Tomei's Typing Tools

Welcome to 2nd term typing!

This term, you have 5 topics that should be done during the vacation. You can do them all at once or on your own schedule. These topics should be at least 100 words long. Here are your vacation topics

Here are the vacation topics:

  1. Vacation 1-vacation plans
  2. Vacation 2-What classes I will take
  3. Vacation 3-How I study during the vacation
  4. Vacation 4-Good and bad points about summer
  5. Vacation 5-Something special I did during vacation

After your vacation topics, the homework will be WEEKLY and the word totals will INCREASE.

  • 5 Vacation topics - 100 words in 5 minutes
  • First 5 Favorites - 120 words in 5 minutes
  • Second 5 Favorites - 140 words in 5 minutes
  • Last 5 Favorites - 150 words in 5 minutes

    • If you have trouble typing directly, you may write your homework out first, but if you can, try to first write non-stop for 5 minutes to reach the total.

    Click on the timer to start and then type in the box below until the timer finishes, then click on the button to find out your word count.

    All of these topics are 'My favorite _______' Click on the button below for your topic. If you have already done it or you don't like the topic, click again to choose another one.

    My Favorite

    Don't want to write about your favorites? Take your choice above and write about "The ________ I hate"!

    Good luck!!

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    Looking for some online typing practice? Here's a list. Remember, if it is in words per minute (WPM), multiple 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