This list is really comprehensive! http://www.clickinks.com/Ultimate-List-of-Keyboarding-Games.html

Keyboarding or Typing is one the first and most vital skills for students to learn for technology literacy.  This skill is the building block for using a computer and one that starts as early KDG if not sooner.  Also, this is a nice skill/unit to teach in using: ''centers or blocks'', free time, or even summer school. *This list is ...

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TypingWeb is a nice free site for people who want to learn how to type. Also, there are some nice features for teachers such as student tracking and grading. A teacher can even track student usage to make sure they are practicing their typing skills. I highly recommend checking out TypingWeb by clicking here!!

Type Racer is a fun site to help students practice and improve their typing skills. What makes this so much fun is the ability to challenge your friends and race in a private room, or one can just race other random people online. Finally, an educator can sign up for a classroom account which adds additional educational features. I highly ...

Ms. Dorothy, I have been working with _______ on his writing. I even offered to pay him to practice. He is simply not interested in practicing writing neatly. Suggestions? - Poppa Writing legibly is about writing so that someone else can read what you have written. It is a courtesy that is focused on the reader, and it is a dying art. It is easy ...

Greetings, LEARNINGGAMESFORKIDS is a website filled with free education related games. Given the choice, I think most students would rather practice a skill by playing repetitive mind-numbing games rather then completing mind-numbing worksheets. The bragging rights that come from reaching level 30 in Typo-Tank Busters are slightly more ...

Ms. Dorothy,  _____, who is 12, has Aspergers. He is very high functioning, but not surprisingly, fine motor skills are not his forte. At what age are kids proficient at typing? How would you define proficient? Is it the sort of skill that like writing, will just improve over time as you are challenged to work at it more and more? - A Mom Typing ...

Ms. Dorothy, Why don't teachers teach cursive any more?  My older kids all learned in 3rd grade, and by 5th grade they were required to read and write in cursive.  Now my younger kids aren't being taught cursive at all.  The teachers say there is too much else to teach.  When are they supposed to learn cursive if they cut it out of school? Can you ...

Ms. Dorothy, When my son writes, he changes the pencil back and forth between hands.  Some days he says it is easier to write left-handed, and other days with the right.  Is this an issue I should be worried about, or do some people just have an easier time this way? - Mom of a 4th grader If your son is comfortable, it really doesn't matter which ...