Alphasmart as 3000 Supplementary Manual

Options for Teachers

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1. Start KeyWords and select Teacher options, then type the master 

password. 

2. Use the arrow keys to scroll down the list of options and select 

Turn require correct shift key OFF, then press 

.

3. Confirm that you want to turn this option off.

4. Press 

 to return to the KeyWords startup screen.

This setting is a toggle; repeat these steps to turn the option on. You 
can also set this option simultaneously for an entire group of 
AlphaSmart devices using AlphaSmart Manager 2. See “Using 
AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords” on page 39 for instructions.

In KeyWords, the 

 key isn’t introduced until the Z? 

lesson (Lesson 10). If this option is on, students won’t be 
required to press the correct 

 key until they reach that 

lesson.

KeyWords contains a feature that lets teachers set their own targets 
for words per minute (WPM) and for allowable errors. As your 
students’ typing improves, you may want to set a higher goal for 
words per minute, and a lower goal for errors.

When you set your own targets, you set them for all lessons and all 
students who use the device. The targets apply to all accuracy and 
speed builders and tests. This is somewhat different from the way 
KeyWords manages WPM and error goals. KeyWords gradually 
increases the WPM goals and decreases the error goals as students 
progress through lessons. Teacher-managed goals stay constant 
throughout all lessons until you change them again.