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1. If monkeys went to school what do you think their favorite class would be Why Why do you think ants walk in a line Document Author Tad Davis Page 45 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx What things could you find in an old house Tell about your favorite family trip Where did you go What fun things did you do What are two foods you like to eat What do these foods look like How do they taste What is your favorite month of the year Why What is your favorite toy Why Tell about three animals you find on a farm What do they look like What do they do If you were going on a trip to the moon what would you take with you If animals could talk what questions would you ask them What do you think they would say What job would you like to have when you grow up What would you do in this job Why do you think some people are scared of snakes What is your favorite class in school What do you like about it Tell about your first day in this school What did you do Ifyou had a robot what would you tell it to do What is your favorite book Who are the characters in that book If you could be an animal for one day what kind of animal would you like to be Why would you like to be this animal Would you like to have a dragon for a pet Why or why not Tell what students should do if they hear the fire alarm in school What
2. Select from the drop down menu a design level for your student Grades K 2 or grades 3 12 This affects the design of the main menu lesson screens assessment screens and the Big Ideas game Ergonomic Breaks Select from the drop down menu whether to allow ergonomic breaks and if so set the timing for them Disabled Every 10 minutes Every 20 minutes or Every 30 minutes While the student works after the set amount of time an ergonomic break appears and tells them Document Author Tad Davis Page 10 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx to stretch You can see the specific ergonomic breaks at the end of the guide Ergonomic breaks do not interrupt assessments or activities They appear in between tasks You can also set the duration of the ergonomic break 30 seconds 60 seconds or 90 seconds Lessons Options There are several lesson specific options in the Lessons tab Lessons Activities Assessments Accessibility General Prevent Going Past Lesson Disabled Allow Game Breaks Every 5 Minutes la Custom Content Gr 4 Extra Credit la Security Check Options 100 accuracy required errors retum user to beginning O Errors allowed can t proceed until type correct key Reference Hand Support ON Allow student to skip to Final Challenge EA Younger Lessons A and B ON Skip Lessons 29 and 30 on Numeric Keypad Manually Set Goa
3. So Rollo began to climb along the stem of the tree holding on carefully by the branches When he reached the middle of the stream he stopped to look down into the water This is a capital bridge of yours Jonas said he How beautiful the water looks down here O I see a little fish He is swimming along by a great rock Now he is standing perfectly still O Jonas come and see him Laughing Song When the green woods laugh with the voice of joy And the dimpling stream runs laughing by When the air does laugh with our merry wit And the green hill laughs with the noise of it When the meadows laugh with lively green And the grasshopper laughs in the merry scene When Mary and Susan and Emily With their sweet round mouths sing Ha ha he When the painted birds laugh in the shade Where our table with cherries and nuts is spread Come live and be merry and join with me To sing the sweet chorus of Ha ha he Poem from Laughing Song by William Blake Coffee Cake 17 to 18 unbaked frozen dinner rolls 3 ounce package regular butterscotch pudding mix not instant 1 2 cup packed brown sugar 1 3 cup chopped pecans 2 3 cup melted butter Prepare 10 hours ahead of serving Place frozen rolls in well greased ring shaped pan Sprinkle dry pudding mix over rolls Sprinkle brown sugar over pudding mix Sprinkle chopped pecans over brown sugar Pour melted butter over all Cover with a damp t
4. Lesson A Assessment 2 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Document Author Tad Davis Page 27 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Select the Scores to Show from that drop down menu The Lesson Graph can show Lesson Accuracy Lesson WPM Adjusted WPM Final Challenge WPM and Final Challenge Accuracy Select one score type to display in the graph You can adjust this selection at any time from the graph itself Score Calculations Average Score Ss Lesson Accuracy Highest Score Scores to Show Lesson WPM Lowest Score Lesson Adjusted WPM Median Score Final Challenge WPM First Score Final Challenge Accuracy Last Score Then select a Score Calculation from that drop down menu This can be Average Highest Lowest Median First or Last Finally select a Date Range for the graph Lesson Graph Sort Graph by Show Scores Score Calculations Dates Last Name Fist Name Lesson WPM average Score Lesson WPM The Lesson Graph visually displays student s scores for the single lesson based on the type of score you selected Document Author Tad Davis Page 28 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Custom Content Teachers can add their own content into Type to Learn 4 to then be typed by students Click the Create Custom Content button at the bottom of any screen in the Management ar
5. 3 minutes gt Grades 3 6 3 minutes gt Grades 7 12 5 minutes Assessment content has been created so that students type for the full time but do not necessarily complete the entire assessment This is intentional An assessment may even end in the middle of a sentence Students are scored based on what they were able to type in the time allowed Check to display a timer to the student as they take the assessment By default a timer is not displayed unchecked Automatic Goal Adjustment Check this setting to allow or disable the program s automatic goal adjustment feature This means that a student s performance on the Pre Test and Formative Assessments will determine their goals in the program This is an incredibly individualized way to set students goals By default this is checked to be allowed After taking the Pre Test goals are set to be 2 WPM and 2 higher than the student s performance After each Formative Assessment students goals are again adjusted to be 2 WPM and 2 higher than their performance on that assessment Goals are never adjusted downward even if a student s performance drops The maximum accuracy percentage is 96 and there is no maximum goal for WPM Assessment Method Select from this drop down menu if the assessments should be given on screen or off a printed copy All assessments for each grades range are provided in Appendix C of this guide If printed assessment is selected the no
6. edited from the original Breakfast Menu FARM FRESH EGGS 5 95 Two Farm Fresh Eggs Served with Hash Browns Toast Bagel or English Muffin with Bacon or Canadian Bacon MEXICAN MORNING 6 25 Corn Tortillas with Black Beans Fried Eggs Cheddar Cheese Salsa and a Dash of Hot Sauce YOUR CHOICE OMELETTE 7 80 Choose Any Six Fixings Bacon Ham Cheese Fresh Mushrooms Spinach Peppers Red or Green Onions LINDSAY S SPECIAL 7 44 Scrambled Eggs with Sweet Pork Sausage Fresh Spinach Mushrooms and Onions OMELETTE ON THE LIGHT SIDE 5 76 Avocado Spring Onion Tomato Sour Cream Cheddar and Swiss Cheese SUNRISE QUESADILLA 7 13 Flour Tortilla with Scrambled Eggs Bacon Peppers Black Beans Cilantro Cheddar and Jack Cheese served with Guacamole Sour Cream and Salsa CRANBERRY PANCAKES 6 38 Homemade Pancakes with Wisconsin Cranberries Real Butter and a Hint of Cinnamon and Nutmeg FRENCH TOAST 6 80 Wheat Bread Grilled and Topped with Sliced Bananas Yogurt and Granola WAFFLE A FAVORITE 5 52 Document Author Tad Davis Page 40 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Golden Hot and Crisp Waffle Served with Real Butter Maple Syrup and a Side of Bacon or Grilled Ham Excerpt from the United States Constitution Section 8 The Congress shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes Duties Imposts and Excises to pay the Debts and provide for the common De
7. Averaga Score Number of Records 6 Lesson Final Custom Big Meas Dig This Drone Message Reconnect Challenge Content Control Mastar WPMIACC WPMWACC WPMACC NPMIACC WPMWACC WPMWACC NPIWACC WPWACC 2008 10 06 36 s9 NWA IA NIA NA NA WA 55 g5 NA NA NA NA 2008 10 06 6 99 NIA NIA WA WA NA NA NA NIA A NA NA NA 2008 10 06 20 100 NIA NIA NWA NIA NA NIA WA NIA A NA NA NA 2008 10 06 50 97 65 NIA WA NA NA Vi NA NA NA 2008 10 06 34 95 a 34 96 56 100 34 s 56 400 NA 2008 10 08 NA WA NA NA NA NIA NIA JA NA N A NIA Save Report ff Error Report Show Content PM Close Report Document Author Tad Davis Page 21 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx In the report select on row representing a single completion of a single lesson Then click the Show Content button at the bottom The student s original writing for that particular completion of the lesson or activity displays Message Mastery Question What is your favorite month of the year Why Answer like March because it s my birthday and also the spring starts to come Sometimes we still get snow which is fun but mostly it starts to get alittle warmer and the flowers start to bud Students original wiring is only scored for WPM Accuracy will show as 100 by default Once you are in a Detailed Report select a single line representing one student and one lesson completion Then click Error
8. Double Aspect of Goodness In undertaking the following discussion I foresee two grave difficulties My reader may well feel that goodness is already the most familiar of all the thoughts we employ and yet he may at the same time suspect that there is something about it perplexingly abstruse and remote Familiar it certainly is It attends all our wishes acts and projects as nothing else does so that no estimate of its influence can be excessive When we take a walk read a book make a dress hire a worker visit a friend attend a concert choose a wife cast a vote enter into business we always do it in the hope of attaining something good Excerpt by George Herbert Palmer Alford Professor of Philosophy Harvard University edited from the original Holiday Weekend Sale 5 26 5 31 Stainless Steel Dishwasher 269 99 5 26 5 31 Energy compliant Dishwasher 349 99 5 26 5 31 18 2 cu ft Refrigerator 483 99 5 26 5 31 25 4 cu ft Refrigerator 875 99 Crushed Ice and Water Dispenser 5 26 5 31 30 in Self cleaning Electric Range 449 99 5 26 5 31 30 in True Convection Electric Range 790 99 5 26 5 31 7 0 cu ft Super Capacity Dryer 399 99 5 26 5 31 5 8 cu ft Front load Electric Dryer 449 99 7 Drying Cycles Excerpt from Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Thomas Rainey 2 Assumed Section II that fast ocean mails are exceedingly desirable for our commerce our defenses our diplomacy the management of our squadron
9. Enter To do this sign you put your hands on top of your belly Enter Other signs are a little bit harder to do Enter If you want to show you are happy you open your hand and strike your heart Enter To show anger you need to look angry first Enter Then you bend your fingers slightly and put your hand on top of your heart Enter Let your fingers suddenly fly away to finish the sign Enter Document Author Tad Davis Page 57 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Assessment 4 Covering lessons 1 15 J F Space K DIE H G LS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter P Q Backspace Y T Tab Arrow Keys B N Grades 7 12 We all know that authors write books Enter But the authors do not print books on their own Enter Before a written book ends up on the shelf of a library or bookstore it has to be printed this is done using a printing press Enter The first printing press was built by Johannes Gutenberg Enter Before this press was built people had to write books by hand Enter If you wanted two sets of a single book you had to rewrite the whole thing Enter The new press allowed Gutenberg to print a single page again and again Enter The press was a fast and easy way to generate written books for people to read Enter As another bonus the printed letters were easier for people to understand Enter The Gutenberg press altered history Enter Initially only a tiny handful o
10. Morse in the 1830s Unlike an alphabet Morse code only has two characters they are the dot and the dash The dot is a quick burst of sound The dash is a longer tone Different patterns of dots and dashes are organized into letters numbers and symbols Before telephones Morse code was used to send messages These telegrams were made of electric pulses The pulses were sent from person to person The job of the receiver was to interpret the message and not mix up the dots and dashes Ships used Morse code to talk to each other One important message was S O S This was a call for help meaning Save Our Ship It was sent if a ship was sinking In Morse code S O S is dot dot dot S dash dash dash O dot dot dot S Assessment 6 Covering lessons 1 32 J F Space K DIE HG LS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter P Q Backspace Y T Tab Arrow Keys BNMV C X Z ctrl C ctrl V ctrl S 67 amp 54 83 92 01 Numeric Keypad 546789 Enter 1230 Re eta an Document Author Tad Davis Page 60 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Grades 7 12 Jodi was strolling through the mall when she received a text message from her friend Sam Do u want 2 meet for dinner 2nite Sam asked Jodi sat down on a bench as she typed her reply I can t she responded I m meeting Cynthia 18r We r going 2 the movies Want 2 co
11. Report Detailed Report AN Average Scora Number of Records 6 Final Custom Big eas Dig This Drone Message Challenge Content Control Mastar WPINACC WPWACC WPWACC WPIWACC WPM ACC WEFMACC NPWAGE 2008 10 06 36 J NA NA NA NWA NA NA 55 96 NA NA NA NIA 2008 10 05 6 99 NA NA NA WA WA NA WA NIA NA NA 2008 10 06 20 100 WA NA NWA N A NA NA NA NA NA NA 2008 10 06 50 NIA WA WA NA NA WA NA y NA NA 2008 10 06 34 96 J4 Q0 MO 96 55 100 Je 96 34 96 55 100 2008 10 06 NA NA 65 35 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA WA NA Document Author Tad Davis Page 22 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx A graph opens displaying the student s errors on that single lesson Errors can be shown by Hand Finger or Key Make that selection in the drop down menu on the report itself Lesson 22 40 w Percentage Bars going across the graph represent Accuracy percentage The numbers on each bar of the graph tell the number of correct key presses out of the total such as 19 21 Assessment Report Select Assessment Report from the Report Type drop down menu Then select a Date Range for the report Other filters are unavailable for the Assessment Report Select Report Type Assessment Report Status Report Detailed Report Last 7 Days Assessment Report Last 30 Days Narrative Report Last 365 Days Document Author Tad Davis Page 23 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech
12. Space Shuttle I have decided today that the United States should proceed at once with the development of an entirely new type of space transportation system designed to help transform the space frontier of the 1970 s into familiar territory easily accessible for human endeavor in the 1980 s and 90 s This system will center on a space vehicle that can shuttle repeatedly from Earth to orbit and back It will revolutionize transportation into near space by routinizing it It will take the astronomical costs out of astronautics In short it will go a long way toward delivering the rich benefits of practical space utilization and the valuable spinoffs from space efforts into the daily lives of Americans and all people The new year 1972 is a year of conclusion for America s current series of manned flights to the Moon Much is expected from the two remaining Apollo missions in fact their scientific results should exceed the return from all the earlier flights together Thus they will place a fitting capstone on this vastly successful undertaking But they also bring us to an important decision point a point of assessing what our space horizons are as Apollo ends and of determining where we go from here In the scientific arena the past decade of experience has taught us that spacecraft are an irreplaceable tool for learning about our near Earth space environment the Moon and the planets besides being an important aid to our s
13. Z Grades 7 12 The crowd was amazed to view the quickness of the juggler as well as her dexterity She was able to juggle six balls at once It was astounding to see her juggle clubs rings beanbags balls and pieces of fruit without dropping any of them It was even more exciting when she juggled while balancing on a unicycle She juggled for several minutes without stopping Juggling was first documented in ancient wall paintings found in Egypt Juggling has also been recorded in many other ancient civilizations including Greek Indian Chinese and Aztec In the Middle Ages juggling performers were looked down upon Sometimes jugglers would get into trouble for juggling in the streets Interestingly many of the kings at that time had Jesters who juggled in their courts for entertainment In the eighteenth century Philip Astley began the first modern circus in Great Britain He employed jugglers along with the rest of his acts to entertain the crowds as they traveled through Europe Jugglers were used to perform between acts during the nineteenth century in theaters Bringing the jugglers to indoor stages allowed them to execute more precise feats of nimbleness This made juggling much more interesting to do and watch The International Jugglers Association IJA began in the middle of the twentieth century It was designed for professional performers but soon involved many people who just liked to juggle but not perform for aud
14. can only move students to another one of their own classes Select a different class from the drop down menu and click Save Changes The selected student s and all of their scores are moved to that new class Administrators can move students to classes belonging to any teacher in the same Group Select a Group then select Master Teacher List from the other menu Master Teacher List ws My Classes Master Teacher List Then select the student s to be moved In the window that opens you can select ANY teacher in the same Group that has classes and any of their classes Click Save Changes and the selected student s and all of their scores are moved to that new teacher and class Delete Class You can easily delete one or multiple classes Select the class es in the tree on the left and click the Delete Class button beneath the tree You will be prompted to confirm the deletion Deleting a class removes the class and all students in it however all students and their scores are unharmed and remain in the Master Student list Teachers may only delete their own personal classes Administrators are able to delete classes for any teacher in the selected Group from the Master Teacher List Document Author Tad Davis Page 8 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx User Options Once you have created your students and classes you can set a variety of options for those stu
15. fox They run down a hill to the school The teacher stops the fox The dogs stop too They play on the swings Dogs look funny when they swing They swing high and low The fox slides down the slide The teacher laughs out loud Do you like my funny story Document Author Tad Davis Page 58 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Assessment 5 Covering lessons 1 20 J F Space KDIEH G LS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter P Q Backspace Y T Tab Arrow Keys BNMV C X Z Grades 3 6 What if you saw a zebra and a kangaroo playing soccer It would be quite a sight to see The zebras and kangaroos are practicing to compete in the Animal Olympics The zebras race across the soccer field as fast as they can The kangaroos hop very quickly across the field with their powerful legs As the animals kick the soccer ball it soars far through the air Both teams stop every few minutes to graze on the green grass All kinds of animals from around the world compete in the Animal Olympics The zebras and kangaroos play soccer with penguins from Antarctica They ski with chimps from Cameroon They even wrestle with tigers from Russia It was exciting to go to the Animal Olympics in Beijing China The animals took home many medals and good memories Assessment 5 Covering lessons 1 20 J F Space K DIEHGLS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter P Q Backspace Y T Tab Arrow Keys BNMV C X
16. slavery Mr Jefferson meets with my approval heartily but I fear some of the Southern delegates will oppose it strongly We can certainly appeal to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions I believe with you that divine Providence will support us in making this Declaration good Therefore I am willing to stand with you in pledging our lives our fortunes and our sacred honor to this end I do not see how I could make any suggestions that would improve it Mr Jefferson I congratulate you on the great work you have done in this paper for our country and for humanity Appendix B Writing Prompts The following grade leveled writing prompts are provided to students in Lesson 34 and in the Message Master activity from Lessons 23 34 Students need to write original answers in response to the prompts K 2 students must write a minimum of 6 words before they can submit their answer Students in grades 3 6 must write at least 10 words And students in grades 7 12 must write at least 20 words for the response to be accepted as final Students original writing is scored for WPM but not accuracy and is available to the teacher in the Reports area Grade 2 What kind of pet would you like to have What would you name it What are you wearing today What colors are your clothes What is your favorite holiday Why do you like it What are some different ways a person can get to school Tell about three ways
17. text will display on screen Students will need to type off the printed copy Be sure to print out the correct assessment number and grade to ensure accuracy in the program Document Author Tad Davis Page 15 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Accessibility Options There are several accessibility options available in the Accessibility tab to help support students with different needs General Lessons Activities Accessibility Language English Adjust Font Size Standard Play audio with rollover buttons ON Adjust text for visually impaired ON Normal Language Select from this drop down menu for text support throughout the program to be English or Spanish ESL Spanish ESL When Spanish ESL is selected all text on screen is shown in Spanish translation when the student rolls their cursor over the button or text This supports language acquisition by showing the English and Spanish side by side HOW TO PLAY a They re getting away Type what you see in the thought bubbles to save ideas from being lost forever Escribe lo que ves en los globitos para que las ideas no se pierdan para siempre Tf the setting for Audio with Rollover is turned On Spanish audio is also played along with the Spanish text Spanish translation is provided for all buttons navigation instructions support reminders and congrat
18. that is delicate or undersized Black Bean and Corn Salsa Ingredients 30 ounces black beans drained 15 ounces whole sweet corn drained 10 ounces diced tomatoes with green chilies 2 large red bell peppers chopped 2 medium fresh jalapeno peppers chopped 1 2 cup sweet onion diced 1 3 cup fresh cilantro diced 1 tsp salt 1 8 cup lime juice 0 6 ounce package of dry zesty Italian dressing Document Author Tad Davis Page 34 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Directions 1 Prepare the salad dressing according to package directions use the lighter version if you like Remove the seeds from the peppers and chop Dice the onion and cilantro In a large bowl combine all the dry ingredients and stir Add lime juice and Italian dressing and stir gently Cover and refrigerate for a least 4 hours or overnight Serve with chips or as a side dish Sh Oye T Excerpt from Rollo at Play Safe Amusements by Jacob Abbott Rollo went on down the green lane till he came to the turn stile and then went through into the field He then followed a winding path until he came to the edge of the trees and there stopped to listen He heard the brook gurgling along over the stones and that was all at first but presently he began to hear the strokes of an axe He called out as loud as he could Jonas Jonas But Jonas did not hear Then he walked
19. your dream car What do its interior and exterior look like What makes this car so special Write an invitation to a party you are hosting What information do you need to give to you guests Use symbols and numbers in your writing What do you think is the world s most dangerous sport Why If you were to become a millionaire what would you do with the money Use symbols and numbers in your response If you could meet one famous person from the past who would it be and what would you say to him or her Write dialogue for this conversation Imagine you are applying for a job What do you write on your application to convince them to hire you Describe yourself and your strengths to a potential employer Describe the perfect vacation Do you think the voting age should be lowered from 18 years of age If so what should the minimum age be and why If not why should it stay the same What do you think is the biggest problem facing the world today What can be done about it What is your favorite movie What is it about and why do you like it Describe in detail a character from a book you enjoyed Provide a physical description as well as the character s personality Can an average person be a hero Explain your opinion Imagine that you found a very old box hidden in an attic Describe what was inside it Use symbols and numbers in your writing Suppose you are writing your autobiography Tell a story from y
20. 009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx The Narrative Report provides a personalized narrative about the selected student s goals and performance on lessons and assessments Graphs When generating graphs select no more than 75 students at a time otherwise the graph image size is too large and cannot be displayed by the application Summary Graph Select Summary Graph from the Graph Type drop down menu Then select a Date Range for the graph Other filters are unavailable for the Summary Graph Select Graph Type Summary Graph Summary Graph Student Graph Last 30 Days Lesson Graph Last 365 Days Click the Create Graph button Summary Graph Sort Graph by Last Name First Name f Close Graph The Summary Graph provides a visual for how far students have progressed through the Type to Learn 4 lessons Use the drop down menu on the graph to sort by Last Name or First Name This allows you to easily see which students are failing behind and which are far ahead of the class Document Author Tad Davis Page 25 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Save Graph Graphs are saved as jpg images to the same location as reports gt My Documents Sunburst Type To Learn 4 Reports Student Graph Select Student Graph from the Graph Type drop down menu The Student Graph can only be created for one student at a time Sel
21. As they toddled round and round And everybody cried As they hastened to their side See the Table and the Chair Have come out to take the air But in going down an alley To a castle in a valley They completely lost their way And wandered all the day Till to see them safely back They paid a Ducky quack And a Beetle and a Mouse Who took them to their house Then they whispered to each other O delightful little brother What a lovely walk we ve taken Let us dine on beans and bacon So the Ducky and the leetle Browny Mousy and the Beetle Dined and danced upon their heads Till they toddled to their beds Document Author Tad Davis Page 38 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx From Nonsense Song Stories Botany and Alphabets by Edward Lear Grades 7 12 Title The Beggar Pity the sorrows of a poor old man Whose trembling limbs have borne him to your door Whose days are dwindled to the shortest span O give relief and bless your store These tattered clothes my poverty bespeak These hoary locks proclaim my lengthened years And many a furrow in my grief worn cheek Has been the channel to a stream of tears Yon house erected on the rising ground With tempting aspect drew me from my road For plenty there a residence has found And grandeur a magnificent abode Hard is the fate of the infirm and poor Here craving for a morsel of their
22. Enter He had a whiff of a flower Enter Louisa held a jar lid as she walked Enter Our fridge was full of grilled fish Enter She heard a radio while she rowed Enter Ari is a kid who likes egg rolls Enter A selfless lad aided a rider Enter Elsa likes huge waffles Enter I asked for a doll for Larissa who is ill Enter Fish go free as hooks fail Enter Large whales swallow krill for food Enter A huge lake holds geese who glide Enter Darla was our old referee Enter A dark old owl flew higher Enter She rids flowers of weeds Enter Document Author Tad Davis Page 55 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Kora fed her hawk a large fish Enter He is sure we will see rows of roses Enter Jolie was gleeful for good fudge Enter I would guess war is awful for all of us Enter Dale said he would wash his goalie gear Enter Our grass is a sea of daffodils Enter Assessment 3 Covering lessons 1 9 J F Space URKDIEHGLS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter Grade 7 12 Large giraffes look high for good food Enter Helga dragged her sled as Sid followed Enter She was so full of rage she wailed aloud Enter Delilah likes folklore while I read horror Enter We had a solid deal so our house was sold Enter Leigh was older so he was a real idol for Jose Enter We heard far off roars as herds of deer fled Enter We used a dishwasher for our soiled dishes Enter K
23. PM The accuracy percentage goal must be between 1 100 If you set a goal outside its designated range it will be set back to the previous number by default Activities Options There are several activity specific options in the Activates tab General Lessons Activities Assessments Accessibility Allow Activities Anytime Big Ideas Required fe 30 Time Limit 20 120 seconds Drone Control Required Time Limit 20 120 seconds Reconnect Required Dig This Required Metronome for Cadence ON Message Master Required Allow Activities Select from this menu when activities should be accessible by students Never Anytime Before the lesson is complete or only After the lesson is complete The default setting is for activities to only be allowed After the lesson has been completed Required or Optional Select from the 5 drop down menus whether each activity should be Required Option or Off Required means the student must play the activity before they can proceed to the next lesson The default setting is for all activities to be Required Big Ideas Time Limit The Big Ideas activity as a time limit Teachers can manually set the time limit from 20 120 seconds If you set a time limit outside its designated range it will be set back to the previous number automatically The default time limits for each grade range are gt Grades K 2 30 seconds gt Grades 3 6 45 seconds gt G
24. SAYRE AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY TIPS TEACHER USER GUIDE TO TYPE TO LEARN 4 To assist Teachers in logging in Type to Learn 4 and navigating the software Table of Contents Main Menus ii e 3 IEEE AAA stzueanecesncava convicueaiepeanycenteensctessansabaedensctevneocueea echontevausaabahesderuasncneversestevde gt 3 Create Student ai 5 E A A oh ats celta hare saa 5 Delete Students oido Avice eens desea 6 Promote Student doi oda eines 6 Class Management soii pololo dedito pride 6 Create New Class noia odos eek 7 Edit Clas nation tias odo ds 7 Adding Students to AA seevetuecesntes 7 Student Filter cacao ib ete E E KEE EEEE AE milena dora lio des 7 Remove dental oliendo iia 8 NE ANN 8 Delete Cl SS iii t ill dit 8 User OPON S ai aid 9 General OPIO ii ati coito 10 O O ceevacesncartegs EEEE 11 PNCUVILIES OPLOOS errs nenene ae ara E e e O E caricia E a E OE 13 Assessments ODIOS speriene ae errep aee nes AE E orate nde R aN a AAE ARE aaa AE EE AEE AEE Eo NETTE AE e Eoi 14 AACCESSIDINILY C PUOMS O 16 Student REDONIS iia taa 18 AA A O O 19 Nave Repo poa 20 Detailed Reportero stevackevsect tan E E seucacacebanaeescnesees seduce cat tele ciento docto 20 Drv am alll WY MUNN Gs cece nus ai 21 Erot REPOT sirere e rees ste bees heave aves sen bodes ce cates pecs yal evades EE EE AEE E SEEE EE E OE NA EEEE E AEEY 22 A 23 E LR NN 24 A NN 25 A O OS 25 SI ON 26 SN 26 SN A E E E AE EE E E AE E EE AE AE EE A EET 27 CUSTOM Content soe aan Sees
25. Saeed A dec seca eo a en ESE EAEE EAE EE Eea AS AES EEE aces ASE a E TEA ERTE 29 NARRA 31 Appendix Av Pass ares cri cdta dead ERA NSA AK AE Edna 32 Appendix B Writing Prompts cil and ici 45 Appendix Ce ASSESSIMEMIS ii Antolin 50 Document Author Tad Davis Page 1 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Logging in Type to Learn 4 Agents of Information On the Start bar me Type to Learn 4 Windows XP Professional avo 0 8 0 gt o The program will launch and you should see the below screen Username Password Teachers will use their same Network ID First Initial Last Name to sign in If your name is Tad Davis your login would be tdavis The initial password for Type to Learn for teachers will be emailed to the individual teacher If a teacher forgets his her password or wishes to change his her password they must contact the Tech Department Document Author Tad Davis Page 2 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Main Menu After logging in you are brought to the Type to Learn 4 Main Menu Pretest 4 Beview BEGIN 4 Review BEGIN Mexi gt meo Teacher Admin main menu Student main menu The only difference between the Teacher and Student menu is the Teacher menu has a Management option the Student menu only has a Reports option The Reports button is where Teachers and Administrato
26. TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Click the Create Report button This report shows only assessment scores including the Pre Test for all selected students Assessment Report Dates As Dates Number of Records 9 Agjusted WPM 2008 10 01 2008 10 01 2008 10 03 2008 01 24 2008 01 24 2008 01 24 2008 01 24 2006 10 01 2008 10 03 Click on the report column headers to sort by that column You can change the date range right from the report itself If an assessment has not been taken it will not display at all Narrative Report Select Narrative Report from the Report Type drop down menu Select Report Type Narrative Report mM Narrative Report A Narrative Report can only be created for one student at a time There are no other filters for the Narrative Report Click the Create Report button Narrative Report Alison Student Goals Alison ss on lesson 5 which teaches the keys Alison s current goals are 60 WPM and 96 Accuracy On the last lesson Alison performed at 50 WPM and 80 Accuracy tor an Adjusted WPM of 50 Assessments Alison took the pretest which set a starting place at lesson Pre Test and starting Qoals of 40 WPM and 93 Accuracy Alison has also taken assessments with the following scores Assessment 0 38 0 WPM and 91 0 Accuracy Assessment 1 58 0 WPM and 98 0 Accuracy Keep up the good work Document Author Tad Davis Page 24 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2
27. aela held her sides as she laughed hard Enter Daria asked for a folder so she saw her files Enter His fellows would lead as he held a flag high Enter As she hikes a ridge she sees a dreadful gorge Enter Dofi shirks her work as she sews herself a shawl Enter A glass jar fell off a dresser so Kadie used glue Enter Adroa released a wild eagle whose leg had healed Enter Jia Li was red as a radish as she heard of her gaffe Enter Alessio welded a door so he would seal a useless hall Enter Giada is also afraid of his false laughs or rude jeers Enter Sadie swallows fried eggs as she sees her waffles Enter A gold dollar will wake a selfish desire like greed Enter His head is held high as he walks while I look low Enter Ella reads for a half hour as Les looks for his shoe Enter Grass like jade is full of odd life like larks or frogs Enter Eli used large fallow fields as he grew his radishes Enter Allie said his joke was hilarious as all laughed hard Enter A lawless rogue guided a raid for a high wage Enter We were awed as he glowered so we heeded his words Enter A ruler showed his heir how ideal leaders should lead Enter A referee sees a hard rodeo rider urge his horse Enter He had a swagger as he swore his ride was arduous Enter Lawful sheriffs guard jailed losers who used ruses or wiles Enter We were all agog as Fajga rode a saddled horse Enter Allegra wishes she would follow her serious soldier Enter Document Author Tad D
28. along the edge of the woods till he came nearer the place where he heard the axe He found here a little opening among the trees and bushes so that he could look in He saw the brook and over beyond it on the opposite bank was Jonas cutting down a small tree So Rollo walked on until he came to the brook and then asked Jonas how he should get over The brook was pretty wide and deep Jonas said if he would wait a few minutes he would build him a bridge You cannot build a bridge said Rollo Wait a little and see So Rollo sat down on a mossy bank and Jonas having cut down the small tree began to work on a larger one that stood near the bank After he had cut a little while Rollo asked him why he did not begin the bridge T am beginning it said he Rollo laughed at this but in a minute Jonas called to him to stand back away from the bank and then after a few strokes more the top of the tree began to bend slowly over and then it fell faster and faster until it came down with a great crash directly across the brook There said Jonas there is your bridge Rollo looked at it with astonishment and pleasure Document Author Tad Davis Page 35 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Now said Jonas I will come and help you over No said Rollo I can come over myself I can take hold of the branches for a railing
29. are some fun things to do inside on a rainy day Tell how to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich Give every step Grades 3 6 You are watching a parade Describe what you see and how many people are there Use symbols and numbers in your answer An astronaut takes you on a journey through space What is it like in the space shuttle What do you see Describe your trip in a few sentences You go back in time to when dinosaurs walked the Earth What do you see Describe what is around you Imagine that 20 years have gone by What is your life like Where do you live Do you have any children Use symbols and numbers in your writing You go on a trip to the zoo What animal do you watch the longest What does it do Why do you like it so much Walking down the street you suddenly notice smoke coming out of your neighbor s house What do you do Describe the events that unfold Your best friend calls you What do you talk about Describe the phone call in a few sentences What is your favorite kind of weather Describe what the weather is like and what you like to do in this weather The president of the country comes to your school to speak What questions do you ask the president You get to go on a submarine under the ocean Describe all that you see when you are underwater You have invented a new machine What does it do What does it look like Describe your machine You are home from school bec
30. ause you are sick What do you do to get better How do you spend your time that day Document Author Tad Davis Page 46 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Write a note to a friend who is sick You want to make this friend feel better What do you write You win a chance to talk to any famous person of your choice Who do you choose to talk to What do you say to this person Describe the conversation in a few sentences Describe your favorite food Is it spicy Sweet Crunchy What makes this food your favorite What do you usually do when you get home from school and before you go to bed Use symbols and numbers as you describe your routine Describe an insect that you saw recently Did it have wings How many legs did it have What color was it Where did you see it What was it doing What musical instrument would you like to play Would you play in a group or by yourself What kind of music would you play Write about a time you did something that was hard for you Did it get easier What made this experience so difficult Describe a time when you helped someone How did you help this person Was the person thankful for your help Describe your favorite game Where do you play this game How many people do you need to play How do you play Use symbols and numbers in your answer When you want to be alone where do you go Describe that place Do
31. avis Page 56 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Assessment 4 Covering lessons 1 15 J F Space K DIEHGLS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter P Q Backspace Y T Tab Arrow Keys B N Grades K 2 Birds and beasts use language too Enter They talk just like people do Enter Puppies bark a wolf will howl Enter Kittens purr but bears will growl Enter Rodents squeak while horses neigh Enter Night owls hoot and sleep by day Enter Turtles hide hyenas sneer Enter A splash shows that a fish is near Enter Bugs will sing all through the night Enter Larks begin at the first light Enter Butterflies spread radiant wings Enter The dolphin squeals the blue whale sings Enter Geese will honk while fireflies glow Enter People grin and say hello Enter Assessment 4 Covering lessons 1 15 J F Space K DIEHGLS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter P Q Backspace Y T Tab Arrow Keys B N Grades 3 6 People talk in quite a lot of different ways Enter Talking aloud is just one way to speak Enter Another way is to use gestures or signs Enter Not all people are able to hear or speak Enter These people use Sign Language to talk Enter Sign Language uses hand gestures instead of words Enter A few of these signs are easy to understand Enter Others are hard if you do not know the language Enter One gesture that lots of people know is the sign for hunger
32. be Why would you live there Who would you live with Grades 7 12 Describe where you live to someone who has never been to your area Use symbols and numbers in your response Document Author Tad Davis Page 47 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Describe one of your favorite songs or pieces of music Why do you like it Where and when did you first hear it Give detailed directions to your classroom for someone who has just entered the school Use symbols and numbers in your answer Describe a time when you felt really proud of yourself What did you do that made you feel proud Describe a time when you felt really proud of someone else What did this person do to make you feel proud of them How did you know this person If you could speak any language what would it be Why would you choose to learn this language Describe yourself to someone who has never seen or spoken to you Describe your physical features as well as your voice and personality If you had to choose between running for president vice president secretary or treasurer of your school or class which would you choose Explain your choice Describe a hot day to somebody who lives at the North Pole and never experienced it before Use descriptive words Write about a time you broke something by accident What was it What did you do How did you feel Was it able to be fixed Describe
33. bled x Custom Content None None Gr 4 Extra Credit Lesson 10 Content errors return u Errors allowed can t proceed until type Select one or more students or a class from the tree on the left Then select your custom content package from the Custom Content drop down menu Click Save Changes If you do not want any custom content to be assigned select None Teachers can only assign their own custom content You may select students from your own classes or the master student list of all students in a Group A student can have just one custom content package assigned to them at a time Teachers can create multiple packages for different students classes grade levels and ability levels Custom content can be used to tie the keyboarding curriculum to other subject area curricula for remediation enrichment extra credit additional practice or other purposes To remove a custom content package from a student s view go to User Options Lessons tab select the student s and select None from the Custom Content drop down menu The custom content will no longer be assigned to those students Document Author Tad Davis Page 31 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Appendix A Passages The following passages and documents are provided for students in grades 3 12 to type in Lesson 33 Students need to copy the formatting and punctuation exactly Grades 3 6 Title Thin
34. bread A pampered menial drove me from the door To seek a shelter in the humble shed O take me to your hospitable dome Keen blows the wind and piercing is the cold Short is my passage to the friendly tomb For I am poor and miserably old Should I reveal the source of every grief If soft humanity e er touched your chest Your hands would not withhold the kind relief And tears of pity could not be repressed Life sends misfortunes why should we repine T is Life has brought me to the state you see And your condition may be soon like mine The child of sorrow and of misery A little farm was my paternal lot Then like the lark I sprightly hailed the morn But ah oppression forced me from my cot My cattle died and blighted was my corn My daughter once the comfort of my age Lured by a villain from her native home Is cast abandoned on the world s wild stage Document Author Tad Davis Page 39 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx And doomed in scanty poverty to roam My tender wife sweet soother of my care Struck with sad anguish at the stern decree Fell lingering fell a victim to despair And left the world to wretchedness and me Pity the sorrows of a poor old man Whose trembling limbs have born him to your door Whose days are dwindled to the shortest span O give relief and bless your store Author Thomas Moss
35. ced Students 7 12 design 7 12 vocabulary level Game Break after 10 minutes Audio Music Sound Effects ON Instructions Narration ON Vocabulary Level Design Level Grades 3 6 Grades 3 12 Allow Ergonomic Breaks Ergonomic Break Duration Every 20 Minutes fl 30 Seconds te Quick Settings use these selections to affect a number of settings at once based on your students grade or keyboarding readiness gt Young Beginner Students automatically sets the design and vocabulary level to that for grades K 2 and provides game breaks after a shorter period of time 5 minutes gt Intermediate Students automatically sets the design and vocabulary level to that for grades 3 6 and provides game breaks after a slightly longer period of time 8 minutes gt Older Advanced Students automatically sets the design and vocabulary level to that for grades 7 12 and provides game breaks after a longer period of time 10 minutes Audio Check or uncheck these options to control music sound effects instruction and audio voice overs When Off students still receive text instructions throughout the program Vocabulary Level Select from the drop down menu a vocabulary level for your student Grades K 2 Grades 3 6 or Grades 7 12 This affects all content in the program including lessons remediation activities activity payoffs assessments instructions ergonomic breaks and introductory movies Design Level
36. cument Author Tad Davis Page 5 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Delete Student Select a Group select All Students from the drop down menu then select one or more students in the list and click Delete Student You will be prompted to confirm the deletion All deletions are final and irreversible This deletes the student s and all of their scores Multiple Selections of Users You can select multiple students in a row by clicking the first student scrolling down to the last student and holding down the Shift key while clicking This will highlight select all students between the first and last student If you want to select multiple students but not all in a row hold down the Ctrl key while clicking students this will highlight select individual students Promote Student Select one or more students in the list and click Promote Grade The grade will increase by 1 for all selected students This is a simplified way to increase a student s grade at the start of a new school year You can always change the grade back within the Edit Student window Class Management This is where you set up classes of students Select Class Management along the top of the Management screen For teachers this screen shows the Group you are in and your personal classes My Classes If you have no classes the tree on the left will be blank except for your name The Master Student list for your G
37. de himself young again by chewing his food There is no fun in life unless we are well and a sensible boy should realize that his parents interest in him is for his own benefit It may seem hard sometimes to be obliged to do without things that we want but as a rule the judgment of the older people is better than our own A growing boy will often eat too much candy or too many sweet things and then suffer from his lack of judgment To fill our stomachs with indigestible food is just as foolish as it would be to put sand in the bearings of our wheel or to interfere with the delicate adjustment of our watch until it refuses to keep time While we play our muscles are developed our lungs filled with fresh air and the whole body is made stronger and more vigorous Some boys play too hard Over exertion will sometimes cause a strain on the delicate machinery of the body that will be very serious The heart is especially subject to the dangers of overstrain in growing boys We are not all equally strong and it is no discredit to a boy that he cannot run as far or lift as much as some of his playmates or companions You all remember the fable of the frog who tried to make himself as big as the ox and finally burst The idea of exercise is not to try to excel every one in what you do but to do your best without over exertion If a boy has a rugged frame and well developed muscles it is perfectly natural that he should be superior in most sports to a boy
38. dents Therefore a Group might be your entire school building or it might be a portion of students in your school such as a grade All students and teachers belong to a Group By default when you login you are automatically brought to the group to which you personally belong In most cases this will be the default Group 1 You can view and manage students or teachers from this screen Or you can select a different group from the Group drop down menu to view and manager other users in another Group Only one Group can be viewed at a time You will notice the list of users change when you select a different Group Each student or teacher can only be in one Group gt Example Group menu says Group 1 and Users menu says All Students This will show you all students who are in Group 1 Change the Group menu selection to be Group 2 and the list of All Students will change to now show all students who are in Group 2 Document Author Tad Davis Page 4 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Create Student First select the Group in which you want to create the student then select All Students from the Users drop down menu and click Create Student Fill in all fields correctly and select a grade Then click Save Changes The student is created in the selected group First Name _ Last Name Username Password Grade Kindergarten H cancel Changes NET Change gt Fir
39. dents in order to individualize the learning environment for their different needs Click User Options along the top of the screen Quick Settings Young Boginer Students K 2 design K 2 vocabulary level Game Bresk ator 6 minutes Intarmediate Students 3 6 demgn 3 6 vocabulary level Game Break atar a mimine ObewAdvanced Students 7 42 design 7 12 vocabulery level Game Basak afer 30 minutes Audio QB Music amp Sound Etiects ON E hstructions amp Narration ON Vocabulary Level Design Level Grades 7 12 E Gradas 3 12 fa Allow Ergonomic Breaks Ergonomic Break Duration Ever IN Miniter FA af Senos Lm Be Cancel Changes MAW Save Changes amen tt iceman Create Custom Content Main Menu _ All options are in tabs across the screen General Lessons Activities Assessments and Accessibility You may switch tabs while making your selections but be sure to click Save Changes BEFORE navigating away from the User Options screen itself Document Author Tad Davis Page 9 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx General Options There are several program wide options in the General Tab General Lessons Activities Assessments Accessibility Quick Settings O Young Beginner Students K 2 design K 2 vocabulary level Game Break after 5 minutes Intermediate Students 3 6 design 3 6 vocabulary level Game Break after 8 minutes OQ Older Advan
40. e fife jeer fired judged fifed jeered greed grid rid ruddier high higher furred fudge gird greed dried deer huffed irked feed jugged freed hiked hiker hired reef referred deer reed dirk dire heir hire reef refer feud feed fed irk ferried hide juried heir reef feud dirk referee feed dire hurried rigged refer huff huge frigid reef here high higher Document Author Tad Davis Page 54 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Assessment 3 Covering lessons 1 9 J F Space URK DIEHGLS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter Grades K 2 Sheila is a real dear Enter Hal raked for his dad Enter Jorge digs holes for seeds Enter Al hears his dog howl Enter Her owl glides Enter Rose sees a far off fire Enter Deer are flashes of fur Enter He did well for his solo Enter She will sail for a while Enter Our sour food was gross Enter We saw a wood full of firs Enter Edgar has red hair Enter Willa wore a frilled dress Enter Lori was a slow worker Enter Laila would wear red shoes Enter His dog woke his dad Enter Jesse is a girl who has red hair Enter A dog shakes his head Enter Our house is real wide Enter Gail hides as Jahir seeks Enter Assessment 3 Covering lessons 1 9 J F Space URK DIEHGLS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter Grades 3 6 Our grill is full of grease Enter Josie saw a lake full of reeds Enter I like willows as well as oaks
41. ea Use tuden las User El 3 Cancel Changes JEW Save Changes Main Menu _ Custom content is created in packages or sets A package consist of custom content for all 34 lessons Content can be different for each lesson and does not need to be provided for every lesson To create a new package of content click New A small window opens in which you give your package a name T Package Nano 4th Grado Extra Crode Cancel OK Document Author Tad Davis Page 29 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx There is a 20 character limit on the package name The package you create displays in the drop down menu and all 34 lessons display on the left side Select one lesson at a time and add your custom content on the right then type directly into the text area User tudent W Cla User Account options Management Settings fowest 4th Grade Extra Credit l fy as for m tree Lesson 2 gases Lesson 3 gatas Lesson 4 gear Lesson 5 grad Lesson grade Lesson 7 graded Lesson 8 grades Lesson 9 grapes Lesson 10 great Lesson 14 Lesson 12 Lesson 13 Lesson 14 Lesson 15 Lesson 16 Lesson 17 Lesson 18 Lesson 19 Lesson 20 Lesson 21 1 III ieee Main Menu You can add custom content to one many or all lessons After adding content for one lesson select another lesson in the list and enter new text on the right A checkmark appea
42. ect Graph Type Student Graph Select the Scores to Show from that drop down menu The Student Graph can show Lesson Accuracy Accuracy Improvement Lesson WPM WPM Improvement Adjusted WPM Final Challenge WPM and Final Challenge Accuracy Select one score type to display in the graph You can adjust this selection at any time from the graph itself Scores to Show Lesson Accuracy Lesson Accuracy Accuracy Improvement Lesson WPM Score Calculations Average Score WPM Improvement Lesson Adjusted WPM Final Challenge WPM Final Challenge Accuracy Document Author Tad Davis Page 26 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Then select a Score Calculation from that drop down menu This can be Average Highest Lowest Median First or Last Finally select a Date Range for the graph Student Graph Show Scores Score Calculations Dates fessonAcouacy a Average Sore A 3 is 2 3 2 o e Save Graph Close Graph The Student Graph displays a single student s scores across all lessons they have completed From the graph itself you can use the drop down menus to select another Scores to Show or change the calculation or date range The graph automatically updates to your new selection Select Lesson Graph from the Graph Type drop down menu Select a single lesson or assessment to show in the graph Graph Specific Options Select Lesson
43. eport saves as an HTML file viewable in any browser C Documents and Settings asherman My Documents Sunburst Type To Learn 4 Reports File Name Size Type jlinker det rep html 53 638 html Class Status Report w In the window that opens type a unique name in the blank text field at bottom left and click Save If you give the report a name already in use by another file it will save over the original For security reasons you cannot select the save location Reports are automatically saved to gt My Documents Sunburst Type To Learn 4 Reports When a student saves a report it automatically names it based on their username and the type of report i e willie detailed0001 and saves it to the abovementioned folder Detailed Report Select Detailed Report from the Report Type drop down menu Select a specific lesson or All Lessons from the Lessons drop down menu Select a score calculation for the report Select Report Type Select Lesson s Average Score Detailed Report l Average Score Status Report i Highest Score a Lowest Score Detailed Report Median Score Assessment Report First Score nae a Danae Last Score Narrative Report E f All Scores Score calculations can be Average Highest Lowest Median First or Last All Scores is only available when you select a single student This then shows every time that a student completed a lesson or activity Document Author Tad Dav
44. f people were able to read and write Enter As other people learned to read there was a greater need for printed books Enter With the help of the printing press the words of kings and priests were passed down to readers Enter The ideas of great thinkers were likewise easily distributed Enter As history went on a lot of people helped to upgrade the original printing press Enter The Gutenberg press had to be operated by hand later presses were faster Enter As printing presses got faster people started printing newspapers as well as books Enter Newspapers needed to be printed daily Enter Faster printing presses allowed people to learn about what was happening in the world on a daily basis Enter Today a lot of traditional presses are going up against new ways to print Enter Digital data is used to print books and newspapers Enter Ink jet and laser printers no longer require typeset presses for printing Enter Older printing presses are going out of style Enter Still it is good to know that the art of printing is flourishing in a new age Enter Assessment 5 Covering lessons 1 20 J F Space KDIEH G LS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter P Q Backspace Y T Tab Arrow Keys BNMV C X Z Grades K 2 I talk on the phone with my friends We tell stories to each other One story was about a quick brown fox He jumps over lazy dogs The dogs do not like it They want to sleep The fox wakes them up Then the dogs run after the
45. fence and general Welfare of the United States but all Duties Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States To borrow Money on the credit of the United States To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations and among the several States and with the Indian Tribes To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States To coin Money regulate the Value thereof and of foreign Coin and fix the Standard of Weights and Measures To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting the Securities and current Coin of the United States To establish Post Offices and Post Roads To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas and Offenses against the Law of Nations To declare War grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water To raise and support Armies but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer term than two Years To provide and maintain a Navy To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union suppress Insurrections and repel Invasi
46. h Vanilla Ice Cream FUDGE TRUFFLE CAKE 2 37 Fudge Cake with Chocolate Truffle Cream Topped with Fresh Cream and a Cherry STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE 3 55 Homemade Shortcake Topped with Vanilla Ice Cream Fresh Strawberries and Whipped Cream TIRAMISU 3 92 Individual Cakes Dipped in Coffee and Cream Topped with Whipped Cream and Powdered Cocoa FRESH STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM 4 10 HOT FUDGE SUNDAE 3 87 Decadent Hot Fudge Over Vanilla Ice Cream Topped with Whipped Cream CHOCOLATE BROWNIE SUNDAE 4 69 Warm Chocolate Brownie Vanilla Ice Cream Hot Fudge and Whipped Cream LIZANO MUD PIE 4 45 Black Forest Cake with Vanilla and Cherry Ice Creams Hot Fudge Whipped Cream and Almonds DISH OF ICE CREAM 2 81 Document Author Tad Davis Page 33 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Excerpt from The Library of Work and Play Outdoor Sports And Games By Claude H Miller PH B edited from the original Besides fresh air another important thing in keeping well is to eat slowly and to chew your food thoroughly Boys and girls often develop a habit of rapid eating because they are anxious to get back to play or to school Slow eating is largely a matter of habit as well and while it may seem hard at first it will soon become second nature to us Remember to chew your food thoroughly The stomach has no teeth We have all heard of Mr Horace Fletcher that wonderful old man who ma
47. iences The IJA even sponsors a World Juggling Day Juggling is a popular hobby today To begin juggling all one needs is three balls and a willingness to chase after them What are you waiting for Document Author Tad Davis Page 59 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Assessment 6 Covering lessons 1 32 J F Space K DIE HG LS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter P Q Backspace Y T Tab Arrow Keys BNMV C X Z ctrl C ctrl V ctrl S 67 amp 54 83 92 01 Numeric Keypad 546789 Enter 1230 lt gt _ Grades K 2 Did you know that lighthouses are tall towers Their size can be more than 100 feet They are built near the sea Many are on high cliffs They have bright flashing lights A lighthouse might give a quick flash every 10 or 15 seconds The light can be seen from far away This helps boats in bad weather Ships can see the light It tells them where the rocky shore is That way they don t crash One sailor said I can see the light from the sea It makes my job easier I feel safe and can relax Assessment 6 Covering lessons 1 32 J F Space K DIE H G LS Right Shift O W Left Shift A Return Enter P Q Backspace Y T Tab Arrow Keys BNMV C X Z ctrl C ctrl V ctrl S 67 amp 54 83 92 01 Numeric Keypad 54 6 7 8 9 Enter 1230 lt gt Grades 3 6 Have you ever heard of Morse code This system was invented by Samuel
48. is Page 20 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Select a Date Range for the report Then check to include Lessons Custom Lessons your own teacher added content and Activities in the report At least one of these must by checked Display Lessons Display Custom Lessons YA Display Activities Click the Create Report button This report gives you a detailed look at the students scores on all lessons and activities Detailed Report TOS Average Score Number of Records 6 Lasson Final Custom Blg ceas Ok This Massage Reconnect Challenge Cortart Master VPIWACC WPMACO WPMIACC WPMWACC WPMIACC WPM ACC WPMIACC 2008 10 06 36 99 NA NA NA gt NA NA NA 2008 10 06 6 99 N A NA NIA NA NA NA 2008 10 06 20 100 NIA NA 7 N A 2008 10 06 50 NA 2000 10 06 24 06 34 ES 2008 10 06 NIA NA 65 y ji Y NA Save Report ff Error Report f Show Content Close Report If no score is available for a certain lesson or activity it will display as N A Click on the report column headers to sort by that column You can adjust the Score Calculation right on the report itself Original Writing You can see the original writing passages your student wrote in response to the writing prompts in lesson 34 and also the Message Master activities Lessons 23 33 First generate a detailed report for a single student selecting to show All Scores Detailed Report AN
49. k djdj ufuf dudd furd judd ruff frud kurr druf rudr furr furd durf jduk durk kurk furd kurf druu druk kurj durf frudu durfu jurdu druff drurk furdd furdu jurrd frudd ruddr durku rujudd kurffd Assessment 1 Covering lessons 1 3 J F Space UR K D Grades 7 12 jjjj ffff jjjj ffff kkkk dddd kkkk dddd uuuu rrrr uuuu rrrr jkdj fjdf jfkj fdfd jkdf fdjf jukj frdf jukj kdur kdjuf krdjf dudjf kdjuf dkfjr dkfjd dkfjk dkjfd durk dukr jurd rukd fudd dukk furd durr drujj druff frurd jrudd drurkf krujj kruff ruddrr jurrf ruffu udud Document Author Tad Davis Page 51 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Revised 12 16 2010 jffj ddkd rruu kkdd ruru fjfj ddkd kddk rrur ddrr kkuu uruu ffuu jjuu rruu uujj kkff ddjj ufuf rjrj krkr dkdk juj fuf ruf fur fru dud rur juk fud duk urd kuj kru jru ruk urf ruffu frurf jurff druff krujj jrukk furrd jurrf ududk kurjud ruddrr jj ff dd kk rr uu jf ur kd uf jd kr rk dj uf dk ru fj kd kf jfjf urur kdkd uuff jdjd krkr rkrk djdj ufuf dkdk ruru fjfj jfrk urdj kduf rukr krfj jdru fudk kduf rkur rkdj ufdk rufj jr kdk rjr jrj dkd ufu rjr jfj uku dud jrjr fkfk rkr udu fjf kjk krk fuf judu kdkd rjrj kfkf udud dkdk jrrj fkkf duud kddk J jf rkrk djdj ufuf udud kudu furd judd kuff dkud ruff frud kurj druf rudr drkr furr juff furd dukk durk kurk furd kurf fudj druu druk kruj durfu jurdu kurk durk kruk rurd frudu druff urdur drurk furdd furdu j
50. kin Long Oh thinkin long s the weary work It breaks my heart from dawn Till all the wee wee friendly stars Come out at dayli gone An thinkin long s the weary work When I must spin and spin To drive the fearsome fancies out An hold the hopeful in Ah sure my lad is far away My lad who left our glen When from the soul of Ireland came A call for fightin men I miss his gray eyes glancin bright I miss his liltin song And that is why the lonesome day I m always thinkin long May the kind angels guard him When the fray is fierce and grim And blunt the point of every sword That turns its hate on him Where round the torn yet dear green flag The brave and lovin throng But the lasses of Glenwherry smile At me for thinkin long By Anna MacManus _Ethna Carbery_ edited from the original Document Author Tad Davis Page 32 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Dessert Menu ANGELO S FUDGE CAKE 3 95 Rich Chocolate Cake and Fudge Frosting CARROT CAKE 4 25 Heavenly Layers of Carrot Cake and Smooth Cream Cheese Icing BLACK FOREST CAKE 4 79 Rich Chocolate Cake with Cherry Swirls Sprinkled with Sugar and Chocolate Chips LEMON DELIGHT 3 80 Vanilla Cake with Lemon Whipped Cream Topping Served with Raspberries and Fresh Cream HOT APPLE CRISP 2 68 Crisp Sweet Apples Baked to Perfection Served wit
51. ls for Student 20 Enter WPM Goal 1 200 90 Enter Accuracy Goal 1 100 Use Assessment Goals Use Grade Goals Prevent Going Past Lesson You can select a lesson or assessment from the drop down menu to set an upper limit past which a student cannot progress This may be useful if students are accessing the program from home and you do not want them to speed through too many lessons too quickly without getting the proper practice time By default this setting is disabled Game Breaks Select from the drop down menu whether you want to allow game breaks and if so set the timing for them This means that while the student is working in a lesson after the set amount of time a game break will appear giving the student an option to play one of the five activities The activity choice is randomized and the student then returns to the lesson where they left off They can also so No to the break Document Author Tad Davis Page 11 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Game breaks do not interrupt assessments or activities They only appear in between lesson tasks The default timings are gt Grades K 2 every 5 minutes gt Grades 3 6 every 8 minutes gt Grades 7 12 every 10 minutes Game breaks might be useful 1f you have students who are easily frustrated or have a hard time focusing on a lesson task for very long These breaks help to maintain interest Cu
52. me She waited for Sam to answer Sure he responded What time Jodi thought for a moment Her dad had promised to drop her off at Cynthia s house at 7 00 They were going to grab a quick bite to eat and then head over to the theater at 8 30 She bent over her keypad Meet us the theater 8 45 She added Bring for snacks Once she received a confirmation from Sam Jodi shut her phone and stood up She had a few hours to kill before she needed to be home She walked towards the bookstore A book on the New Fiction rack caught her eye the cover looked a lot like the poster of the movie they planned to see She flipped through a few pages and realized the novel and the film were the same story She shut the book quickly to avoid seeing any spoilers and texted Cynthia Wow she typed Looks like the novel of the movie is out already Good thing we r going to see it 2nite Haha wow indeed Cynthia responded R we still on for 7 00 Jodi quickly responded in the affirmative and added p s Sam s coming There was a pause and then Jodi s phone started ringing loudly Blushing as heads in the store turned she scurried out of the bookstore Sam s coming Cynthia s gasped THE Sam How d you ever manage that one Simple Jodi laughed I invited him Of course I didn t say that it would be a romantic comedy Document Author Tad Davis Page 61 Re
53. n the student rolls their cursor over buttons or text on screen Spanish text can also be adjusted if Spanish ESL is selected from the Language option Adjust text for visually impaired ON Normal White on Gray HOW TO PLAY We need your help We ng a O KO de Blue Dye Black on Gray White on Gray Document Author Tad Davis Page 17 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Student Reports Several reports and graphs are available to both teachers and students Teachers and Administrators should select Student Reports along the top of the Management screen Then select the Reports tab Help IS Create Custom Content Group One E Master Student List Group One Master Teacher List gt My Classes displays all classes and students for the teacher logged in A teacher s classes can only be in one group so the Group menu is disabled when My Classes is selected gt Master Student List displays all students in the selected Group gt Master Teacher List Admin Only displays all teachers in the selected Group and their classes Select one or more students in the tree You can select and entire class of students at once by selecting the class name You can select multiple students by holding down the Ctrl or Shift keys List of users are loaded dynamically so you may need to scroll through to load all users first before multiple selecting to e
54. nsure they are all present 5 Cory Nelson Classroom 3 Document Author Tad Davis Page 18 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Be sure to make a selection of users s before generating a report or graph You can select from previous semesters or school years by un checking the box for View Only Current Classes 7 Status Report Select Status Report from the Report Type drop down menu Then select a Date Range for the report All Dates Last 7 Days Last 30 Days or Last 365 Days Other filters are unavailable for the Status Report Select Report Type Status Report E Status Report Detailed Report Assessment Report Narrative Report Click the Create Report button This report shows you the progress each student has made through the Type to Learn 4 lessons as well as their most recent WPM and Accuracy scores against their goals Status Report Dates PUT 1 Number of Records 11 Last Lesson 358838885588 Close Report Click on the report column headers to sort by that column You can change the date range right from the report itself Document Author Tad Davis Page 19 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Save Report Click Save Report to save the report to your computer This allows you to easily print email or paste the data into a spreadsheet or other document by copy paste The r
55. ons To provide for organizing arming and disciplining the Militia and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States reserving to the States respectively the Appointment of the Officers and the Authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress Document Author Tad Davis Page 41 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever over such District not exceeding ten Miles square as may by Cession of particular States and the Acceptance of Congress become the Seat of the Government of the United States and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be for the Erection of Forts Magazines Arsenals Dockyards and other needful Buildings And To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof Roasted Vegetable Pasta 8 Ounces Penne Pasta 2 Cups Zucchini Cut into 2 Inch Pieces 2 Cups Eggplant Cut into 2 Inch Pieces 1 Large Red Pepper Cored and Cut Into 2 Inch Pieces 1 Medium Red Onion Peeled and Cut Into 1 Inch Pieces 12 Asparagus Spears Cut into 2 inch Lengths 2 Portabello Mushroom Ca
56. our life that you would include Which of your friends do you most admire Describe this friend and his or her best qualities Tf people were to try to live on Mars what challenges do you think they would face What would they need to survive Use symbols and numbers in your response Describe the most exciting sports event you have ever seen Include sensory details Describe your favorite toy from when you were younger What did you do with it Why did you like it so much Document Author Tad Davis Page 48 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Ifa friend of yours were planning to do something dangerous what would you say or do Include dialogue in this response You have been asked to write a book What will you write about and what will you call your book How do you think the world will be different in 100 years Use symbols and numbers in your response If you were a superhero what special powers or gadgets would you like to have Use symbols and numbers in your answer Jf you live to be 100 years old how would you like to celebrate that milestone birthday Describe your celebration Do you think there are situations when it is OK to tell a lie Explain your opinion What do you think is the greatest invention ever created Explain why you picked that invention Document Author Tad Davis Page 49 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Lea
57. owel or tightly seal with plastic wrap Let rise at room temperature 8 to 10 hours Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit Bake in oven for 30 minutes Cool invert pan remove and serve Document Author Tad Davis Page 36 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Excerpt from Lincoln s Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal Now we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure We are met on a great battlefield of that war We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that this nation might live It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this Excerpt from Lincoln s Gettysburg Address given November 19 1863 on the battlefield near Gettysburg Pennsylvania USA Holiday Weekend Sale 5 26 5 31 Stonewashed Jeans 29 99 5 26 5 31 Tees 4 99 5 26 5 31 Sundresses 25 99 5 26 5 31 Solid Capris 19 99 5 26 5 31 Canvas Sneakers 14 99 5 26 5 31 Ladies Dress Shoes 39 99 5 26 5 31 Bermuda Shorts 17 99 5 26 5 31 Men s Loafers 49 99 5 26 5 31 Trench Coats 44 99 Title Uncle Robert s Visit Don t you want to see Susie s garden Robert asked Mr
58. ps Cut into Inch Pieces 2 Cloves Garlic Peeled and Sliced 5 Campari Tomatoes Quartered 1 4 Cup Fresh Chopped Basil 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil 1 Teaspoon Salt 1 8 Teaspoon Black Pepper Sauce 2 Tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil 2 Ounces Soft Goat Cheese Additional Crumbled Goat Cheese Chopped Fresh Basil Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit Toss all of the vegetables together with the olive oil and seasonings and spread onto a large baking sheet Roast the vegetables for 25 minutes or until fork tender and lightly browned Cool the vegetables Heat a large pot of salted water for the pasta Cook the pasta until it is al dente and drain reserving a half cup of the pasta water In a separate bowl mix the sauce ingredients Move the pasta to a large serving bowl and add the sauce Add the vegetables to the pasta and stir gently to mix well Add a small amount of pasta water if the mixture seems a little dry Mix well and top with crumbled goat cheese and chopped basil Variation Add 2 cups chopped rotisserie or 2 cups diced cooked ham You could also add 1 2 3 cups warm tomato sauce to the vegetable mixture for a change Substitute as needed in order to use the season s freshest vegetables Document Author Tad Davis Page 42 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Excerpt from President Nixon s Announcement on the Development of the
59. ps Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Revised 12 16 2010 fridge fee freed fur fudge rugged rigged judged jigged ridged ridge judged judge jigged jig Assessment 2 Covering lessons 1 5 J F Space UR K DIEHG Grades 7 12 feed feeder fed feud feuded grid greed dirk dire deed heed heir huff reek rigid frigid heir hire hired reef refer referee hired hire heir heeded reeked referee reeked heeded hired furrier feed dirk hire higher heir reek feud dire deed grid grudge judge fridge heed heeded reef refer hire hired referred refereed grid greed grief jeered hired reeked heeded grid refereed hire feed heed hire hirer hired freed feud fife fifer fifed fed feed feeder heed heir feud hue heeded judge feuded hurried heir reef feud furred fur hire heed jeer fife reek heed huff drier jeered hire feud heed fife hired heeded fifed fig figure figured feuded feed heed deed greed freed greed rid grid ridded jig jigged judge judged hire hired heed heeded fife fifed feud feuded feed freed greed grid jigged judge drudge grudge judged drudged grudged fudge fudged fridge frigid ferried huge hedge hug high hide heed hue rue rude rugged hired heeded hedged hugged juried feed heed hire dirk heed hedge jeer dirge rife heeded hired jeered fired ferried feuded ferried grid ridded reef hire hired girded rude hedge judge fridge feud grid reef hire hired feuded feed higher hire jeered judged grudged fudged hire judg
60. rades 7 12 60 seconds Document Author Tad Davis Page 13 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Drone Control Time Limit The Drone Control activity has a time limit that can be manually set from 20 120 seconds If you set the time limit outside its designated range it will be set back to the previous number automatically The default time limits for each grade range are gt Grades K 2 60 seconds gt Grades 3 6 75 seconds gt Grades 7 12 90 seconds Dig This Metronome The Dig This activity has an optional metronome beat for cadence This can help students type in a smooth rhythm Teachers can turn this metronome beat On or Off By default it is On Students have the option of turning the metronome Off from the activity screen Assessments Options There are several assessment specific options in the Assessments tab General Lessons Activities ASSessments Accessibility Pre Test Settings Pre Test ON Required Formative Assessment Settings Formative Assessments ON Allow Backspace Allow Pause Assessment Time Limit 3 Minutes m O Display Timer to Student Allow automatic goal adjustment Assessment Method On Screen Assessment Pre Test Settings This checkbox selection turns the Pre Test On or Off By default the Pre Test is On for all students When On select from the drop down menu whether the Pre Test should be Req
61. ric keypad i e laptops Therefore this setting allows you to skip these lessons if desired By default these lessons are On unchecked setting Check the box only 1f you want to skip them Manually Set Goals This option allows the teacher to manually set WPM and Accuracy Goals for individuals or groups of students However we strongly encourage you NOT to manually change these goals The pretest and formative assessments in the product will automatically set goals for each individual student based on their own personal performances If you should change these goals and then want to reset them to the program s individualized goals click the Use Assessment Goals button If you want to change these goals to the standard defaults for a grade range K 2 3 6 7 12 click the Use Grade Goals button Goals for each grade range are defaulted to gt Grades K 2 6 WPM and 60 accuracy gt Grades 3 6 15 WPM and 85 accuracy gt Grades 7 12 20 WPM and 90 accuracy Important We recommend NOT manually changing students goals Even the grade level defaults will not be perfectly suited to all students in those grade ranges The best method is to Document Author Tad Davis Page 12 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx allow the program s pretest and formative assessments to automatically set individualized goals for each student The WPM goal must be between 1 200 W
62. rn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Appendix C Assessments These assessments may be printed and provided to students in place of the text displaying on screen Assessments are timed and students are not required to type all lines of each assessment They are required to meet minimum WPM and Accuracy goals in order to pass Assessment 1 Covering lessons 1 3 J F Space UR K D Grades K 2 jjj fff uuu rrr kkkk ddd jfur jfur fjru fjru uf jr uf jr jij fff uju rfr fur frju kd kd kk kk dd dd dk dk jjj fff jjj ft kk dd kk dd uuu rrr uuu rrr kk dd dd kk kk dd jkj fdf jkj fdf fdf jkj fdf jkj kdjf kdjf kdjf dkfj dkfj dkfj duk kud duk kud ruff fur ruff fur dd kk ff jj uu rr fff jjj ddd kk rrr uuu ddd kk jfj kdk uru rkr krk frf juj jkj duk kud fur ruf ruk fur dru fru kud kuf duf fud ruff kurk jurr jurd Document Author Tad Davis Page 50 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Assessment 1 Covering lessons 1 3 J F Space UR K D Grades 3 6 jij ffff kkkk dddd uuuu rrrr ffff jjjj dddd kkkk fdjf jukj frdf jukj kdjuf krdjf kudjf dkfjr dkfjd dkfjk kudd furd durd ruff furd ruff durk kurj durk kurj fudd dukk fudd dukk jkdj jfkj fdfd j f kkdk uuru rkkr udur furr ruff furd frud rurr kurk fudd duff ruff judd dukk kuff juff rudd rukk durrk frudd durjj krujj drukk kurju jurrd rudud krurd druff drurk frudd kurff ruddrk durfud Jfjf rkr
63. roup appears on the right User CET TI a oooga al 9 Cancel Changes I Create Custom Content Main Menu _ Document Author Tad Davis Page 6 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Create New Class Select a teacher name in the tree on the left click Create New Class Fill in all fields correctly Class Period and Room Number are optional and only for your benefit Click Save Changes and the new class will appear in the tree beneath the teacher Teachers in the tree are governed by the Group selected Edit Class Select a single class in the tree then click Edit Class Here you can change the class name grade period and or room number Classes in the tree are governed by the Group Selected Adding Students to Your Class Select a single glass in the tree on the left Select one or more students from the master Student List on the right Classes and the student list are governed by the Group that is selected You can select multiple students or single students Lists of users are loaded dynamically so you may need to scroll through to load all users first before multiple selecting to ensure they are all present To add students to the class click the Add to Class button beneath the student list You can also drag the selected students into the class in the tree on the left If a student already exists in that class you will be notified and the student
64. rs can access the Management area by clicking the Management button on the Main Menu User Management This is where you can create edit delete and import students and teachers Click User Management along the top of the screen A list of students displays e Vatwword Grade mactive i OOD DOC nee wenn OP ewe ene we fi i Lava OLAS List i Tmpert Students 6 t O User Fitters es oe a a i Help Create Custom Content A _ Main Menu _ i OO ooo oo a Document Author Tad Davis Page 3 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Two drop down menus at the top control which users display in the list Groups Menu and users Menu All Students on My Users All Students All Teachers 1 User Menu on the right a My Users refers to only those students who have been placed into your classes If you have no classes set up this list will be blank b All Students refers to all students in the Type to Learn 4 program c All Teachers refers to all teachers in the Type to Learn 4 program 1 The list of users shows names user names and grades Passwords are encrypted in this view Click on any column header to sort the list by that column 2 Groups Menu on the left a Shows groups 1 10 i A group is just what it sounds like a grouping of users in your program For optional performance Groups are limited to 2000 stu
65. rs next to the first lesson to indicate that custom content has been added for that lesson Click Save Changes when you are finished adding content to that package You can create as many custom content packages as you like There are some special keys such as Enter and Tab that must be written a specific way in Custom Content for them to appear as keys for the student to press Use the following formats for these special keys Backspace backspace Tab tab Enter enter Ctrl C Ctrl C Ctrl S Ctrl S Ctrl X Ctrl X Ctrl V Ctrl V Ctrl Z Ctrl Z Up Arrow Up Arrow Left Arrow Left Arrow Right Arrow Right Arrow Down Arrow Down Arrow VVVVVVVVVV VV Document Author Tad Davis Page 30 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Assigning Custom Content When assigning a custom content package to a student or class students receive your content for all lessons for which is was provided Custom content appears in the student s main menu as New Training when they reach each lesson New Training 4 To assign your custom content to students click the User Options button along the top of the Management screen and then select the Lessons tab ATA Options ene nec My Classes A Alison Sherman 3rd Period Prevent Going Past Lesson Alison Student Disabled la Kaela Grosjean Taino Martinez Allow Game Breaks Disa
66. s Leonard Yes indeed said Uncle Robert Susie wrote me some nice little letters about that garden As they walked along the narrow paths Susie showed him where the seeds were already planted and told him what she thought she would have in the other beds This is phlox said Susie leading Uncle Robert by the hand and marigolds are here and sweet peas over there by the fence That place between mother s garden and mine is filled with rosebushes syringas and hollyhocks I still call the vegetable garden mine but the boys do most of the work said Mrs Leonard That big bush at the end of the row is an elder Document Author Tad Davis Page 37 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Excerpt from Uncle Robert s Visit Chapter I by Francis W Parker and Nellie Lathrop Helm The Table And The Chair Said the Table to the Chair You can hardly be aware How I suffer from the heat And from chilblains on my feet If we took a little walk We might have a little talk Pray let us take the air Said the Table to the Chair Said the Chair unto the Table Now you know we are not able How foolishly you talk When you know we cannot walk Said the Table with a sigh It can do no harm to try I ve as many legs as you Why can t we walk on two So they both went slowly down And walked about the town With a cheerful bumpy sound
67. s our national standing and that they are demanded by our people at large 3 Assumed Section III that fast steamers alone can furnish rapid transport to the mails that these steamers can not rely on freights that sailing vessels will ever carry staple freights at a much lower figure and sufficiently quickly that while steam is eminently successful in the coasting trade it can not possibly be so in the transatlantic freighting business and that the rapid transit of the mails and the slower and more deliberate transport of freight is the law of nature Document Author Tad Davis Page 44 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Sushi Dipping Sauce 1 8 teaspoon wasabi powder 2 tablespoons water 1 8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1 8 teaspoon minced pickled ginger 1 teaspoon minced scallion green part only 1 3 cup white wine vinegar 3 tablespoons soy sauce teaspoon sesame oil Mix the wasabi powder and water to form a paste Stir together red pepper flakes ginger scallions vinegar soy sauce and sesame oil Serve with sushi at room temperature Excerpt from Patriotic Readings by Jasper L McBrien A M MR SHERMAN studying the Declaration You have covered all our grievances in the twentyseven distinct charges you have made against the present king of Great Britain We can well afford to submit these facts to a candid world That paragraph on
68. st Name and Last Name are limited to 15 characters each letters and numbers only apostrophe and hyphen also acceptable A name entered in all lowercase will automatically be converted to begin with a capital letter gt Username and Password must be between 3 12 characters letters and numbers only Usernames and passwords are NOT case sensitive and will automatically be converted to all lower letters The program will then accept either uppercase or lowercase letters when logging in i e 14asmith and 14ASMITH will both work This is so that younger students do not get tripped up by capital letters when logging in gt Every user needs a unique username If the username you select is already in use you will receive an error message Note Once usernames are created they cannot be edited or changed gt Passwords may be blank but we do not recommend this for security reasons Remember a group can have a maximum of 2000 students Teachers are not limited Edit Student Select a Group select All Students from the drop down menu then select the single student you wish to edit in the list and click Edit Student You can only edit one student at a time You may change any of their information except for their username Once created a username cannot be edited gt Change Password if a student forgets their password the teacher can reset it here gt Change Group teachers can change a student s group affiliation here Do
69. stom Content Select a Custom Content package to assign to the selected students or select None for no custom content to be available Teachers create the custom content See that section of this guide for more information Security Check Select whether the Security Check part of the lessons should require 100 accuracy with errors returning the student to the beginning or if errors should be allowed The default setting is to require 100 accuracy during this short Security Check Reference Hand Support This checkbox option turns the animated hands support on or off in lessons By default it is On Allow Skip to Final Challenge This setting allows students to try the final challenge for a lesson without completing the lesson itself If they pass by meeting their goals they can then proceed to the next sequential lesson This is a way to allow advanced students to move ahead quickly while still based on merit By default this option is On Younger Lessons A amp B This setting allows you to turn on or off lessons A and B which focus on keyboarding awareness for the youngest learners These introductory lessons do not teach touch typing but rather provide a foundation for the other lessons By default lessons A and B are on only for students in Grades K 2 Skip Lessons 29 and 30 on Numeric Keypad Type to Learn 4 includes two lessons teaching the numeric keypad However we recognize that not all keyboards will have a nume
70. tudies of the Sun and stars In utilizing space to meet needs on Earth we have seen the tremendous potential of satellites for international communications and world wide weather forecasting We are gaining the capability to use satellites as tools in global monitoring and management of nature resources in agricultural applications and in pollution control We can foresee their use in guiding airliners across the oceans and in bringing TV education to wide areas of the world However all these possibilities and countless others with direct and dramatic bearing on human betterment can never be more than fractionally realized so long as every single trip from Earth to orbit remains a matter of special effort and staggering expense This is why commitment to the Space Shuttle program is the right step for America to take in moving out from our present beach head in the sky to achieve a real working presence in space because the Space Shuttle will give us routine access to space by sharply reducing costs in dollars and preparation time The new system will differ radically from all existing booster systems in that most of this new system will be recovered and used again and again up to 100 times The resulting economies may bring operating costs down as low as one tenth of those present launch vehicles Document Author Tad Davis Page 43 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Title The
71. uired or Optional By default it is Required After a student takes the Pre Test this checkmark setting becomes unchecked The teacher can then check it again to reassign the Pre Test You may want to do this if a student has had a long absence or at the start of a new school year Their goals and starting lesson will be reset however no previous data is lost Document Author Tad Davis Page 14 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Formative Assessment Settings This checkbox setting is for after the six formative assessments that are spread throughout the lesson scope and sequence First check to turn all formative assessments On or Off By default they are On This setting affects all assessments in the product You cannot have some on and others off Backspace Check to allow or disallow the use of Backspace during assessments When allowed students can sue backspace to correct errors in their typing Their accuracy will then be higher however their WPM will be lower due to the time they took to correct the errors By default Backspace is allowed Pause Check to allow or disallow Pausing during an assessment This temporarily stops the time limit during an assessment By default Pause is allowed Assessment Time Limit Select from the drop down menu a time limit for assessments Disabled or 1 5 minutes Default time limits for each grade range are gt Grades K 2
72. ulatory payoffs Lesson activity and assessment content what students need to type always remains in English only Document Author Tad Davis Page 16 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Adjust Font Size Select from this drop down menu to adjust the size of the text on screen for sight impaired students Adjust Font Size Standard HOW TO PLAY Uh oh We ve got a message mix up Uh oh We ve got a message Larger text sizes are seen when the student rolls the cursor over buttons or text on screen Spanish text can also be enlarged if Spanish ESL is selected from the Language menu Standard Play audio with rollover buttons This checkbox setting turns audio On or Off when the student rolls their cursor over buttons on screen If this setting is On then audio is also automatically played along with the larger text and the Spanish translation In that case the audio is in Spanish By default this setting is On only for students in grades K 2 and Off for students in Grades 3 12 gt Note If you are selecting Spanish ESL or a larger text size or both we recommend also turning on the audio with rollover This will provide maximum support to your visually impaired or ESL student s Adjust Text for Visually Impaired Select from this drop down menu to change the front color scheme for students with visual impairments Adjusted font colors appear whe
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75. will not be added again Students can be added to more than one class with the same teacher or different teachers however they will only have one set of scores so Student X will not have different scores for Class 1 and Class 2 or Teacher 1 and Teacher 2 Student Filters Begin typing a first or last name in the Find Student box and the user will be located Click the name in the menu and the user is selected in the main list For better search results type as much of the name as you know Lists are loaded dynamically and results only display the first 50 names The more letters you type the more accurate your search results will be Check the grade filter box to display only those students in a certain grade Select a grade from the drop down menu Document Author Tad Davis Page 7 Revised 12 16 2010 X 2009Tech TechTips Type to Learn Type to Learn 4 Teacher User Guide docx Remove Student You can remove students from a class without impacting their scores Select one or more students in the class on the left Click the Remove Student button beneath the tree The student is removed from the class Students always remain in the Master Student List and their scores are unharmed Move Student You can easily more one or more students to another class Select the student s in their existing class on the left Click the Move Student button beneath the tree A window opens Teacher E Class Classroom 3 la Teachers
76. you like your name Explain why or why not If you could choose another name what name would you pick Describe a person you look up to Tell how you know this person Why do you respect him or her Would you rather have an extra arm or an extra leg Explain your choice in a few sentences If you could travel back in time to any time period in any country what would it be Describe your journey Use symbols and numbers in your response Write about one thing you do really well Describe the steps you take to complete this task Use symbols and numbers in your response How do you get ready for school every day Describe what you do and the times when you do each thing Use symbols and numbers in your answer You discover that you can fly without wings Describe what you do and where you go What is your favorite day of the week Why is this day your favorite What do you usually do on this day of the week You decide to make a birthday present for your best friend Describe what you make and how you make it What if there were no cars buses trains planes or boats How would this change your life How would this change the world You find a bird s nest with eggs in it that has fallen from a tree Describe the steps you take next Who do you ask to help you What do you do with the eggs Describe the silliest person you know What makes that person so silly Ifyou could live anywhere in the world where would it

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