Ask HN: What application or website would you use to teach a kid how to type?

3•VladVladikoff•4h ago

Looking for something fun and engaging that the kid will want to keep working through the challenges on.

Comments

mtmail•4h ago

https://zty.pe/ is engaging but requires some fast typing.

linusg789•3h ago

The games on https://typing.com

chistev•1h ago

"Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing" really helped me.

toast0•50m ago

https://archive.org/details/MicroTypeTheWonderfulWorldOfPaws...

https://archive.org/details/msdos_Mario_Teaches_Typing_1992

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3450/Typer_Shark_Deluxe/

(if OK with mature content: https://store.steampowered.com/app/246580/The_Typing_of_The_... )

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