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Choosing Whether to Enforce Use of the Correct Shift Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Enforcing Use of the Home Row . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-17
Requiring One or Two Spaces Between Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-17
Using AlphaSmart Manager 2 with KeyWords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Setting KeyWords Options in AlphaSmart Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Retrieving KeyWords Data and Generating Reports in AlphaSmart
Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21
Synching KeyWords Data with KeyWords RP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
About KeyWords Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
Creating a Master Class Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
About the Options for Generating Reports on the NEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Using KeyWords RP to View and Print Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
How KeyWords RP Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Programs You’ll Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
Learning KeyWords RP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
Checking System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Logging in to Renaissance Place and Changing Your Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Switching Roles in Renaissance Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Navigating the KeyWords RP Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Logging Out and Closing the Renaissance Place Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
Setting Up the KeyWords RP Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-35
Activating Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
Bringing KeyWords Data into KeyWords RP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Viewing KeyWords RP Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
KeyWords Resources for Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Materials for handouts and transparencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
Keyboarding ergonomics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Sample lesson plan for getting started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Lessons in KeyWords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-49
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Why can’t I use the backspace key when using KeyWords? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Why is there so much repetition of words in the practice passages? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Why are the passages so easy? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Why is the sequence of key introduction so different from what I am used to
in other typing programs? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
Why do the students learn the ASKL keys first?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-57
What is the rationale for how the practice passages are sequenced? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58
Why aren't my test scores updated when I retake an accuracy and speed
builder test in KeyWords? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-58

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