Mary Holloway, Training Specialist, shares that “teachers appreciate that the program forces students to learn the proper keystrokes and requires that they actually master those keys and skills before they can advance”. This surprised me, to hear that so universally.” Teachers like it, too. Steve Brown, Technology Specialist, emphasizes, “Without exception the students absolutely love the program. Students here use the web version in computer labs and some are using the program from home. Perhaps the largest is Jefferson County, Kentucky (metro Louisville area) where Type to Learn 4 is installed on over 5,000 computers with approximately 65,000 users in 115 schools, grades K-8. Type to Learn 4 serves large school districts as well as small. The graphs and score comparisons are really nice.” When I showed teachers how to get scores they all commented how easy it was. It’s easy to input the information and easy to manage the students. She explains, “It’s great! The Management area is so easy to use. Wilson actively uses the Management features in Type to Learn 4 and modifies settings for those students who need differentiated instruction. I’m a real stickler for technique and the home row, and I‘ve seen good progress in students’ technique.” Ms. Wilson agrees she’s seen student improvement: “One student had been a particularly slow typer and he has really excelled since using the program. It really gives relevance to what they’re doing.” Ms. “This is extremely important for young children learning to read. Students are now using both hands and several fingers to type, and thanks to the program they‘re getting the idea of using different hands for different keys on the keyboard.” She has noticed children making a connection between the keys and phonics, saying, “B-buh” as they press the B key. “The children now know the keys for their name and can type it to login. She has noticed progress and improvement in her students’ keyboarding, as well as a positive impact on reading and writing skills. Davison comments on the easy use of Type to Learn 4 and states that most of her kindergarten students use the program independently. Type to Learn 4 supports the latest Intel, Vista, and Leopard systems as either a hybrid CD-ROM or a web-downloaded and installed application. Students can download the program over the Internet and install it to their home computer for greater access for homework or practice to accelerate learning. Built on a research-based method of sequential skill-building instruction, Type to Learn 4’s all-new curriculum provides 36 leveled lessons covering all letter and number keys, symbols, keyboard shortcuts like Control-C, and common English letter blends, in addition to 5 new animated activities and multiple built-in formative assessments. This engaging product wraps touch-type keyboarding instruction into an intriguing, futuristic, 3D animated world of adventure and information, where students are recruited as agents to help save vital information from being lost forever. This latest title in Sunburst’s best selling Type to Learn software series takes individualized instruction to a new level with a diagnostic pre-test, automatic, personalized remediation, and modern accessibility and customization features, including Spanish language support. ELGIN, IL, J– Sunburst Technology’s Type to Learn 4: Agents of Information celebrates its first anniversary at this year’s National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in Washington, DC, and continues to be a leading keyboarding solution for students in grades K-12.
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