Keyboard Crazy is an innovative new game which rapidly teaches pupils keyboard enhancement skills. It has been shown to make a significant contribution to the acquisition of keyboarding skills with pupils in Key Stages 1-2 in Mainstream Schools and with a variety of Key Stage 1-3 pupils in special schools.
With ICT playing a major part of the curriculum, now is the time to address
the fundamentals. Pupils need basic keyboard skills to enable them to key
in their names and passwords and to access the software faster, thus gaining
more time in actual ICT learning. Keyboard Crazy will enable pupils to become
more efficient and more confident in their management of the computer keyboard.
The Left and Right hand board is an extremely competitive way to encourage
children to use their correct hands when typing and avoid cross-over.
The more the game is used leads to increased typing speeds.
The University of Liverpool have carried out an extensive evaluation
of Keyboard Crazy and they have stated:
| There is a pressing need for the game, as perceived by teachers working
in schools. It can benefit all school children within the age range
of 5 - 11. The game fills a gap in the ICT Curriculum, it results in
higher speed of information processing, greater accuracy in the identification
of the position of symbols on the keyboard and thus enables children
to become more efficient and more confident in their management of the
computer keyboard. The game's adaptability meets the needs of children
right across the ability range, and all of the children enjoyed playing
it. Keyboard Crazy is unique; there is simply nothing like it on the market that fills the void that is currently unplugged in ICT Keyboard Skills for Primary schools. ICT Teachers have been delighted with the results. After using Keyboard Crazy with their pupils they told us that they have been aware for a long time of the need to improve in this area but until trying Keyboard Crazy had been unable to find anything which really 'fitted the bill.' Keyboard Crazy teaches keyboard skills to up to 6 children at a time in a fun and imaginative way and is priced at only £48.00. It even fits in productively with the Literacy Hour as it also teaches letter recognition. SATS results at Admirals prior to the introduction of Keyboard Crazy:
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