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Best Typing Games for Students
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EduTyping
Complete and entertaining typing program for all ages
Bottom line: A perfect typing curriculum implementation for schools or districts.

Typing Agent
Extensive, customizable typing curriculum has dated student interface
Bottom line: This full-featured, well-thought-out typing curriculum for classes, schools, or districts could use some sprucing up.

Typing.com
Clear typing instruction with detailed statistics, fun encouragement
Bottom line: A great go-to for teachers with clear, extensive instruction and practice and easily trackable metrics.

Dance Mat Typing
Fun, cartoonish design doesn't hide game's limited impact
Bottom line: A useful introduction for students ready to type, but afterward they will need further practice.

QwertyTown
Fabulous keyboarding lessons entice kids with social rewards
Bottom line: Fun, charming typing lessons get keyboarding students started on the right foot and keep them developing their skills.

Typing Pal
Thorough typing program takes students from hunt-and-peck to mastery
Bottom line: This comprehensive and customizable keyboarding curriculum is the ideal solution for schools and multiple-age groups.

Typing Quest
Gorgeous, customizable set of typing lessons for all ages
Bottom line: Typing Quest turns beginner keyboarding students into fluent touch typists, with a little extra effort from teachers.

Nitro Type
Customizable multiplayer auto races rev up basic typing practice
Bottom line: Nitro Type is pretty darn engaging, but teachers need to prep students' typing skills first.

TypingClub
Gamified, data-driven activities help master keyboarding skills
Bottom line: This highly effective tool helps students of all skill levels improve their typing ability through guided lessons and engaging assessments.

TapTyping - Typing Trainer
Practice touchscreen typing, learn cool iPad tricks
Bottom line: Lacking comprehensive lessons, this app can still help students transition from pecking on touchscreens to typing more quickly and accurately.

Epistory - Typing Chronicles
Practice typing by exploring and defending a world made of paper
Bottom line: Great for practicing touch-typing skills, this adventure game draws players in with a slowly revealed backstory.