{"id":486,"date":"2018-07-18T14:23:52","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T20:23:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/?p=486"},"modified":"2022-08-29T11:24:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:24:24","slug":"new-typing-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/new-typing-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the NEW Typing.com!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Big news everyone! We have just\u00a0released a brand new version of the Typing.com platform!<\/p>\n<p>We have a brand new system of character avatars and achievements that motivate students to practice more as they unlock cool prizes and levels with each key they type!<\/p>\n<p>New introductory videos have been introduced into the lessons to help students understand the importance of typing in their lives, correct posture and more!<\/p>\n<p>Read on below to for some descriptions of the biggest new updates, or jump right in and see it for yourself:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.typing.com\/student\/login\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-506 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.typing.com\/student\/start\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-507 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button-two-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button-two-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button-two.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Avatars that Level Up + Corresponding Skins<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-rss-image wp-image-490\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/personalized-600x258.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/personalized-600x258.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/personalized-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/personalized.png 684w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of our users&#8217; favorite features has been the ability to personalize your typing lessons by choosing a skin. Now, these skins just got a major upgrade.<\/p>\n<p>When you pick a skin, this not only changes the look of the site, it also gives you an awesome new avatar to represent you.<\/p>\n<p>The more letters you type the more experience points your avatar gains. Type enough and you&#8217;ll level up your avatar to something even cooler!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-488\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Avatar-screen.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1298\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Avatar-screen.png 1298w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Avatar-screen-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Avatar-screen-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Avatar-screen-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Avatar-screen-600x319.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1298px) 100vw, 1298px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>New Achievements to Unlock<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-492\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/achievements.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"549\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/achievements.png 549w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/achievements-300x96.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 549px) 100vw, 549px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just like in a game, as you type you will be able to unlock achievements for typing speed, accuracy, characters typed and more!<\/p>\n<p>The more you type the more achievements you will unlock!<\/p>\n<h2>Introductory Videos<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-912 size-rss-image\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.edutyping.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/intro-videos-600x345.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"345\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fun, new animated videos have now been added at the start of lessons to help teach students the basics of proper posture at the keyboard, why typing is a such a valuable skill, and more&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>New Lesson Screens<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-rss-image wp-image-493\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/new_lesson_screen-600x453.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/new_lesson_screen.png 600w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/new_lesson_screen-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll now find three different screens for lessons designed to reinforce repetition and to visually remind you of where keys are located on the keyboard when learning new keys.<\/p>\n<p>This will make it even easier and faster to start typing quickly and accurately.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Accessing the New Site<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Ready to check out these new features for yourself? Click the button below to get on the inside:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.typing.com\/student\/login\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-506 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.typing.com\/student\/start\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-507 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button-two-300x49.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"49\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button-two-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/typing-button-two.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big news everyone! 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