Custom Typing Introduction Handout

Information Handout
	Beginning September 1, 2005, all Austin ISD Campus Staff and students have had access to this online keyboarding tutorial site. Custom Typing has keyboarding lessons geared for 3rd grade through adult levels.
Promotional Materials	Staff Introduction Handout.html by sjeske......................................................... Parent Letter.doc for sending home or including in your campus newsletter, informing parents of this resource and required password and logon for their child(ren). Each child will have a unique login and password.
Restrictions	Logons and passwords are not be posted to internet web sites nor printed in documents for general public viewing.
Campus Logons	Each campus has an administrative login that allows the user to setup groups, add and assign students to groups, and generate reports. Check with your campus ITRC or IT Facilitator for login and password information. AISD has populated this online resource with K-8 student names by campus as of 9/5/06. New students following that date will need to be added by the CT Admin on each campus. Each student has been assigned a unique login and matching password that allows the user to access lessons from networked computer a school and computer at home with internet service. Each campus CT Admin can generate class lists including student names and their login information.
Flash Required	The Flash plug-in is needed to properly use these tutorials. If you are getting a black screen when you open a tutorial, you will need to download and install the latest version of Flash. Follow this link to download Flash for Mac or PC: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/
Tracking Progress	Your campus CT Admin can generate a variety of reports by class/group or for your entire campus, including a list of all student names with their login information.
Training Sequence	We recommend selecting the Computer-Guided Mode for students. This list shows the sequence of lessons in this Mode.
FAQ's	"What are the System Requirements?" This application is web based. Any Mac or PC that has access to the web can use this keyboarding resource. "Why can't I hear the audio in these tutorials." These tutorials have a voice track for the online guide that requires speakers to benefit from the instruction. If you have speakers, make sure they are not muted. Turn up the volume if they have a volume control or go to your computer's sound control panel or system preferences and make sure the volume setting is turned up. "Why do I get a blank screen when I open a tutorial?" The Flash plug-in is needed to view these tutorials. See the Flash section above for installation instructions for this player. "How do I introduce this to my campus staff?" We recommend you schedule a 15 minute introduction at one of your next staff meetings. 1. Distribute the Staff Introduction handout. 2. Show the Quicktime Movie presentation. Quick Start.mov by IT 3. Print and distribute Class Lists with user names to teachers as appropriate. 4. Download, modify, print, and distribute the parent introduction letter to your parents as appropriate. "Where do I go for more information?" IT's Custom Typing Information Support Site

Information Handout