several fingers. 
Monitor students, helping them make needed adjustments. 

5. Show students how to strike 

 and 

. The right little 

finger strikes 

 and then returns to the home row key. Either 

thumb is used to strike 

. Have students practice striking 

 and 

 and returning to the correct home row key. 

Monitor students, helping them make needed adjustments.

6. Explain to students that 

 moves the cursor to the beginning 

of the next line and that 

 inserts a space between 

words.