keyboarding
julie means
i have a 10 year old who is interested in learning keyboarding. he says he would prefer to learn it using the computer rather than with a book.
can anyone recommend a keyboarding computer program?
thanks,
julie
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can anyone recommend a keyboarding computer program?
thanks,
julie
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Cheryl Duke
The old text-based online multi-player role playing games worked for us.
Type fast or die! It wasn't formal or anything but we all learned how to
type fast on the keyboard. I'm not sure what the age limit is (I think 13)
on Everquest but my son enjoyed watching us play. He has gotten fast
playing online games too (he's 9). He just gets online and finds games to
play. I find him at the lego website quite often or at Disney.com.
cheryl
Type fast or die! It wasn't formal or anything but we all learned how to
type fast on the keyboard. I'm not sure what the age limit is (I think 13)
on Everquest but my son enjoyed watching us play. He has gotten fast
playing online games too (he's 9). He just gets online and finds games to
play. I find him at the lego website quite often or at Disney.com.
cheryl
----- Original Message -----
From: "julie means" <jmeans@...>
> i have a 10 year old who is interested in learning keyboarding. he says
he would prefer to learn it using the computer rather than with a book.
> can anyone recommend a keyboarding computer program?
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In a message dated 6/26/02 9:35:16 AM, jmeans@... writes:
<<
can anyone recommend a keyboarding computer program? >>
I recommend playing with anything you can download or borrow before spending
money.
Lots of structured homeschoolers like Mavis Beacon. There are other games
for "typing readiness" like QuickKey and KeyBoom and Mario Teaches Typing.
If you can find some download sites online (shareware or freeware) you could
find some to try, or maybe you have friends who could help you. AOL has a
big freeware library.
My son has the kind of keyboard that's angled and split down the middle, so
that's going to cover left/right hand for him, without him even trying.
Sandra
<<
can anyone recommend a keyboarding computer program? >>
I recommend playing with anything you can download or borrow before spending
money.
Lots of structured homeschoolers like Mavis Beacon. There are other games
for "typing readiness" like QuickKey and KeyBoom and Mario Teaches Typing.
If you can find some download sites online (shareware or freeware) you could
find some to try, or maybe you have friends who could help you. AOL has a
big freeware library.
My son has the kind of keyboard that's angled and split down the middle, so
that's going to cover left/right hand for him, without him even trying.
Sandra
diamond_h2o
My kids loved Mario teaches typing but they were 3 and 6 at the
time. It has tests to see how fast you are which is pretty cool
but I don't know how anyone else feels about the program. We got
ours at a rummage sale for 10 cents so i was no big thing.
time. It has tests to see how fast you are which is pretty cool
but I don't know how anyone else feels about the program. We got
ours at a rummage sale for 10 cents so i was no big thing.
--- In Unschooling-dotcom@y..., "julie means" <jmeans@p...> wrote:
> i have a 10 year old who is interested in learning keyboarding. he
says he would prefer to learn it using the computer rather than with
a book.
>
> can anyone recommend a keyboarding computer program?
>
> thanks,
> julie
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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My kids liked "Jump Start Typing". It's like a video game. For example,
little people ski down a mountain at increasing speeds, and you have to type
the letters they are holding up before they go past a certain point. You have
to sit with them at first to make sure their fingers are on the correct keys.
It's worth the small amount of time sitting with them at the beginning until
they get the hang of it!
I wish someone had helped me learn to type. One of the reasons I hang out in
lurkdom is that I'm such a slow typist that it takes me forever to express an
opinion. (I know, I know----I should take a course myself)
Sherry
little people ski down a mountain at increasing speeds, and you have to type
the letters they are holding up before they go past a certain point. You have
to sit with them at first to make sure their fingers are on the correct keys.
It's worth the small amount of time sitting with them at the beginning until
they get the hang of it!
I wish someone had helped me learn to type. One of the reasons I hang out in
lurkdom is that I'm such a slow typist that it takes me forever to express an
opinion. (I know, I know----I should take a course myself)
Sherry
Fetteroll
on 6/27/02 7:47 AM, FoxgloveStudio@... at FoxgloveStudio@... wrote:
I covered up the letters on the keys with tape and went through at least
part of a typing book to learn where to put my fingers when I was in high
school. Covering up the keys forced my fingers to memorize where the leters
were!
But my husband types just as fast with two fingers, looking at the keys.
The more you type, the better you get.
Joyce
> I wish someone had helped me learn to type. One of the reasons I hang out inOr teach yourself. :-)
> lurkdom is that I'm such a slow typist that it takes me forever to express an
> opinion. (I know, I know----I should take a course myself)
I covered up the letters on the keys with tape and went through at least
part of a typing book to learn where to put my fingers when I was in high
school. Covering up the keys forced my fingers to memorize where the leters
were!
But my husband types just as fast with two fingers, looking at the keys.
The more you type, the better you get.
Joyce
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In a message dated 6/27/02 5:49:13 AM, FoxgloveStudio@... writes:
<< . You have
to sit with them at first to make sure their fingers are on the correct keys.
It's worth the small amount of time sitting with them at the beginning until
they get the hang of it! >>
"Have to"?
<<I wish someone had helped me learn to type. One of the reasons I hang out
in
lurkdom is that I'm such a slow typist that it takes me forever to express an
opinion. (I know, I know----I should take a course myself)>>
Nah, just play around with Jump Start Typing every day!
<< . You have
to sit with them at first to make sure their fingers are on the correct keys.
It's worth the small amount of time sitting with them at the beginning until
they get the hang of it! >>
"Have to"?
<<I wish someone had helped me learn to type. One of the reasons I hang out
in
lurkdom is that I'm such a slow typist that it takes me forever to express an
opinion. (I know, I know----I should take a course myself)>>
Nah, just play around with Jump Start Typing every day!
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Our family can recommend "Typing with Timon and Pumba". We don't usually go
in for the Disney type products but this one is fun. Good typing habits are
embedded in the games. Probably not good for true vegetarians as there is
bug eating involved.
Melissa - new to list
in for the Disney type products but this one is fun. Good typing habits are
embedded in the games. Probably not good for true vegetarians as there is
bug eating involved.
Melissa - new to list
Tia Leschke
>A course?!!!!
>I wish someone had helped me learn to type. One of the reasons I hang out in
>lurkdom is that I'm such a slow typist that it takes me forever to express an
>opinion. (I know, I know----I should take a course myself)
Why not use one of the typing programs yourself? I already knew how to
type, but when we got Typing Tutor, I used it and increased my speed a lot.
Tia
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Tia Leschke
leschke@...
On Vancouver Island
Lewis
We also avoid the pop culture items, like Disney, etc...
However, we did buy the Timon and Pumba typing CD, and the kids love it, and
are learning how to use the keyboard, in a fun way, on their own.
Debbie
However, we did buy the Timon and Pumba typing CD, and the kids love it, and
are learning how to use the keyboard, in a fun way, on their own.
Debbie
moe millard
-I would like info on jumpstart typing. Where can I
order it? I should probably just check amazon.com
unless someone has a used copy they want to sell... moe
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order it? I should probably just check amazon.com
unless someone has a used copy they want to sell... moe
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In a message dated 6/27/02 3:37:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
leschke@... writes:
"A> course?!!!!
Start Typing that I was recommending. I recommended that program because it's
like a video game, and most of the kids I know love video games.
I personally can't imagine what is so attractive about video games, and
would never have the patience to do something so repetitive. On the other
hand, I can see the attraction to some of the role playing games. In the case
of role playing games though, I can't see spending so much time and effort in
a fantasy world, when that same amount of effort expended in real life, might
lead to real accomplishments in the real world.
Sherry
leschke@... writes:
"A> course?!!!!
> Why not use one of the typing programs yourself? I already knew how toSorry, when I said "take a course myself," I meant a program such as the Jump
> type, but when we got Typing Tutor, I used it and increased my speed a lot.
> Tia"
Start Typing that I was recommending. I recommended that program because it's
like a video game, and most of the kids I know love video games.
I personally can't imagine what is so attractive about video games, and
would never have the patience to do something so repetitive. On the other
hand, I can see the attraction to some of the role playing games. In the case
of role playing games though, I can't see spending so much time and effort in
a fantasy world, when that same amount of effort expended in real life, might
lead to real accomplishments in the real world.
Sherry
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>
diamond_h2o
I can see the attraction to some of the role playing games. In the
case
the real world. I don't play because it seemed pointless to me, but
my childrens father and all his friends play. They don't have any
problems they can't solve as long as they are role playing and if
for some reason they do get into a problem they can't solve they
simply create a new character. Its infinite lives.
case
> of role playing games though, I can't see spending so much time andeffort in
> a fantasy world, when that same amount of effort expended in reallife, might
> lead to real accomplishments in the real world.That is the whole reason people play role playing games is to escape
the real world. I don't play because it seemed pointless to me, but
my childrens father and all his friends play. They don't have any
problems they can't solve as long as they are role playing and if
for some reason they do get into a problem they can't solve they
simply create a new character. Its infinite lives.
>
>
>
[email protected]
In a message dated 6/28/02 5:51:28 AM, FoxgloveStudio@... writes:
<< Sorry, when I said "take a course myself," I meant a program such as the
Jump
Start Typing that I was recommending. >>
With unschooling, if you call it "playing" instead of "taking a course"
you're a giant-step closer to unschooling being part of the air instead of
part of school-option.
Samdra
<< Sorry, when I said "take a course myself," I meant a program such as the
Jump
Start Typing that I was recommending. >>
With unschooling, if you call it "playing" instead of "taking a course"
you're a giant-step closer to unschooling being part of the air instead of
part of school-option.
Samdra
Cheryl Duke
***In the case of role playing games though, I can't see spending so much
time and effort in
a fantasy world, when that same amount of effort expended in real life,
might lead to real accomplishments in the real world.
My husband and his friends spend 8-10 hours a day in a fantasy role playing
world....it is how they make a living and what allows me to stay home and be
with my kids. So to me, it is real life and involves real life
accomplishments in the real world. My son has become quite interested in
programming because of the games he plays and what he sees his dad doing all
day: working with his friends making fun things to do! Imagine spending
your time studying or making up mythical creatures! Ok, so everyone might
not enjoy it but in this family we do.
cheryl
ps: No offense taken, none intended in the reply, just pointing out my
perspective.
time and effort in
a fantasy world, when that same amount of effort expended in real life,
might lead to real accomplishments in the real world.
My husband and his friends spend 8-10 hours a day in a fantasy role playing
world....it is how they make a living and what allows me to stay home and be
with my kids. So to me, it is real life and involves real life
accomplishments in the real world. My son has become quite interested in
programming because of the games he plays and what he sees his dad doing all
day: working with his friends making fun things to do! Imagine spending
your time studying or making up mythical creatures! Ok, so everyone might
not enjoy it but in this family we do.
cheryl
ps: No offense taken, none intended in the reply, just pointing out my
perspective.
Tia Leschke
>Isn't this pretty much what we're doing when we read fiction? I know I
>That is the whole reason people play role playing games is to escape
>the real world.
have to watch myself when I've gotten caught up in a good story, because
it's certainly easier to pick up the book than deal with whatever I really
ought to be dealing with right now.
Tia
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Eleanor Roosevelt
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Tia Leschke
leschke@...
On Vancouver Island
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In a message dated 6/28/02 12:52:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
leschke@... writes:
much time you are committing to it. I read stuff often for short time periods
that I consider purely escapist. I also take pleasure in some very stupid TV
and other escapist pastimes. Those things are fun and a great way to unwind.
But, I try hard to be selective about how I spend large amounts of time. If
I'm going to spend a lot of time on something, I want it to be memorable,
enlightening or productive. One chapter of Tom Sawyer or an E.L. Doktorow
book are worth ten R.L Stine books or true romance novels. One half hour of
NPR news is worth more than 10 episodes of a soap opera. There really is a
reason why Mark Twain is constantly quoted and R.L. Stine is not. One way to
think of it is food for thought. Are you on a steady diet of real nourishing
food (for the mind and spirit)with a delicious desert or candy treat
occasionally?", or "Does your entire diet every day consist of candy
(anesthesia for the mind and spirit)? I see the obsession today with video
games as just another drug. I like a glass of wine, but wouldn't drink 5
bottles in the name of fun. All things in moderation....
Sherry
Life is too short.
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leschke@... writes:
> >That is the whole reason people play role playing games is to escapeI think it depends on the quality of the fiction you are reading and also how
> >the real world.
>
> Isn't this pretty much what we're doing when we read fiction? I know I
> have to watch myself when I've gotten caught up in a good story, because
> it's certainly easier to pick up the book than deal with whatever I really
> ought to be dealing with right now.
> Tia
>
>
much time you are committing to it. I read stuff often for short time periods
that I consider purely escapist. I also take pleasure in some very stupid TV
and other escapist pastimes. Those things are fun and a great way to unwind.
But, I try hard to be selective about how I spend large amounts of time. If
I'm going to spend a lot of time on something, I want it to be memorable,
enlightening or productive. One chapter of Tom Sawyer or an E.L. Doktorow
book are worth ten R.L Stine books or true romance novels. One half hour of
NPR news is worth more than 10 episodes of a soap opera. There really is a
reason why Mark Twain is constantly quoted and R.L. Stine is not. One way to
think of it is food for thought. Are you on a steady diet of real nourishing
food (for the mind and spirit)with a delicious desert or candy treat
occasionally?", or "Does your entire diet every day consist of candy
(anesthesia for the mind and spirit)? I see the obsession today with video
games as just another drug. I like a glass of wine, but wouldn't drink 5
bottles in the name of fun. All things in moderation....
Sherry
Life is too short.
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