updated 12-30-23
If you’re worrying about preparing students for online assessments, here are a wide variety of resources that teach keyboarding–from games to drills to everything in between:
- ABCYa–Keyboard challenge—grade level
- Alphabet rain game
- Alpha Quick–how quickly can a student type the alphabet?
- Barracuda game
- Big Brown Bear
- Bubbles game
- Digipuzzles–6 keyboarding practice games for youngers
- Edutyping–fee-based
- Free typing tutor
- GoodTyping.com
- KAZ–speed typing in 90 minutes
- Keyboard practice—quick start
- Keyboarding—more lessons
- NitroType
- TIPP 10
- Touch Typing Progressive Program
- Typaphone–make music while you type
- TypeDojo — word lists, 10-key, and more
- Typesy
- Typing Arena–lots of games to teach typing
- Typing Mentor
- Typing Pal
- Typing Tournament
- Typing.IO–typing code for practice
Graduated programs
For iPads
- Ghost Type
- Tap Fun Lite
- Tap Typing
- Typing Tournament–with teacher dashboard; includes games; fee
- Typetastic–also for computers
Jacqui, as you asked I’m sharing the link here http://www.ratatype.com/
Thanks, Adam!
I’d like to find someone to come to my kids school and teach a keyboarding class in la. Do you know anyone?
I don’t know anyone in Louisiana who could do that. I do have an online class for students–you can look at. It includes teachers manuals, student workbooks, and videos for students. Here’s the link. Please note: If you buy the student workbooks, you get the videos and teacher manuals for free.
This is intended as a student-paced, student-directed keyboarding course that fits into any curriculum
sorry! Los Angeles, California! Hollywood specifically!
How funny–I read la as Louisiana!
Can you provide a few details? There are kid’s tech groups who do that–for a fee. Are you looking for a teacher? A volunteer? During school or after?
Thanks! I was looking for someone to come to our school in Hollywood and teach an after school class one day a week for some kids. I may have found someone. It’s just that they won’t do it if they are on their own, no matter how fun they make the games. And, no, not a volunteer. I found one tech group that I am researching now. Thanks!
Hi Jacqui,
Perhaps you like to add a link to my typing games at http://www.digipuzzle.net/education/typing/index.htm
Regards,
Marcel
Thanks for pointing me to your new site Jacqui, I love all the resources and links you have here! Again, here’s the website I’m developing for teachers and typing students to use:
http://www.typinghome.com
Thank you for considering adding it to your list!
I already added it. I love finding keyboarding resources that teach one row at a time. Too often, programs start with home row and then it’s a free-for-all. Some teachers like more order in their instruction.
You’ll see it on this list.
i love
this website
Aren’t you nice!
Here is a new resource: http://thetypingcoach.com
Thanks, David. I’ve curated it.
good website love it!!
Thanks!
Jacqui, here is a typing resource and would be honored to have it added to your list. http://ttl.sunburst.com/.