Posted in 1st, Kindergarten, Mouse skills

12 Websites to Teach Mouse Skills

 15 Comments on 12 Websites to Teach Mouse Skills
One of the most important pre-keyboarding skills is how to use the mouse. The mouse hold is not intuitive and if learned wrong, becomes a habit that’s difficult to break. Here are some images to assist you in setting up your newest computer aficionados:
Here are 12 websites students will enjoy including 2 for adults new to computers:
  1. MiniMouse
  2. Mouse practice—drag, click
  3. Mouse skills
  4. Mouse Song
  5. OwlieBoo–mouse practice
  6. Wack-a-gopher (no gophers hurt in this)

Puzzles

  1. Digipuzzles–great puzzles for geography, nature, and holidays
  2. Jigsaw Planet–create your own picture jigsaw
  3. Jigsaw Puzzles–JS

Adults

  1. Mousing Around
  2. Skillful Senior

Trackpad

Many of these are simply repurposing mouse skill sites to the trackpad. 
  1. Basics
  2. Practice
  3. Touchpad vs Mouse
Bookmark this page on Mouse Skills to stay up-to-date as I find more mouse websites. If you’re looking for more, Internet4Classrooms has a long list you might like, and these fun sites from minimouse.us. More on mouse skills:

Dear Otto: Should Lefties Use Right Hands for Mousing Around

Tech Tip #61: How to Get Youngers to Use the Right Mouse Button

Dear Otto: Should I fix ‘Thumb clicking’?

http://eepurl.com/chNlYb

Copyright ©2022 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.
Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice, CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
Author: Jacqui
Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, an Amazon Vine Voice, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today, and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
Website

15 thoughts on “12 Websites to Teach Mouse Skills”

  2. Pingback: mouse skills | Pghboemike's Blog

    1. Absolutely, Marcel. Thanks for adding this. Would you also add a comment on the ‘Mouse skills’ page–https://askatechteacher.com/great-kids-websites/mouse/. Next time I collate, I’ll mix it in.

  6. Pingback: What You Might Have Missed This Month at Ask a Tech Teacher - Structured Learning
  7. Pingback: Posts You Might Have Missed in June - Structured Learning

  8. dear jacq
    How would i know if you are adding new mouse skill games for my Urwa age-6, Haram age -4.?

  9. Pingback: 子供にマウス操作学習に役立つウェブアプリ

Comments are closed.