Words Per Minute

If we had a competition to see who could TEXT the fastest, I'm sure most of you easily could put me to shame. Texting is fun and can be important, but do you know what is important in a job, what is important to successfully finish work at school, and what you need to be able to accurately do in order to fill out an online job application? 

You need to be able to accurately and quickly type.

"Type" as in type on a keyboard. You need to know how to use BOTH HANDS AND ALL FINGERS to type. Holding your place in a book and pecking out an answer with one finger is NOT typing. It is not fast, it is not accurate, and it is not efficient.

I am posting a screenshot of my results at 10 Fast Fingers  which you can see here. I dare you to beat my wpm (words per minute) score. I would be thrilled if you can beat my score using both of your hands. Do you know where "home base" is on your keyboard? No? Well all the first graders do. And the third graders. And the people older than you who might be applying for the same summer job you are applying for. 

Please BEAT MY SCORE. I will provide an excellent treat to any student who can beat my typing wpm score using this site.

Good luck!

Spring Break Adventure

Best break ever? Not the best? 

I have experienced a little bit of both this week. 

First, I was ill and spent the first three days doing NOTHING but wishing I felt better. Then things turned around, and I was ready for fun by Thursday. 

I looked online and found out that the movie theater behind the Dayton Mall only charges $1 admission on the last day a movie shows, so we celebrated by watching two movies in a row -- I don't know if I've ever done that before! We watched Taken 3, which was nerve-wracking, and and Big Hero 6 which was hysterical. My son laughed so hard I was worried they would ask us to leave. 

What did YOU do that you enjoyed, at least a little?