Learn to type at TypingWeb
November 16, 2009
BY BILL FERRIS
If there’s one foundation skill kids need for the 21st century, it’s typing. Yeah, it seems basic, but in a computerized society, pretty much everything is done on computer. The keyboard is how we interact with computers and the internet, and therefore, much of the world. It only makes sense that kids develop a good working knowledge of the keyboard beyond the hunt-and-peck method. They can do that without signing up for a typing class at TypingWeb.
TypingWeb has lessons for typists of all skill levels. If a student is just learning to type, the Beginner Course will go over all the basics, including which finger is responsible for what keys. Intermediate and advanced typists will work on words, punctuation, capitalization, all that stuff. A very slick feature of TypingWeb is that it keeps track of statistics like words per minute and problem keys, so kids will know what they need to work on.
TypingWeb tries to make lessons more interesting with their News Headline Exercises, in which students type headlines from a news service of their choice (Google News, Fox Sports, etc.). And if you’re one of the fearless few who types using the Dvorak method, TypingWeb has a tutorial for that, too.
Learning to navigate the keyboard efficiently is becoming as valuable a skill as learning to talk. TypingWeb lets students become masters, for free no less.
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