itype Information

iType's purpose is to provide skills for life in a digital world - empowering people! IType's goal is to change the current low touch typing skill level of primary year students and create keyboard automaticity. We don't provide a bike for a child without teaching them how to ride it, why do we expect students to use a laptop or iPad with a keyboard without teaching them how to use the keyboard? We need to change that and teach them before they get devices! iType is the answer for your school, to help your students gain the important life skill of touch typing. What iType does... * Provides an engaging program to teach students how to correctly touch type * Enhances the development of fine motor skills by using 8 fingers on the keyboard * Creates muscle memory that becomes automatic using drills and games repetitively * Helps students with their listening skills by following instructions, perseverance to complete the drills and resilience to not give up * Pilot teachers report an increase in student engagement whilst actively using iType Why iType... * Once home position is established, iType requires minimal teacher intervention *Regular speed and accuracy tests are recorded, motivating the student as their skill level in touch typing improves * Certificate of ‘Excellence’ for achieving a score of 98% and above for accuracy * Certificate of ‘Perfection’ for achieving a score of 100% accuracy * Students are engaged and motivated to excel whilst performing drills and games developing automaticity on the keyboard * Consolidating good foundations to propel students through their online learning at school When to do iType... * For best results, early engagement makes a positive difference * Foundation version for Prep and Year 1 is the optimal start time for iType * The correct finger becomes an automatic motion when using a keyboard in Prep and Year 1