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Free typing practice lessons. No bells and whistles, but instant feedback. Great support for additional practice or in schools with technology access but no typing class.

Free, online program with touch typing lessons. Intended for children who are non-disabled but practice might assist other digital keyboard user.

EdTechReview. Useful resource for checking into tech efficiently. This link looks at online typing tutors.

Typing requires teaching if you want to keep the tool from getting in the way of children's thinking. Here's a free way to get started.

Slick iPad app intended for teaching, and certainly useful in that regard. But think about the writing and digital storytelling possibilities. Write or draw freehand, import photos or images, type text, record audio, share via email. Saves as a video (which captures process).

One way to support wide reading developing readers is to pursue their interests. Search "videos with onscreen lyrics" and add the singer, music type, title, etc. This broad search of just "videos with onscreen lyrics yielded 150 million results--that's a lot of motivating text for a lot of readers.

Key search terms to find music with lyrics as reading source material.