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Keyboarding
Keyboarding
Keyboard Defined
The keys on a piano, typewriter, or computer terminal.
To write (text) or input (data) by means of a keyboard.
Text
Text: the words on the page.
You can change the color, size, and font style of the
text. You can also bold, italicize, or underline your text.
Video Notes
Keyboarding is a job skill.
Computers keep our workforce and economy moving.
Computers change the way we work and play.
Video Notes
The keyboarding skills you develop today are important to your future success.
A Brief History
Christopher Sholes received a patent for the typewriter in 1867.
A Brief History
Mr. Sholes and Mr. Gliden rearranged the keys on their typewriters because the keys on earlier models often got jammed or stuck.
A Brief History
The QWERTY keyboard was adopted and we still use it today.
Q W E R T Y U I O P
A S D F G H J K L ;
Z X C V B N M . , /
The QWERTY Layout
Named for the keys on the 2nd row.
A Brief History
In 1873, E. Remington & Sons, purchased the typewriter patent from Mr. Sholes.
Remington also manufactured sewing machines and guns.
A Brief History
Mark Twain bought a “Remington Model I” typewriter for $125 in 1874.
In 1875, a New York office worker could earn $10 to $20 per week.
A Brief History
In 1878, the Remington Model 2typewriter was released.
A shift key system employing UPPER and lowercaseletters on the same type bar was added.
A Brief History
On July 25, 1888, a “keyboarding contest” was held in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Contestants Were:
Mr. Louis Taub
Mr. Frank McGurrin.
A Brief History
Mr. Taub used the “four finger” method on a Caligraph machine. This machine had separate keys for both UPPERCASE and lowercaseletters.
A Brief History
Mr. McGurrin used all 10 of his fingers to operate his Remington typewriter.
A Brief History
Mr. Frank McGurrin, a U.S. Federal Court Stenographer, from Salt Lake City, Utah won the contest and $500.
Touch typing and the QWERTY layout quickly became the U.S. standard.
A Brief History
Mr. Cuspus Van Sant helped standardize how we teach keyboarding today.
Mr. Van Sant came upon the idea of assigning each key to a particular finger.
The index fingers are the strongest and were assigned “double” duty.
A Brief History
The Royal Typewriter Co. in the late 1920s, in an effort to “increase” sales, dropped 11,000 parachuted typewriters out of a plane over Hartford, Connecticut.
A Brief History
In 1933, the typewriter was “electrified.”
In 1936, August Dvorak, a professor at the University of Washington, received a patent on his “ergonomical” keyboard layout.
The Dvorak Layout
Named after Professor August Dvorak.
A Brief History
Mr. Chester F. Carlson invented the Xerography copier in 1938.
IBM announced the “IBM Selectric” typewriter in 1961.
In 1964, IBM coined the term, “Word Processing.”
The Keyboard . . .
Allows us to communicate with others.
Captures our thoughts and feelings.
Is our electronic pencil.
Has become our gateway to the world.
The Future
The keyboard much like the “blackboard” has virtually remained the same and has been a constant and valuable tool throughout history.
Graphics & Animation
We can do a lot more than “type” with today’s computers and keyboards.
Keyboarding . . .
The end of this presentation.
The beginning of a fun filled class at Kearns Junior High School.
A future filled with opportunities.
