Cottage Lane Students, log into your typing account at http://schools.learn2type.com.   For the username, enter your regular district username.  Your password is socsd.  Your class ID is 10715.

Test your typing skill:  See how fast you type with this simple exercise.

Try Dance Mat Typing from the BBC.

Typing Bubbles:  A free online typing practice game

Learn to Type Online:  A free typing practice site

Tux Typing:    This is a free "open source" typing program for any computer.  You have to download the program to your home computer, so please check with your families before you continue.  Like many open source programs, this is a well designed program that is not yet fully finished.

Please note:  At school, we teach keyboarding for a few weeks, but see the children only once every six days.  Keyboarding skills are most effectively learned when they are practiced every day.  Families interested in purchasing software for their home computers may consider these titles from Amazon.  All these programs teach typing exactly the same way.  I recommend you purchase software that your children will be interested and motivated to use every day.   For example, if your child likes Spongebob, purchase the Spongebob Typing program.  If your child enjoys the program, he or she will practice more.  Frequent practice is the most important part of learning keyboarding.