2022
CATE 122: Computer
Applications Technology for
Education -Elementary Word
Processing Skills
STUDENT NAMES AND SURNAME: NANGAMSO RAPHAEL BALANI.
STUDENT NUMBER: 32089384.
ASSESSMENT TYPE: ASSIGNMENT 1.
DUE DATE: 12 AUGUST 2022.
ABC Technical school.
TYPING COURSE.
MR N.R. Balani.
For grade 10 CAT learners.
WHAT DO YOU NEED
IN CAT?
Welcome to
CAT!!
Dear learners.
Thank you for choosing CAT
(Computer Applications
Technology) as one of your
subjects. No words can describe
how happy I am at this moment to
teach the first batch of learners to
do CAT at ABC technical School.
CAT is the study of the integrated
components of a computer system
(hardware and software) and the
practical techniques for their
efficient use and application to
solve everyday problems.
CAT aims at developing computing
skills in the following packages:
Word, Excel, Access, Explorer,
Outlook, PowerPoint, and basic
HTML (webpage).
CAT classes will total 4hours per
week (see your timetable for
specific times) at the computer lab.
To do well in CAT you will need the
following:
1. Focus Computer Applications
Technology grade 10 learner’s book.
2. A4 Workbook.
3. Access to Computer.
4. Internet Access.
5. Office Suite
• Word Processor
• Spreadsheet
• Presentations
• Database
6. HTML Editor (Notepad).
7. Typing Tutor.
8. Security Software (such as Antivirus/Internet Security).
You will have to complete the
following tests in CAT.
Term 1= 1 practical test + 1
theory test covering content
taught.
Term 2= 1 test + 1 examination
(1 practical paper + 1 theory
paper).
Term 3= 1 practical test + 1
theory test.
Term 4= Practical Assessment
Task + 1 examination (1 practical
paper + 1 theory paper).
Your final mark will be calculated
as follow:
Convert term marks to 25%,
convert PAT mark to 25%,
convert paper 1 to 25%, convert
paper 2 to
25%
HOW LONG WILL
THE TYPING
COURSE TAKE
PLACE?
1. The typing
course will take
place twice a
week for 3 weeks
(Tuesday and
Thursday) from 3
pm till 4:30 pm.
2. The course will
be conducted at
the Computer lab
(where CAT
classes take
place).
3. Learners must
attend a total
12hrs to
complete the
course.
WHY DO WE HAVE A
TYPING COURSE?
It has come to the
CAT teacher’s
attention that most
learners have a
problem with their
typing skills.
This makes it difficult
for learners to
complete their
practical tests.
Therefore, the typing
project/course has
been introduced to
assist learners with
their typing skills and
make sure that they
become fluent with
their typing.
This course is
MANDATORY for all
CAT grade 10
learners.
Learners are
encouraged to
purchase a 48 pages
workbook to take
notes during class.
THE
TYPING
COURSE.
TYPING COURSE
THE QWERTY
KEYBOARD.
The DVORAK
KEYBOARD.
This keyboard was developed in the
1930s by Professor August Dvorak from
Washington State University in hopes of
developing a user-friendly keyboard.
The name of the keyboard (DVORK)
comes from the surname of the
developer/creator of the keyboard.
The QWERTY keyboard was
invented in the year 1867 by
Christopher Latham Scholes.
The name “QWERTY” comes from
the first 6 words of the upper row.
The first version of the QWERTY
keyboard had a period (.) where
the is K now and did not have 1
and 0.
The QWERTY keyboard was
designed in a way that the most
used letters were separated as
typewriters tended to jam.
In the 1870s Remington’s & Son
(A weapon manufacturer) agreed
with Scholes to develop a new
version of the QWERTY keyboard.
Since E. Remington & Son were
big players and had most of the
control in the production of
typewriters, they made the
QWERTY keyboard the standard
keyboard that was used
everywhere and taught in typing
schools.
Currently, we use the QWERTY
keyboard when using a PC,
Laptop, tablet, cellphone, and any
device with a keyboard.
This keyboard is
arranged/designed in a way that
all the vowels and the 5 most used
consonants were arranged on the
home row (AOEUIDHTNS).
The general idea of this keyboard
was to try to minimize the need to
use fingers. However, the Dvorak
keyboard was unsuccessful, this
can be due to the poor marketing
done by Dvorak and people not
having time/ no interest in
learning a new keyboard layout.
Which keyboard is
better?
With the different arrangements
of the two keyboards, the
effectiveness of both keyboards
is different.
Using the Dvorak keyboard, a
person can type approximately
400 English language’s most
common words by just using
keys in the home row, compared
to the 100 words a person can
type using a QWERTY keyboard.
Experiments have determined
that the Dvorak keyboard is 5%
faster than the QWERTY
keyboard.
TYPING COURSE
Methods and
approaches in teaching
keyboarding skills.
Psychological aspects
in teaching keyboarding
skills.
The following aspects should be
considered when teaching keyboarding;
1. Cognitive perspective: This is the area
of the field that studies how people
acquire, perceive, remember and
communicate information. The teacher
should observe how learners are
acquiring, perceiving, remembering, and
communicating the keyboarding skills.
1. Find relevant software: Select
relevant software that will assist
learners with their typing skills and
monitor their progress. The
teacher can use programs such as
Typing Master, Typing.com, Typing
Club, and Typesy amongst others.
elements to non-game contexts—
can be an ideal way to teach
keyboarding skills. Many
educators tout increased student
motivation and engagement, as
well as improved behavior, in
gamified learning environments.
2. Lessons must be timely: The
sooner learners learn how to use
the keyboard the better.
4. Make it personal and inclusive:
Adjust the lesson so that every
learner can keep up and learn.
3. Make it fun: Having fun while
learning is an essential ingredient
for developing new skills.
Gamification—adding game-like
5. Make it stick: Ensure that your
lessons are structured in a way
that learners can easily remember
what was done in class and
encourage regular practice.
2. Behavioral perspective: This
refers to the tendency to modify a
learner’s behavior. The teacher
can modify the learner’s behavior
through rewards.
3. Development psychology: How
people change throughout their
life from infancy to adulthood.
Learners’ skills must match or be
compatible with their human
development.
Teacher: Mr. N.R. Balani.
Teachers’ classroom:2B07 (the
computer lab).
Teachers E-mail:
Balani@abcts.co.za.
Where can you get
additional information?
Teachers cell number:
0790134109.
What is
Psycholog(y/ical)?
Psychology is the scientific study
of the human mind and its
functions, especially those
affecting behavior in each
setting.
When people hear psychology
they think about mental illness,
counseling, and therapy. But the
field of psychology is large and
has a lot of different areas that
are beyond helping people with
counseling.
They are different types of
psychology namely; Educational
psychology, Social psychology,
Sports psychology, and Clinical
psychology amongst others.
ABC Technical School.
Typing manual.
For grade 10 CAT learners.
PAGE 1 OF 3
EXERCISES TO BE DONE AT HOME TO PRACTICE FINGER GYMNASTICS
1. Claw stretch.
a. Hold your hand out in front
of you.
b. Bend your fingertips until
they touch the base of the
finger joints.
c. Hold for 30-60 seconds,
before the release.
d. Do this 10 times with each
hand.
2. Finger stretch.
a. Put your palm on the table.
b. Straighten your fingers
against the table then pull one
finger at a time using your
other hand.
c. Hold for 5-10 seconds, then
release. Do this on all your
fingers each hand.
WHAT ARE
FINGER
GYMNASTICS?
..
Finger Gymnastics is a term used
for warm-ups, stretching, and any
type of practice exercise that
develops technique and stamina
while preventing techniquerelated injuries.
Finger Gym is a comprehensive
program of developmental
games, stories, rhymes, and
activities to improve fine motor
skills, language, and handwriting.
It helps to develop strong, flexible
fingers, hands, and arms. It
promotes better hand-eye
coordination, differentiated
movement, and manual dexterity
PAGE 2 OF 3
Sitting posture while typing.
Using a computer can come with losing a lot of physical
comforts. Eye strain, neck pains, sore arms and backaches are
a few problems that come from using a computer. Luckily
they are a few guidelines to limit or eliminate these problems.
To ensure that you are maintaining or
implementing a good sitting posture
while typing is simple. You need to sit
up straight, keep your shoulders back,
your chin up, and your feet on the floor.
The chair you sit on while typing affects
your sitting posture. So, it is important
that you choose a chair that has an
adjustable back, armrests, and a base
that’s stable but can easily move. Having
an armrest ensures that you have a place
to rest your arms while using the
keyboard and prevents sore arms and
shoulders.
The placement of the computer screen
(monitor) is also important. If the
computer is too high, you’ll have a
tendency to adjust your head in order to
establish a comfortable angle of vision.
This may not affect your
eyes, but it will give you a
sore neck. The best
position for a monitor is
below eye level so that your
head can rest squarely on
your shoulders and your
eyes can gaze downwards
at the screen. Ideally, a
monitor should sit on the
table or desk. And
equipment/books can be
staked under to enable it to
be at eye level.
Remember not to
remain seated for too
long. Make it a habit to
stand up and moving
around every hour so
that you can have
fewer back problem’s
and fatigue.
√ Correct chair(s).
X Incorrect chairs
PAGE 3 OF 3
Home Row keys
1. What are Home Row keys?
Home row keys refer to the row of keys on
the keyboard where the fingers rest when
one is not typing.
2. Where do you find these keys?
The row is the reference point from which
all the other keys can be reached and is
usually the middle row on the keyboard.
The home row keys vary depending on the
keyboard type and layout.
3. What are the Home Row keys in
the QWERTY keyboard?
ASDFJKL; and the space button are home
row keys. Your left-hand fingers should be
placed over the A, S, D, and F keys, and the
right-hand fingers should be placed over
the J, K, L, and ; keys. These keys are
considered the home row keys. Your
thumbs should either be in the air or very
lightly touching the spacebar key.
The image below shows which finger rests
where on the home row keys.
Fingering Chart.
The above image is the fingering chart. This chart shows which
finger types/presses which key in the keyboard.
It is important to remember that fingers must start at the home
row and move up and down on the keyboard. You must know
that the strong fingers on both hands type the most used keys.
The index finger is regarded as the strongest finger hance it
types the most used keys (FGRTVBHJYUNM).
Typing quickly and accurately with correct finger placement
involves building up some muscle memory in your hands, so
they feel comfortable reaching for keys in sequence and the
movements become automatic.
3. Activity’s.
(a)
Activity one.
1. Using your left hand.
aaaa ssss dddd ffff aaaa ssss dddd ffff
asdf asdf asdf asdf asdf asdf asdf asdf
fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa fdsa
dfsa dfsa dfsa dfsa dfsa dfsa dfsa dfsa
sadf sadf sadf sadf sadf sadf sadf sadf
2. Using your right hand.
Jjjj kkkk llll ;;;; jjjj kkkk llll ;;;;
Jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl; jkl;
;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj ;lkj
L;kj l;kj l;kj l;kj l;kj l;kj l;kj l;kj
Kjl; kjl; kjl; kjl; kjl; kjl; kjl; kjl;
3. Using both hands.
a;a; slsl dkdk fjfj ;a;a lsls kdkd jfjf
salk lakj dalk df;k dklj sf;j falk
jalk d;fl af;k ds;k j;af f;lk dklj lask
Activity two.
1. Using your left hand.
SSSS DDDD FFFF SSSS DDDD FFFF
aSdF aSdF aSdF aSdF aSdF aSdF
fDsa fDsa fDsa fDsa fDsa fDsa fDsa fDsa
dFSA DFSA Dfsa dFsa dFSa Dfsa dfsa DFSa
Sadf Sadf Sadf Sadf Sadf Sadf Sadf Sadf
2. Using your right hand.
JJJJ KKKK LLLL JJJJ KKKK LLLL
Jkl; Jkl; Jkl; Jkl; Jkl; Jkl; Jkl; Jkl;
;Lkj ;Lkj ;Lkj ;Lkj ;Lkj ;Lkj ;Lkj ;Lkj
L;Kj L;Kj L;Kj L;Kj L;Kj L;Kj L;Kj L;Kj
Kjl; Kjl; Kjl; Kjl; Kjl; Kjl; Kjl; Kjl;
3. Using both hands.
A;A; SLSL DKDK FJFJ ;A;A LSLS KDKD JFJF
SALK LAKJ DALK DF;K DKLJ SF;J FALK
JALK D;FL AF;K DS;K J;AF F;LK DKLJ LASK
(b) Tips for completing the activity.
1. Ensure that the correct fingers for pressing the keys.
2. To get capital letters you need to press the shift key using your pinkie finger.
3. Refer to the fingering chart (provided in the typing manual).