Games
ABCYa! Keyboard Challenge - Click and drag the keys into the correct position. You even get your choice of keyboard skins!
FreeTypingGames.net - This site is divided into Typing Games, Typing Lessons, and Typing Tests.
- Games include Keyboard Revolution, Martian City Defender, Meteor Typing Blast, Keyboard Triathilon,
Super Spider Hyper Typer - Choose Easy for letter practice, Medium for short words, and Hard for longer words. Advance in levels, but don't lose your lives!
Big Brown Bear Keyboard Game - Earn points as you type each key correctly, or lose a point if you get it wrong. How many keys can you type correctly in 30 seconds?
jCharacterFall - "A small, jQuery addictive game" really is! The developer even gives you some ideas about how this game was made. There is also another game he invented called jTypingHero, that has some similarities to GuitarHero. It's a little tricky on the timing, but a fun challenge.
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Please read and use our Keyboading Newsletter! You will find information that will support your child's efforts to keyboard at home.
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Downloads - Please ask permission before you download anything! (Tell your folks we've used these games at school.)
Typing Invaders - Using proper keyboarding techniques, try to escape these typing space invaders.
10 Finger Breakout - Try to break free and improve your typing skills!
Captain Keyboard - Zoogma.com lets Captain Keyboard lead you through some keyboarding lessons. Download this demo.
Lessons
Keybr.com - Key in random word-like combinations. You can add your own text or add text from another website. Gives your running WPM as you type.
Typing Lessons from Free TypingGames.net starts from very beginning F and J lessons. You can earn a certificate for each lesson completed.
GoodTyping.com - Free online keyboard lessons with keyboard layouts from around the world.This one makes you press Enter at the end of your lines, which is a bad habit. You can also take a Typing Speed Test.
Keyboarding Resources
USOE Keyboarding - Utah State Office of Education has gathered together many resources. There are drills for High Frequency Words, right and left hand, and Chatter Keyboarding handouts. Print these handouts and practice at home.
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