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K EYW ORDS
Enforcing Use of the Home Row
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3. Move the cursor down next to Turn require correct shift key ON (or
OFF) and press enter.
4. The next screen will show you whether correct shift key enforcement is on
or off; then, it will ask if you want to turn it on (if it’s off) or off (if it’s on). If
you want to change the setting, press Y for yes.
Enforcing Use of the Home Row
Because returning your fingers to the home row is such an important concept
in touch-typing, you can choose to have KeyWords request that students
press the home row keys (A S D F J K L ;) in sequence during lessons.
When this option is turned on, students see the message below at the
beginning of each accuracy and speed builder activity and each test. They
must then type the home row keys in order from left to right before they can
exit the screen and go on to the lesson. If they type the keys incorrectly,
KeyWords backspaces to where they made the error, and it won’t let them
continue until they press the correct letters in the correct order.
This option is off by default. To turn it on or off again, follow these steps:
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 Turn Home Row Confirmation ON (or
OFF) and press enter.
4. The next screen will show you whether home row confirmation is on or off;
then, it will ask if you want to turn it on (if it’s off) or off (if it’s on). If you
want to change the setting, press Y for yes.
Place your fingers on the Home Row now.
Type each Home Row key one at a time
from left to right.
You can also change
this setting in
AlphaSmart
Manager. With the NEO(s)
connected, click the Settings
tab in AlphaSmart Manager,
click KeyWords on the left,
and choose Yes or No after
Turn Home Row
Confirmation ON or OFF.
Then, send the change to your
NEOs.