Chromebook Keyboard Considerations for Kindergarten
My oldest daughter is in Kindergarten this year. Recently, she started using a Chromebook in her classroom. The Chromebook that she uses at school is different from the one we have at home. The difference is minor for most of us, but it’s huge for kids her age. That difference is found on the keyboard. […]
Best of 2022 So Far – Improve Your Typing While Reading Classic Literature
I’m taking the rest of the week off. While I’m gone I’ll be republishing some of the most popular posts of the year so far. There is not a shortage of typing games available on the web (find 700 of them right here). Most of those games are based on rote practice and patterns. That’s […]
Games for Students to Play to Improve Their Typing Skills
A few days ago I published a short video about an interesting way to improve your typing skills while reading classic literature. That video prompted one reader to send me an email this morning to ask if I had suggestions for typing practice sites for elementary school students. The following are the things that I […]
Improve Your Typing While Reading Classic Literature
There is no shortage of typing games available on the web (find 700 of them right here). Most of those games are based on rote practice and patterns. That’s why I was intrigued when the Support Real Teachers Twitter account tagged me in a post about a new typing practice site that wasn’t just a […]
700+ Free Typing Games for Kids
TypeTastic is a site that offers more than 700 free typing games for students of all ages. I first reviewed TypeTastic a few years ago shortly after it was launched and only offered thirteen games. Since then it has obviously added hundreds of more games and many more features. Just like when it launched a few […]
A Handful of Games for Fun Typing Practice
Last week I was writing a blog post early in the morning when my three year old came out of her room. She saw what I was doing and wanted to help. Since she can recognize all of the letters of the alphabet I let her type a few letters of each sentence. That little […]
Good Tools for Learning to Type – Best of 2015-16 School Year
All of this week I am on the road working with teachers in Texas, Kansas, and Arizona. Rather than scrambling to write blog posts at the end of each day, I’m taking this time to feature some of the most popular posts and new tools of the 2015-2016 school year. Last week I wrote a […]