{"id":817,"date":"2019-12-06T05:17:02","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T11:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/?p=817"},"modified":"2022-08-29T11:23:54","modified_gmt":"2022-08-29T17:23:54","slug":"help-students-improve-typing-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.typing.com\/help-students-improve-typing-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"Help Your Students Improve Their Typing Speed!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The semester (and the year) is coming to an end and it\u2019s likely that your class has successfully worked their way through the Typing.com curriculum.\u00a0 Now that they are done with their typing lessons, how can you continue to reinforce their new skill on a weekly basis?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Wouldn\u2019t it be great to have a typing game that is fun, builds their speed and accuracy, reinforces what they learned, and keeps them coming back for more?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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That game is Typing.com\u2019s sister program, Nitro Type<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nitro Type is a free multiplayer typing game where students who have learned keyboarding basics can reinforce their typing skills by competing in typing drag races against other evenly-matched typists. Students love the races so much they look forward to typing practice, with many of them managing to double their speed – what could be better than that?<\/span><\/p>\n

As a bonus, Nitro Type has a teacher portal just like the Typing.com teacher portal you\u2019ve come to know so well. All you need to do is sign up for your teacher account, add your class, and get your students racing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some of the ways Nitro Type teachers incorporate the typing game into their class:<\/span><\/p>\n