Typing To Learn

As an older grad student, I hate to begin stories with 'I remember when,' but I remember when I learned to type. It wasn't in elementary school like today's kids. It was in 12th grade. All things considered, it was one of the most useful skills I could have learned to prepare me for life. Imagine having to go through college and high school using the 'hunt and peck' method?
  












I find it quite amazing that typing is taught in elementary schools. Of course it makes sense with the proliferation of computers in elementary classrooms, but it still makes me smile to see all these little hands and fingers deftly making their way across the keyboard. 

In our readings we've learned about how typing skills enables students to increase their word count, decrease spelling errors and expand their vocabulary. It makes me wonder if my elementary and middle school writing would have increased in both output and academic content. 

Enough about the past let's look at UltraKey, one of the most successful Typing To Learn programs out there now.