Mrs. Horton's Elementary Keyboarding
Sycamore School District, Sycamore, Illinois
Last Updated: 10/05/2011

 

(*Please be aware that the content of sites can change.  If you discover a link has changed, please let me know. Also, most of the activities below take you to sites outside of the Sycamore website. Please read the District's Website Disclaimer)
 

 

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About the Teacher

 

Keyboarding Activities*

Links to other Keyboarding Sites*

Sycamore Community Unit School District

 



About the Teacher (Mrs. Horton)

I have been teaching in the Sycamore School District since 1990.  I taught third grade for 8 years before becoming the elemenatary technology coordinator in 1998 for Southeast and South Prairie. In 2006, I became the Director of Technology for the school district. I also still work at South Prairie as the Technology Specialist.  In 2007, I became the full-time Director of Technology.

I graduated with my bachelors in education from NIU in 1988 and with my masters in instructional technology from NIU in 1999.

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Keyboarding Activities*

Please note that these activities are located outside of this site. We are not responsible for any changes in content on those sites. Also, some of the activities may require updated players (such as Shockwave).  Also note that I am no longer in the classroom, so I don't use this site.  I have considered removing it, but have gotten so much interest from people that I have decided to leave it up.  Please contact me if you notice links that need to be changed. 

 

Online Activities
Keyboarding Lessons
Choose from the practice lessons or take your own text, cut and paste it into the box and practice using that text.
Keyboarding Lessons

Good practice of letters.  The whole document can be saved and printed out.

Online Keyboarding Practice
A series of 17 drills to help you improve your keyboarding technique and speed.
Typing Pal
Although this has parts that can be purchased, there are many great free activities.
Computer Circus
Created by high school students as part of a "Thinkquest" project, this will allow you to practice letters from their various lessons.  Start at lesson 1 and work your way up.

Peter's Online Typing Course

 

This site contains preliminary activities, typing lessons and typing exercises.

Dance Mat Typing

Cute animated learn to type program.
 

Type Online

 

 

This site contains typinglessons, practice, typing tests, number pad lessons, and safety lessons.

PowerTyping

 

Site includes an introduction, typing test, typing lessons and games.

MrKent's Typing Test

 

Select the type of test and the number of sentences.

 

Black Dog's Typing Test

Type a paragraph.  Good for testing wpm, but the accuracy part seems to be a little off (such as if you add an extra letter by mistake, it counts everything from that point on as a mistake)

 

Wacky Web Tales

Online activity similar to Mad Libs. Just back every month for new stories.

Typing Test
Simplistic typing test that gives you the choice of beginner, novice, and expert.

Learn2Type for Kids Typing Test 

 

Type a paragraph and get your wpm.  Shows you your mistakes.

Quia Keyboarding Basics Quiz

Keyboard basics quiz in the form of "Who wants to be a millionaire?"  Can you win all the money?

Type Me Game

Rescue the falling letters and words.  This game does a nice job of allowing a variety of typing skills as you can adjust the speed and numbers needed to win.
Typershark
Save the diver from sharks and pirahna and collect some jewels along the way.

 

Letter Game
Type the letters before they go off the screen.

Fowl Words 2

 

Type the letters on the eggs before they fall off the conveyor belt.

Barracuda

 

Type the words and letters as they float across the screen

Cup Stacking

 

A fun way to practice typing individual letters as you stack and unstack cups.

Foggies

 

Type the words that appear on the screen, but hurry before they disapear!

Alphabetic Rain

 

Type the letters before they get to the bottom of the window.

Word Meister
A hangman type game.  Type the letters as quickly as possible.  Keep those hands on homerow!

Soccer Goalie

 

Type the numbers and letters to help the goalie stop the balls from going into the net.

Word Island

Choose the typing game and help the monkey climb up the waterfall by typing the words on the rocks and the trees.

 

 

Find the Letter

See how many letters you can type in 30 seconds with as little or no mistakes. Challange yourself to do better each time.

Type Type Revolution

 

Sort of like a Dance Dance Revolution for the keyboard. Type the letters when they get to the right area of the board. Get more points by doing combinations.

Type Fast

Type the letter on the correct arrow to keep the boy from falling off of the stairs

Air Typer

Type the words on the obstacles before they reach the airplane.

Finger Frenzy

How fast can you type the alphabet?

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How fast can you type the alphabet backwards?
   

 

 
The following activities need to be downloaded onto your machine.  (Kids:  Ask your parents' permission before downloading these activities).
Typingmaster Test and Games (this is an upgraded version of the one we use at school)

 

Typing Tutor

Kids Typing Skills
 

 

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Links to other Keyboarding Sites*

Crews Middle School

A Brief History of Typewriters

The Virtual Typewriter Museum

Laptop Language: Keyboarding (Thank you to the students at Valley Charter School for suggesting this link)

 

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