Typing Tournament V2
by EdAlive
Teaches typing for life with this complete 10-finger typing course while having fun
A fantastic typing adventure awaits you! Complete the quest and prove yourself worthy of challenging the Dark Typist! Collect rewards and tokens as you journey through 16 medieval environments, from the Dragon’s Cave to the Throne Room. Each location presents four new keys with a lesson, demonstration, practice drills, three action-packed typing games and a progress test. Only you can rid the land of the Dark Typist’s tyranny!
Award winner
- 2007 BESSIE Award Winner – Best Multi-level Typing Software
- 2005 EDDIE Award Winner – Best Multi-level Typing Software
- 2005 ATOM Award Winner – Best Instructional/Training Resource
- 2005 The NPC Seal of Approval
A powerful typing tutor that teaches typing for life and motivates you to master the keyboard by revealing 16 medieval worlds. Start anywhere, adjust your goals and complete the challenge to take on the Dark Typist!
Suitable for all typists including absolute beginners, “Let’s Try Again” typists and “Need a Refresher” typists. Get started straight out of the box, or take advantage of the powerful diagnostic and reporting capabilities to zero in on each child’s learning needs.
- Simple instructions
- Only four new keys per lesson
- Animations show correct finger positions
- Interesting texts boost motivation
- Games require only those keys introduce so far
Educational Content
Typing Tournament is divided into 16 lessons each with multiple drills, games and a progress test across three maps. Upon successfully completing each lesson, players progress to the next medieval location and receive a printable certificate of achievement to applaud their chivalry! The drills, games and tests all use meaningful, informative and entertaining texts that are specifically linked to each lesson’s focus keys!
Typing Tournament is designed for all ages and stages, so the whole family can learn to touch type! Whether you’re a novice, typing whiz or someone whose skills are just a little rusty, Typing Tournament is for you! The carefully crafted content is interwoven with an exciting story, cool graphics and fun games. It’s a great way to master an essential real-world skill!
- Uses English spelling (British)
- Covers all letters of the alphabet, basic punctuation and numbers
- Reinforces keyboard familiarity with the unique Multiple Progressions Model which combines keys in a variety of ways, including home row key paths, vertical key paths and common letter combinations.
- Introduces four new keys in each lesson with simple, step-by-step instructions
- Preview and choose an overall words-per-minute typing target, which you can change if things are too easy or they get too tricky
- Test yourself to determine your starting level without wasting time going over skills you already have
- Promotes good posture and typing habits with an introductory lesson
- Boosts motivation with meaningful, informative and entertaining texts that are specifically linked to the accompanying lessons
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Multiple Progressions Model
Typing Tournament reinforces keyboard familiarity and strengthens muscle memory with the Multiple Progressions Model, a unique model for teaching typing specially designed to break the negative learning cycle and give users maximum flexibility in establishing and reaching their typing goals. This enables players to continually improve as complexity increases.
Features and Benefits
- All Editions
- Motivational mystery! Finish the lessons and find out what happens when you meet The Dark Typist?
- Colour-coded keyboard, animated demonstrations of correct finger placement, and visual prompts.
- Designed for maximum reinforcement of muscle memory and finger movement patterns
- Powerful administrative tools allow you to manage users and print results
- Includes extensive record keeping to monitor progress, including overall speed and accuracy
- Displays a keyboard layout to show mastered and ‘in-progress’ keys so that players can concentrate on particular areas needing attention
- Customise user profiles with a huge range of cool user icons
- Simple, kid-friendly animated interface that enhances self-directed learning
- Save time with Integrated User Lists
EdAlive’s IUL (Integrated User List) technology streamlines the integration of user data with other EdAlive Version 2 titles, including BRAINtastic, Ultimate Maths Invaders, Volcanic Panic, Baggin’ the Dragon and Words Rock – kids’ profiles created in one title will automatically be available in the others (does not work with Version 1 of these titles). - Backward compatible and future proof
- Home Edition
- Powerful administration and user-management features that can track the results of up to 10 users
- Display, export and print detailed user statistics
- School Edition
- Powerful administration and user-management features can track the results of one user or thousands
- Export or print progress for an entire class
- Save time by importing multiple users from existing class lists
- Network Edition – All of the School Edition features PLUS:
- Store all student records on a central computer using the EdAlive Server application
- Automatic connectivity with the EdAlive server
- Supports thousands of concurrent users in up to 64 classes
- Installation on multiple computers subject to licence specifications
- Centralised data can be readily backed up with 3rd party back up software
- Save time by simultaneously installing or upgrading on multiple networked computers. Use the MSI installers with Group Policy for Windows, or the Package installers with Apple Remote Desktop for Macintosh.
“Typing Tournament provides children with a fun environment to practise, drill and test their skill at touch typing. Parents liked the manner in which the student is challenged and were impressed with the results.” – The National Parenting Center Reviewers
“Terrific graphics design sets this new EdAlive title apart from all others. Featuring a medieval theme, Typing Tournament takes beginning typists, as well as more experienced users, from basic Home Row instruction to Expert, and anywhere in-between. Users are frequently rewarded with entertaining ‘practice’ games and printable Achievement Certificates. This version also includes an Admin section for teachers to manage groups, or print group results, and is fully network capable. Typing Tournament is extremely flexible, while offering many features, such as a colour-coded keyboard, animated demonstrations, and visual prompts. It combines keys in multiple lessons (vertical key paths, and common English letter strings, as well as home row). Games, drills and tests integrate content in every lesson, and there are 16 distinct sets. The patient, well-timed explanations and demonstrations are clear and easy to follow, and the program is a winner with kids!” – ComputEd Gazette Reviewers
Parent Reviews
“I am a total novice typist (search and destroy type!), but am enjoying Typing Tournament – I seem to be getting the hang of it quite quickly. I have successfully completed two levels so far and it has been fun and easy to work through. Keep up the good work.” – Delia, Parent
Student Reviews
“Typing Tournament is awesome! I learnt to type properly within two days of getting it! I can do 65 words-per-minute with 99.8% accuracy. It’s really fun!” – Elizabeth, aged 11
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Requirements and ResourcesexpandClick to collapse
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows
- Operating System: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2, or later
- Processor: 600 MHz or equivalent
- CD-ROM: Required
- Operating System: Windows 7, Vista, XP SP2, or later
- Macintosh
- Operating System: Mac OS 10.4.11, 10.5.6, 10.6 or later
- Processor: Universal PowerPC or Intel
- CD-ROM: Required
- Operating System: Mac OS 10.4.11, 10.5.6, 10.6 or later
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Typing Tournament V2 is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Early Primary
- Mid Primary
- Upper Primary
- Secondary School
- Adult
Typing Tournament V2 is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Keyboard familiarity
Users can access Typing Tournament V2 in the following ways:
- Keyboard
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