Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum 5
Product Details Platform: PC Disc
Brand: Individual Software
MPN: EMM-TK5
UPC: 012304261841

• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 1.1 x 7.5 inches ; 5oz
  
• Media: Software

• Kids learn to type on an exciting adventure on Typer Island
• Teaches keyboard basics following an age-appropriate Typing Plan
• Step-by-step lessons, challenges, tests, and games motivate kids to keep typing
• Program offers rewards every step of the way; learn in English or Spanish
• Arcade-style play and multiple levels; 30+ game challenges

Platform: PC Disc Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum is the typing program for kids. It is theonly typing software designed to teach young children to type that's packedwith just the right mixture of education, entertainment, and motivation, sokids can improve their typing skills quickly and see immediate results. Kidslearn 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 40engaging Practice Stories. 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 allkeyboard basics following an age-appropriate Typing Plan. Step-by-steplessons, challenges, tests, and games motivate kids to keep typing their wayaround the Island to reach the Castle, advance to the Lost City, and becometouch-typists! Kids can learn in English or Spanish. Kids type their way around Typer Island to reach the Castle and advance to theLost City! Island Adventure Theme Motivates Kids to Improve Typing Skills Reward-Seeking Program! This program offers rewards every step of the way! Kids visit distinct landsfor lessons, challenges, tests, and games. They search for treasures, earnpoints, and add gold and jewels to their treasure box, on a journey to reachthe 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! Kids visit The Old West, On the Water, In the Air, Over the Edge, and Underthe Sea. They can take a break from lessons and go to Explorer Isle to playgames, or to Story Lagoon to practice typing stories from Classic Literatureand Fairy Tales. Exciting Castle Adventures! Once kids get to the Castle, they can play new games, like Tomb Typer andXtreme Typing, and they can go to the Lost City for Treasure Quest and theever-challenging Ziggy! The Lost City is underwater and only accessible by first Capturing the Castle! The Mysterious Lost City! Kids get to visit the Lost City once they complete the lessons, tests, andchallenges of all five lands on Typer Island and "Capture the Castle!" In theLost City they can explore the ruins and the shipwreck, and play TreasureQuest, the first typing adventure game, and the challenging arcade actiongame, Ziggy. 30+ Game Challenges! Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum uses "Entertainment Explosion," to makelearning to type fun and exciting. Kids can play games in a variety of ways byselecting options from the game settings menu. Arcade-style play and multiplelevels make games extremely challenging and fun. Typing Challenges and Tests Increase Speed and Accuracy Typing Challenges There are over 30 typing challenges. These include: Comprehensive Evaluation Timed Challenges Advanced Level Challenges Multi-Level Game Challenges Typing Tests There are hundreds of tests in Typing Instructor Platinum for Kids. Testsmeasure speed and accuracy, and results are provided for adjusted words perminute, based on both typing accuracy and speed. Instant Results Give Kids Incentive to Improve Keyboarding Skills Typing Progress Results Instant response is provided on typing results. Kids can see how they did on alesson, 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 Kids can print a certificate of achievement to show they have successfullyconquered Typer Island and Rule the Island! Charts and response Detailed results show kids the keys they know well and the keys that need morepractice. Creative Lessons and Exercises Help Kids Learn to Type Step-by-Step Typing Instruction is provided, including proper posture, fingerposition, and ergonomic features. Visual Guides show finger/key placement. Lesson Plans 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 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 Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum has over 30+ Game Challenges! Kids canplay 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 opponent. Games include multiple levels of play and points scored,so kids are motivated to win the first level, advance to the next level, andachieve a high game score! Keep your fingers on the keyboard as you move your motorcycle across thedesert in Xtreme Typing! New! Xtreme Typing This fast moving game teaches kids to keep their fingers on the keyboard tomove their motorcycle across the desert and through the heart of the city.When they type accurately and faster than their target words per minute, theysee a motorcycle stunt fest! Their bike makes several jumps, flies off ramps,rolls over limousines, and flies over buses. New! Typing With Sharks This action-packed, underwater adventure helps kids learn challenging keys onthe keyboard. They type words quickly to zap hungry sharks and piranhas beforethey 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 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 fromaround the planets. The more debris they collect, the more intergalacticcredits they earn. Eight challenging levels of play help them develop theirtyping speed, typing accuracy, and save the Galaxy! New! Tomb Typer! This 3D interactive game helps kids to improve their typing skills and usetheir wits! They search an ancient Egyptian tomb by correctly typing words andcharacters to navigate their way through two levels of intriguing explorationfor treasure. The Features of Typing Instructor for Kids Platinum Typing Plans Exclusive! Learn in English or Spanish! Exclusive! Choose from 10 Typing Plans for specific age groups! Lessons 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 Exclusive! 30+ game challenges Exclusive! Advanced level challenges Proficiency tests and advancement level tests Progress & Results 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 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 Exclusive! Exciting castle-seeking theme Exclusive! Visit 5 unique lands on Typer Island Exclusive! Capture the Castle & advance to the Lost City Games & Entertainment Exclusive! Multi-play games! Play games the way you want! Exclusive! Multi-level games! More challenges as you advance