Keyboarding skills in the 21st century are necessary to increase employment opportunities, improve productivity, and achieve common core standards. The NBEA states “Keyboarding is now one of the fundamental life skills for today’s technological age; thus, it is important for all students.” Topics discussed are: 1) Why teach keyboarding? 2) Will the keyboard become obsolete? 3) When should keyboarding be taught? 4) How do I motivate keyboarding students? 5) How can cloud based keyboarding programs facilitate teaching the right way to keyboard without hunting and pecking?
