FireFox Typing Test Add-On
For you typing-game-loving firefox-users, check out this typing test plugin. It’s free, simple to install, and boasts the following features:
The 26 lessons generate an endless number of one-line drills.
You can design 50 more lessons.
You can change the words source by pasting in any group of words, of any language.
Click the status bar icon to open the program.
A timer starts at the first letter typed and stops at the end of a line.
Your wpm(words per minute) and errors count are shown after each drill.
It saves your 15 recent scores and your best scores for each lesson.
Related posts:
Tags: speed typing, typing lessons, typing practice, typing widget, wpm test
You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
No comments yet.
No trackbacks yet.
using typing games as a homeschooling resource
July 13, 2010 - 11:33 am
Tags: keyboarding resources, learn to type, typing games, typing practice, WPM
Posted in Articles & Resources | No comments
I have become aware over the past couple years that many parent-teachers are using parts of this site as a resource for improving typing skills in a homeschooling environment. As such, I wanted to share a few words with any parents/teachers about this practice and try to shed a little light on why this is [...]
Keyboard Action Hero
June 9, 2010 - 11:52 am
Tags: free online games, keyboard games, learn to type, typing practice
Posted in Mochi Typing Games | No comments
This typing games features ActionHero, the superhero made of magical cleaning fluid in a tube. The goal is to clean dirty keyboards while learning keyboard-character placement. Face three vicious enemies with different strategies to defeat them, and catch the floating health powerups to restore health. You can play this game at many different difficulty levels. [...]
more games updated
March 23, 2010 - 10:39 pm
Tags: free online games, games, keyboarding, learn to type, typing, typing practice
Posted in Site News | No comments
Just a quick note to let you know that I have posted updated version of three more typing games: Keyball, Keypad Keyball and Keyboarding. This leaves just two more to go before I’m done, which will hopefully happen sometime on thursday. Once I have converted all the games, I will turn my attention to reinstating [...]
a new typing game and some big updates
March 16, 2010 - 9:25 am
Tags: free online games, keyboarding activities, learn to type, new typing game, typing practice
Posted in Site News | No comments
First of all I have just released a brand new typing game called Keyboard Simon, so have a look and let me know what you think or how it can be improved. Secondly, I am in the process of redoing all the games to work out any kinks and generally improve the game experience. I [...]
Fast Typer
February 20, 2010 - 4:35 pm
Tags: fast typer, keyboarding, practice typing, speed typing, typing games
Posted in Mochi Typing Games | 1 comment
This is a very quick and straight-forward little typing exercise in which you have 30 seconds to try and type as many words as you can. At the end you get a report on how many words you typed and your typing accuracy. Nice graphics and sound make this a catchy little typing game. Share [...]
WPM Typing Test #6
February 20, 2010 - 2:24 pm
Tags: keyboarding, touch-typing, typing speed, typing test, words per minute, wpm test
Posted in WPM Typing Tests | 1 comment
Clear the text from the screen by typing it as quickly (yet carefully) as you can. Words will disappear as you type them. After you complete the test, you will see a results screen that will provide you with your WPM (words per minute) typing speed. The text for this test is from Langston Hughes’ [...]
WPM Typing Test #5
February 20, 2010 - 1:56 pm
Tags: keyboarding, touch-typing, typing speed, typing test, words per minute, wpm test
Posted in WPM Typing Tests | 2 comments
Type the text as quickly (yet carefully) as you can. The word wills disappear as you type them. After you complete the test, you will see a results screen that shows your typing speed in wpm (words per minute). The text for this test is excerpted from Mark Twain’s famous essay on New England weather. [...]
More Typing Games for Kids
February 17, 2010 - 3:49 pm
Tags: keyboard games, learn to type, touch-typing tutors, typing games, typing lessons
Posted in Typing Games for Kids | No comments
I just came across an excellent post today which covers various different games/tutors that are appropriate for children learning how to type. The post (Reverting to Type) covers 5 valuable tools and provides links at the end to access even more. Several of the games / touch-typing tutors highlighted have already been mentioned on this [...]
Finger Frenzy
January 12, 2010 - 1:27 pm
Tags: free online games, keyboard, learn to type, type, type alphabet, typing, typing practice
Posted in Mochi Typing Games | 3 comments
This is a very basic typing game – hardly even a game actually, more of an exercise – where you need to type the letters of the alphabet in order as fast as you can. That’s it. Compete for high scores and try to improve on your own best times. Share and Enjoy: Related posts:Kiran [...]
Key Hero Typing Test
January 11, 2010 - 12:03 pm
Tags: free typing tests, online typing, typing practice, wpm test
Posted in Miscellaneous Typing News | No comments
I just became aware of an excellent new typing test that recently appeared on the scene. It’s called Key Hero and it features some very detailed reporting on your typing performance. At the same time though, it’s simple to use and understand, making it pretty much one of the best all-around WPM typing tests to [...]