Practice Typing
Online
In a field abounding
with typing tutor software, Custom Typing presents a new and
genuinely unique approach both
in keyboarding training methodology as well as an online, web
based interface for training, testing and resource information.
Custom Typing's web
site is designed not only to teach you how to type, but to give
you extensive resources and
comprehensive information in
all areas relating to your productivity and text input, typing
and computer use.
This unique approach provides an
easily accessible, training
program, available to the user on any
computer connected to the Internet - no programs to
download and install! This means, too, that the user's scores
and information are readily available
no matter what computer is being used. And you don't need to
worry about backing up or saving the scores - it's all done for
you. You can practice typing online anywhere! Learn typing
on your schedule.
Specific Touch Typing Training Method:
| Developmental
approach |
Custom Typing
presents a typing tutor with a developmental approach to training
keyboarding skills,
for adults, teens and children. |
| "How
your hand works!" |
Learn typing
the right way! The approach of this typing course
encompasses a full system of training based on how your hand
works and the kinds of movements and sequences of key hits
needed to train the movement of each finger. In this typing
course, we do not follow only the more traditional methods
used by other tutors, which teach typing based on keyboard
layout (home row touch typing). Rather, a detailed discussion and explanation
of how each finger works and the differences in finger
control is provided. The typing lessons and training
modules are
based on these facts about skill differences in different
fingers. Although the focus is on developmental
training of finger skill, exercises which train home row and
specific rows on the keyboard are provided as part of the
training modules. |
| Overall
Training Aspects |
All aspects of typing are taken into
account in the training, testing and tutorials:
- the mechanical aspects of hand and
finger movement
- physical motor learning and
training that needs to take place
- motivational aspects and interest
in wanting to learn efficient typing
- ergonomics and correct positioning
and movement as a basis on which to develop good typing skills
- the need for demonstration and
animated movement to show correct fingering in letter sequences.
- rote letter and word sequences as
well as high interest and fun passages to type
- training modules with visual
representation of typing speed and high scores to beat
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| Training
modules |
Training modules
consist of lists of exercises with hierarchical training
methods starting at the most fundamental individual finger
training exercises on a regular qwerty keyboard. (Additional
exercises for other layouts such as Dvorak to be added based
on demand).
These training exercises
provide simple to more complex exercises to train finger
placement and movement, with demonstration and timing, for
all keys on a qwerty keyboard. Scores and timing are
recorded for each exercise. |
| Presenting
diversity in a changing world of technology options |
Work and school
environments are changing rapidly! The explosion of
new technologies and changing human-machine interfaces
promises to change the ways in which we all work and
learn. In keeping up with the ever changing field of
technology and human interfacing, Custom Typing is providing
a dynamic, ever changing typing test and training site. In
this approach, we do not only address the need for an
average individual to develop typing skills on a regular
keyboard. We address all aspects of text input related
to methods of text input and computer use, new and different
ways of entering information and increasing your speed.
Information is presented on the wide variety of rate
enhancement tools and techniques to help you speed up your
typing. New technologies such as speech and
handwriting recognition are becoming a built in part of
operating systems, just as keyboard and mice have been
standard parts of computers. Custom Typing presents
ongoing information, with the possibility of software /
system reviews and comparisons of methods depending on
demand. |
| Productivity
Performance |
Skill and
performance nowadays is not measured by pure ability to
perform a task. Measurement of performance and
outcomes has become an extremely important part of both
school and work life. It's not enough for a worker in
today's workforce or a student in school to just be 'able'
to use a keyboard and type. In the current
workplace and school environment, performance and real skill
is measured very strictly now by overall productivity
measures which include stringent performance measures
of
speed,
accuracy and quality!
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The goal of
our online typing tutor is to
provide you with the tools and methods you need:
- to become as competitive
and productive as possible
- to learn about all the
additional options that are available
- to find out about new
technology developments and options as they become
available which might be of assistance to you
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