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Authors’ Note: It
may surprise you to learn that students do not learn the reach
for a new key after typing the few lines of practice that
introduce the new key. Instead, the primary concept is “once
over lightly;” that is, the lesson “introduces” the new key, but
the student actually develops locational security over the next
several lessons. Therefore, most students will not need any
new-key practice other than that contained in Lessons 1-20. However, for those instructors and students who do desire
additional practice, we provide supplementary drills for Lessons
1-10 and a process for using MAP to provide additional drills in
Lessons 10-20. Click the hyperlinks below to view and use the
enrichment activities.
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Supplementary Drills for Lessons 1-10 |
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Pages 4-15 of this document
provide additional drill material for each of the new-key
lessons. For example, students desiring more practice on the
keys introduced in Lesson 2 can type the lines in the Lesson
2 drills on page 5; only the reaches learned up to that
point are built into the practice material. Here is one way
of typing these drills while still in the GDP software.
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Using MAP in Lessons
10-20 |
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If you want MAP to
diagnose and then remediate keystroking problems, you will
need to wait until Lesson 20—after all the keys have been
learned. However, you can use MAP in Lessons 10-19 for
intensive practice on any of the alphabetic or nonprinting
keys (Tab, Enter,
Right and Left
Shift, and
Space Bar) by following the steps in the handout.
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Speech Recognition
for Word 2007 and Vista |
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Typing Out Loud Using
Windows Speech Recognition This pdf
file includes lessons in using the Windows Speech Recognition
software in Word 2007 using the Windows Vista operating system. You can dictate text and issue basic commands
by speaking into a microphone rather than by using your mouse and keyboard.
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Speech Recognition for
Word 2003 and Windows XP
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These Word files are lessons in using the
speech recognition feature in Word 2003. Note that they will work only in
Windows XP but not for Vista and not for Word 2007. Microsoft Office Speech Recognition
(MS Speech) software makes it possible to enter and format text simply by
speaking into a microphone. You can dictate text and issue basic commands
by speaking rather than by using your mouse and keyboard. Click a link below to
download a Word file on
each topic:
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This is a PowerPoint page that
serves as a cover page. |
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Freedom of Speech, Installing
MS Speech, Training MS Speech, Quitting MS Speech, Practice |
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Dictation |
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The Language Bar, Speaking
Voice Commands, Inside Menu and Dialog Boxes, Practice, Dictating Simple
Practices, Switching Between Modes, Practice. |
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Correcting Errors, Adding Words
to the Speech Dictionary, Practice, Editing Your Dictation,
Navigation Commands, Selection Commands, Editing Commands, Practice. |
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Punctuation and Symbols,
Capitalization, Numbers, Number Expression, Practice, General Formatting,
Standard Formatting Toolbar Commands, Practice. |
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Practice—Skill Comparison,
Practice—Document Processing, Practice—Basic Speech Commands, Common MS
Speech Commands. |
Mail Merge
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If
you are interested in teaching the Mail Merge command in Word
2007 to create form letters, envelopes, and labels including the use of
main documents, data source files, and placeholders, click
here to
download a pdf file with steps for Word 2007.
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If
you are interested in teaching the Mail Merge command in Word
2003 for form letters including the use of main documents, merge fields,
data source, records, etc., click
here to
download a pdf file with a form letter mail merge project for Word 2003.
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Proofreading |
Proofreading exercises are available
at the
Online Learning Center
to provide additional proofreading practice for your students. Click
the Instructor Edition link, and log in. Under Instructor
Resources, click Tests and Solutions. Simply print the
desired proofreading exercise pdf files for your students and check
their work with the Solution files. Here are some samples:
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Exercise 1.1 (solution) |
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