MakeUseOf Directory » touch-typing http://www.makeuseof.com/dir Directory 2.0 : Free Web Applications and Mobile Tools Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:12:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 TypingLessons-Online: Web Based Free Touch Typing Program http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/typinglessonsonline-free-touch-typing-program/ http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/typinglessonsonline-free-touch-typing-program/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:46:54 +0000 azim http://www.makeuseof.com/dir/?p=14271

TypingLessons-Online: Web Based Free Touch Typing Program

]]> TypingLessonsOnline is a web based touch typing program that helps you to learn touch typing online. It provides free and interactive typing lessons and exercises.

If you are a beginner, start reading “Instructions” and learn which fingers correspond to which keyboard keys. Then take the lesson and practice typing different character combinations’. Once you have mastered the keys, you can improve your error rate and typing speed by typing short texts and more advanced news articles. At the end of each exercise, you will see your full stats including typing speed, error rate, total time spent and other stats.

free touch typing program

Features:

  • Free touch typing lessons online.
  • Choose among different keyboard layouts – QWERTY, DVORAK, AZERTY.
  • Practice different character combinations, simple texts and advanced news articles.
  • Site available in English, Spanish, German and Dutch.
  • No registration needed.
  • Similar web tools: PowerTyping, TypingWeb, Typeracer and others.

Check out TypingLessons-Online @ www.typinglessons-online.com



TypingLessons-Online: Web Based Free Touch Typing Program

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PowerTyping: Practice Typing Skills Online

]]> If you want to learn typing or just need to improve your current pace, check out PowerTyping.com. It is a website that provides you with free typing lessons (both for Dvorak and Qwerty keyboards) and fun games to practice typing skills online. The lessons are presented on a clean interface, you simply choose one from the list and start practicing. You can also set wpm goals and listen to provided radio for rhythmical typing.

practice typing skills

Features:

  • Practice typing online.
  • Lessons are available for Dvorak and Qwerty keyboards.
  • Free typing games included.
  • Option to set wpm goals.
  • Listen to provided audio track  for rhythmical typing.
  • Similar sites: TypingWeb, 10-Fast-Fingers, Typeracer, Keybr and a list of free typing games.

Check out PowerTyping @ www.powertyping.com



PowerTyping: Practice Typing Skills Online

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TypingWeb: Learn Quick Typing Online

]]> TypingWeb is a free web service for these who want to learn quick typing. The site provides a variety of interactive tutorials to learn quick typing for all levels (beginner, advanced, special). To begin simply select the tutorial you want and start typing.

There is no registration required, however registering on the site lets you track your progress, access additional content such as games, custom typing skins and compete for your place in the Hall of Fame.

learn quick typing

learn proper typing

Features:

  • Learn proper typing online.
  • Variety of tutorials for all levels.
  • Register on the site and track your progress.
  • Additional content such as typing games and typing skins provided.
  • Compete with others in the Hall of Fame.
  • Easy to use and free.

We have already published a couple of articles covering quick typing apps. See our roundup on best free apps to help you start touch typing and quick typing games.

Check out TypingWeb @ www.typingweb.com



TypingWeb: Learn Quick Typing Online

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10-Fast-Fingers: Online Touch Typing Speed Test

]]> 10-Fast-Fingers is a simple website where you can take touch typing speed test and find out how fast do you type and where do you stand against others.

touch typing speed test

To get started, simply go to the website and start typing against the timer. Once the time is over it will show you the typing speedalong with your rank among all people who took the tests.

Features:

  • Measure your touch typing speed
  • Suppors German, French, Spanish, Catalan, Turkish, Russian, Swedish, & Italian languages.
  • Share your results with others by embedding them onto your blog or personal webpage.
  • No sign-up or email needed.

You might also try Typeracer and Keybr, both of them are pretty good and can help you boosting your typing skills.

Visit 10-Fast-Fingers @ speedtest.10-fast-fingers.com



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ListenAndWrite: Online Audio Dictation

]]> Online audio dictation service that can be utilized in many ways. Practice touch typing, improve listening skills, etc. To get started, just select a recording from provided audio library and click play. The app will then start to dictate the text so that you can type it in. Whenever you make a typo it will reread the part. From the account area users are also able to track their performance scores and visualize the progress over time.

dictation online

There is also an option to increase/decrease difficulty level by changing the dictation speed. This makes the service useful both for newbies as well as experienced users.

Features:

  • Online dictation tool to help you learn the language, practice typing, improve listening skills etc.
  • Switch between audios with different dictation speed.
  • Track your score and and performance over time (registered users only).
  • Contribute by adding transcripts for audios (optional).

Watch demo video below:

Go to ListenAndWrite @ www.listen-and-write.com



ListenAndWrite: Online Audio Dictation

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OneWord: Improve Your Writing and Quick Thinking Ability

]]> Fun little web app that can help you improve your writing and quick thinking ability. OneWord comes up with a word and you are required to write about it for entire minute. At the end of it you can see and evaluate what you have written. You may also check out OneWord archives and go through stuff written by other users on various topics.

oneword

Features:

  • Get a topic and try to write about it non-stop for entire sixty seconds.
  • Read stuff written by other users.
  • No sign-up required.

Check out OneWord @ www.oneword.com



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Typeracer : Improve your Typing Skills

]]> Improve your touch typing skills with this really cool online typing game. You’ll be given some text and asked to type it in. The goal is to type the given text accurately and fast, and make your car reach the finish point ahead of the others. You can race against other folks in real time or practice on your own. Overall, it’s a useful service if want to take your typing speed to the next level or just want to take a free typing speed test.

Typeracer - Improve your Touch Typing Skills

Features

  • Get matched up with random opponents and type race against real people.
  • Keep typing stats: skill level, average speed, races completed
  • See recent high scores.
  • Show off your scores on Orkut, Hi5, or MySpace profile.
  • Coming soon: Facebook application / user accounts / private game rooms with chat.

Go to Typeracer @ play.typeracer.com



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Keybr : Practice Touch Typing Online

]]> Virtual keyboard and a simple training tool to practice your touch typing skills. Go to keybr.com, select your keyboard layout and you’re good to go.

Online Touch Typing Software

Features

  • No registration or sign up is required.
  • See typing charts: typing speed, number of errors, top speed, average speed, etc.
  • Supported keyboard layouts: US, US (Dvorak), and UK.
  • Supported languages: English, German, French, Spanish, and Russian.

Check out Keybr @ [ www.keybr.com ]



Keybr : Practice Touch Typing Online

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