Typing.com has launched a new District or School Management account option that will allow you to connect and manage your schools and classrooms at the district level. District administrators can now invite and manage any number of school administrators, who in turn can invite and manage teachers in their school.
The web’s most popular typing tutor, used by more than 25 million students, becomes the only typing program to offer district, school and teacher support―completely free
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Typing.com has made some major updates to your Teacher Portal that will improve classroom management, enhance curriculum implementation, and make it easier for you to track student progress.
This brief video shares details on how we’re working to make your job easier. (more…)
Rory Stadt is the technology teacher for grades 6-8 at South Middle School Joplin, which serves a diverse student body of 600. In order to equip all students with the skills they need to succeed in today’s technology-enabled world, the district focuses on imparting the 4Cs of 21st century learning — communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking — by providing authentic learning opportunities across a variety of online platforms. (more…)
Typing on a keyboard is one of the most essential skills for students and professionals in today’s world. Not only that, but technology is also at the heart of our personal connections―we often talk to our loved ones through text messages. (more…)
Beth Budinich, a librarian from Foothills Elementary School in Washington, recently wrote an article for EdTech Digest that highlights how she is using Typing.com to equip students with proper keyboarding techniques. Teaching keyboarding skills is one of Beth’s three key digital citizenship initiatives as part of a curriculum designed to teach students in grades 3-5 not only the foundations for communicating online, but also how to appropriately use technology, evaluate online content, and navigate more complex issues, such as internet safety and cyberbullying.
We’re excited to announce a new feature that will enable teachers to use Typing.com in original ways and to support cross-curricular learning. The new custom lesson creation tool empowers teachers to generate original content for students to type, integrate with current events or classic literature, or focus on any other content your students need to learn, helping them improve typing skills simultaneously. With limited class time and much to learn, teachers can now accomplish more things at once! (more…)
As more teaching and learning happens online, students must be skilled and efficient typists in order to complete their coursework and advance to the next grade level. Today, in addition to physically writing answers, typing is another form for students to communicate their understanding of specific concepts across any discipline. And similar to writing, the earlier a student is exposed to the proper techniques, which includes keystrokes, finger placement, and speed, the better equipped they are to succeed in a variety of learning settings, both in their studies and beyond. (more…)
When it comes to boosting typing speed, Nitro Type is the best game hands down. But when it comes to targeting students’ accuracy, we’ve discovered that it takes a different approach.
In our newest game, Keyboard Jump, each mistyped letter doesn’t just slow you down, it makes your character lose a life! Enough errors and your character falls all the way to the bottom again.
If you really want a challenge, try out the game on Insane Mode, where you start off with just ONE life… which means there’s no room for errors!
Nothing makes you pay attention to typos more than falling down and having to start from scratch with EACH error.
And for extra fun, you get to play with your new Typing.com character avatars, from the Flying Fox to Eek from Space.
Click here to play Keyboard Jump!
And note that if you login, you can keep track of your progress in the Score History below the game.
