Learn how to type guide – let’s look at various typing resources to learn the best ways to teach typing and increase you or your child’s WPM! (words per minute)
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Learn How to Type Guide
Typing is now something kids and adults are just suppose to know how to do. While previously typing was a class where everyone sat behind an old school type writer and learned the asdf jkl;. While typing has gone to the way side for keyboarding, keyboarding is not a required class in many schools.
Also, not all adults know how to type quickly. Let’s look at resources to help those who want to learn how to type increase their words per minute. We’ve compiled numerous resources to help you find the best way for you to learn how to type in the manner that works best for you.
Typing Apps
There is an app for everything, including learning how to type. Here’s a list of free typing apps:
iOS Typing Apps
Apple iOS users, these apps are specifically made your device.
Tap Typing Trainer
Master typing on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch with the Tap Typing Trainer typing app for iOS. This free app features a speed test and sample of all lessons. You can purchase full typing lessons with an in-app purchase. From beginner to pro, this app serves all levels of typists.
Ghost Type
Ghost Type app is the only typing tutor that allows you to create your own lessons with your content to suit your child or students With built-in lessons for beginner to advanced, this app offers parents and teachers a great platform to teach typing.
Ghost Type iOS Typing App offers QWERTZ, AZERTY and Dvorak keyboards.
Keyboarding Without Tears
We are HUGE fans of the Handwriting Without Tears app so we were excited to see that the same company offers an iOS app specifically to teach keyboarding. The Keyboarding Without Tears app offers effective game play to learn typing for ages K-5th grade.
Android Typing Apps
Using an Android? No problem. Here are the typing apps to help you learn how to type faster.
Learn to Type
From sitting posture, home row position and finger motions – the Learn to Type Android app shows you keyboarding tipes and more. Thru online speed test, ten-key test, and free typing lessons – this app will help your K-12 student learn the best practices in typing.
Typing Master
Using your keyboard, this game helps you improve your typing speed by competing against others. Competition can motivate! There are practice session for practicing and self-evaluation or go full-on and start competing in the Typing Master Android typing app.
Learn Typing
Looking to improve your typing skills? This app features exercises to practice typing on a computer keyboard or classic typing machine.
Online Typing Classes
Let’s look at various online typing classes. Learn to type from any computer with these courses.
Typing Club
Typing Club guides you from the basics on with interactive lessons teaching you to type. It’s free and a great resource for early typers!
Typing.com
If you are a teacher looking for online typing courses, check out typing.com. Typing.com is free, offering unlimited classes for both individuals and students. You can pay a small fee to have advertising removed.
Learn to Type Software
Here is a list of learn to type software if you are wanting to learn via a software program.
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing
Anyone who grew up in school during the 90’s, most likely knows of Mavis Beacon. Mavis taught many of us how to type – and guess what, she is still around with even more resources.
Side note: There is no Mavis Beacon. Nope, Mavis was a made up character. Sorry to be the one to have to break it to you!
Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Version 18 is available on Amazon.
Typing Master
Typing Master is available for Windows 10. If you are looking for a free version, they offer one – but it is limited in functionality.
Speed Tests
Want to know how fast exactly you type? Here is a list of websites that offer free typing test. Leave your WPM in the comments!
- 10 Fast Fingers
- TypingTest.com
- Typing
Online Typing Games
Looking to get kids engaged while learning how to type? Try these online typing games. Kids love games and even better when they learn while they are playing.
Typing Games Zone
Typing Games Zone offers over 20 typing games for your kids to play. From Alien Typing Wars to Typing Galaxy, there is a different type of game that surely your kids will find one to love to play.
Type Racer
Type racer is an online typing game that lets your “race” others by typing.
Typing.com
Typing.com offers 9 free online typing games for you or your kids to play. Our favorite is Type-A-Balloon!
There you have it, our online guide to typing. Everything you want to know about learning how to type, typing apps, speeds test, typing games and more. Have a resource we missed? Leave it in the comments!