Learn Tux Typing
Introduction
ICT Competency
Educational application and relevance
Tux Typing is a free and open source typing tutor created especially for new computer learners. Tux Typing is an educational typing program for children. The program includes two video game-style activities for younger players, with phrases and finger lessons for experienced users. It is designed to be fun and to improve words per minute speed of typists.
Version
Stable version release is 1.8.0 / November 10, 2009; 6 years ago.
Configuration
Tux Typing is part of the Ubuntu distribution (in the training). This can be opened from Applications → education → Tux Typing.
Overview of Features
Tux Typing is a free and open source typing tutor created especially for children. It features several different types of game play, at a variety of difficulty levels. It is designed to be fun and to improve words per minute speed of typists
Other similar applications
- Klavaro is a simple tutor to teach correct typing, almost independently of language and very flexible regarding to new or unknown keyboard layout.
- KTouch is a program for learning how to touch-type, both for children and adults.
Developer and Community Help
Working with the application
Functionalities
To open Tux typing go to Application > Education>Tux Typing
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| When you open the Tux Typing it will show the window like this. Typing can be practised by games and lesson. | When you select the lesson option it will show the window like this. It contains 43 basic lessons. Go through the each lessons to practice the typing. |
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| Before displaying the keyboard window it show another 2 window and ask you to press space and p key | After clicking space and p key it will show the window like this. On the screen you can see list of items Time, Chars, CPM, WPM, Errors and Accuracy; these will basically tell you how well you are doing the typing lesson. You will find a blinking button on each finger to guide you as to which finger to be used for typing a given character. |
File formats for creation
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Saving the file
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Export and publishing files
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Advanced features
Installation
| Method of installation | Steps |
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| From Ubuntu software Centre | Type Tux Typing and then click install |
| From Terminal | sudo apt-get install tuxtype |
| From the web | http://tux_typing.en.softonic.com/ |
| Web based registration | Not applicable |
The application on mobiles and tablets
Not available
Ideas for resource creation
A typing game that only focuses on improving speed and accuracy may actually reinforce existing poor keyboarding skills. Not so with Tux Typing! The interactive lessons in this game will teach you the ins and outs of proper keyboarding from the ground up.The 43 interactive lessons in Tux Typing give players a firm foundation on which to build greater speed and accuracy.