Best Typing Lessons and Test vs Typing Practice

Best Typing Lessons and Test will teach you how to touch type quickly without looking at the keyboard. The program is designed to work for all students and skill levels, whether you are beginning as a kid or an adult. A benefit of this app is that it can work on your phone or a tablet and you don’t need to have a computer online (having a Bluetooth keyboard is ideal, but the program can work without one too). After teaching middle school Computer Applications and typing for the past several years I realized that many of the free online typing programs had several flaws. The biggest problem I found was that many of my students would never learn to use the correct fingers to type with when only using the most popular sites. The main problem that I discovered was that the online typing tutors almost always teach the pointer fingers first, and for students who are already used to hunting and pecking they don’t transition to the less used fingers redly. To the best of my knowledge this app and accompanying website www.freetypinglessons.club has the only method that begins teaching the pinkies first and then proceeds to the fingers that students are already used to using. I have found that this method breaks bad habits early and sets students up to successfully type while using the correct fingers. I have also made the learning process easier by color coding the keys creating an alliterating pneumonic device to assist with learning (Pink - pinkies, Red - ring fingers, Mint-Green - middle fingers, and Purple - pointers). The introductory lessons are designed for learners to develop correct muscle memory when typing the keys. The process systematically begins with home row weak fingers, and then adds top row and bottom row in a way that will teach correct finger position automatically and help break bad typing habits naturally. As the lessons progress to beginner and intermediate typing lessons students will type text that works on proper reaches. Some programs deviate from this method at this point and prefer to type words first, however this program focuses on teaching muscle memory and proper keying technique, so many letter combinations are systematically introduced so as to help students master the entire keyboard. Aside from the lessons, students may take a timed typing test. Test options include beginner (lowercase only), intermediate (capitals and lowercase), and advanced (includes numbers and symbols). The typing test duration can be setup for between one and five minutes long, and your results are displayed instantly. Other benefits of this typing program are that it tracks how long is spent on each individual lesson, and it tracks the total amount of time typed overall. Data from each key is recorded, and you can identify your percentage accuracy for each letter of the alphabet. Students earn points for each letter correctly typed, and stars are earned for finishing lessons with a high degree of accuracy. In addition to these features you can view your typing test statistics which will show up to the last 10 tests that you have taken. It’s my pleasure to be a middle school typing teacher and to provide this app developed from my years of experience. I know you will find learning to type beneficial in your life and if this app helps I hope you give it a positive rating. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have questions, suggestions, or need support via email: squadtiming@gmail.com

Type faster in just a few minutes a day. TypeMania teaches you to touch type with short, game-like lessons, measures your speed with a real typing test, and shows exactly which keys are slowing you down. LEARN TO TOUCH TYPE • A step-by-step touch typing course: home row, top row, bottom row, then real words • Lessons for 20 keyboard layouts and scripts — QWERTY, QWERTZ, AZERTY, Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Greek, Cyrillic, Thai, Korean, Hindi and more • Earn up to three stars per lesson for accuracy and speed TYPING SPEED TEST • Take a 15, 30, 60 or 120-second WPM test, or type a set number of words or a famous quote • Live words-per-minute and accuracy as you type • A fresh Daily Challenge every day, always free FIX YOUR WEAK KEYS • TypeMania tracks every key you press and builds drills from the letters you miss most • A keyboard heatmap shows where your accuracy drops TYPING GAMES & RACES • Race other players, or a ghost racer matched to your speed when nobody's online • Weekly and all-time Game Center leaderboards • Combos, personal bests, streaks and satisfying sounds that make practice feel like a game SEE YOUR PROGRESS • WPM and accuracy trends, personal records and day streaks • Share a result card and dare your friends to beat your score Use the on-screen keyboard or a hardware keyboard on iPhone and iPad. Typing content is available in more than 30 languages, from English and Spanish to Turkish, Thai, Japanese and Arabic. FREE AND PRO TypeMania is free to download and gives you free typing tests every day, plus the Daily Challenge and the first stage of the course. TypeMania Pro unlocks unlimited tests, the full touch typing course, weak-key drills, full statistics and an ad-free experience. Start with a free trial — we'll remind you before it ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/