Title: About this Course (For Students)
Course: オンラインタイピングチューター Online Typing Tutor

About this course for students.

Welcome to Typing 101

This course is designed to teach you how to properly touch type.  The key to touch typing is to use the proper fingers for a given key.  The image below shows which fingers should be used for which keys.  Please note that keyboard layouts differ from country to country and language to language.  Please use the finger which is most appropriate for your keyboard layout.

How to Use the Course

This is a traditional typing course; you start with the home keys, use proper fingering, and practice until you get it right.  Each exercise must be completed with 10 AWPM (Adjusted Words Per Minute) or more, or the score cannot be submitted.

Instructions

Type every line as accurately as possible.  At the end of each line, press return.

Key:

# / Total: This shows which line is the student is on out of the total number of lines.

Time: How long the student has been typing.

WPM: This is the words per minute typed.

Errors: This shows the number of errors in typing.  Please note that due to the way errors are calculated, a 1/2 error is possible.

AWPM: This is the Adjusted Words Per Minute (WPM - Errors = AWPM)

When you finish typing, you will see something like the following.  If the AWPM is greater than 10, you can send your score (by clicking "Send Score") which will record it in the gradebook.  If your score is less then 10, you will need to click "Try Again!" and start over.

Other Functions:

Modern / Classic: There are two graphics modes: Modern and Classic.  The default is Modern; some students may prefer the classic mode.

Pause: This allows a student to pause the assignment and then come back to it later (as long as the browser is not closed).

Known Issues:

- Occasionally, a score is sent, but does not go through properly.  In the gradebook, this will appear as a zero.   If this happens you will need to redo the assignment.  It is best if you completely refresh the page if this happens.

Advice

Learning to type properly is an extremely important skill in this day and age.  Proper typing allows you to type quickly, accurately, and with less physical effort than using two or three fingers.  Take it slow - accuracy is more important than speed when you are learning.  As your fingers learn the keys, you can try the assignment again and again to build speed.  The system will record your highest score.