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The positive impact of an innovative addition to Typing Tournament The award-winning typing tutor, Typing Tournament now puts even more power in the hands of
Full Research Report available here… New research has shown that Year 5 students who have learned to type with the leading touch-typing tutor, Typing Tournament
Regular use of Typing Tournament Online increases average typing speed by 6 WPM per term per student! Over the past few weeks we have been
Get those fingers ready at the home row, the Term 1 Typing Challenge Has Begun! Year in and year out, classes across Australia and the
This term, 1/2 Green students have enjoyed practising their computer skills using programs and software such as Kid Pix and Microsoft Word. Students have also
Each year, home school groups across the world get together to vote for their favourite learning resources. One such group is The Old Schoolhouse with
Get the dragon by the tail to fire up maths progress Combining a deep understanding of learning theory and classroom practice with innovative technology is at
Aussie School Fonts Plus has been inside classrooms across Australia since its release in 2013. With fonts for every state and territory and fonts for
Maths fact fluency Improving recall speed in times tables and other maths facts is an important indicator that this knowledge is being reinforced. By following a
Why do some students struggle with maths? And what can be done to help them? Definitive answers to these questions could certainly change the world and maybe
At EdAlive we strive to build the very best in online learning websites that employ sound theory to promote learning. Automaticity is a key to learning We know that
New content released EdAlive websites Extant and ongoing capacity to create new content EdAlive retains all of the expertise, tools and resources used to create
Rocky River Public School – 23rd June 2021 Rocky River Public School – near Armidale Rocky River Public School is located in a small rural
Rowena Public School – 22nd June 2021 Rowena Public School – 660 Kms NW of Sydney It’s quite a drive out to Rowena Public School
Pilliga Public School – 22nd June 2021 Pilliga School – 600 Kms NW of Sydney Graham East visited the great little public school in Pilliga
As any homeschooler knows, teaching your child to read can often feel like a daunting task. Feeling the pressure of knowing you need to be
At EdAlive, we occasionally reach out to various groups to hear their experiences, feedback and suggestions. This is usually collected through school visits, emails from
With homeschooling happening all year round, it can be a test to find resources that can work no matter what the time of year. Whether
Glen Innes West Infants School – 8th June 2021 The great little school goes to Year 2 Thanks to Tamara Knight for the visit with
Niangla Public School – 17th June 2021 The sun is shining today but last week Niangla was covered in snow Getting started with Maths Invaders
This term’s Maths Challenge was the first time we were able to have students competing on both Maths Invaders Online and Baggin the Dragon Maths
At EdAlive we value the feedback and suggestions by people from all walks of life, including the ever growing homeschool community. With many of our
Last week was a phenomenal blast! Congratulations to all of our avid typists across Australia and the world on a typing challenge well done! We
If you type “Enhancing Student Engagement in the Classroom” into your search engine, you’ll find many dozens of articles covering hundreds of ideas that real teachers
Rapid change is with us Over the past few years, cyber threats to the safety and security of the student and teacher data contained in
Since EdAlive’s creation in 1986, we have striven to provide educational resources that best fit the needs of teachers and students alike. When we became
Typing games as a kid It was 1990 when I first learned how to type, the same year that my father was laid off from
Research underpins EdAlive websites EdAlive is committed to educational design directed and validated by research. New product development and continuous improvement are both underpinned by
Research Summary available here… New research has shown that Year 5 students who have learned to type with the leading touch-typing tutor, Typing Tournament Online
Our research has shown that Year 5 students who have learned to type with the leading touch-typing tutor, Typing Tournament Online have a clear advantage
The EdAlive Online Learning websites are ST4S compliant All of the EdAlive Online Learning websites have easily met the standards of the new ST4S (Safer
EdAlive CD and installable software is “End of Life” We last updated our famous EdAlive software titles back in 2010 when Windows 7 and Mac
“How long should parents teach their kids at home each day?”. This is a question that many parents have had on their minds recently as
Over the past month, teachers across Australia have been rushing to prepare their students with the necessary tools to work from home. Mass producing packets,
Like most kids who grew up in the late 90s and early 2000s, educational software was part of my schooling. With a combination of getting
COVID Crisis parents only need focus on teaching the basics as they struggle with their new roles as teachers in their own homes. As parents
When the Prime Minister declared on Monday night 30th March 2020 that in the face of the Coronavirus Pandemic that this was a “Team Australia
With the increasing pressure for school’s to provide online learning resources in the wake of Covid-19, usage of EdAlive Central has surged. Providing students with
My social media feed has been full of useful learning-from-home resources, photos of children happily being taught by smiling parents and fun stories about alternative
The EdAlive team are here to assist Automated Adaptive Learning websites. Ideal for disrupted times. 35 years of experience. Unprecedented times In a matter of
Full Research: Maths Invaders Adaptive Learning Students’ Stellar Gains from Maths Invaders Online Introduction – Maths Invaders Online, Adaptive Learning Mode Maths Invaders Online is an
Boost Maths Age by 12 Months in just one term! Maths Invaders Online: Boost Maths Age with Adaptive Learning Our research shows that most students
Come one, come all to Typing Tournament Online’s first Typing Challenge of the decade! Once a semester our classes battle it out to see who
As this year draws to a close, we reached out to some schools and classes which have shown growth over 2019 through using Typing Tournament
Visiting the Under 10s Winners for the Maths Challenge! In November we visited some schools to see how they use Adaptive Learning in Maths Invaders
Home Safety Measures while Homeschooling With many uncertainties surrounding the Global Pandemic, parents are skeptical about sending their children back into schools for the next
Mrs Tertipis’ Year 5/6 class from Richmond Primary SA completed 91,328 Maths Invaders questions during the Maths Invaders Online Maths Competition. This is a massive
45 WPM for students is readily attainable Students using Typing Tournament are reaching speeds of 45 Words Per Minute (wpm) by the time they finish
Well done to all of the students who competed in the Term Four Maths Challenge last week and congratulations to all of our winners! Under
Australia sets the standards for typing speed AS 2708 2001 Australian Standard Keyboarding Speed Tests formerly known as Typing Speed Tests, has been produced by
Are your students typing quickly enough? Many Typing Tournament Students attain speeds over 80 Words Per Minute. Make sure that the students at your school
A vocational skill has now become mainstream Over the past 40 years in Australia we have seen the skill of touch-typing move from being a
VCE students to face minimum literacy, numeracy standards under proposed shake-up Victorian students could face another test in order to finish secondary school, with the
Results of the Primary Principals Association NAPLAN Online Survey EdAlive is delighted to endorse the published findings of the Australian Primary Principals Association in its
The Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) The WACE is awarded to senior secondary school students who satisfy its requirements. Achievement of a WACE signifies
Each State or Territory has a NAPLAN Online timetable ACARA NAPLAN Online information To find out more about NAPLAN Online click here New South Wales
Catherine Oelhman – Literacy Teacher 18th October 2017. Catherine Oelhman: Literacy Teacher – Gifted and Talented Programme – St George Christian School, Sutherland, NSW, Australia. Graham
Teachers and Principals often refer to the need for typing skills. Willeton Senior High School “The English department has started teaching touch typing to their
A new online exam for South Australian students The South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) is a modern, internationally-recognised secondary school qualification designed to equip
The new NSW HSC requirements coming into effect in 2020 require Touch Typing as an educational skill and also as a life skill. As of
Ever wanted to play some cool maths games with your friends and didn’t know where to start? Well look no further because Maths Invaders Online
Ever been doing your maths homework and wondered “how could anyone think Maths is fun?” Well you’re not alone, but with Galactic Campaign from Maths Invaders
In late 2018, EdAlive premiered our new multiplayer maths game Space Rescue. This game has students verse each other and/or computers to locate spaceships. Set
EdAlive Central prides itself in making our products accessible and usable by students from all walks of life, whether they be in private, public or
When deciding what to put in your home-schooling schedule, many parents look to other home schoolers for advice. “Does it work with more than one
The key to any good resource for home schoolers is usability, accessibility and ease. For students in the school system there is a wide array
Touch Typing is a key skill for today’s world In a world where 50% of the workforce needs to have skills in technology (World Economic
It’s fun, flexible and focused on quickly and painlessly developing maths fluency and recall of essential math facts from times tables to square roots and
In 2018 ACARA defined new Achievement Standards within the Literacy Progression as part of the Australian Curriculum. The Standards relate to the Writing Element and specifically
Students across Australia are gearing up for NAPLAN Online 2019. Schools across the nation are doubling down on the process of teaching students to type
During the past few years, various forms of gaming have been gradually used for educational purposes in schooling environments around the globe. While more dedicated
The Typing Tournament Online staff would love to wish all our Users a safe and happy Term 4, holiday break! We know this term has
Meet the Future Innovators The Year 9 Future Innovators class FIN092A (a group of about 20 students) at Kawana Waters State College has been using
Teacher, Rebecca Williams and class 5A from Mackay West State School have been doing extremely well in the Typing Challenge Competitions in 2018! The EdAlive team
Well done to all of the students who competed in the Term Four Typing Challenge last week and congratulations to all of our winners! Term
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Well done to all of the students who competed in the Term Four Maths Challenge last week and congratulations to all of our winners! View
Maths Invaders Online has undertaken it’s first competition but that does not mean there’s any time for rest in the Typing Tournament village! It’s Competition time
Announcing “Space Rescue”, the new Maths Invaders Online real-time interactive game The revolutionary interactive multiplayer Space Rescue game is fully integrated with Maths Invaders Online.
The humble keyboard is a fixture in many people’s everyday lives whether it be at school or work, however many people are not aware of
Name : Lumber, Jack Occupation : See Above. How Many Words per minute can you do?: 6wpm Name : *Dragon roars* Occupation : *Gestures
Has your school been participating in our once a Term Typing competitions? Your next chance is coming up 25th Nov – 1st Dec ! Entry
Our CEO, Graham East, recently travelled from our humble home in Armidale, New South Wales to visit various Queensland schools to obtain staff and student
The sister Program to Maths Invaders: Typing Tournament has held a quarterly competition since it’s inception in 2016. Now following in Typing Tournament’s footsteps Term
New research has shown that Year 5 students who have learned to type with the leading touch-typing tutor, Typing Tournament Online have a clear advantage
Typing Tournament is now hosted by EdAlive Central! If you haven’t already checked it out visit EdAlive Central and see how it looks! EdAlive Central: Powering
Teacher Reviews “Maths Invaders is a game children will enjoy as a means of improving maths skills, a boon to busy teachers and a well-constructed
The Typing Tournament Online staff would love to wish all our Australian Users a safe and happy Term 3, holiday break. We know this term
The new Maths Invaders Online is built on the rich, multi-award-winning pedigree of the original Ultimate Maths Invaders CD Edition. It has been substantially upgraded
Our touch typing program Typing Tournament hosts a competition each Australian term called “Typing Challenge”. Every week, the Typing Tournament Leaderboard calculates and displays in rank
Attention all teachers, school staff , students , home school parents and general EdAlive Fans we now have an Instagram! If you’ve got any fun
What is “tables and number fact fluency”? Tables and number facts fluency is the quick and effortless (automatic) recall of basic math facts from long-term
Maths Invaders Online : A multifaceted maths resource of unparalleled power The new Maths Invaders Online is a resource of unparalleled power and capacity for
The Savvy teachers and students at Dalby State School caught the attention of the staff here at EdAlive with their amazing usage of the program! Interest
Emmaville Central School – Friday 24th August 2018 Thanks to Ms Alicia Cubis from Emmaville Central School and the enthusiastic group of children who hosted
We love hearing about creative ways to use our products! Maths Invaders Online features the option to print out “Defender Level Awards”. Defender Level Awards
Kids learn to touch type and help drought affected families at the same time! Many kids across Australia will be raising funds for drought relief
Maths Invaders Online passed the 1,000,000 questions answered landmark at 11:05 am on Monday 6th August. This is astonishing growth as Maths Invaders Online was
We have just released the amazing Maths Invaders Online “Galactic Campaign” mastery learning system. It makes the challenging task of teaching maths so much easier
The following information has been lifted and adapted from Ed Alive’s Typing Tournament – Guide to best classroom practice © 2018 Page 13. For many
When student results are mismatched with their ability level, they may end up taking on challenges they are not ready for. The following information has
Well done to all of the students who competed in the Term Two Typing Challenge last week and congratulations to all of our winners! View
The following information has been lifted and adapted from Ed Alive’s The following information has been adapted from EdAlive’s Typing Tournament – Guide To Best
The following information has been adapted from EdAlive’s Typing Tournament – Guide To Best Classroom Practice © 2018. Typing is a key life skill that
Finding time to teach typing quickly pays off Many teachers find that fitting just one more thing into the crowded school curriculum is difficult. In
It’s Competition time again! Has your school been participating in our Bi-Annual Typing competitions? Your next chance is coming up this Sunday (The 24th of
Typing Tournament would like to extend a huge welcome to our new Twin sister : Maths Invaders Online. Maths Invaders Online is packed full of
The Typing Tournament counter for words typed has broken 250 million! Well done to all our dedicated typists and teachers for being part of achieving
As technology becomes a larger part of our lives, it becomes more and more pertinent that technological skills are accessible for all. Typing is an
The Year 7 Students from Cerdon College have been learning to master the skill of touch-typing. Cerdon College places great emphasis on ensuring its students
It sounds like science fiction but the program TypingDNA analyses a user’s manner of using a keyboard into an accurate identity verification. Whereas other authenticators
Touch-Typing: Rote and Integrated Learning or Rote and Integrated Learning? As a pre-service teacher I have always found the arguments around different forms of teaching
The overview of general capabilities as provided by ACARA is essentially just an overview. Like most of the capabilities it uses broad language in order
We are approaching the time when the 2018 NAPLAN Online testing will be implemented. Thousands of students from the states and territories will be participating
The school holidays are the perfect time to try and hone skills students don’t have time for in the school term. Whilst we at Ed
People with autism often express that they feel misunderstood. Both academically and socially, typing can open up possibilities for communication. Typing is a form of
Keyboards in schools get a lot of use – by a lot of different people! On top of this, students, especially young students, aren’t known
Typing Challenge CONGRATULATIONS to all our Typing Challenge Winners for Term 1, 2018; you should be very proud of your results! The Typing Challenge was
The Typing Tournament Online staff would love to wish you a safe and happy Easter and Term 1, holiday break. We know this term has
The Typing Challenge for Term 1 of 2018 has seen multiple milestones broken. Before the challenge even started, the counter for words typed broke 200
It feels almost like only yesterday we were celebrating a number half this big! Yet, now here we celebrating the incredible milestone of over 100,000,000
The following information has been adapted from EdAlive’s Typing Tournament – Guide To Best Classroom Practice. While looking at the screen instead of the keyboard,
Deniliquin Christian School students have typed their way to success after claiming bronze in last term’s Typing Tournament. Hosted by educational published EdAlive, the school’s
THE students of 4C at Warrigal Road State School have typed their way to success by claiming second place in the Most Words Typed in
THERE are some fast fingers at Merbein P-10 A Year 7 class was awarded third place in the Fastest in Victoria category of the Typing
Our research has indicated that when learning to type students must engage in the process for sufficient time to build the required kinetic memory. All
There is massive use of Typing Tournament Online right around Australia. Here’s a typical usage map that gives the picture. Every morning our server goes
We had a Typing Tournament office celebration today to mark the occasion of 50,000,000 words typed! Most of them have been tapped out by Australian
Writing in the Sydney Morning Herald on April 19th 2017 Henrietta Cook and Timna Jacks published an article entitled: “All Australian states abandon online NAPLAN
The Australian Primary Principals Association survey reinforces the need for typing in preparation for NAPLAN Online. EdAlive is delighted to endorse the published findings of
Timna Jacks, Education Reporter for The Age, writing on October 2nd 2016 said that the new Online NAPLAN tests have been seriously disrupted by power
WILLETTON Senior High School students were recently presented with trophies for winning awards at a World Typeathon last year. The competition involved 315 participating classes
Children from Forrestdale Primary School placed third in a worldwide typing competition in term four last year and earnt a trophy for their efforts. About
Schools in he Australian Capital Territory (ACT) follow the Australian Curriculum. The typing related content descriptors and elaborations of the Australian Curriculum focus mostly on
Improve your typing skills with Typing Tournament Online Our new-generation typing tutor! Typing Tournament Online will help you learn to use your keyboard efficiently. It
Schools in he Northern Territory (NT) follow the Australian Curriculum. The typing related content descriptors and elaborations of the Australian Curriculum focus mostly on keyboard
Schools in Tasmania (Tas) follow the Australian Curriculum. The typing related content descriptors and elaborations of the Australian Curriculum focus mostly on keyboard awareness. Underlying
Schools in Western Australia (WA) follow the Australian Curriculum. The typing related content descriptors and elaborations of the Australian Curriculum focus mostly on keyboard awareness.
Schools in South Australia (SA) follow the Australian Curriculum. The typing related content descriptors and elaborations of the Australian Curriculum focus mostly on keyboard awareness.
Typing is faster than writing When you can do it well, touch typing is the fastest way to write. Many years ago handwriting was the
Schools in Queensland (Qld) follow the Australian Curriculum. The typing related content descriptors and elaborations of the Australian Curriculum focus mostly on keyboard awareness. Underlying
The development of typewriting and the QWERTY Keyboard The history of the QWERTY Keyboard as we use it today is fascinating. QWERTY is a keyboard
The United States Common Core State Standards form the basis for education in the USA with most States adopting them as their standard or in
How to increase your typing speed Being able to type fast is a great skill to have especially when it comes to ongoing education and
Learn to touch type and you’ll never look back Touch typing is the ability to use muscle memory to find keys quickly using all ten fingers and without
The Victorian Curriculum F–10 sets out what every student should learn during their first eleven years of schooling. The curriculum is the common set of
The typing outcomes in the New South Wales (NSW) Syllabus are found in the Digital Text Production Section of the K-6 English Syllabus and explicitly
Each Australian State and Territory maintains it own department of education and is responsible for its own curriculum. Most fulfil this requirement by referring to
The Australian Curriculum and the various state-based curricula and syllabi do not clearly mandate the teaching of efficient keyboarding. Neither did the preexisting state based
Recently, we were sent a picture of our 1st place “Most Words Typed”- Beginner overall champions receiving their class trophy and individual certificates. The students
The students of Mrs Weeks’ Year 2/3 class at Channel Christian School have just typed their way to success by winning first place in the
