Keyboarding in Elementary Education


The Solana Beach School District is currently using Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing (version 15) for grades 2 and up. This software program has lessons, speed tests, games, and real-world texts to learn the keyboard. It has short videos on proper keyboarding form. It is in English and Spanish. It provides a progress report for each user.

 

The Web has online keyboarding tutorials that are sometimes free. Here are some online tutorials:

 

For keyboarding practice and exercise visit:

Paste the Keys

Elmo's Keyboarding

Alphabet Rain

Dance Mat Keyboarding

 

For keyboarding practice, and speed test visit:

Touch Typing

Falling Words

Challenging Falling Words

Power Typing

 

For keyboarding lessons and exercises visit:

Peter's Online Typing Course

Gamequarium Keyboarding Course and Lessons

 

For keyboarding practice, games and speed test visit:

Free Typing Net

The Keyboard Playground

Mr. Kent's Typing Test

Typing Test

Barracuda Typing