Mastering typing has never been easier than with the all-new edition of Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Powered by UltraKey! The award-winning software program provides the most efficient way to learn and master typing fundamentals. Designed by educators, Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing Powered by UltraKey uses a success-based approach to typing instruction. This powerful and motivating way to learn provides a clear path to learning a new skill by setting personal goals and progressing along guided road maps.
Just follow these seven easy steps to achieve your typing success!
Step 1: Set Your Personal Goal
Success-based learning begins with setting a personal challenge level for speed and accuracy that you seek as you complete lessons.
Step 2: Learn Good Posture Habits
A virtual reality model demonstrates correct body and hand position.
Step 3: Typing Technique
Video and interactive graphics teach you typing technique, finger names and home row position.
Step 4: Learn New Keys One Stage at a Time
Systematically develop new keystrokes, blending them into pairs, chains, words and sentences.
Step 5: Build Your Skill by Using It
For each lesson you complete, a corresponding skill check uses real-word typing challenges to ensure your progress.
Step 6: Practice Excellent Typing at all Times
Timed typing tests give standardized performance results that you can put on your resume!
Step 7: Celebrate Your Success!
After just 8 hours of using this software, you can master typing basics and more!
Features:
• Success-based approach: structured learning determined by user’s own plan and timetable
• Three types of instruction: Voice, videos and animated graphics
• Users set a personal pace and choose their own path of learning
• 12 interface themes and numerous options adapt to age, personal needs and learning style
• More than 100 skill checks and typing tests
• 18 exciting videos introduce typing activities and demonstrate proper stretch break techniques
• Specific tips for improvement based on unique typing pattern assessments
• Short, bite-sized, 20 minute sessions containing sequence lessons and skill development activities
• Stunning 3D graphics to demonstrate correct posture and typing techniques
• More Information Resource: Provides important information on correct body posture, tips for avoiding repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), typing actions, enrichment ideas, additional in-depth concepts and more
• User-friendly system for everyone ages 8 to 88
• Engineered for all current Macintosh computers.
PLEASE NOTE: Spelling and keyboards are North American English.
