Mavis Beacon, of “Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing” fame, was never a real person; her image, however, became an icon of the software created by Software Toolworks. Les Crane, a former disc jockey and host ...

Adrienne Hankin, public relations director for tech company Mindscape told the 'New York Times' in 1998: "Mavis is the Betty ...

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 ...

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

Technology may have become a staple at home and in school, and Grand Forks educators maybe mulling an even earlier start to keyboarding classes, but traditional cursive continues to survive in some ...

With more standardized tests going digital, including most recently the College Board’s Advanced Placement exams, more schools are investing time and resources into keyboarding instruction, ...

Here we are in the 21st century: We live in an age where work, fun and socializing can all be completed in front of your computer screen. Now more than ever, it is vital to know your way around ...

The tools covered in this list for typing practice for kids on a Windows 11/10 computer include free software, services, and Microsoft Store app(s). Included tools are: TurtleDiary KidzType Easy ...

It would not be wrong to say that Typing has now taken precedence over writing by hand. Most of us are involved in work that requires typing on computers. More often than not, typing speed determines ...