The Keys of the Keyboard

1/24/2018

Objectives:
1. Students will identify the various sections of the keyboard and the different keys by labeling the keys and functions of the keyboard.
2. Students will demonstrate how to type in "home row."

Today's Lesson
Today you will continue to learn more about the keyboard of the computer. You'll find out what all of the keys in the computer do and the different areas of the keyboard. You'll get to do an online game to test your knowledge.

Step 1: Click on the link below and complete your handout as you read about the different keys.

Keys of the Keyboard

Step 2: Take the Keyboard Challenge by clicking below.

Keyboard Challenge

Step 3: Exit Ticket

Leave a comment below and tell me what are two (2) new keys that you learned about today. What are they for?

136 Comments

jordan ladd

9/11/2017 08:47:17 am

sadly I already know all the keys but I did not know what the function keys were called

angel v

9/11/2017 09:47:28 am

i didn't know what the function key was but i did know the other ones

Mariah Harris

9/11/2017 09:51:33 am

it was alright the keyboard challenge was kind of annoying.

jordan ladd

9/13/2017 08:10:39 am

I agree it was nonsense

EnEnO

1/24/2018 08:28:11 am

👌

luis

9/11/2017 09:51:37 am

I didn't know about the function keys and how they work but know I do

Ayden Hernandez

9/11/2017 09:52:58 am

I learned that the the very top row are the function keys. Also the row with numbers are called the numeric keypad. Finally I learned some of the names of the keys.

Yuliana

9/11/2017 09:55:46 am

i learened key,fuction,and touchpad.

sunny bunny

9/11/2017 11:55:31 am

I found out what the function keys mean

Zad Alattar

9/11/2017 11:55:46 am

I already know every key on the keyboard

Julissa link

9/11/2017 11:57:28 am

i learned a lot about where the keys go and i learned about the arrow keys and the tab key.

adrian

9/11/2017 11:58:14 am

I learned about the function key and numeric key. The function key is a special button for particular operation programs. The numeric keys are to the right of the main key and has numbers on them.

simran

9/11/2017 12:00:59 pm

tab and arrow keys

Marco

9/11/2017 12:01:32 pm

I learned what a function key and a Numeric key are.

Francisco

9/11/2017 12:01:46 pm

I learned about the arrow keys which go up, down, left, right and the numeric keypad 1-0.

james rodriguez

9/11/2017 01:16:42 pm

when is your birthday

james rodriguez

9/11/2017 01:18:58 pm

I learned about the shift key does and the caps lock key does

Gavin Bain

9/11/2017 01:27:43 pm

I learned what f1-f12 are used for

ryder

9/11/2017 01:32:41 pm

i didn't know what the function keys were called.

Elijah Cochron

9/11/2017 01:34:08 pm

I learned the numeric keypad and the special keys. These are important because they are special to control your keyboard and the numeric number pad is an easy way to use your keyboard like a calculator.

jayla xiong

9/11/2017 01:34:17 pm

I knew how to work al the keys but I didn't know what the function keys were and what they were for.

Christina Kountz

9/11/2017 01:34:41 pm

the function & arrow keys!

Jordan

9/11/2017 01:35:09 pm

I didn't know what the function keys do but know I do.

Jonathan rodriguez

9/11/2017 01:37:08 pm

i learned about the delete button.

Mia (DADDY) A

9/11/2017 01:37:13 pm

I already know all the KEYS besides the function keys

adrian ruiz

9/11/2017 01:37:25 pm

I learned about the numbers and letters

Sonny Martinez

9/11/2017 01:37:26 pm

I did not know that the function keys were called until now but i knew about everything else.

Jack Meyer

9/11/2017 02:19:35 pm

I know the entire qwerty keyboard so no

Omar Jones

9/11/2017 02:23:55 pm

I Learned what the f1-12 keys did

Jonathan Serna Vidales

9/11/2017 02:24:59 pm

I had a little trouble with this

jesse Ramirez

9/11/2017 02:26:24 pm

i learned about the arrow keys they let you go up the page and down the page i also learned about the numeric keypad where you can type numbers faster

Andrew Glenn

9/11/2017 02:27:09 pm

Surprisingly I didn't know what the function keys were... even though I always see them whenever i open a computer lol. :)

lizet

9/11/2017 02:28:26 pm

i learn the space bar that spaces and caps lock that uppercase the letters.

Noah

9/11/2017 02:32:29 pm

i learnd the alt key and the function keys

diana

9/11/2017 02:32:30 pm

good

Ethan yang

9/11/2017 02:32:35 pm

i learned that ctrl and v together phaste it and that ctrl and c copy it

princess

9/11/2017 02:32:37 pm

it was easy.....

Princess

9/11/2017 06:38:47 pm

I learned about the arrow key it is one of four computer keys marked up,down ,left and right arrow
The other thing that I learned is the caps lock it is a key on a keyboard that makes all the keys capitalized

Diana Inzunza link

9/11/2017 02:33:28 pm

It was ok :/ At least I learned about the keyboard :3 Also it was very easy!

Mariah hernandez link

9/11/2017 02:34:28 pm

this keyboard challenge thing was alright but it was really easy

MarcosZuniga

9/11/2017 02:34:36 pm

The function Key and the Numeric Keypad

Sebastian Garcia

9/11/2017 02:35:02 pm

I didn't know about the Alt. keys, and I knew most of the keys that were listed.

Milagros Maldonado link

9/11/2017 02:36:23 pm

Numeric Keypad is the part of a computer to the right of the main key that has keys with numbers on them.

Arrow key one of four computer keys marked with an up ,down , left, or right arrow ,used for moving the cursor.

Jasmine Landa Per1

9/27/2017 08:44:11 am

I learned about the function keys how they work also the numeric keys.

alexander

1/24/2018 08:45:59 am

i learned k and r

jaylen

1/24/2018 08:47:19 am

numeric keypad its for the numbers on the very right. and the function keys and howtheir used.

Nolan keene

1/24/2018 08:47:25 am

cap lock key is we you want to put a capital letter
key is one of the parts that you press on a keyboard to produce capital letter

Emily

1/24/2018 08:48:29 am

I didn't know what the function keys were but now i do. I didn't really think they had a purpose.

Daneli Martinez

1/24/2018 08:48:40 am

I learned about the Numeric key that all so go with the function.

Alicia Alanis

1/24/2018 08:50:29 am

I learned that the function keys were the ones like 'F1' or 'F12'. And another one I learned is that escape key allows someone to leave a program also shown by 'esc'.

andrew

1/24/2018 08:50:30 am

i already know about all the keys

Ricardo michel magallanes

1/24/2018 08:50:37 am

character set noun
a complete set of letters, numbers, or symbols that can be used by a computer

arrow key noun
one of four computer keys marked with an up, down, left, or right arrow, used for moving the cur

fernando

1/24/2018 08:51:10 am

funcion key and escape key

miguel rodriguez

1/24/2018 08:51:19 am

2 keys that I learned today was function keys. They are used for a particular operation in a program. Another key I learned was the escape key. It is used to escape a program or to go back to your last page.

Rebecca kuykendall

1/24/2018 08:51:20 am

to day i learned about the(*) it is used for bullet points

i also learned about the control keys and how they help u if u dont have a mouse to scroll places fast.

Maddie

1/24/2018 08:51:43 am

I learned about the Function Keys and the Alt Keys. The Function Keys are used to open special operations in a program and the Alt Keys are used to open certain files and stuff when used when pressing a different button.

cierra

1/24/2018 08:51:55 am

i learned d and e.

damion ortiz

1/24/2018 08:51:59 am

i all ready knew a lot about a keyboard so i didn't learn much but i did renew what i did learn

aaron henderson

1/24/2018 08:53:29 am

I learned that escape key allows someone to stop do what there doing and go to the previous. Cap lock can make any letter capital.

jordan cruz

1/24/2018 08:53:50 am

i did not know the function key and the numeric keypad

Aniyah richards

1/24/2018 08:54:48 am

I leaned was f and j on typing also it help me type better

Natalie Diaz

1/24/2018 08:54:55 am

The 2 new keys i learned today were the Function key and the touch pad. The function key is a special button like f1 to f12. The touchpad is for you to turn a laptop into a tablet and be able to touch the screen.

John E.

1/24/2018 08:55:06 am

I didn't know what the key at the top were called, the function keys. As well as the arrow keys.

Pete Duenas

1/24/2018 08:55:24 am

i like the way the challenge was put it helps you memorize basically where the keys where

sophia

1/24/2018 09:39:34 am

they two keys I learned are the numeric keypad and the function key.

alex spring

1/24/2018 09:40:12 am

shifty key & cap lock have helped me do my work quicker ;)

Maya

1/24/2018 09:41:18 am

I didn't know that the numbers were called a numeric pad. I also didn't know about the function keys.

michael salas link

1/24/2018 09:42:36 am

the two new keys i learned were the numeric pad and the function key

isaiah moreno

1/24/2018 09:43:36 am

I learned about what the arrow keys were. I also learned about the function keys.

Anthony G.

1/24/2018 09:43:45 am

Alt key it will make a key do something it doesn't usually do.

frankie

1/24/2018 09:45:47 am

enter key is a key on the computer keyboard that makes the computer perform an action or start a new line of writing

Stephen

1/24/2018 09:46:49 am

i learned about function keys. Also i learned about numeric keypad.

Seth R.

1/24/2018 09:51:00 am

I never knew what the ctrl and alt means but now i know what they mean

vallentin gonzales link

1/24/2018 09:51:13 am

The two keys i found out were Numeric keypad and function keys.

gabriel

1/24/2018 09:52:00 am

the two new keys i learned was escape key and funtion key

keith

1/24/2018 09:54:57 am

i learned that the numbers are called function key was and a numeric key

Ryan Salazar

1/24/2018 09:55:28 am

a key I learned is function key its used for a particular operation in a program.I also learned the escape key it stops an action

manjit

1/24/2018 09:56:41 am

i didn't know the fn key

Yasha Yang

1/24/2018 11:48:25 am

Two keys that I learned about today is the function keys and the alt key. The function keys are special buttons at the top of the keyboard for a particular operation in a program while the alt key presses together with another key to do something.

matthew martinez

1/24/2018 11:49:57 am

the backspace mean to delete and spacebar mean to put a space

Andria Sepulveda

1/24/2018 11:50:34 am

Shift Key-I already knew that it capitalizes a letter when pressed with it.

Backspace-I already knew you press it when you want to move one space backwards on a document.

Sarah C

1/24/2018 11:50:37 am

i learned that the function keys are used for an operation in a program. I already knew that shift key was used to upper case letters.

Angel martinez

1/24/2018 11:51:26 am

i knew that the caps lock will capitalize the letters.

i knew that the space bar makes a gap in beetween the words

isabelle

1/24/2018 11:52:01 am

i learned what the numeric keys do and the function key do.

numeric key:the part of a computer keyboard to the right of the main keys that has keys with numbers on them

function key:a special button on a computer keyboard that is used for a particular operation in a program. The keys near the top of a keyboard marked ‘F1’ to ‘F12’ are function keys

faybien v

1/24/2018 11:54:40 am

I learned many new keys today but out of them all I picked two that I think are most helpful. The first key is the hot key, its purpose is to provide a short way of performing a set of actions, the second key is the control key and this key can be used with other keys to do particular actions.

Suraj Prakash

1/24/2018 11:54:45 am

What I learned about the keys from the keyboard was Shift because it can capitalize a letter also I learned about the Numeric pad the numbers

Antonio Lemus

1/24/2018 11:55:17 am

I already know the function and control keys.

gabriel link

1/24/2018 11:55:43 am

i knew all the keys except for some of the function keys and what they did they just make other keys do something diffrent

dominique

1/24/2018 11:55:43 am

i learned the d and f key

Joshua Salas

1/24/2018 11:56:10 am

Function keys, A special on a computer used for a particular operation. Another key that i learned was escape key, this key will allow someone to leave a app or return to a previous page.

dylan

1/24/2018 11:56:21 am

i learned l and t key puts a letter down.

richard aguayo

1/24/2018 11:57:37 am

i learned all the keys and what they do

sonny

1/24/2018 11:58:57 am

i didnt learn anything new

Angelique A.

1/24/2018 11:59:33 am

I know all the keys but I didn't know what the function keys were.

Mariah

1/24/2018 11:59:45 am

I learned that the arrow keys go up,down,left,right and the numeric key 1-0

christopher hernandez

1/24/2018 11:59:50 am

ctrl and alt can give u a option to sing out of the computer.

isaiah

1/24/2018 12:02:01 pm

i learned about special keys and i learned about function keys

Luis

1/24/2018 12:02:38 pm

i already know the keys

jesse_da_p link

1/24/2018 01:14:00 pm

two new keys i learned is 6 & 9

Kevin Yang

1/24/2018 01:24:32 pm

I learned that the 'F1' and 'F2' are called function keys, I'm already familiar with everything else.

destiny

1/24/2018 01:24:58 pm

i didn't learn any new keys today

Ivan Kansaath

1/24/2018 01:25:32 pm

I learned about the Numeric key and touch pad

cameron garza

1/24/2018 01:27:56 pm

The two new keys i learned was touchpad and this key lets u touch the screen.

Bryana

1/24/2018 01:29:10 pm

Two new keys I learned are the Alt keys and the function key. The Alt key is a key that you press together with another key so that the other key does something different from what it usually does. The function key is a special button that is used for a particular operation in a program.

Nicholas

1/24/2018 01:30:11 pm

Caps lock it capitilizes the keys and shift it makes a key do something other than its original job.

Sierra

1/24/2018 01:30:12 pm

i learned numeric keypad (the part of a computer ketboard to the right of the main keys with numbers on them.

also touchpad (a small flat surface on a lapyop that you touch wirh your finger in ored to move the cursor on the screen

vincent

1/24/2018 01:30:31 pm

I learned about the alt and function key

freddy

1/24/2018 01:31:32 pm

i learner about the function key

angel garcia

1/24/2018 01:32:06 pm

What i learned is that the keys are in the same function as the others .

rickey

1/24/2018 01:32:10 pm

the keybord callenge is not hard it is easy just try.

DADDY

1/24/2018 01:32:27 pm

nothin

Steven lopez

1/24/2018 01:33:19 pm

2 new key i learned would be alt key and backspace

william

1/24/2018 01:33:50 pm

numeric keypad and alt key

vincent rodriguez

1/24/2018 01:33:52 pm

nice web 😜😁😊😂😂😂

damauriae#boonkgang#

1/24/2018 01:34:16 pm

i know all the keys

noah zavala

1/24/2018 01:34:47 pm

i no all the keys

matthew

1/24/2018 01:35:06 pm

i learned there are a lot of keys that i still need to learn

Hidie

1/24/2018 01:35:11 pm

I learned all the keys but not the function keys

rami

1/24/2018 01:35:12 pm

i know all the keys

Perla

1/24/2018 02:17:45 pm

A key i learned is the escape and enter key.

Evelyn

1/24/2018 02:18:19 pm

one key i learned is the function key & ALT key.

elika

1/24/2018 02:22:55 pm

i learned about the alt key and the f keys

Kiara

1/24/2018 02:30:30 pm

I leared about the Function keys ans the Numeric keypad
Function key is the keybored marked F1 and the numeric keys are the numbers such as 1,2,3,etc.

lestat

1/24/2018 02:31:21 pm

i learned about the special keys and the function keys

Victoria

1/24/2018 02:32:02 pm

I learned about the function keys.

diego

1/24/2018 02:32:37 pm

the keys that I learned was caps, enter,.the caps are for to make the letter larger. the enter button is for when you finish your sentence you press enter to submit.

mia

1/24/2018 02:33:38 pm

I learned f and j

Alvin outhensacda

1/24/2018 02:34:23 pm

i barely know how to use an computer the keys i know now is the function keys also the special keys which are important.:)

briana

1/24/2018 02:34:36 pm

I learned alot of the home row and all the keys. Nice web to learn👌👍

Arlette

1/24/2018 02:34:38 pm

I learned the function keys and they letters f and k

Preem K.

1/24/2018 02:34:39 pm

I learned that function keys are at the top and that esc key would help us to return to a previous menu

lilliana

1/24/2018 02:34:51 pm

i leanrd is tounch pad and escape key
touch pad a small flat surfuce on laptop
escape key a key on a computer keybord that makes all the key produce capital letters

Sienna

1/24/2018 02:35:06 pm

I actually didn't know that the pound key was called the "pound key". I also didn't know that the numeric key pad was called the"numeric pad".

chris

1/24/2018 02:35:31 pm

I learnd about function keys and alt key

michael hernandez

1/24/2018 02:36:00 pm

alt key

Nate Moua

1/24/2018 02:36:06 pm

I know how to use the Normal,Numeric, and arrow keys but not the function keys

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