http://www.typingweb.com/
I had a goal this year at school to have my students practice keyboarding skills once a week. I teach grade 5, and it has reached a point that many of my students choose to complete written assignments on a computer, but at this point they can handwrite the work faster then they can type. So I set out to find a program that was cheap, easy to use, and allowed me to monitor their progress. This site is the best I have found so far. I am able to give each student a username and password, and I can easily see what they are doing. The site does not give a large amount of useful information to the teacher, but the basic lessons are free. You can of course pay for more detailed information. So far we have used the site once in class and it worked well. It was easy to understand and navigate, and there were no major issues.
As of October 24, this program has become a weekly part of my classroom. Every Friday we get out the computers for a period of typing practice, The students love to compare their accuracy and words per minute. I will also login and type on the Smartboard so my students can compare their times with mine. This program has also been very useful for homework practice and the students know I am able to login and check what they have done.
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