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TheKeyboardandItsParts

Grade1
Lesson4

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The Keyboard is used to type letters

numbers 123, and symbols ?!#.

abc ,

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PartsoftheKEYBOARD
1.Typing(alphanumeric)keys.These
keysincludethesameletter,number,
punctuation,andsymbolkeysfound
onatraditionaltypewriter.

A) LetterKey includeletters,
numberssymbolsandspecialkey

B)NumericKey numbersfrom0to
9andsymbolslike+,,?And*
belongtothispartofthekeyboard
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FunctionKey(TopRow) thesekeysare
calledfunctionkeysbecausetheyperform
specialfunctions

CursorKeyorArrowKeys(NavigationKey)
thesekeysincludeleft(),right(),up(),
down()directions.

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ControlKeysthesekeysareusedaloneorin
combinationwithotherkeystoperform
certainactions.Themostfrequentlyused
controlkeysareCTRL,ALT,theWindowslogo
key,andESC.

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FunctionoftheOtherKeys
CAPSLOCKKey whenyoupressthiskey,all
thelettersthatyoutypewillbeincapital
letters
SHIFTKey thiskeyisusedtocapitalizea
letteryouwanttochange.Todothispressthe
letteryouwantwhileholdingdowntheshift
key.

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EscapeKey Thiskeyisusedto
exitprogramsquickly.
EnterKey Pressingthiskey
allowsthecomputertodothe
commandyouhadgiven.
BackspaceKey Thiskeywill
eraseanycharactersontheleft
sideofthecursor
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CTRLandALTKeys thesekey
arecalledcombinationkeys
becausetheyonlywork
togetherwithotherKey.
StatusLights thesearethe
lightsfoundontheupperright
partofthekeyboard.Eachlight
hasanamefromaparticular
key.Ifthelightsareon,it
meansthekeyisactivated
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PreviewofProperPlacingofhandson
theKeyboard

http://activities.macmillanmh.com/Techknowledge/data/_shell/_global/files/_swf/tk.php?level=0K&unit=01&lesson=05
http://www.abcya.com/uppercase_lowercase_letter_matching.htm
http://www.abcya.com/word_search_jr.htm
http://activities.macmillanmh.com/Techknowledge/data/_shell/_global/files/_swf/tk.php?level=01&unit=02&lesson=17
Practice Typing Sight Words- this is lesson 2 to teaching first grade child how to use the keyboard. Remember at this age, it isn't about
correct finger positioning just yet- allow them to get comfortable first!

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