My homeroom and ELD classes really enjoy this as an introduction to keyboarding and correct keyboard hand placement.
Submitted 8 years ago
Community Review for Dance Mat Typing
Lorena S.
Teacher
South/West Park Elementary
Tracy CA, US
My Take
In my opinion, this product is a good introduction to keyboarding due to its high engagement, for smaller kids. With kindergartners, first, second and third graders it's been a hit at our site. However, it is a keyboarding site- I had no expectations for more than that and that's all I got.
How I Use It
I use this website to introduce keyboarding to my students so that they can better attain that skill as they play around on the computers. It's entertaining and my ELD students might have had difficulty understanding the accents of the characters, but the graphics helped them catch up and practice proper keyboard placement efficiently.
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JULIA U.
May 2, 2022
Fun, engaging, and easy for young children to use and learn through!
I love this website so much and would continue to use it for any elementary school classroom, or for teaching students with disabilities. It is entertaining and teaches children quickly and effectively. I especially like that there is an option to have the keyboard on the screen, and it points out what key you selected, and whether it was correct or not. Super fun and would recommend to any teacher that does not already use it, or for people who need practice typing in general.
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HELEN K.
May 2, 2022
Great interactive tool for extreme beginners
It's a great introduction program into typing. However, if teachers want to reinforce and stimulate further learning, they should look for another program to enforce that.
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Nate K.
May 2, 2022
Great Introduction into Typing... That's it
I would only use this as an introduction to typing, for it is easy to concept is hidden within a game, yet does not pose much of a challenge to older students.
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