Weekly Typing Homework page

Welcome to the typing speed homework page!

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This page is for 2nd year Writing III students for the weekly typing homework and to demonstrate the pass/fail English typing speed for the class.

Please use this page to time yourself for the weekly typing homework. Here is what you should do, step by step

  1. Take a few moments to think about some ideas on the topic.
  2. Click on the timer "Start" button
  3. Type in the box below about the topic until the timer stops.
  4. When the timer stops, click on the "Count Words" button to find out your word count.
  5. If your word count is high enough, cut and paste the passage into your Word typing file
  6. If it is not, do this again until you can reach the required score for that week
  7. Use Word to check for spelling and grammar mistakes
  8. Add the date, theme and number of words
  9. Mail the file to eibeigakka+type@gmail.com
  10. If you still are having problems, check out this video
Here are the topics and the number of words you need to type in 5 minutes:
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If you don't get the number of words necessary for that week, you need to repeat until you reach that number. Then cut and paste what you wrote into your typing file, correct your mistakes and send it by replying to the message from eibeigakka+type@gmail.com. If you have any questions, please contact mr tomei at tomeiter@gmail.com

Looking for some online typing practice? Here's a list. Remember, if it is in words per minute (WPM), multiply by 5 to get your score.

sense-lang.org
uses the English keyboard and you can practice a text that you write!
www.typingtest.com
gives you texts to type for 1, 2, and 3 minute tests.
gwydir.demon.co.uk
give you some single letter practice.
www.typeonline.co.uk
has a number of different tests, from single letter to copying texts and speed tests.
www.learn2type.com
has a free online copy text test.
www.powertyping.com
has a copy text test that shows a cursor that moves under the text, which can be helpful if you want to improve your touch typing. On the right side are three tests of frequent words, which are good practice as well.
The BBC Dance Mat Typing site
is for kids, but the goat has a great Scottish accent! Grrrrreat!
The Bubbles Typing game
is fun too.
Peter's Online Typing Course
is simple, but goes through the basics.
freetypinggame.net
has typing games, typing lessons and typing tests.
Typershark
is a fun game to improve your typing.
e-typing
is a Japanese site for practicing typing.

Random topic javascript provided
by Paul McFedries

Timer and Wordcount javascripts provided
by The JavaScript Source

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