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Take a deep dive into a device you use daily but may know little about. We bring you 10 fascinating keyboard facts that will surprise, amuse, and enlighten! From the QWERTY origins to historical tidbits, you're about to see your typing tool in a whole new light. Let's...
For the last 5 years, Type IT! is proud to be part of the Duke of Edinburgh Award. As an Approved Activity Provider with the DofE, we have helped hundreds of young people learn to touch type for their skills award. There’s a lot more to the DofE than just something to...
Touch typing is an essential skill for anyone using a computer these days but just what are the hidden costs of touch typing? Touch typing is only effective when the RIGHT fingers are used to press the right keys. Using the wrong keys can have a significant impact on...
Even though it’s over 100 years old, the QWERTY keyboard layout is still around and used everywhere. It’s on our phones, our laptops. Even our Smart TVs use a QWERTY layout. The QWERTY keyboard – is it the best keyboard layout for productivity? Despite decades of...
What is Dysgraphia? Dysgraphia comes from a Greek term which literally means difficulty (dys) writing (graphia). Dysgraphia is a neurological language or non-language based disorder, that first appears when children are learning to write. It can cause problems with...
According to research, less than 20% of people can touch type fluently. So, although we are living in a digital age with computers all around us, and with the main method of inputting data in the UK being a keyboard, the majority of 80% of people are still using the...
In short, yes absolutely! When students are diagnosed with a specific learning difference like children with dyslexia, ‘learn to touch type’ is often the recommendation that is written in an Educational Psychologist’s assessment report. Touch typing gives students...
Touch typing is the practice and skill of typing using all fingers on both hands without looking at the keys on a keyboard. Most people often ‘hunt and peck’ on a keyboard with two fingers. It’s slow and tiring. Especially if you have to use a keyboard in a...
There’s nothing worse than having to type an essay or a report or a long email if you are a slow typer, so what is a good typing speed to aim for? Typing a 2000 word report or essay at 60 words per minute (WPM), is going to take you just over half an hour BUT if you...
Whether you are an adult or a child, these days we are never too far away from a computer keyboard so it’s more important than ever to learn how to type faster. Did you know that touch typing is at least 2 times faster than being ‘a fast typist’. So for every 6 hours...