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Type IT! Easter Typing Quiz
With the Easter holiday approaching, here is a typing quiz for children (and their parents!) How many can you get right? Why not try our typing challenge and see how fast you can type? Can you find and type these words on the keyboard? Easter egg Bunny Spring Daffodil...
Touch typing is for all children as well as those with SEND
I met up with new new website design company yesterday in Birmingham. With any new project, it’s about getting to know me, what I’m passionate about and also getting to know my customers so that we can ultimately get the right message across on the website. It’s not...
Overcoming difficulties when learning to touch type
I go out of my way to help my students overcome any challenges they are facing. This week I’ve been working with an 8 year old who is learning to touch type because he cannot hold a pen. He just doesn’t have the strength in his fingers. The first challenge was finger...
There’s never been a better time for children to learn how to touch type.
With children of all ages using a computer or laptop pretty much everyday, being able to use the keyboard properly is an essential digital skill. Learning to touch type So what are the benefits of learning to touch type? ✳️ Work faster – typing can be up to 6 times...
A coffee or two a day…
I do love a cappuccino! I’m a huge coffee fan…as you can tell from my photo! But like many of us, I worry I am having too much caffeine. Well there’s some good news because a recent UK study has shown that drinking a few cups of coffee each day is actually good for...
Working from home during nice weather by Type IT!
With more homeworking post lockdown, it can be really hard to sit down and stay focused now the weather is warming up. So how can you bring the outside to the inside, while staying comfortable indoors? Cut down on that dehydrating caffeine in hot weather. ...
What motivated me to set up my Type IT! business?
I set up Type IT! because of a need to make money! Pure and simple. My husband and just been made redundant and my first business, Click IT! (Computer Clubs in Nursery Schools) wasn’t paying enough to support the both of us and pay the household bills. In survival...
Be very careful when choosing a free touch typing course…
There are so many free online courses out there, and I’ve seen all of them - the good, the bad and the ugly! Here are some of the problems to be aware of so you can choose the right course for your child. UK English: Many of the free courses use US spellings and...
Is touch typing faster?
The answer is a resounding YES! Hunting and pecking I was a fairly fast typist, hunting and pecking with four fingers. My speed test result was 42wpm. But it wasn’t fast enough for me. How fast do we think? We think much faster than we speak, with some researchers...
Things to do this Easter
I will be working from home over Easter as I'm sure many of you will with the current more flexible working conditions. So, when you can't get out and about, what can the kids be doing? An Easter egg hunt - I'm not sure if you ever grow out of this one - get some...