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Chase Young, PhD

Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
A reader's theater script for Doreen Cronin's early childhood book, CLICK, CLACK, MOO: Cows That Type, is provided on these pages. Seven (or more) character roles are needed in this activity.
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BBC

Bbc Bitesize: Dance Mat Typing

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
The BBC helps you learn how to type or just improve on the typing skills you already have in this introduction to touch typing. There are 12 levels to master, then you can test your speed. Teaches correct finger placement.
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Brookfield High School: Lesnansky's Control Center: Keyboarding Skills

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students take a typing test to see how fast they can type. Includes videos of typing contests and links to keyboarding resources.
Article
Cornell University

Cornell University: School Ergonomics Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the hazards of keyboarding and ways to improve the situation. Illustrations of correct seating arrangements are included.
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Other

Tux 4 Kids: Tux Typing

For Students Pre-K - 1st
TuxTyping is an educational typing tutor for children. This game requires downloading.
Handout
Other

Oregon Occup. Safety and Health Div.: Computer Ergonomics for Elementary School

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn about ergonomics and how it affects computer users. "Workstation Setup" has suggestions for teachers and students to think about as they work at computers.
Website
Other

Compu Kiss: Keyboard Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
Computer keyboards have traditional typing keys (alpha, numeric, and symbol) in additional to unique keys with special functions. Learners will be able to explore the abilities of all unique keys that access the major keyboard functions.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Typing Rocket Junior

For Students K - 1st
Typing Rocket Junior is a fun keyboarding game for early elementary students! Kids have 3 minutes to type the letters on the rockets. The score is calculated by hits minus misses. Keyboarding practice has never been so fun!
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Keyboarding Zoo

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Keyboarding Zoo is a fun and educational activity to help early elementary age students learn the keyboard. Children are encouraged to use their index or pointer fingers to match letters on the screen to their keyboards.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Ghost Typing

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This resource is an educational activity for children of all ages to practice keyboarding.
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Other

Sense Lang: Free Touch Typing Program

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learn how to type correctly or test your typing skills with this free tutorial.
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Other

Peter's Online Typing Course

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This online typing course is minimalist in nature with few bells and whistles. Upon completion of the course its author states "you will be able to confidently type all the letters, numbers and most common symbols, with proper ten-finger...
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Other

Powertyping: Alphabetic Rain

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Learn to type with this online free typing tutor game which focuses on learning typing with the rhythm of music. There are five levels of play; post your score to see if you're in the top.
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Typing Test: Free Typing Test and Typing Games Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Take this free online typing test to see how fast you can type. Personalize the test by picking the language, time, and text. To improve your typing skills, there are a variety of keyboarding games to play.
Website
Goodwill

Gcf Global: Typing Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A link to a Typing tutorial to use while learning and/or practicing touch-typing.
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BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Typing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource provides factsheets, a video, and worksheets on how to improve typing.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Publishing Time

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this instructional activity, students will experience different types of publishing in order to strengthen their motivation and cultivate pride in their work. After utilizing the writing process, students will type out their writing...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Working With Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson focuses on enhancing students' vocabulary usage and spelling which, in turn, benefits reading. This lesson also includes keyboarding practice and computer usage.
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Other

Keybr: Typing Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
Free online typing tutor will help you teach touch typing. Touch typing is typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys. A person possessing touch typing skills will know their location on the keyboard through muscle memory.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Ghost Typing Junior

For Students K - 1st
Ghost Typing Junior is an educational activity for children of all ages to practice keyboarding. Players must keyboard the letters that are on the ghosts before they get too close! If the ghosts get too close the game is over! Ghost...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Color the Keyboard

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] The students can take turns coloring the keyboard. This aids their understanding that certain fingers should strike certain keys in touch typing. These exercises are a good introduction to keyboarding...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Keyboarding Home Row Posture

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches students correct methods for keyboarding, including appropriate home row posture.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Keyboarding Looking Glass

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a great way to teach students the placement of the keys on the keyboard.
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Other

Ki Dware: Kid's Typing Skills

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learn how to keyboard with this free typing program that can be downloaded to your computer. This is an introductory program that covers key locations and finger placement with activities including: keyboard drills, character drills, and...