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Using TypeTastic to Build Skills and Confidence

Posted on March 15, 2021 by Administrator

By Kristal Richard

I am the technology support specialist at Centerton Gamble Elementary in Centerton, Arkansas, where I teach computer science to kindergarten through 4th grade. This is our first year using TypeTastic. I use it in my classroom, and as part of my job I help support computer issues. I can say that we’ve had minimal issues with our implementation.

Classlink Integration now Available in TypeTastic School Edition

Posted on January 25, 2021January 25, 2021 by Administrator

Ease of use is an integral part of choice-making when selecting a new tool to be used with your students. Especially during these challenging times when many classes are remote, not having to create new login credentials makes using different digital services much easier for both students and teachers.

Deploying a Districtwide Keyboarding Solution

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Administrator

By Beth Colbert

Keyboarding is an essential skill at Bentonville School District, where I serve as software administrator. We are a 1:1 district, so typing skills are a requirement for day-to-day schoolwork, and state tests in Arkansas require students to have functional typing skills by grade 3.

5 Tips for Adding Typing to Your Library Curriculum

Posted on August 11, 2020August 11, 2020 by Administrator

By Toni Wimmer

With all the many subjects and skills today’s students need to learn and the limited resources schools have to teach them, it’s not uncommon for subjects that once had their own class to get folded into other courses. As an elementary librarian, I’ve seen this firsthand at my own schools, where we’ve recently incorporated typing instruction into the larger library curriculum. It’s a natural fit in many ways—typing is an integral part of the research and digital citizenship instruction we mostly focus on.

Motivating Kids to Practice Keyboarding When No One’s Looking

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Administrator

By Jessica Butcher

As a computer science teacher for students in grades 2-4 at Cartmell Elementary School, it’s clear to me that typing is a foundational skill for a range of disciplines. In a 1:1 computing school like ours, however, it’s a foundational academic skill, as well.

TypeTastic School Edition is FREE Until June 30!

Posted on April 8, 2020April 9, 2020 by Administrator

Schools around the world have been disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, and educators have been asked to make the transition from in-person to online learning in a matter of days.

Why Typing is Key to Success on Standardized Tests

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Administrator

It likely comes as no surprise that children’s first exposure to keyboards comes well before they enter elementary school. In 2017, children up to age eight spent an average of 2 hours and 19 minutes every day on screen media. Virtually every household has a smartphone or tablet in the home, with 45% of all children having their own mobile device!

How a Virtual School Meets the Needs of Diverse Learners

Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 by Administrator

Every student has unique needs, and it can be a challenge to meet those for any school. In virtual schools, however, the unique needs of individual students combine in a dizzying array of diversity. In a recent article for District Administration , VirtualSC Curriculum Coordinator Deirdre Edwards explained how they met those needs for nearly 30,000 students in the 2018-2019 academic year alone.

The New TypeTastic Combines Fun and Games with District-Level Management

Posted on January 7, 2020February 10, 2020 by Administrator

What could be better than classrooms full of students playing their way to typing mastery? How about entire schools and districts playing their way to typing mastery! Two million users play TypeTastic games each month, and now we’ll bring students, teachers, and administrators together with powerful new tools that turn TypeTastic into a truly district-wide solution.

How Engagement in Typing Instruction Opens Doors to Tech

Posted on December 9, 2019December 12, 2019 by Administrator

By Dr. Wendy Thompson

Keyboarding is an essential office skill but, as I wrote in a previous blog, for my students with special needs, it also opens doors to communication with other people. I’ve found that for my students, developing typing skills through engaging keyboarding practice can be a conduit to expanded use of technology, along with greater academic opportunities and achievement.

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