Keyboarding Resources
Below are additional websites to help strengthen your typing skills and your knowledge about computers.
Tips on learning the keyboard and typing correctly:
1. Sit up straight in the chair with your back against the back of the chair.
2. Your feet are flat on the floor.
3. Your fingers rest on home row (ASDF-JKL;).
4. Keep your eyes on the screen or the copy you are typing from.
5. Make sure your arms are relaxed and your wrists are not touching the keyboard or the desk.
Keyboarding Websites:
http://www.quia.com/shared/technology/ : a wealth of resources to test your knowledge about computer basics and Microsoft Office Suite
http://freetypinggame.net/ : free typing games to choose from, typing lessons, and typing tests
http://www.typingadventure.com/index.php?mod=game : typing treasure hunt game
http://www.typingtest.com/games/ : There are several typing games to choose from; Pac Man, Bubbles, and more
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/ : typing dance game
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/frieda2/frieda2.html : surfing typing game. Requires sound to play--will need to type words as they are spoken
http://www.abcya.com/keyboard.htm : Drag the keys to the empty keyboard where they belong
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html : a variety of free typing games and tests to choose from
http://www.alfatyping.com/freetypinggames/nfl-typing.html : NFL typing game to practice football related terms
http://www.softschools.com/games/typing_games/ : typing games and typing tests
http://freeonlinetypinggames.com/kids-typing/spider-typer-game/ : typing
http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html
Basic Computer Terms Websites:
http://www.quia.com/jg/65620.html : Games that review basic computer terminology using flash cards, concentration, matching, and word search
http://www.playkidsgames.com/member-homepages.php?d=7177 : Games that review basic computer terminology using pinball, stingray chaser, word find, word scramble, and hangman
http://www.abcya.com/computer_vocabulary.htm : An "I Spy" game used to review basic computer terminology
Proofreading Websites:
All of the sites below are proofreading games. Be sure to read the directions before playing tha games.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm
https://www.spellingconnectionsonline.com/game3
http://www.portlandproof.com/proofit.asp
Personal-Business Letter Websites:
http://www.quia.com/jg/1054026.html
http://quizlet.com/5515157/personal-business-letter-block-style-flash-cards/
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=personal-business-letter-quiz_1
Tips on learning the keyboard and typing correctly:
1. Sit up straight in the chair with your back against the back of the chair.
2. Your feet are flat on the floor.
3. Your fingers rest on home row (ASDF-JKL;).
4. Keep your eyes on the screen or the copy you are typing from.
5. Make sure your arms are relaxed and your wrists are not touching the keyboard or the desk.
Keyboarding Websites:
http://www.quia.com/shared/technology/ : a wealth of resources to test your knowledge about computer basics and Microsoft Office Suite
http://freetypinggame.net/ : free typing games to choose from, typing lessons, and typing tests
http://www.typingadventure.com/index.php?mod=game : typing treasure hunt game
http://www.typingtest.com/games/ : There are several typing games to choose from; Pac Man, Bubbles, and more
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/typing/ : typing dance game
http://www.earobics.com/gamegoo/games/frieda2/frieda2.html : surfing typing game. Requires sound to play--will need to type words as they are spoken
http://www.abcya.com/keyboard.htm : Drag the keys to the empty keyboard where they belong
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games.html : a variety of free typing games and tests to choose from
http://www.alfatyping.com/freetypinggames/nfl-typing.html : NFL typing game to practice football related terms
http://www.softschools.com/games/typing_games/ : typing games and typing tests
http://freeonlinetypinggames.com/kids-typing/spider-typer-game/ : typing
http://www.powertyping.com/qwerty/lessonsq.html
Basic Computer Terms Websites:
http://www.quia.com/jg/65620.html : Games that review basic computer terminology using flash cards, concentration, matching, and word search
http://www.playkidsgames.com/member-homepages.php?d=7177 : Games that review basic computer terminology using pinball, stingray chaser, word find, word scramble, and hangman
http://www.abcya.com/computer_vocabulary.htm : An "I Spy" game used to review basic computer terminology
Proofreading Websites:
All of the sites below are proofreading games. Be sure to read the directions before playing tha games.
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/proofread/proof.htm
https://www.spellingconnectionsonline.com/game3
http://www.portlandproof.com/proofit.asp
Personal-Business Letter Websites:
http://www.quia.com/jg/1054026.html
http://quizlet.com/5515157/personal-business-letter-block-style-flash-cards/
http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=personal-business-letter-quiz_1