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- Kids learn to type on an exciting adventure on Typer Island.
- Teaches keyboard basics following an age-appropriate Typing Plan – Meets National NETS/ISTE and Common Core Standards.
- Step-by-step lessons, challenges, tests, and exciting typing games motivate kids to keep typing, learn in English or Spanish.
- Product is delivered in a closed factory fresh box and includes the current version and unused activation code.
Platform:PC Disc
Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum is the typing program for
kids. It is the only typing software designed to teach young
children to type that’s packed with just the right mixture of
education, entertainment, and motivation, so kids can improve
their typing skills quickly and see immediate results. Kids learn
to type with 10 age-appropriate lesson plans for specific age
groups, beginning with ages 6 & 7. Variety of ways to practice
typing, with games, lessons, drills, advanced skill-building
lessons and challenges, plus 40 engaging Practice Stories.
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Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum
The Exciting Way for Kids to Learn to Type!
Kids learn to type on an exciting adventure on Typer Island.
They learn all keyboard basics following an age-appropriate
Typing Plan. Step-by-step lessons, challenges, tests, and games
motivate kids to keep typing their way around the Island to reach
the Castle, advance to the Lost City, and become touch-typists!
Kids can learn in English or Spanish.
Kids type their way around Typer Island to reach the Castle and
advance to the Lost City!
Island Adventure Theme Motivates Kids to Improve Typing Skills
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Reward-Seeking Program!
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This program offers rewards every step of the way! Kids visit
distinct lands for lessons, challenges, tests, and games. They
search for treasures, earn points, and add gold and jewels to
their treasure box, on a journey to reach the Castle and become
the Ruler of Typer Island. Once they reach the Castle, they
advance to the Lost City, for more challenges and exciting games!
Explore Distinct Lands!
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Kids visit The Old West, On the Water, In the Air, Over the
Edge, and Under the Sea. They can take a break from lessons and
go to Explorer Isle to play games, or to Story Lagoon to practice
typing stories from Classic Literature and Fairy Tales.
Exciting Castle Adventures!
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Once kids get to the Castle, they can play new games, like Tomb
Typer and Xtreme Typing, and they can go to the Lost City for
Treasure Quest and the ever-challenging Ziggy!
The Lost City is underwater and only accessible by first
Capturing the Castle!
The Mysterious Lost City!
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Kids get to visit the Lost City once they complete the lessons,
tests, and challenges of all five lands on Typer Island and
"Capture the Castle!" In the Lost City they can explore the ruins
and the shipwreck, and play Treasure Quest, the first typing
adventure game, and the challenging arcade action game, Ziggy.
30+ Game Challenges!
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Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum uses "Entertainment
Explosion," to make learning to type fun and exciting. Kids can
play games in a variety of ways by selecting options from the
game settings menu. Arcade-style play and multiple levels make
games extremely challenging and fun.
Typing Challenges and Tests Increase Speed and Accuracy
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Typing Challenges
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There are over 30 typing challenges. These include:
* Comprehensive Evaluation
* Timed Challenges
* Advanced Level Challenges
* Multi-Level Game Challenges
Typing Tests
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There are hundreds of tests in Typing Instructor Platinum for
Kids. Tests measure speed and accuracy, and results are provided
for adjusted words per minute, based on both typing accuracy and
speed.
Instant Results Give Kids Incentive to Improve Keyboarding Skills
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Typing Progress Results
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Instant Feedback is provided on typing results. Kids can see how
they did on a lesson, challenge, test, or game right away.
Results are given for:
* WPM scores & Accuracy Percentages
* Results Calculated from All Activities
* Performance Assessment for Key, Finger, Hand & Row
* Printable Results
* Results Tracked for five Typists
Performance assessments are provided by key, finger, hand, and
row.
Certificates of Achievement
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Kids can print a certificate of achievement to show they have
successfully conquered Typer Island and Rule the Island!
Charts and Feedback
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Detailed results show kids the keys they know well and the keys
that need more practice.
Creative Lessons and Exercises Help Kids Learn to Type
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Step-by-Step Typing Instruction is provided, including proper
posture, finger position, and ergonomic features. Visual Guides
show finger/key placement.
Lesson Plans
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Lessons include step-by-step instruction with visual 3D guide
hands.
There are 10 customized lesson plans to teach kids of all ages
to type:
* Learning the Home Row
* Home Row and Upper Row
* Home Row and Lower Row
* Ages 7-8
* Ages 9-10
* Games Plan
* Skill Building Plan
* Suggested Typing Plan (no games)
* Suggested Typing Plan
Learn in English and Spanish
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There are 160 lessons, in English and Spanish. All lessons
include:
* Structured Touch-Typing Content
* Proven Methods for Skill-Building
* Unique Drills & Interactive Exercises
* Age-Appropriate Content
* Graphic Guide Hands
* Standard & Split Keyboards
* Multi-Skill Levels
Multi-Level Games Make Learning to Type Fun
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Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum has over 30+ Game
Challenges! Kids can play games in a variety of ways by selecting
options from the drop down menu, including words per minute
(wpm), level of difficulty, and in some games, select an
nent. Games include multiple levels of play and points
scored, so kids are motivated to win the first level, advance to
the next level, and achieve a high game score!
Keep your fingers on the keyboard as you move your motorcycle
across the desert in Xtreme Typing!
New! Xtreme Typing
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This fast moving game teaches kids to keep their fingers on the
keyboard to move their motorcycle across the desert and through
the heart of the city. When they type accurately and faster than
their target words per minute, they see a motorcycle stunt fest!
Their bike makes several jumps, flies off ramps, rolls over
limousines, and flies over buses.
New! Typing With Sharks
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This action-packed, underwater adventure helps kids learn
challenging keys on the keyboard. They type words quickly to zap
hungry sharks and piranhas before they attack their submarine.
The deeper they dive, the harder it is to escape, especially from
the electric eel, giant squid and the boss shark.
New! Flotsam Fighter
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Kids use their Flotsam Fighter Space Ship to clean-up space
debris (flotsam), and save all four planets in the Aeon Galaxy by
zapping space debris from around the planets. The more debris
they collect, the more intergalactic credits they earn. Eight
challenging levels of play help them develop their typing speed,
typing accuracy, and save the Galaxy!
New! Tomb Typer!
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This 3D interactive game helps kids to improve their typing
skills and use their wits! They search an ancient Egyptian tomb
by correctly typing words and characters to navigate their way
through two levels of intriguing exploration for treasure.
The Features of Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum
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Typing Plans
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* Exclusive! Learn in English or Spanish!
* Exclusive! Choose from 10 Typing Plans for specific age groups!
Lessons
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* Structured touch-typing content
* 160 Lessons
* Proven methods for skill-building
* Age-appropriate content
* Standard and split keyboard lessons
* 3D guide hands for all keyboards
Typing Challenges & Tests
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* Exclusive! 30+ game challenges
* Exclusive! Advanced level challenges
* Proficiency tests and advancement level tests
Progress & Results
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* Exclusive! Instantly tracks results!
* Exclusive! WPM scores and accuracy percentages
* Exclusive! Pass tests and get rewards
* Performance assessment for key, finger, hand, and row
* Results calculated from all activities
* Full-color progress charts and graphs
* Printable results
* Certificates of Achievement
Practice Activities
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* Exclusive! Practice how to type and ergonomics
* Exclusive! Practice games on Explorer Isle and in the Castle
Arcade
* Advanced skill-building lessons and challenges
Motivational Features
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* Exclusive! Exciting castle-seeking theme
* Exclusive! Visit 5 unique lands on Typer Island
* Exclusive! Capture the Castle & advance to the Lost City
Games & Entertainment
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* Exclusive! Multi-play games! Play games the way you want!
* Exclusive! Multi-level games! More challenges as you advance