Typing
3 07 2006Via Lifehacker I came across the ‘See how fast you can type!‘ webpage. I gave it a go and this was my result:
I think there is room for improvement so I think it is time to revisit the BBC Dance Mat Typing website which is an introduction to touch typing for children.
Thanks for this Steve, I’ve been looking for something like this for a while. I introduced a year 8 class to del.icio.us today and then passed on the dance mat typing link using the for: tag. I passed it to 4 students and they in turn passed it down their rows until they were all posting, tagging and typing!
P.S. can’t get near your stats (but I will persist..), interesting that it judges two spaces after a full stop to be a mistake. I’m sure that I was taught to put two spaces after a full stop…
Tim
I took me several attempts to get that speed, and like you I was typing 2 spaces instead of the desired 1 when I started. It is great to hear that you have introduced del.icio.us to your students, could you put some details about what you are doing on the Shropshire ICT wikispace.
Just had my first go on the new tablet, with a slightly different keyboard - anyway my latest stats are:
6 mistakes
84.32 wpm
351.67 cpm
I will try again later, once I have come to grips with this keyboard but for now things are looking promissing.