TOUCH TYPING
The products below have been used in school that are also accessible to the children at home.
| Product | Web Address | Webinar/Tutorial |
| BBC Dance Mat Typing |
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics |
Is a good, fun way of starting to learn to touch type. However, it does not record progress, so if the learner looses their place, they have to start the level again. |
| Big Brown Bear | https://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/ | Has a number of different keyboard skills and touch typing activities. There is something appropriate for each year group. |
| Typing.com | https://www.typing.com/student/login | Has built-in tutorials, that help the pupils to learn to touch type. You can still earn your Bronze, Silver and Gold certificates and badges. Note: I have set up accounts the Year 3 to Year 6 children. If you can't login contact me on the above email address. |
| Typing Club | https://www.typingclub.com/ | Has built-in tutorials, that help the pupils to learn to touch type. You will need to set up your own account for this website. |
| REMEMBER! When learning to touch type your hands should be covered, and your fingers on the correct keys. The picture below shows the HOME ROW keys on a standard QWERTY keyboard in the UK. They are keys your fingers rest on when not typing. The home row keys for your left hand are A, S, D, and F, and those for your right hand are J, K, l, and ; (semicolon). Both thumbs rest on the spacebar. By positioning your hands correctly on the home row keys, you can memorize where all other keys on the keyboard are located. | ||
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