Email in the Classroom

Last semester, I had a placement in the CollegeSchool for EDUC230. Our assignment was to work one on one with a student in whatever area they happened to need a little extra practice with. The girl that I worked with always had to work on her typing skills. One method the teacher used to practice typing skills was through email! The CollegeSchool has its own network where students and teachers can email back and forth. Rather than doing a program like Mavis Beacon over and over again, students would send emails. This allowed them not only to communicate but also apply and practice their typing skills in a real life setting. I thought this was a great way to incorporate typing skills. My student thought emailing was a really cool thing to do, so even though she hated to type, she still got excited to send an email. Her and I got in the habit of writing to each other. It was a painless and fun way to practice typing.