With the evolution of Web 2.0 technologies, traditional typing practice is something that has been left at the wayside a little. While most people now learn how to type but just “doing it” (typing for authentic purposes), there are some fun games on the net that you may like to use with your students to encourage them to practise their typing.
My Grade Two students enjoy this site by the BBC where you can make your way through all 12 stages to be the “top typist” while learning correct finger placements.
A simple “Olympic style” game where you need to type the letters correctly to win a running race. The faster you type the words, the faster your character runs. There is no instruction on finger placement.
Typeracer seems to be for the more advanced typist as it requires you to use punctuation and calculates your wpm. Sign in or continue as a guest and either practise your typing alone, race against friends or compete against other online users in a “car” typing race. The faster you type, the faster your car goes. The site provides no typing instructions for learners.
Dear Miss McGeady,
I really like those spelling sites and they were good to train my spelling words.
From Riley in your class 2KM