#TYPE TO LEARN JR FREE#

The Learning Center, where all children should start and review on a regular basis, introduces the letters of the alphabet (lowercase, uppercase, numbers and punctuation), and teaches users which hand is used to type each letter. Everything is based on this opening screen.

Using this 'home' makes it very easy to progress to the different activities of the program. After opening the program and signing in, you are brought to a colorful house and introduced to the four main aspects of the program: The Learning Center, Cassie's Empty Nest, Hopkin's Treasure Trove and Tiny's Flying Feat. was that I was able to fully load the program (I used an iBook with OS 9 to review this program), eliminating the need to insert the CD every time the children wanted to play. One of the best aspects of Type to Learn, Jr. is bright and captivating, easy to understand, easy to navigate, and just plain fun.

from Sunburst Technology introduces keyboarding skills to youngcomputer users in a fun and creative way. If you’re a student, you can self-assess using the information above.īefore you leave: Click and see all the interesting comments from the original of this post. What do you use for Lower School keyboarding? I’d love to hear from you.

#TYPE TO LEARN JR FREE#

Students who reach the grade level standard for speed and accuracy get a free dress pass (we are a uniform school). I also post the winning class (fastest) for all to see. I post a list of keyboard speedsters in each class on the bulletin board. As students are typing, I anecdotally notice who is using all fingers. They’re graded on speed and accuracy (though I allow one minute at the end to correct spelling errors using a right-click on the red squiggly lines). I give them a five-minute typing test once a trimester. We use all of the good traits they’ve acquired in K-2. We now start on keyboard quizzes for speed and accuracy. use the finger closest to the key while keeping pointers on f and j.elbows at their side to force hands into the correct position.I still don’t time them, but I focus on traits that allow for speedy, accurate typing: This I tell them is the ‘big kids’ program, one they’ll use throughout Lower and Middle School. hands on home row and their own side of keyboardĪnd, we move on to Type to Learn midway through the year.More of the kindergarten introduction, but my focus becomes posture, including general elements of I also use a variety of games to support learning the most common keys on the keyboard–enter, spacebar, backspace, delete, etc. When it’s free choice time, they often select this program. Often, even when they’ve achieved a score that allows them to move on, they continue. We also use Brown Bear Typing as a challenge for students, an activity that moves them into another of their choice. students are willing to practice keyboarding in class and submit homework that is oriented to keyboardingīased on this set of students, here’s what I require: KindergartenĪn introduction.most have computers at home actually, most have their own computer at home.parents support emphasis on keyboarding.Me, I’ve come to conclusions that fit my particular K-8 students. I say–decide based on your own set of students. Some say third grade, some leave it until sixth. When I reviewed the literature on this subject, it is all over the place. I get this question a lot from readers and purchasers of my technology curriculum: How fast should kids type? What about Kindergartners? When are their brains mature enough to understand speed and accuracy? Websites–for teachers to build websites.

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