Type Online is a free resource for anyone who wishes to improve keyboard skills. It has been assessed by the Education Network of Australia, and the National Grid for Learning in the U.K. as a quality educational and learning tool. The site offers a structured online typing course which assumes no prior knowledge of the keyboard. In addition, there are typing exercises which cover accuracy, speed, and numbers, with text to copy either against the clock or simply to gauge accuracy. Mistakes are shown on the results page in bold text, with accuracy given as a percentage.
These online typing exercises are free to access and give instant results in a pop-up window. Speed and accuracy are gauged, with a display of the number of mistakes made along with the number of words typed per minute and the actual total number of words typed. As well as offering practice texts, the site also has three exercises featuring the 300 most frequently used words in the English language. The site also has free typing games that test accuracy and speed.
Learn 2 Type is a free interactive website for online typing practice that automatically adjusts to suit any skill level. Typing certification is a feature of the website, with a certificate that contains the best typing speed averaged over at least five takes of the typing test. The certificate is professionally produced and sent via mail in the U.S. There are also online typing exercises for kids, as well as Azerty and Dvorak keyboard lessons.