Keyboarding

These sites cover all typing levels beginning with a site teaching students how to use the mouse. It would be good for K-1. The levels of difficulty progress but the sites themselves are not in any kind of order. Students in 5th and 6th grade should be typing between 20 – 30 words/minute with a high percentage of accuracy. These sites should give you some variety when using either the Writers or the Type to Learn Program for instruction. In the Type to Learn program you will need to erase last year’s class. If you did not use this program last year and now need to do so, remember to use CTRL T when the first screen comes up to log in as a teacher. If your team would like a refresher in using the Typing program or the Writers, please let me know. Suggesting some times and dates would also be helpful.

Also, for the 6th graders, I have a program called Typing Deluxe that was bought for the Middle School. It would give them something a little different to use while continuing to hone their skills. Let me know if that is something you’d like to pursue.

 1. **[|ABCya Keyboarding Challenge Game] (gr. 3-5) **  2. ** [|Black Dog's Typing Test (tests speed and accuracy)] ** 6th grade may want to get a base line.  3. **[|Dance Mat Typing] (4 UK levels for typing practice) **  4. **[|Easy Typing Games] **  5. **[|GameAqarium Typing Games] (gr. 3-5) ** Start with Page 3  6. **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">[|Harder Typing Games] **<span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> 7. **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">[|HeadSprout Interactive Mouse/Literacy Activity] (Gr. K-1) **<span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> I thought these were good for this level. <span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> 8. **<span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> [|Nimble Fingers] **<span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> Fun little exercises for all ages <span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> 9. **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">[|Shoot the Bubbles Typing Game] (May work only at home) **<span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> <span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> 10. **<span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'">[|Spacebar Invaders] (gr. 3-5) **<span style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'"> I couldn’t do this one but maybe some of you can.