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PROPER KEYBOARDING POSTURE
HOW IS YOUR POSTURE?• Think about your posture while you type at a computer. •Describe your posture•How do you sit in the chair? •Where is the keyboard and mouse•Where is the monitor?•How are your fingers? •Do you use all your fingers to type or just a few?
4 TIPS FOR PROPER POSTURE
•Watch this video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkzJLJxgkiI and write down their 4 tips for proper posture
WHAT ARE THEIR 4 TIPS?
1.Straight Back2.90° angle with arms3.Wrists straight4.90° angle with legs and feet flat on
ground
FILL IN THE MISSING INFORMATION IN
YOUR NOTES
YOUR BODY SHOULD BE CENTERED ON G AND H
G H
SHOULDERS, ELBOWS, AND WRISTS SHOULD BE IN A LINE.BAD GOOD
WRISTS SHOULD BE PARALLEL TO THE DESK. (YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BALANCE A COIN ON THE BACK OF YOUR HANDS WITHOUT IT FALLING OFF.)
FINGERS SHOULD BE CURVED, LIKE HOLDING AN APPLE
YOUR FINGERS HAVE A HOME!!
Left Hand
Asdf Right Hand
Jkl;
Pinky A Pinky ;Ring S Ring LMiddle D Middle KIndex F Index JThumb Space
barThumb Space
bar
YOUR BACK SHOULD BE STRAIGHT WITH YOUR HIPS AGAINST THE BACK OF THE
CHAIR.
Hips
YOUR LEGS SHOULD BE AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE WITH FEET FLAT ON THE FLOOR.
HOW IS YOUR POSTURE?
•What do you need to change to have correct posture?
QUIZ TIME!!• Eyes need to be kept on copy. This means that you only look at whatever you are typing, NOT THE KEYBOARD OR YOUR FINGERS.•We practice Touch Keyboarding. This means that we are typing by learning and feeling where the keys are on the keyboard, not by looking at the keyboard.