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Custom Typing
is for students in
regular and special education! This
is an online service, which is constantly being enhanced and
upgraded. You get all upgrades for free. 'No payment for
site license upgrades!'
As always, we are eager to
hear your suggestions, needs and ideas. We want to make the
web site work for you and your students. Our newsletters
will tell you about our regular enhancements as well as give
you information
about new developments in the computer field and product reviews
related to keyboarding. |
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| **NEW**
EASY
student interface and navigation. |
Take a look at screen shots of our new 'easy' student screens!
Log-in
Welcome
menu Training
modules Tests
& exercises.
To get to the log-in
screen for student member log-in, go to
www.customtyping.com/student You may want to
bookmark this address so students can go straight to the
student screen for log-in.
Students can be
independent with logging in and getting to the testing and
training parts of our site, using the simplified student
screens. Settings for customizing student's use of the
site can be set in the administration section. Here,
teachers have the option of choosing the screen the student
sees when they first log in.
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| Fun Animation Rewards for
Improved Performance |
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a look at some of the motivational animations provided as rewards
when students improve their typing speeds. When a student
completes a test (in tests and exercises), and improves typing speed,
the reward is an immediate indication of success. |
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| NO
CHEATING! |
| Our tests can now
detect when a student's score is abnormally high. Our
software will prevent recording of exercise scores that are
too high due to copy and paste or hitting the keyboard rapidly
and randomly. Teachers can also delete inaccurate
scores obtained on the training modules from the
administration screen.
Other
new enhancements being planned include teacher developed tests
and exercises, and the option for teachers to set up lessons
and plans for each student.
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Remember that we
have extensive information about regular keyboarding,
adaptive keyboarding and other related topics written especially for
teachers and educators who are interested in the tools and systems
available for improving students writing using keyboards or other
alternate input methods. These are detailed information pages. Checklists for training are also provided. Once you've logged
in, go to http://www.customtyping.com/tutorials/index.htm
to view all the supporting information. (Only current
members or free trial account users can view this page).
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We periodically review and report on new
products that are useful for students. We do not endorse any products, nor do we advertise. These are
independent professional opinions. |
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Product:
The NEW Zonco Mobile arm support
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This is one of the
best arm supports we've seen. It is an articulated arm
support for people with poor upper arm muscle strength, low
endurance and poor control. It is extremely effective in
assisting users with controlling, stabilizing and supporting
the arm for many activities, including computer keyboard use,
and other desktop activities. The company indicates that
an enhanced version will be available soon which allows for
movement on vertical planes as well as horizontal movement,
which will be useful for feeding and a wider range of
activities. This is a product well worth looking
into. Click here
to see more information on their web site. |
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December 2003 NEWSLETTER
