Fun Facts About Computer Keyboards
We all use a computer keyboard at some time or another in our lives – some of us more than others. Here are some fun facts to consider as you’re typing away!
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Spring Stories for your Typing.com Custom Lessons
They’re here! Enjoy these pre-formatted Spring stories for your Typing.com custom lessons.
Traditional St. Patricks Day Songs
Here are some traditional songs and stories for March that are pre-formatted for your Typing.com custom lessons. They are separated into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced content. Please note, if the story is too long, or if your students don’t have enough time to finish it, you’ll want to break them down into multiple lessons as partially completed content is not saved.
Keep Your Computer Lab Keyboards Germ Free!
Tips for keeping computer lab keyboards clean (and germ free)!
It’s that time of year again – flu season. And school computer and laptop keyboards are a haven for bacteria. One way to make sure that you and your students stay as healthy as possible, is to keep your school’s computer keyboards clean and germ free.
Obviously, you can’t just wipe it down with a wet cloth – keyboards are electrical devices and shouldn’t get wet. In addition, dirt and grime aren’t just on the surface – they’re also between the crevasses of your keyboards, making them even harder to clean.
6th Grade Vocabulary and MLA Citations added to Typing.com!
You asked, we delivered…
We are always looking to improve your experience with Typing.com, so we sent a survey to all our hard-working teachers, asking what additional curriculum you would like to see added to the program. There were a lot of great suggestions, but two subjects were asked for again and again – 6th Grade Vocabulary, and MLA Citations.
Manage Typing Lessons When Each Student Learns at a Different Pace
It’s an inevitable fact of teaching that students will complete the work you assign them at different paces. Without fail, one student will finish before another student is even halfway through.
Every teacher learns pretty quickly that it’s imperative to have a game plan for what students will do when they finish their work early. It makes sense then, that one of the greatest advantages of an online program like Typing.com, is that students can work at their own pace.
Many of our teachers find that it’s useful to manage student progress by assigning specific lessons to their classes each week. Assigning lessons is a good way to keep students working on the specific content you’ve chosen, and to help you keep tabs on how a given class is doing across certain skills.
So what do you do if some students breeze through the day’s lessons while others are slowly chugging along?
Building Foundational Technology Skills for Lifelong Success
One question we hear from teachers regularly, is “Do my students really need to learn how to type?”. With new technology like speech-to-text, how important is it to learn proper keyboarding skills?
Very important.
Typing is a foundational skill. Think of it like learning to tie your shoes. Of course there are slip on shoes and velcro shoes, but at some point, you will probably need to learn how to tie a shoe.
The foundational skill of typing is one that students will use in all aspects of their lives. Many students now take standardized tests online, which must be typed. The student who knows the keyboard will inevitably do better than the one who has to hunt and peck her answers out. Older students will be required to write papers, and knowing how to type will be instrumental in speeding up this process. Eventually, our students will be attempting to build a career – and it will not be easy for them to create their CV with speech-to-text technology.
Holiday Stories to use in Typing.com Custom Lessons
Help Your Students Improve Their Typing Speed!
The semester (and the year) is coming to an end and it’s likely that your class has successfully worked their way through the Typing.com curriculum. Now that they are done with their typing lessons, how can you continue to reinforce their new skill on a weekly basis?
Wouldn’t it be great to have a typing game that is fun, builds their speed and accuracy, reinforces what they learned, and keeps them coming back for more?
You’re Going to Love the Upgraded Report Options!
Are you ready to be excited? Then log in to your teacher portal and dig into the new and improved reports and easy-to-read charts and graphs, providing you with detailed information on student and class progress!
Important Information about the Typing.com Curriculum Page
Attention Typing.com teachers! As you know, we have added an extensive digital literacy curriculum to Typing.com – including Coding, Career Skills, Computer Basics, Internet Safety, and more. And, now that we have all this great new content, we want to make sure that it’s easy for you to find and use!