Chapter 1. Self-Assessment Activities
Chapter 2. Learning Activities
Learning Activity 2-1
Learning Activity 2-2
Learning Activity 2-3
Learning Activity 2-4
Learning Activity 2-5
Chapter 3. Learning Activities
Common Chat and E-mail Abbreviations, Emoticons and Emoting
The Virtual Reference Handbook: Interview and Information Delivery Techniques for the Chat and E-Mail Environments
Learning Activity 2-1. Typing Practice Sites on the Web (free)
This learning activity makes use of a selected collection of free Web-based typing practice sites and tutorials on the Web. Use these to practice touch typing and test your typing fluency. Practice is the best way to improve your typing fluency for virtual reference. There are other sites available, but these four judged most useful for practicing typing for virtual reference. They are listed in order of usefulness, ease, and accessibility.
Choose and explore at least one site. Reflect on your experiences/scores etc.
Keyboarding Practice Drills - http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/
This site was created by Mrs. Pitcher, for teaching her business courses
at Centerville Junior High School, in Farmington, Utah. She has
divided keyboarding into 17 lessons with speed tests. Mrs. Pitcher's
site links to a page with a collection of other keyboarding tests and
resources: http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/district/etc/cathy/keyboarding.html
Touch Typing Exercise - http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/
This is also a tutorial on touch-typing basics as well as an opportunity
to practice on a computer keyboard and test fluency. It can be
downloaded for use offline as well.
TypeOnline - http://www.typeonline.co.uk/
Free touch-typing tutorial in five lessons, with speed test and practice. A
nice feature of this site is the article on safety and exercises to prevent
repetitive motion injuries.
Typing Exercise - http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/typing/index.htm
This is a kind of challenge speed copy typing game. It can be a fun
way to build speed and accuracy.