Why Does Australia Lag Behind In Typing Skills?
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 vocational (secretarial) skill learnt by a few to a key skill for all, in the age of the personal computer. At the same time the […]
History of the QWERTY Keyboard
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 layout for Latin script used to write English. The name comes from the order of the first six keys on the top left letter row […]
Curriculum Correlation, Research, Typing Tournament Online
75% of Principals Want Improved Typing Skills (Full Report)
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 the Australian Primary Principals Association in its summary report: APPA NAPLAN Online Trial Survey. It indicated that in preparation for NAPLAN Online: 78.61% of Principals […]
Curriculum Correlation, Typing Tournament Online
The growing imperative for Typing Skills
Good typing skills are becoming more and more critical Community and educational expectations regarding the necessity of teaching typing skills are changing rapidly. In the past generation we have seen a transition from typing being the preserve of professional secretaries to a critical main stream skill for every member of […]
Announcements, Typing Tournament Online
Ready, set, go! Come join the Typing Challenge!
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 rest of the world show off their typing skills in hopes of topping the Typing Tournament Online leaderboard. With two categories for both speed and […]
Curriculum Correlation, EdAlive Central, Typing Tournament Online
Official NAPLAN Online Information, State-by-State
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 timeline for NAPLAN Online To find out more about NSW NAPLAN Online timeline click here Victoria info for NAPLAN Online To find out more about […]
Curriculum Correlation, Typing Tournament Online
Keyboarding and Typing Tasmania (Tas)
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 them is the assumption that students can type effectively. The assumption is that these outcomes are achieved through the teaching of touch typing. For detailed […]
Curriculum Correlation, Typing Tournament Online
Keyboarding and typing in the Western Australia (WA) Curriculum
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. Underlying them is the assumption that students can type effectively. The assumption is that these outcomes are achieved through the teaching of touch typing. For […]
Curriculum Correlation, Typing Tournament Online
Keyboarding and Typing South Australian (SA)
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. Underlying them is the assumption that students can type effectively. The assumption is that these outcomes are achieved through the teaching of touch typing. For […]
Curriculum Correlation, Typing Tournament Online
Keyboarding and Typing Queensland (Qld)
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 them is the assumption that students can type effectively. The assumption is that these outcomes are achieved through the teaching of touch typing. Keyboarding and […]
