Educators say traditional typing practice is essential for standardized testing performance and future careers.

Computers play a huge role in our everyday lives, and now more than ever, it's important that educators provide computer basics for kids, what computers can do and how technology can be helpful. From ...

EdSource · From housing to basketball, Fresno schools invest in the whole child Third-grader Tycho Sedlachek throws his hands up victoriously as he finishes his typing test. It shows he has improved ...

Keyboarding is, perhaps, the most essential of all 21st-century skills. With computers in use across the majority of U.S. schools now, many educators may feel the need to focus on educational software ...

As most states shift their required tests onto computers, teachers are discovering that their students are stumbling over an unexpected weakness: the keyboarding skills necessary to show what they ...

Today's technologically advanced offices require job applicants to possess a solid foundation of computer skills. Even businesses that have not traditionally sought computer-savvy employees, such as ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The 7-year-olds in Natalie May’s second-grade class have to stretch their fingers across the keyboards to reach “ASDF” and “JKL;” as they listen to the ...

A nationwide study of more than 500 Australian primary school students in Year 2 has revealed how beginner writers' attitude and motivation toward writing is related to the quality of their writing ...

Typing on a touch screen is a very different experience. My dad, who types with remarkable sluggishness on a keyboard, can easily boost his typing skills by switching to his iPad. Because the ...

Today’s students have grown up with smartphones, tablets, and virtual assistants. Most can comfortably navigate any new app or digital device and outsmart parental controls. That’s why adults often ...

I can still feel the tips of my 10-year-old fingers striking the orange cover on the keyboard. It was in this 5th grade public-school class that – despite my frequent boos and bellyaching – I learned ...