Keyboarding & Mousing Practice Sites

Keyboarding (Typing) & Mousing Practice (Click here for a helpful keyboard fingering sheet you can print out)

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Mousing Practice

Mousing Around - Tutorial (Gr. K-2)

A fun activity for beginners to help learn how to use the mouse on websites. Although a bit dated, it is worth doing. We've broken it down to make it easier to work a sections at a time.

Learning Where the Keys are on a Keyboard

Big Brown Bear Learn to Type (Gr. 1-8)

Although no cute graphics, this site shows a keyboard and highlights where the keys are. Good for beginners learning where keys are. If you know the home row, place your hands there to practice. Try to beat your own score!

Learning to Touch Type (Without Looking at the Keyboard!)

	Typing Club (Gr. 3+) Keep practicing each lesson until you get all five stars. It really doesn't take much to learn, a few minutes a day and soon you will be a pro! If you are using a school Chromebook, look for the Typing Club app.
	Typing.com - Learn to Type - Free Typing Tutor (Gr. 3+) This free typing tutor will help you learn to type without looking at the keyboard. You can pick what theme you like. To begin, find the yellow start button. Carefully read the directions. Test your typing skills with their games.
	Dance Mat Typing (Gr. 2-8) This cute British web site offers online typing lessons. Just listen to the 'goat' and pick one of the four typing difficulty levels. Learn the correct fingering and the location of keys on the rows.
	Typing Test (Gr. 4+) How fast can you type? Find out your WPM (words per minutes) and accuracy with this free online typing test.

Typing Games

	ABCya Keyboarding Challenge (Gr. K-5) Imagine the keys fell off the keyboard. Could you put them back in the right spot? Play this game and find out.
	Free Typing Games (Gr. 3-8) Increase your typing speed and accuracy by playing these free games such as Martian City Defender or Desert Typing Racer. Caution: Avoid the advertisements and non-typing games.
	Typing Master Games (Gr. 3-8) Play Keyman, Bubbles, Keybricks and improve your typing skills.