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Arcademics

Arcademics: Owl Planes

For Students 1st - 6th
Owl Planes is a multiplayer typing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race against each other while practicing typing and keyboard skills!
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Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Unix / Linux Shortcut Keys

For Students 9th - 10th
Shortcut keys help provide an easier and usually quicker method of navigating and using computer software programs. Here is a listing of keyboard shortcuts for UNIX / Linux opearting systems.
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Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Microsoft Shortcut Keys

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains basic key terminology and computer shortcut keys (keyboard shortcuts), and lists shortcuts for these Microsoft applications: Windows, Excel, Word, Internet Explorer, FrontPage, and Outlook.
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Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Apple Computer Shortcut Keys

For Students 9th - 10th
Shortcut keys help provide an easier and usually quicker method of navigating and using computer software programs. Here is a listing of Apple Mac OS keyboard shortcuts.
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Arcademics

Arcademics: Sky Chase

For Students 1st - 6th
Sky Chase is a multiplayer typing game that allows students from anywhere in the world to race against each other while practicing typing and keyboard skills!
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Curated OER

Keyboarding

For Students Pre-K - 1st
keyboarding
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Xylophone

For Students 3rd - 5th
The xylophone is a percussion instrument that is tuned and has a keyboard shape. Use this resource to learn more about it and the other instruments in the percussion family. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the xylophone by...
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Education.com

Education.com: W.3.6 Worksheets: Use Technology to Produce and Publish Writing

For Students 3rd Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] A site with links to 7 worksheets that can be downloaded and printed for student use while building skills with standard W.3.6: With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and...
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Sound Burst

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Sound Burst is a fun way to experiment with sounds, colors and patterns. Simply tap the keyboard letters and the space bar to reveal different sounds and colorful artworks.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Library: Mozart and the Keyboard Culture of His Time

For Students 9th - 10th
View this collection of documents and objects to find out about music in Mozart's time and music in the present time 250 years after Mozart.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Working With Vocabulary

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson focuses on enhancing students' vocabulary usage and spelling which, in turn, benefits reading. This lesson also includes keyboarding practice and computer usage.
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Other

Keybr: Typing Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
Free online typing tutor will help you teach touch typing. Touch typing is typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys. A person possessing touch typing skills will know their location on the keyboard through muscle memory.
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Other

Oregon Occup. Safety and Health Div.: Computer Ergonomics for Elementary School

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn about ergonomics and how it affects computer users. "Workstation Setup" has suggestions for teachers and students to think about as they work at computers.
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Other

Sense Lang: Free Touch Typing Program

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learn how to type correctly or test your typing skills with this free tutorial.
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Other

Powertyping: Alphabetic Rain

For Students 1st - 9th Standards
Learn to type with this online free typing tutor game which focuses on learning typing with the rhythm of music. There are five levels of play; post your score to see if you're in the top.
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BBC

Bbc Skillswise: Typing

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource provides factsheets, a video, and worksheets on how to improve typing.
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Arcademics

Arcademics: Typing Jets

For Students 2nd - 5th Standards
Typing Jets is a multiplayer typing game that allows students to race against each other while practicing typing and home row keyboard skills.
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Other

Piano Music Sight Reading Practice

For Students 9th - 10th
Actually this clever site drills pianists on note names and note placement on the keyboard. Kids can access this site at home for practice. Both treble and bass clef are used.
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Dallas Symphony Orchestra

Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: Piano

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about keyboard instruments and the piano in particular. Use RealAudio or Windows Media Player to hear the piano alone and with the orchestra.
Article
Other

The Abc's of Chord Voicings

For Students 9th - 10th
The concept of chord voicings for keyboard instruments is illustrated by this site. Material could also relate to pianists who would like to learn voicing. MIDI files are included for added demonstration
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: 2 Letter State Abbreviation Codes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will use Internet resources such as the USPS website to locate the 2-letter state abbreviation codes. Using the floating keyboard and font/color tools, they will display the correct code on...
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Indiana University

History and Literature of Music: Renaissance Instruments

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource classifies Renaissance instruments in the following categories: winds, plucked strings, bowed strings, keyboard, and percussion.
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Other

Piano Nanny: Piano on the Net

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides extensive piano lessons, utilizing helpful guides complete with audio. Detailed information on the computer configuration needed for this site is given, as well as a 12 note keyboard.
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Other

Programming Art: 10 Things to Know About Photoshop

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a list of 10 things everyone needs to know about Photoshop including keyboard shortcuts and how to make specific images such as stars.

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