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| Learn typing with PowerTyping tutor | |
| PowerTyping is an online free typing tutor for Qwerty - US standard 101 keyboard and Dvorak keyboard - the US alternative ANSI standard keyboard. Our free online typing lessons are supported with Qwerty keyboard pic and Dvorak keyboard pic to help with hand positioning over a keyboard. Lessons have timed exercises to practice. Some of our games are enhanced with music. Lessons are great not only for beginners but also for experienced Qwerty typist who want to take the plunge and learn to type Dvorak. |
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| Learning approach | |
| Our tutorial is designed to teach, develop and
practice, step by step, typing skills. Separate lessons are written for
Dvorak and Qwerty which enable typing of whole words pretty soon on both
keyboards. One should go through lessons in sequence because they rehearse
keys already learned as they add new ones. Instructions for hand positioning
over keyboard are included in lessons. Our free typing tutorial strives to make typing for kids and adults fun. |
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| Typing lessons for Dvorak - US alternative ANSI standard keyboard layout | |
| Dvorak typing lessons are self explanatory. Lessons, typing progress and typing speed goal (words per minute) are in the view. Lessons' structure reflects Dvorak keyboard layout. Lessons' progress is maintained on your computer as a cookie. |
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| Qwerty typing lessons - US standard 101 keyboard layout | |
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Qwerty typing lessons Typing lessons' structure reflects Qwerty keyboard layout. Lessons, typing progress and typing speed goal (words per minute) are in the view. Qwerty lessons have a radio there. Turn it on while practicing. The idea is to type an exercise to the rhythm of music to encourage even pace, error free typing. Songs have listed speed of the rhythm in wpm, which reflects the pace of the song.
Lessons' progress is maintained on your computer as a cookie. |
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| Typing games | |
| To spice the practice, check out the educational typing games. Some are enhanced with music. The most popular typing game is the Barracuda and its less graphical version the BarracudaS. Then there are the Foggies a typing game without boundaries. My recommendation for this game is to turn on music, relax and "just keep typing". The Alphabetic Rain typing game focuses on letters. The Falling Words challenges a typist with words or numbers. The latest game The Jibe practices random letters or numbers. |
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| Typing speed tests | |
| Try free typing speed tests to see what your speed is and where your wpm goal may be. Several paragraphs are available to practice or test typing. Each paragraph has two versions: with or without space after a period. |
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| System requirements | |
| Browser Netscape v 6 or above, Mozilla browsers-Firebird, Firefox, Internet Explorer v 5.0 or above.
Plug-in Flash
player version 6.0 or above. PC (x86) or Macintosh. Speakers
are recommended but not necessary. Check out PowerTyping, free typing tutor online: Typing lessons Qwerty | Typing lessons Dvorak | Typing games |
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