I would like to welcome you as parents of Touch System Data Entry students. For many of you this class was called keyboarding or simply typing but now in this age of technology it is called Touch System Data Entry. TSDE is a course designed to give students an opportunity to master the skills of keying and formatting documents using the “touch” method of keystroking. Using proper technique, building speed, and achieving accuracy are areas that are emphasized.

The course objectives for TSDE include:

• Learning the correct posture and position at the keyboarding
  
• Demonstrating keyboarding speed and accuracy on straight copy material
  
• Proofreading and correcting errors
  
• Applying punctuation, numeric, and capitalization rules
  
• Formatting reports, letters, memos, tables, and resumes
  
• Working from printed, rough-draft, statistical, handwritten, and unarranged material
  
• Using and understanding the features of word processing software
  

Students will progress through the curriculum in the sequence below. The time to complete each unit will vary depending on depth of instruction and student mastery.

TSDE – 4th Six Weeks

• Touch System Posture and Technique
  
• Alphabetic Keyboard
• Numeric Keyboard
  

TSDE – 5th Six Weeks

• Numeric Keyboard
  
• Improving Speed and Accuracy
  
• Introduction to Word Processing
  

TSDE – 6th Six Weeks

• Improving Word Processing Skills
  
• Documents such as letters, reports, emails and envelopes/labels
  

Conference Period: 11:15 to 12:00

Phone: 817-788-3101 x 5598

Email: donnaslinker@hebisd.edu

MONDAY - FRIDAY

7:45 - 8:15 am

3:30 - 4:00 pm

TSDE is a high school credit course so for many of your students this will be the first addition to their high school GPA. Therefore, it is important that your student understand the impact of his or her grades in TSDE so that their GPA gets off to a good start. The grading scale for TSDE is 50% daily grades and 50% test grades. Students will have a minimum of 8 daily grades and 2 test grades each six weeks. The image below is an explains grading template for TSDE.

• Student assignments and due dates are listed on their agenda in Google Classroom each day.
• Students are assigned a daily lesson on SAM (typing software). Daily assignments not finished in class can be completed at home or in tutorials.
• Students can retake a test with a failing grade for a maximum grade of 70. The retake must be done within one week of the test. By attending a tutorial prior to retaking the test the student can improve their test grade up to a 75.

Welcome to the digital age in education. Students work exclusively in a digital environment in TSDE. Their assignments and tests are provided to them through Google Classroom and SAM Cengage. I use these digital products to provide your students with technological skills to help prepare them for working in a world that is becoming more and more technology driven.

SAM CENGAGE

In TSDE we use SAM (Skills Assessment Manager) as our typing software. It is an online resource and it uses skill-based assessments, interactive training, real-world projects and just-in-time remediation to help students master essential computing skills. When working from home SAM can be accessed through ClassLink or directly through their website – sam.cengage.com.

GOOGLE CLASSROOM

I use Google Classroom daily for the student agenda and several times a week to provide students with assignments that will help me to access their learning. Students can access Google Classroom three ways, through ClassLink, classroom.google.com or through the Google Classroom App on their phone. The best source for gaining access to Google Classroom is through ClassLink.

REMIND APP

I encourage all of my students and their parents to sign up for the Remind App. This is a quick and easy way to reach me after school hours if you or your student has a question. Normally I do not check my emails after 5 but I can always be reached through the Remind App.

CLASSLINK

We are so excited to offer ClassLink to the students this year. ClassLink is a launchpad where students can access all of their applications from school such as Google Classroom, SAM, Home Access Center, Online Textbooks, and their H Drive server space within the district.

I would also like to invite each of you to join your student's Google Classroom as a guardian so that you can receive summary emails that will help you to know what's going in TSDE. These summaries will include assignments, due dates, and the daily agenda. The document below describes how the email summaries works for parents. If you are interested in getting an invitation to join your student's classroom as a guardian, please complete the form attached and I will process your invitation.

Sometimes there is confusion about how to help your student access the applications we use from home. Here is a general rule of thumb for each of our applications.

GOOGLE CLASSROOM

This application uses the student's district email address which consist of their first and last name followed by @student.hebisd.edu. Their password is their district network password.

Username example: georgeclooney@student.hebisd.edu

SAM CENGAGE

This application is also the student's district email address which consist of their first and last name followed by @student.hebisd.edu. Their password is their district network password.

Username example: georgeclooney@student.hebisd.edu

CLASSLINK

This application utilizes the student's network username and password.

Username example: AB123456

HAC (Home Access Center )

This application also uses the student's network username and password

Username example: AB123456