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Friday, April 23, 2021

Funny Reaction

My favorite typing occurred when Brendan Watkins was paired with me during Computer Applications. Mrs. Watkins would sometimes have us do an assignment where we should only see one line of the paper to type from. The job of the partner was to move down a blank sheet of paper as needed. When I... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, April 20, 2021

The Save

Mrs. Bradley had a convulted grading system for our typing assignments. The easy part was that our grades were determined by our words per minute and the number of mistakes. Where the convolution came into play was with what she called the save. The save was used if you were above 50 words per... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 17, 2021

The Typing Man

Going into Computer Applications, I knew I was going to dominate typing. Having learned how to type during 1995's summer camp experience, I knew I was going to be the best. I was the best in sixth grade, when I took a class in typing. Early in the semester, Ms. Bradley had us do a typing assignment.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Ms. Bradley - Late Late Late

Ms. Bradley was as scatterbrained as they came. She knew everything there was to know about computer applications, the course she taught me. When it came to time, she had no concept of it. She had a reputation for letting her students out late. Early in freshman year, a few of my peers had yet to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 9, 2021

Computer Applications

Computer Applications was a class required for freshman to take. When I shadowed with Fred the prior year, the course was a typing one. I was a fast typist, having honed my skills originally at summer camp in 1995. In middle school, we had computer for sixth grade. I dominated typing then, too. I... Sign in to see full entry.

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