Keyboarding
NOTES:
* If
these links are unavailable at school, try them at home for
great keyboarding practice.
* Game plug-ins
you may need to make these work. Get Shockwave
and Flash. Get Java.
* These links will open to a new page. To return to this page,
exit the new page.
Practice
at home: These lessons introduce the keys in the same basic order that our
school does.
For
another
great free resouce for practice at home, go to: http://typeonline.co.uk/
Computer
Circus: Exercises and Lessons for beginners and intermediate students.
Cool
Breeze: Online typing drills to test your speed and accuracy.
Typer Shark: (Click on the link and scroll down the page to find this
neat game.) Move over, Mavis Beacon: it's the typing
tutor with teeth! Zap sharks to find the sunken treasure
Dexter's
Laboratory: (Also known as robo-raid.) Dexter's brainy rival, Mandark,
has invaded his laboratory with sininster robots. Use the keys on your
keyboard
to help Dexter save his lab. Be sure to keep your fingers based on
home
row and use proper technique!!!
Business Computer Technology
Learning
and Lessons
Computer Circus - Advanced Keyboarding
TechKnow
Park: This park creates a 36 virtual computer lessons. Click
on the Carousel for your first week's cyber-ride. Visit the swings
during week #2, then continue to follow the red arrows along
the path, stopping at one park attraction each week. A text box will
appear when you roll your cursor over each ride. The text will tell
you the number of the week and give you an idea of what you will learn
that week. A text menu is also available for easier navigation. Feel
free to look around the park, but stay on the path and keep your
weeks in order. TechKnow Park adventures are carefully sequenced.
Navigating
the World Wide Web
Web Design with HTML
Imaginary Business Games
Through the links below, earn game points for West Millbrook!
User Name: WMMS_Wildcats or WMMSfootball.
The password is the name of Mrs. Walters' dog - ask her.
If you want to sign up for your own user name, check with your
parents first
and be sure to use a pseudonym, NOT your own name!
Click the name to link to the game of your choice.
Cash
Quiz: Give your mind a race for its money in this quick thinking
quiz against the clock.
Play Ball: You call the shots as you manage a baseball team all the
way to the top - OR go down swinging.
Price Tag: A beat the buzzer price guessing commotion!
Wind Fall: Manage the factories of Shippit just right, and you just
might be able to earn enough money to build a sky high roller coaster
the country will love!
Buy
Low Sell High: Watch the Buy Lo stock market's ups and downs,
keep an eye on the news, then buy and sell your way to the top.
Moneymatic: Money questions got you down? Wondering if you'll ever
save enough money for the things on your "wish list"? MoneyMatic
is the tool to turn money questions into answers.
Chunka Change: Your money mission: maneuver coins from the starting
gate all the way to the finish line. Sounds easy, but...watch out
for pitfalls and spend your money wisely.
Ch-Ching: Become a better business person by learning to give the correct
amount of change.
Ch-Ching: Become
a better business person by learning to give the correct amount of
change.
Rags to Riches Concert Promoter: Rake in as much cash as you can
taking "Groovy
Gravy" on a 10 week concert tour. Choose music venues, set ticket
prices, record new songs and decide how much to spend on advertising.
Lemonade Stand: Your goal in this game will be to make as much money
as you can within 30 days. To do this, you've decided to open your
own business -- a Lemonade Stand! You'll have complete control
over almost every part of your business, including pricing, quality
control,
inventory control, and purchasing supplies.
Miscellaneous Computer Games
Tower
of Hanoi: A well-known puzzle for computer science students
who love a challenge!
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©2003
West Millbrook Middle School
Send Comments to: Diane
Walters,
Page Designer and Curriculum Integration Coordinator
Last updated:
June 20, 2005
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