#Type to learn tech support plus#

Charts are printable and data can be imported or exported. Each lesson/mission is dated, and the chart lists accuracy and words per minute percentages for every mission completed. There is also the Notebook, a mini-word processor where students print, save, spell check, and format their own texts with their choice of fonts, sizes, and styles.Īs students zip through time, they can see their progress and high scores by clicking on the Charts button on the main menu. Other activities include a Dictation Station, Warp Speed for longer practice, and a fill-in-the-blank Typeline. When a student completes Type to Learn's timed activity Key Figures, a historical figure appears, accompanied by a short biography. They might also see a Sioux Indian village, circa 1750, with a caption about 'present-day' South Dakota, where 'the men hunt wild animals and the women take care of the children and decorate clothing with beads.' For example, in the game Windshield Typers, students type a sequence correctly to reveal a hidden picture of a historical site (such as the Egyptian pyramids or Versailles) and explanatory text. Geography and history lessons sneak in through the program's typing games. The program also has an unscored Play and Practice mode for demonstrations and quick practice.

#Type to learn tech support plus#

Type to Learn 3 has simple, short lessons and activities, which some students will not find engaging however, brevity could be a real plus as it encourages students to keep time traveling and complete more missions. If a student mistypes, the hands demonstrate correct technique, and the missed letter is voiced. Like the other programs in this review, on-screen fingers demonstrate hand positioning, but in Type to Learn 3, the hands don't move, the keys darken to indicate which key should be pressed.

Students then move on to new material an average of two keys are introduced per lesson.

Each of the 25 lessons starts with a Home Row Review that reminds typists of proper posture and hand positioning, and also a checkpoint review of previous lessons.