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Typing Instructor Platinum 21 Digital (Windows)
SKU
076985
Grade 3-AD
Neutral
Low Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Sequential
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Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
Other
Other methodologies
Religious Content
Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
Presentation
Sequential
Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
Spiral
Topics and concepts are repeated from level to level, adding more depth at each pass and connecting with review.
Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
A mix of teacher-led time and independent student work.
High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
Additional Materials Required
No other materials needed
Everything you need is included.
Other Materials Required
There are additional required resources that are a separate purchase.
Other Materials Optional
There are additional resources mentioned or recommended but are not absolutely necessary.
Consumable
Consumable
Designed to be written in; not reusable.
Non-Consumable
Not designed to be written in; reusable.
Our Price
$29.95 Non-returnable: is a digital item.
Description
Please note that this is a digital software download and is not a physical CD-ROM. After purchase, you will receive a welcome letter email within two business days with a link and a key code to access Typing Instructor Platinum (for Windows).
Publisher's Description of Typing Instructor Platinum 21 Digital (Windows)
Typing Instructor Platinum is the new typing leader with just the right blend of features to provide an educational, entertaining, and motivating experience for all learners, from beginning to advanced typists. Creative learning themes, fast moving, arcade-style games, and educational learning plans with seamless progression keep you engaged as you earn rewards, collect points, play challenging games, and increase your typing skills. Learn to type in English or Spanish.
- Typing instruction software improves typing speed and accuracy
- Visit 36 destinations around the world on 3 unique travel themes
- Choose from 20 educational typing plans or create your own typing plan
- Lessons, tests, and game challenges motivate typists to improve their typing
- Multi-level games; 300+ practice articles; progress reports; learn in English or Spanish
Learn to Type or Improve Your Typing Skills
Choose from one of twenty educational typing plans, tailored for both keyboard and numeric keys and symbols. You may also design your own personal typing plan with lessons, tests and games, or import your personal typing content and music.
Exciting Travel Adventures Make Learning to Type Fun
Take a trip out of the traditional classroom setting on an adventure and learn to type as you travel the world, travel through time, or go on safari. Visit 36 destinations around the world on three unique travel themes. Tests and game challenges motivate you to improve your typing skills so you can advance to the next adventure and collect unique stamp rewards for your passport. When your passport is full of stamps you will be a touch typist!
Creative Ways to Practice Typing
Take a break from your trip anytime and visit the Practice Area where you can play challenging multi-level games in the arcade, practice typing magazine articles and literature, practice dictation, or design and practice personal lessons and tests.
100+ Professional Lessons & Tests
Improve your typing speed and accuracy quickly with quality lessons and tests. Repetitive key stroking helps you build correct finger-to-key memory. Step-by-step lessons and tests are dynamically built from learned letters and words to help you build accurate typing skills.
Progress Reports Quickly Identify Your Strengths & Weaknesses
A variety of graphs and charts show your typing proficiency over time. You may view results for each finger, row, key, or hand separately and view your personal results for all typing activities.
Dynamic Learning Helps Improve Weak Areas
The Dynamic Learning feature evaluates your typing results and determines your weak skill areas. Once identified, Typing Instructor automatically creates specific lessons for you to improve your weaknesses. You will improve quickly by focusing on the areas that need the most improvement.
Multi-Play Games Set a New Standard in Entertainment!
Entertaining and challenging typing games offer multiple ways to play games for typists of all levels. Choose the length of time, words-per-minute, and level of difficulty. Typing Instructor Platinum has over 30+ game challenges that teach specific typing skills, such as speed, accuracy, rhythm, dexterity, and retention.
30+ Game Challenges
Type the words on each pillar of the pyramid to change it to a new color before the enemies ruin your plans in Ziggy. Use your retention and typing skills to find gold and jewels in Treasures of the Sunken City. Beware of giant sea creatures in Typing with Sharks and learn to type quickly and accurately to keep your submarine intact. Improve your key stroking by zapping space debris in Flotsam Fighter. Advance to the next level or fly through the skies in Diamond Glider's rhythm typing adventure. All of Typing Instructor Platinum's games have multiple levels of play to keep typing challenges fun and motivating.
Windows System Requirements
Pentium® P4 • Microsoft® Windows® 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, or XP • 580 MB Hard Drive Space • 800 x 600 16-Bit or Higher Display • 16-Bit Sound Card • Speakers or Headphones
Category Description for Typing Instructor
Improve your typing skills with this entertaining, interactive program. It is similar to Typing Instructor Deluxe 17.3, but with additional enhancements to make learning more fun. This program centers around a travel theme, with the player beginning at a travel port surrounded by twelve world flags. As you progress through lessons, games, and typing tests, you receive a stamp on a passport for each destination you complete. Photos of world destinations appear throughout the lessons. Helpful reference features include a How to Type button (covering finger positions and posture) and a presentation on the history of typing. The Practice Center contains fun activities, such as the Magazine Rack (typing exercises from over 300 books, articles and short stories), dictation exercises, and the Arcade (with twelve video games). Students receive feedback on words per minute and accuracy after each lesson (with detailed analysis available), and they can even print achievement certificates. Lessons can be completed in English or Spanish. Please note: an internet connection is required for registration/activation but not for daily use of the program. Available for Mac or PC systems, or in a set that includes both. Software comes in a plain paper sleeve with basic installation instructions. Set of both versions includes both PC and Mac CDs.
See individual items for system requirements.
Details
| Product Format: | Other |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Individual Software Digital |
| Grades: | 3-AD |
| EAN/UPC: | 018527501047 |
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