Typing Incentives
Getting students interested in typing doesn’t really take a lot of incentives. For younger (& even older students!) simply seeing me do my “happy dance” is enough to get them giggling, then typing.
One incentive that I do use is “old technology” and a learning moment too. When students pass a set of typing tests, they get to type on an old mechanical typewriter!
It’s a 1950s vintage typewriter with a very deep keystroke and it takes a lot of effort for them be able to type even one letter. I’ve removed the cover so that they can see what & why the “shift”, “return”, & “caps lock” do.
My students aren’t the only kids interested in old technology. Check out this Jump Start comic from 12/9/o7.
