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Yale University

Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: Keyboard Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about keyboard instruments from the collection of Yale University in this image gallery with descriptions of each piece, including pianos, harpsichords, and organs.
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Learn My Way

Learn My Way: Using a Keyboard

For Students 1st - 5th
In this online course, students will learn how to use a computer keyboard to type text and numbers.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Keyboarding Zoo 2

For Students K - 1st Standards
The keyboarding zoo is back! This fun and educational activity will focus on uppercase and lowercase letters, as well as typing words and making short sentences using the period key and spacebar.
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Big Brown Bear Software: Keyboard Game

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
In this keyboarding game, letters are highlighted and the student tries to see how many they can key correctly in the time shown.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Keyboarding Home Row Posture

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches students correct methods for keyboarding, including appropriate home row posture.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Color the Keyboard

For Teachers 3rd - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] The students can take turns coloring the keyboard. This aids their understanding that certain fingers should strike certain keys in touch typing. These exercises are a good introduction to keyboarding...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Keyboarding Looking Glass

For Teachers 1st - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a great way to teach students the placement of the keys on the keyboard.
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Music Theory

Music theory.net: Keyboard Trainer

For Students 9th - 10th
A fantastic resource for music teachers and students learning to play the piano. This online quiz can be customized to test students on specific keys. Students can click "Toggle helpers," to check answers along the way.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Owl Planes Typing

For Students K - 1st Standards
Owl Planes Typing is an educational multi-player racing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race one another while practicing typing and keyboard skills!
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Typing Rocket

For Students 2nd - 5th
Typing Rocket is a fun keyboarding game for kids of all ages! Players have 60 seconds to type the letters on the rockets. The score is calculated by hits minus misses. Keyboarding practice has never been so fun!
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Keyboarding Challenge: Learn the Keyboard

For Students 1st - 5th
Learn basic keyboarding with this interactive keyboard. The focus is on identifying letter positions on the keyboard. Responses are checked immediately.
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Other

What Are Historical Keyboard Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides information about historical keyboard instruments such as the clavichord, harpsichord, fortepiano and organ.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Ghost Typing

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This resource is an educational activity for children of all ages to practice keyboarding.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Ghost Typing Junior

For Students K - 1st
Ghost Typing Junior is an educational activity for children of all ages to practice keyboarding. Players must keyboard the letters that are on the ghosts before they get too close! If the ghosts get too close the game is over! Ghost...
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Cornell University

Cornell University: School Ergonomics Programs

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains information on the hazards of keyboarding and ways to improve the situation. Illustrations of correct seating arrangements are included.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Typing Rocket Junior

For Students K - 1st
Typing Rocket Junior is a fun keyboarding game for early elementary students! Kids have 3 minutes to type the letters on the rockets. The score is calculated by hits minus misses. Keyboarding practice has never been so fun!
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Typing Test: Free Typing Test and Typing Games Online

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Take this free online typing test to see how fast you can type. Personalize the test by picking the language, time, and text. To improve your typing skills, there are a variety of keyboarding games to play.
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Saudi Aramco World: Keyboard Calligraphy

For Students 9th - 10th
In a recent exhibition on Ottoman culture held in Amsterdam's Nieuwe Kerk was an unimpressive-looking little 18th-century book, a printed version of a manuscript produced 150 years earlier. Usually a manuscript is more rare than a...
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Tb on Web: Alternate Temperaments Theory and Philosophy

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of various keyboard tunings, and why modern Western music uses "equal temperament."
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BBC

Bbc: My Web My Way: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
The tutorial explains how learners can alter their computer, browser, keyboard, and mouse settings to make the web more accessible.
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Other

Ftw Innovations: Typing Web: Learn to Type

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to type or improve your keyboarding skills and earn certificates. Many parts of this website are free, however some features require the user to be logged on.
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Ki Dware: Kid's Typing Skills

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learn how to keyboard with this free typing program that can be downloaded to your computer. This is an introductory program that covers key locations and finger placement with activities including: keyboard drills, character drills, and...
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BBC

Bbc Bitesize: Dance Mat Typing

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
The BBC helps you learn how to type or just improve on the typing skills you already have in this introduction to touch typing. There are 12 levels to master, then you can test your speed. Teaches correct finger placement.
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Typing Club: Learn Touch Typing

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Use this free, online typing program to improve typing speed and fluency. Does not require an account. A school portal is available for teachers to customize lesson plans.

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