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THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF TYPING LINKS OF ALL TIME*

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  1. Learn 2 Type

Learning For Kids

Multiple Keyboarding Links

  1. GLENCOE online keyboarding
  2. Super Hyper Spider Typer (requires Flash)
  3. Typing Lessons Kenston

The Typing of the Ghosts

Kids Typing Game Netrover

  1. Foggies Typing
  2. Krazy Keyboarding for Kids
  3. Keyboarding Practice CJH

FreeTypingGame.net

  1. Gamequarium
  2. Aunt Lee Dot Com Typing Central
  3. KeyPractice / Keyboarding Links
  4. Using the Keyboard
  5. Fish Words Game
  6. Fowl Words
  7. Bubbles
  8. Type Type Revolution
  9. Airplane Typing Game
  10. Power Typing (Advanced)
  11. Categories Game
  12. Ghost Typing
  13. Krazy Keyboarding Lessons
  14. Nimble Fingers
  15. Type Online UK
  16. Keyboarding Practice Drills
  17. Peter’s Typing Course
  18. Typing Lessons
  19. Typing Test
  20. Simple Typing Test
  21. Simple Speed Test
  22. Glencoe Keyboarding Lessons
  23. Type Type Revolution
  24. Airplane Typing Game
  25. Fingerjig
  26. Super Hyper Spider Typer
  27. Cup Stacking Typing
  28. JPhantom Speed Test
  29. Web Wide Software 1-Sentence Timed Tests
  30. Free-Typing Test
  31. Good Typing
  32. Keyfast
  33. Typing Practice Sheets
  34. Typing Master
  35. Typing Pal

TRY THESE AT HOME

  1. Kiran’s Typing Tutor
  2. TuxTyping
  3. Type Me Falling Letters
  4. Typing Master
    http://www.typingmaster.com/index.asp
  5. Al Bunny’s Typing Class Demo by SunMoon USA (Win3, Win95/98)
  6. Animated Beginning Typing by Flix Productions (Win3, Win95/98)
  7. Biggy-Light by RJ Cooper & Assoc (Win3, Win95/98)
  8. Captain Keyboard by Zoogma Software (Win95/98)8)

FREE DOWNLOADS

(Never download anything without asking your teacher or parent’s permission.)

TYPING INVADERS 

RAPID TYPING

  1. Finger Jig
  2. Ten Fast Fingers
  3. Power Typing
  4. TyperA
  5. One-Hand Typing
  6. Typing Web
  7. How to Type Spanish Characters on an English Keyboard
  8. Peter’s Online Typing Course
  9. Keybr.com
  10. ABC ya
  11. BBC Schools Typing
  12. Dance Mat Typing
  13. Touch Typing
  14. Type Online
  15. Krazy Keyboarding for Kids
  16. Type Me
  17. Online Bubbles - Choose game settings and click on PLAY GAME
  18. Typing Exercise
  19. Keyboard Challenge
  20. Keyboard and Typing Tutor
  21. Custom Typing Free Demos Soccer
  22. FunSchool’s Type Me 
  23. Barracuda
  24. Alphabetic Rain
  25. Word Trees
  26. Mr. Kent’s Typing Tutor & Tests (with Balloon Blast)
  27. Touch Typing (Senselang)
  28. Typing Tutor
  29. Topsy
  30. Letters Typing Game
  31. Crazy Monkey’s Word Shoot

 

 

 

FOR HOME PRACTICE 

  1. Flash Typing by Flash Typing (Win3, Win95/98)
  2. Speed Typing Test 2000 by Tested OK Software Development (Win95/98)
  3. Word Processing for Children by John Farrell (Win3, Win95/98)
  4. Typing Games  http://www.typing-games.com/
  5. TyperShark  www.coffeebreakarcade.com/games/ wordshark/instructions.htm
  6. Ainsworth Keyboard Trainer http://www.qwerty.com/
  7. Ten Thumbs Typing Tutor http://www.tenthumbstypingtutor.com/
  8. Captain Keyboard http://www.zoogma.com/

 


 

Keyboarding Links   Listed are links to sites for practicing keyboarding as well as the link to our keyboarding blog. Have fun checking it all out!  


Keyboarding Games - Advanced

Fish Words Game
Fowl Words
Bubbles
Type Type Revolution
Airplane Typing Game
Fingerjig
Foggies Typing Game
Power Typing (Advanced)
Categories Game
Barracuda
Ghost Typing

Keyboarding Lessons/Practice

Dance Mat Typing
Krazy Keyboarding Lessons
ABCya! Keyboard Challenge
Nimble Fingers
Type Online UK
Keyboarding Practice Drills
Peter’s Typing Course
Typing Lessons
Typing Test
Simple Typing Test
Simple Speed Test
Glencoe Keyboarding Lessons

 

Reference

Keyboard Diagram Reference
6th Grade Research
Parent Workshop
Pictures
Flickr Creative Commons Images
6th Grade Sandbox Wiki

Blogging

Mrs. Olson’s Blog
Mrs. Slama’s ELL Blog
Global Bloggers - Elementary Blog

 

Keyboarding Games - Beginner

Type Type Revolution
Airplane Typing Game
Fingerjig
Super Hyper Spider Typer - At Home Only
Cup Stacking Typing

Keyboarding Quizzes

Homerow Quiz
Using the Keyboard

1. Keyboarding info

3. Typing Speed Tests

 4. Improve Your Typing and Play Games

     Dance Mat Typing

     Type Online - use lessons and exercises to improve your typing skills.

       Typing Games

 

5. Keyboard Shortcuts and Resources

http://lowrey.dearbornschools.org/index.php?title=Our_Staff/MS_Computers_%26_Technology/Keyboarding_Links

http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/keyboarding/

Keyboarding Activities*

Please note that these activities are located outside of this site. We are not responsible for any changes in content on those sites. Also, some of the activities may require updated players (such as Shockwave).  Also note that I am no longer in the classroom, so I don’t use this site.  I have considered removing it, but have gotten so much interest from people that I have decided to leave it up.  Please contact me if you notice links that need to be changed. 

 

Online Activities


Keyboarding Lessons

Choose from the practice lessons or take your own text, cut and paste it into the box and practice using that text.

Keyboarding Lessons

Good practice of letters.  The whole document can be saved and printed out.


Online Keyboarding Practice

A series of 17 drills to help you improve your keyboarding technique and speed.

Typing Pal

Although this has parts that can be purchased, there are many great free activities.


Computer Circus

Created by high school students as part of a “Thinkquest” project, this will allow you to practice letters from their various lessons.  Start at lesson 1 and work your way up.

Peter’s Online Typing Course

 

This site contains preliminary activities, typing lessons and typing exercises.


Dance Mat Typing

Cute animated learn to type program.

 

Type Online

 

 

This site contains typinglessons, practice, typing tests, number pad lessons, and safety lessons.


PowerTyping

 

Site includes an introduction, typing test, typing lessons and games.

MrKent’s Typing Test

 

Select the type of test and the number of sentences.

 


Black Dog’s Typing Test

Type a paragraph.  Good for testing wpm, but the accuracy part seems to be a little off (such as if you add an extra letter by mistake, it counts everything from that point on as a mistake)

 

Wacky Web Tales

Online activity similar to Mad Libs. Just back every month for new stories.


Typing Test

Simplistic typing test that gives you the choice of beginner, novice, and expert.

Learn2Type for Kids Typing Test 

 

Type a paragraph and get your wpm.  Shows you your mistakes.


Quia Keyboarding Basics Quiz

Keyboard basics quiz in the form of “Who wants to be a millionaire?”  Can you win all the money?

Type Me Game

Rescue the falling letters and words.  This game does a nice job of allowing a variety of typing skills as you can adjust the speed and numbers needed to win.


Typershark

Save the diver from sharks and pirahna and collect some jewels along the way.

 

Letter Game

Type the letters before they go off the screen.


Fowl Words 2

 

Type the letters on the eggs before they fall off the conveyor belt.

Barracuda

 

Type the words and letters as they float across the screen


Cup Stacking

 

A fun way to practice typing individual letters as you stack and unstack cups.

Foggies

 

Type the words that appear on the screen, but hurry before they disapear!


Alphabetic Rain

 

Type the letters before they get to the bottom of the window.

Word Meister

A hangman type game.  Type the letters as quickly as possible.  Keep those hands on homerow!


Soccer Goalie

 

Type the numbers and letters to help the goalie stop the balls from going into the net.

Word Island

Choose the typing game and help the monkey climb up the waterfall by typing the words on the rocks and the trees.

 

 


Find the Letter

See how many letters you can type in 30 seconds with as little or no mistakes. Challange yourself to do better each time.

Type Type Revolution

 

Sort of like a Dance Dance Revolution for the keyboard. Type the letters when they get to the right area of the board. Get more points by doing combinations.


Type Fast

Type the letter on the correct arrow to keep the boy from falling off of the stairs

Air Typer

Type the words on the obstacles before they reach the airplane.


Finger Frenzy

How fast can you type the alphabet?

yznerF regniF

How fast can you type the alphabet backwards?


 

 


  
The following activities need to be downloaded onto your machine.  (Kids:  Ask your parents’ permission before downloading these activities).

Typingmaster Test and Games (this is an upgraded version of the one we use at school)

 

Typing Tutor

Kids Typing Skills

Links to other Keyboarding Sites*

Crews Middle School

A Brief History of Typewriters

The Virtual Typewriter Museum

Laptop Language: Keyboarding (Thank you to the students at Valley Charter School for suggesting this link)