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A collection of typing games online (and some to download, but those are in a separate section). Maintained by a Multimedia "Outreach Educator" Austin Children's Museum

Ms. Roy's 6th graders - P. says: best game was Typing Terror - kinda hard but fun, like the Airplane game - not to hard but fun. J says: games ok, goes really fast - would be nice to be able to slow down, pretty challenging, some too challenging so it was not that fun. R says: Jingle Bells game, funny, kinda hard but really fun. M says: Jingle Bells, beginner needs to be slower - beginner could not do this!

a fun onlione keyboarding game for early years

Whether you're after a preschool game to learn the alphabet or a typing game to learn the keyboard, try Type Me. Kids rescue falling letters and words by typing them correctly on the keyboard.

You have a few settings you can change, but the program progresses on its own. You only have to type for a short time before getting a reward.

Speedy Keys was designed for early learners and special education students, to develop a familiarity with the standard keyboard in a fun and encouraging way. This program does NOT instruct in finger position; it will work for touch and two-fingered typists.

This keyboarding game is found on KABOOSE's funschool site.

This site offers a variety of online games. This is a great resource to send home for students to practice their keyboarding skills.

Ms. Roy's 6th graders - E says: lots of fun, really good, just enough of a challenge to play but not too challenging to want to throw my laptop across the room, most of the games are the exact same thing with different graphics so it gets kinda boring. R says: Martian City Defender - good, kinda challenging , can adjust the level

free, high quality, fun, and interactive touch typing games, lessons, and tests

recommended by the QIAT listserve Seems good for teaching fingering, but not as a general practice tool since each lesson focuses on different letters

Good for students who need to practice typing words to establish motor patterns, not just isolated letters, in a fun game format. Less frustrating than other games with more timing demands and longer passages to type.

Ms. Roy's 6th graders - G says: I didn't like the game, monsters coming too fast even after adjusting to "Apprentice", but I am not a very good typist. E says: "Excuse….Excuse" - reminds people of themselves and school and teachers, "Did you bring in your homework", lots of fun and was not too challenging, good for someone who is already pretty good at typing