I received permission from Mr. Cockerton to offer KHS Typing Certificates when students have met the typing requirement.  For the next week, continue working on typing lessons from MicroType Pro.  There are twenty lessons (1, R1, 2, ... 20).  After we complete those lessons we will begin taking practice typing tests to prepare you for the actual typing test.  Once it looks like students are ready, I will begin offering the typing test.  Note:  I will only certify someone if they have a typing speed of at least 30 wpm with an accuracy of 97% or more.  If you prefer to continue working on your typing speed and take the typing test at a later date, I can certify you then -- but I will only certify each student once, so make it count.  :)

Have a great 3-day weekend!  :)

One of the most valuable skills that people need in todays workforce [and in college] is proper keyboarding.  In the business world nearly every job requires some sort of computer use -- and being able to do so more quickly makes you a more valuable employee.  In college if you have to write a 6000 word paper and you type 10 words per minute, you can expect to be typing for 600 minutes [or 10 hours]... but if you can type 60 words per minute you will type approximately 100 minutes... or about an hour and a half.  Obviously learning proper keyboarding techniques is important.

If our computers handle the typing program properly [if they save our daily typing scores in Thawspace], I am hoping to be able to certify your typing speed by the end of the year.  Entering the work force with a typing certificate greatly improves your odds of being hired for many jobs.

To begin with, go to:

• START > PROGRAMS > SOUTHWESTERN KEYBOARDING > MICROTYPE PRO
• Create a new account with your First and Last name
  (Check capitalization because it will print on your certificate)
• Begin working through the first section (the top-left corner)