025 / Introduction to typing || Accuracy It's somewhat shocking to discover from a Google Doodle that Sesame Street is 40 years old. The educational show created by the Children's Television Workshop certainly has legs, as they say, and Google has chosen to highlight the ones belonging to Big Bird rather than exploit Kermit, Bert and Ernie, Elmo or other likely candidates… Well, that's true for the US and Canada, though your local version of Google may vary. There are different logos and different characters in different countries, as The Next Web has pointed out. And in the UK, where Sesame Street (as distinct from The Muppets) has not had the same cultural impact, Google has gone with Wallace and Gromit's 20th birthday instead. Google's Sesame Street celebration is slightly early ‐‐ it should be on 10 November, when there will be an anniversary show featuring First Lady Michelle Obama, with or without Hula Hoop. There will also be a couple of books: Sesame Street: A Celebration of Forty Years of Life on the Street, and Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street.
What was your SPEED this time? Words
WPM (Speed)
Minutes
How accurately did you type? Accuracy describes how ____________ we type and is measured in __________ or ___. Step #1 = Number of Words 100%
How many words did you type? Use the feature on WORD to count the number of words you typed.
90% Words
80% 70%
Step #2 = # of incorrect words How many words did you type incorrectly? (See rules on the back)
0‐%69% Incorrect Words
Step #3 = # of correct words Subtract your incorrect words from your total words to get correct words. Words
Incorrect Words
Correct Words
Step #4 = Divide and multiply (Correct words ÷ Total Words) x 100
Correct Words
Words
% Decimal Accuracy
Percentage accuracy
How do I know if it’s wrong? Rule
Example
1. When you misspell the word
smal instead of small
2. When you mis‐capitalize a word
SMall instead of Small
3. If you add extra spaces between words or I love you . instead of I love you. sentences. 4. If you use the wrong punctuation.
Hello. There instead of Hello, there.
An error is basically: anything that doesn’t look like the original. All lessons and drills are self‐adjusting and automatically match any grade level. Our software is successfully used by anyone who can read the on‐screen instructions. This includes people with disabilities, children with special needs, Senior Citizens with a touch of arthritis, and executives with no time to waste. One of the most common problems is placement of the hands on the keyboard. The Home Row monitor auto‐ matically detects this and quickly shows what's wrong and how to correct it. In the example shown here, the left hand is out of position on the keyboard. Fixing this is easy, once the problem is shown clearly and quickly.
Speed Words
Minutes
WPM (Speed)
Accuracy Step #1 = Number of Words 100%
How many words did you type? Use the feature on WORD to count the number of words you typed.
90% Words
80% 70%
Step #2 = # of incorrect words How many words did you type incorrectly? (See rules on the back)
0‐%69% Incorrect Words
Step #3 = # of correct words Subtract your incorrect words from your total words to get your correct words. Words
Incorrect Words
Correct Words
Step #4 = Divide and multiply (Correct words ÷ Total Words) x 100
Correct Words
Words
% Decimal Accuracy
Percentage accuracy
Speed Words
Minutes
WPM (Speed)
Accuracy Step #1 = Number of Words 100%
How many words did you type? Use the feature on WORD to count the number of words you typed.
90% Words
80% 70%
Step #2 = # of incorrect words How many words did you type incorrectly? (See rules on the back)
0‐%69% Incorrect Words
Step #3 = # of correct words Subtract your incorrect words from your total words to get your correct words. Words
Incorrect Words
Correct Words
Step #4 = Divide and multiply (Correct words ÷ Total Words) x 100
Correct Words
Words
% Decimal Accuracy
Percentage accuracy