Type Fu A Great Chrome App for Learning Fast Typing

June 18, 2015
We have already featured several web tools students and teachers can use to enhance their typing skills. Today we are adding another excellent web based Chrome app to help you learn fast typing. The app is ideal for all age groups and skill levels. Whether you are a beginner or advanced typist, Type Fu will definitely intrigue you.

Type Fu provides a wide range of fun and engaging lessons to get you typing quick. Lessons include simple letters, numbers, words, proverbs and even quotes of renowned historical thinkers. The app also features multiple levels of difficulty and once you figure out your skill level, you can immediately delve in your typing tasks. Type Fu automatically detects when you mastered a skill level and starts providing you with more challenging typing exercise to prepare you for the next level.

Type Fu also lets you visualize your typing progress. You will be able to check the generated charts describing your typing progress and learn how much better you typing speed and accuracy become. Type Fu is not free. It costs $9.99  and educational institutions and companies can buy multiple licenses with 50% discount via the Apple Volume Purchase Program and Google Play for Education Program.

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Top 4 Tools for Teaching Kids Typing

March 23, 2015
 We have already shared several posts in the past featuring a plethora of web tools and apps to help kids learn fast typing. However, today we are sharing with you our top picks. These are the most downloaded extensions in Chrome store that have generated a huge number of positive user-reviews. Teachers and parents can use them with their kids to assist them in mastering the art of touch typing.

1-Typing Club

This is by far the most popular of them all. Typing Club is a free game and educational program to help you learn fast typing.”Using this program, your typing speed will reach 10 to 12 words per minute rather quickly. From there practice on your normal typing activities to increase your speed to 40 - 90 Word per minute.”

2- Typing Test KeyHero

“Key Hero is a great place to improve your typing skills. The game keeps track of all your performances (WPM and accuracy) and helps you understand what type of mistake you make.”

3- Type Scout

“Type Scout is a typewriter training app to improve your typing skills in a gamelike manner.Choose from 4 highly customizable games to train and improve your typing skills.”

4- TypeFu

"The app is suitable for all age groups and skill levels. You can be a beginner, intermediate or advanced typist. Even if you took typing classes before, but it never sank in, Type Fu will help you refresh your skills and take them to the next stage instantly."

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A Great Collection of Apps, Lessons and Educational Games for Teaching Students Quick Typing Skills

February 14, 2015
Below is a collection of some of the best Chrome apps to help your students and kids master the art of touch typing. These apps provide a wide variety of lessons, activities,  educational games, and lessons geared towards enhancing learners typing speed and honing in their writing skills.These apps are also suitable for  all age groups and tend to different skill levels. Be it a beginner, intermediate or advanced typist, the typing tools featured in this list  will  definitely help learners refresh their skills and take them to the next stage.

1- Typing Club

Master touch typing using this free game / educational program. This online program will assist you with learning and improving your typing speed! Practice each lesson over and over to at least get all three stars. It really doesn't take much to learn touch typing, a few minutes a day for one to two weeks and you will be a pro!

2- Typing Tes: Key Hero

Key Hero is a great place to improve your typing skills. The game keeps track of all your performances (WPM and accuracy) and helps you understand what type of mistake you make
3- Type Fu

Type Fu is fun to use! Lessons vary from simple letters, numbers and words to proverbs and quotes of great thinkers of the past. Basic lessons (letters, numbers, words) are generated programatically so that you will never see the same exercise twice.
4- Typing Game

Learn to type and have fun at the same time. Blast your way through an arcade style shooter game while improving your typing skills.

5- Typing Tutor

If you're looking to boost your typing speed and accuracy, Typing Tutor, Typing Test can provide the repetitive practice you need.

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