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General Information for Parents: Practicing Keyboarding at Home
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Features of this website include:
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Touch Typing http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/
Free Program that lets you exercise and learn Touch Typing. Practice online
or download the program to do offline.
Site description: For the most part, practicing will be with words having a
meaning. But at first, to get used to touch-typing, we will practice the lessons
with random text (up to Lesson 7). Use the lessons only for the beginning to
gradually get used to touch-typing. Please understand that the real practice is
with meaningful words and that you don't learn a lot from practicing random
text.
To practice real words, copy a text from anywhere (sites, word processor, etc.)
and paste your text inside the text box by clicking the right mouse button and
selecting "paste".
Keyboarding Practice http://www.davis.k12.ut.us/cjh/appliedtech/Business/Keyboarding/Index.html
Practice drills online or print out and practice in your word processor.
Typing Tutor http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/rvirga/TypingTutor.html
This program helps you improving your typing skills by playing a simple game: characters are falling down the screen; you have to stop them before they reach the ground by pressing the corresponding key on the keyboard. You can use the the lesson plan window to select which keys you want to practice with. At the end of each "game" you can look at the Performance evaluation window to see how well you have done, and to receive advice on what to do next.
Speed Builders - You must know all the correct finger positions to play the following games.
Typer Shark -http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=typershark
This program will not teach you the keys, it will just let you practice your keyboarding to build speed. You must already know all of the finger positions. Zap sharks and piranha as you dive for sunken treasure! Improve your typing speed while having fun!
There are 3 options. A free online version, a downloadable trial version or the full game which must be purchased but then can be played without being online.
Cup Stacking Game Typing Game http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/cup_stacking.htm
Helps build speed. You must know all the keys. Type the black letters shown on the stacking cups.
Krazy Keys http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/krazy_keyz.htm
Type the alphabet (in ABC order) in the fastest time possible. Ask a parent if you may submit your name (first name only or nickname) and score to see if you make it to the Hall of Fame.
The Typing of the Ghosts http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/ghost_typing.htm
The
ghosts are coming! Type quickly to destroy them! Use both hands and all ten
fingers
to practice your speed typing as your type words to destroy the ghosts in this
Halloween typing game. You must know all of the keys.
Type Type Revolution http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/type_type_revolution.htm
Practice speed with this game. You must know all the letters. Type the
letters as they pass through the bar. Pick your song, adjust your difficulty
level.
Bubbles Typing Game http://www.typingmaster.com/individuals/bubbles.asp
Push your typing skills to their limits by playing this popular online typing
game that works in any Java(TM) 1.1 compatible web browser. Your target is to
burst the rising bubbles by pressing the character shown in them. The more
bubbles you burst, the better score your score. Practice letters or numbers or
both. Option to practice the number keypad.
Foggies Typing Game http://www.powertyping.com/fog/foggies.html
Pick a song and speed level. Type words as they appear. You must know all the
keys.
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