Keyboarding+in+Elementary+School

** Thank you all for being patient for the information. I have finished my class and can now answer all your requests. Only the first 100 responses were analyzed since I have only a free account. I started analysis after about 40 responses and the general trends remains very similar. ** 1. What grades at your school(s) receive keyboarding or touch typing instruction? (choose all that apply)? The grades most listed as receiving instruction were third, fourth, and fifth grades. Individually they accounted for one fourth each, while kindergarten, first, and second made up one fourth combined. Of the one hundred responses, 26 listed third through fifth grades (figure 1). Looking at the responses as given over 90% named one or more of these three grades (figure 2).      2. How often is instruction given? 
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3. How long is the instructional period?   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">4. How long is instruction given during the school year? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Looking at figures 3, 4, and 5 two things are clear. One, there is a lot of variety and two, there is one response that stands out in each question. Comparing the three sets of responses 20% had the combination of once or twice a week for 30 minutes for the entire year. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">5. Who is the instructor? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">The librarian or library media special was named the most often with the classroom teacher named second. These two accounted for 72% of the instructors named (figure 6). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">6. What type of programs are used? (Please name specific programs used in the comment box.) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">T <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">he information given in response to this question revealed some similarities and great variety (figure 7). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 32px;">The 90 respondents gave 139 response naming 38 different programs or methods of instruction, with several listing multiple responses for a total of 107. These responses were grouped in three general categories: 46% free (usually an online program), 36% purchased (or subscription, online or installed), 16% instructor created (textbook or other type of materials). The list of programs, their type (some I am unsure about), and the number of responses given is shown in figrure 8. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">Figure 8. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">7. School location <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The respondents identified their school as 40% rural, 30% suburban, and 23% urban, with three survey takers not answering the question. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">8. Number of students in grades Kindergarten through Fifth <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">Information given regarding school size (grades K-5), ranged from 47 to 1000 students <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 200%;">9. Number of computers used by Kindergarten through Fifth for keyboarding instruction. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 200%;">The computers available for keyboarding instruction ranged somewhat, however most schools show a number between the mid-twenties and mid-thirties. This indicates that in almost all cases there were sufficient computers for students to have an individual computer during class instruction.
 * ABC ya || free || 1  || cd program || pur ||  1  ||
 * dance mat || free || <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">26   || keyboardng connection || pur ||  2  ||
 * freetypingfame.net || free || 2  || read write type || pur ||  2  ||
 * goodtyping || free || 0  || ainsworth || pur ||  3  ||
 * keyboarding.com || free || 3  || all the right type || pur ||  4  ||
 * learning.com || free || 2  || learn to type-bernie || pur ||  4  ||
 * mikids || free || 1  || type master ultra || pur ||  1  ||
 * online typing test || free || 1  || <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">type to learn  || <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">pur  ||  <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">27   ||
 * rtyping adventure.com || free || 1  || ultra key || pur ||  1  ||
 * sense-lang || free || 1  || m bacon || pur ||  1  ||
 * tux typing || free || 1  || microtype 3/microtype paws || pur ||  5  ||
 * type online || free || 2  || mircrosoft word || teach ||  1  ||
 * type web || free || 1  || powerpoint || teach ||  1  ||
 * typing test.com || free || 1  || teacher sheets || teach ||  1  ||
 * e learning keyboarding || free || 1  || textbook || teach ||  1  ||
 * starfall || free || 1  || keyboarding applications || teach ||  1  ||
 * ||  ||   || Growing in Technology || teach ||  1  ||
 * ||  ||   || keywriters || unsure ||  1  ||
 * ||  ||   || kids keys || unsure ||  1  ||
 * ||  ||   || school mat || unsure ||  1  ||
 * ||  ||   || typing time || unsure ||  1  ||
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