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K EYW ORDS
Setting Speed and Accuracy Goals for KeyWords Students
6-15
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User Manual
If you have set goals in the teacher options and you want to go back to the
default automatic goals that are shown in the table, see the instructions on
page 6-16 to reset goals to the default.
How to Set Goals Manually in the Teacher Options
Follow these steps to set new goals that are the same for all students and
lesson activities:
1. In KeyWords, move the cursor next to Teacher options and press enter.
2. Type the master password and press enter.
3. Move the cursor down next to Set custom WPM and error goals and
press enter.
4. To make the words per minute (WPM) goal higher, press the
key. To
decrease it, press the
key.
5. Press the space bar.
6. To increase the number of allowable errors, press the
key. To decrease
it, press the
key.
7. Press the space bar to go back to the teacher options.
NB Keys 8 22
" ' ! Keys 8 14
Number Keys 6 14
Use the arrow keys to change the
words per minute:8
(Press [SPACE BAR] to continue.)
Use the arrow keys to change the
Allowable errors:12
(Press [SPACE BAR] to continue.)
Lesson
Accuracy/Error Goal
(Maximum)
Words per Minute (WPM)
Goal (Minimum)
You can also set
KeyWords goals in
AlphaSmart
Manager. With the NEO(s)
connected, click the Settings
tab in AlphaSmart Manager
and click Keywords on the
left. Then, check and change
the WPM and error goals and
send the changes to your
NEOs.