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Athena Santora

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Importance of Play-Based Learning in the Tech Classroom 

Students learn better when they are provided with opportunities to engage in hands-on activities. Through play, students can explore concepts and lessons in a way that meets them where they are.  In today’s edtech classroom, students can develop typing skills in fun and play-based ways. It’s possible to seamlessly support young children’s learning in the edtech classroom with fun game-based learning. Find out how play-based learning can be incorporated in the technology classroom below!

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New typing.com teacher portal

Introducing The New, Friendlier Typing.com Teacher Portal

In this digital age there are so many new platforms for teachers to learn. We know adjusting to another might feel overwhelming. Fortunately, the new teacher portal is a welcome change in a time when that’s not so easy to say anymore. Friendlier design and more intuitive to use, check out how the new teacher portal makes your life easier…

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Most frequently asked questions about Typing.com

Typing.com’s Most Frequently Asked Questions

Kids today need to know how to type now that our world is mostly digital and online. Typing.com is a clear, engaging, step-by-step curriculum that you can customize. Here are the most frequently asked questions by educators when setting up their accounts.

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Distance Learning: Making it Work

In Part II of our Distance Learning series, we will be talking about how to bridge the distance between you and your students, what to do if you homeschool or are a school/district administrator, and other ways to help your students thrive while learning from home.

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Distance Learning: Navigating Challenges with The Right Tools

With all the uncertainty surrounding schools opening, educators must be prepared to digitize teaching for effective distance learning. In this first part of a 4-part series, you’ll learn which features will help you break down the distance barriers—so everyone can thrive.

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Get 50% OFF Premium Licenses (Sale Through June 4th!)

Returning to the classroom does not mean the disappearance of the use of technology implemented over the last year or before. Which is why for the next 7 days, Typing.com now offers you, your schools, and districts to get 50% off premium licenses for every license you buy

In consideration of new vetting programs, new budget cuts, and the return to the classroom, we’ve taken a hard look at how we can help you get through this roller coaster in the easiest (and cheapest!) way possible.

Why Typing.com

Technology isn’t going anywhere. In fact, it’s becoming more pervasive and important with every passing day. Prepare your schools and students for success—in and out of the classroom—with:

  • Step-by-step lessons and all that the new typing curriculum for 2021 has to offer
  • Simple, instant rostering and information syncing
  • Powerful administrative and reporting tools
  • And when you upgrade to premium, all of this is ad-free

Step-by-step Lesson Structure

Instant Information Syncing

  • Instantly sync with Google Classroom, Clever, or ClassLink
  • 180-day data retention  (unlimited with Premium)
  • Students never need an email address because we never ask for your student’s private information

Distraction-free Engagement

Administrative Tools

New Discounted Pricing 

  • Per student prices start at $7.99 and go down from there
  • Bulk discount for schools and districts starts as low as $1.14
  • Licenses are fully transferable

Set Up For Next Year, Right Now

Typing.com is in your corner! Help your students start building critical foundational skills now. Hopefully, we can partner with you for the coming school year—and beyond!

To learn more about the benefits of Premium, click here.

6 Easy Ways to Gamify Your Classroom

As kids today migrate from text-based digital media to image-heavy apps like Instagram and Snapchat, it becomes harder for them to pay attention to the traditional school task—let alone long lectures. Can you imagine what life would be like if students didn’t just enjoy class but looked forward to it? It’s possible with gamification!

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How To Make The Right Ed-tech Purchase—the First Time

If you’re a curriculum leader facing closures for an extended time, this can mean unnecessarily large gaps in student progress. In the rush to find ed tech to fill the gap, here are some critical questions to ask now that may keep you from having to make a new purchase later.

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Preparing Your Students for The New Normal

These days, kids are all about the iPads and the smartphones. But what happens when they get a real computer at test time and they’ve never used a mouse before? 

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