TypingWeb

Typingweb.com is a site that provides students modules to practice their keyboarding skills, including using homerow keys, etc. Most of my students who have tried it really seem to enjoy it. At the very least, it allows them to become more familiar with the keys and what each one does. This is a very important skill for our students both in and outside of the classroom, and I encourage students to use this site to practice from home, as well. Students will need to register an account with a username and a password. I have been having my students enter their first and last name with no spaces and 123456789 as their passwords.


You can watch the video below to see a brief introduction on how to use Typingweb.com.

ChompChomp!

Grammar Bytes is a website that I found when I was teaching freshmen English at Clemson. Our students were expected to be proficient in grammar before they ever enrolled in school. Therefore, teaching any type of grammar, punctuation, etc. was really frowned upon. Unfortunately, this was very unrealistic as most of our students did in fact need a lot of help in that area. I found this website to help supplement what we couldn't do in class. It has handouts, presentations, and, my favorite, interactive exercises that will even explain why you missed a question. It covers many areas of grammar, punctuation, and even word choice. If the student's are getting a little tired of the ITTS program, or if it's just not working for them, give www.chompchomp.com a try!