Public schools in Orange County should make every student learn keyboarding — typing for those of us of a certain age — in middle school, said Bill Sublette, chairman of the Orange County School Board ...

It wasn’t too long ago that schools offered classes with names like “Keyboarding” that were pitched as teaching a skill that would be vital for life and work in the 21st century. As it turns out, all ...

Keyboarding is, perhaps, the most essential of all 21st-century skills. With computers in use across the majority of U.S. schools now, many educators may feel the need to focus on educational software ...

Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. She enjoys coffee, cats and science fiction TV. K–12 digital natives might seem like they were born with smartphones in their hands, but educators shouldn’t ...

Interacting with technology is second nature to children these days. But, even though these digital natives are tech-savvy, they might not have the keyboarding and digital citizenship skills to make ...

There are four levels to play, each divided into three stages. You start by learning the home row keys. Each stage builds on previous lessons, introducing new letters as you progress and giving you ...

Most children start typing on cell phones and computers long before they take keyboarding classes, so many schools, noting this trend, have stopped teaching typing. “The kids already know how to type, ...

Two completely different things, but I'm wondering if being able to skillfully type/keyboard at over 70wpm and 95% accuracy shows an ability to play piano or guitar well.<BR><BR>The mechanics aren't ...