Alphabets, Spelling, Keyboarding, and More
Handwriting & Keyboarding
Handwriting & Keyboarding
Books about Handwriting
Books about Handwriting
- Handwriting in America: A Cultural History. Tamara Thornton. Yale University Press, 1998
- The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting. Anne Trubek. Bloomsburg USA, 2016
- Born to Please: The Art of Handwriting Instruction, University of South Carolina
Alphabet and numerals from The Palmer Method of Business Writing
Keyboarding Resources
Keyboarding Resources
Articles
Articles
- Fact or Fiction? The Legend of the QWERTY Keyboard, Smithsonian, May 3, 2013
- Early typewriters were developed in partnership with the gun manufacturer, Remington
- QWERTY keyboard was favored by typists familiar with Morse Code who found a system based on the alphabet confusing
- KALQ - This is the New Non-QWERTY Keyboard You Will Use to Compose Your Thumb-Powered Opus Smithsonian (April 24, 2013)
- KALQ is a New Split Screen Keyboard Layout Designed to Speed Up Thumb Typing on Tablets and Big Phones
- KALQ vs. QWERTY: The Search for a Better Keyboard, WBUR (May 24, 2013)
Apps and Websites
Apps and Websites
- Keyboard Zoo, ABCya
- Dance Mat Typing - a popular free online program that some technology teachers use to introduce elementary students to typing
- You can also download for free older versions of Mavis Beacon, a well-established typing software.
- Another commonly used program by elementary educators is Typing Club.
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