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By Christy Matte, About.com Guide to Family Computing

31 Days of Fun - Dance Mat Typing

Monday January 5, 2009

I am, admittedly, not the best person to judge typing instructional software and websites. I learned to type in college when I was chatting online with several people at once. You never wanted someone to think they didn't have your full attention, which meant typing as fast as possible. Turns out that, for the most part, the typing skills they tried to teach me in high school are actually the fastest way for me to type.

If your kids think texting is going to get them through a college paper, they are sorely mistaken. Dance Mat Typing is a fun way to introduce proper keyboarding skills, especially for younger kids.

 

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