World Famous Comics: Typing Instructor for Kids Version 3
Typing Instructor for Kids Version 3
From: Individual Software Average Rating: Binding: CD-ROM ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Format: CD Label: Individual Software Model: EMM-TK3 Platform: Windows Vista Release Date: April 01, 2007
Features:
Entertaining and educational typing-instruction software for kids
Step-by-step typing instruction; 100s of lessons and tests
30+ challenges; multi-skill levels; results tracked for 5 typists
40 engaging practice stories; visual guides to finger/key placement
Proven methods for skill-building; 11 action-packed games
Product Description: Typing Instructor For Kids 3 is an award-winning typing instruction system that teaches kids while it amuses them. Use proven typing methodsfor children in an entertaining, motivational and educational environment. Toby, Lafitte and friends will bring the games and exercises that turn young keyboarding novices into expert typists. Children will travel over water, under the sea and in the air, while trying to rule Typer Island! Advanced learners can try the Graduated Lessons where they type words, sentences and paragraphs Create custom tests and timings Auto-save activity results and scores Printable progress reports
Typer Island is a bore My eight-year old son wouldn't go near this after trying it for one afternoon. The typing lessons are fine, they cover all the basics, but unless your child is super focused and diligent there are simply too many demands before you get to a reward (game). Although designed for kids, it is really not super kid-friendly. The rewards are too far apart, and frankly, not worth the effort. The voices used in this program are annoying, and Typer Island is dull dull dull. It really would have been easy to make this an interesting program...if only someone had thought it through. The creators should look to such educational games as Chess with Fritz and Chesster and some of the Reader Rabbit programs to understand incentives for kids.
It crashes my computer My daughter likes the typing game. However, it does lots of harm to the computer. After installing and running this game, my computer is totally ruined!
Can't Believe This Has Good Reviews This game is perfectly awful and not fun at all.
It jumps right into typing without introduction. Moreover, it has an annoying interface that repeats phrases over and over and over until you respond or put a hammer into the monitor.
I'm trashing my copy (I don't feel morally comfortable selling it to someone) and getting my son a good solid version of Mavis Beacon.
Do not run this on Vista ... Actually, don't even try to run this unless you're kid is running as an Administrator on the machine ... or it won't run properly. And if you're running Vista, it will trigger the "User Account Control" every time as well. Supports Vista? Well, it *does* run ... but only after the User Account Control. On our son's computer, we don't let him run as Administrator, but with a limited account (so he can't mess with the parental controls or do other bad stuff). He likes the game, but every time he goes to play it/use it, we have to enter the password, etc. It's a royal pain. Had we known this, we never would have bought it.
fun and educational My 9 yo liked this a lot, and found it fun to "play". Very cute graphics, and has good drills.
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